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Car insurer charged Β£40 to cancel learner driver policy

My son’s policy only had few weeks left after he passed his test, but I was still told I owed a fee

I wanted to draw your, and your readers’, attention to something I think is extremely sharp practice by the insurance broker Collingwood.

I bought its annual learner driver policy for my son last year for Β£256.

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Virgin Media charges for extra channels that I can’t cancel

It added Netflix even though I already have a subscription, and even after a five-hour chat, it hasn’t been removed

I’ve been a Virgin Media customer for more than 20 years but I am at the end of my tether over a Β£17.99 a month charge for streaming subscriptions that keep on mysteriously appearing on my bill.

Our contract is for TV and broadband at Β£55 a month. We pay each month by direct debit and never use any extras or charged-for services. We have separate subscriptions for things like Netflix and Amazon Prime and pay for them directly.

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