consumer advice

About-credit-cards.co.uk - compare credit cards online and find the best card within seconds. Find the lowest interest rate, cashback schemes and low introductory rates. Complete an application and apply online (UK only).

About-mortgages.co.uk - compare mortgages online and find the best mortgage for your needs within minutes. All types of mortgage are explained, including flexible, fixed rate and interest only. You can also find mortgage lenders using the directory.

About Your Money - claims to be a comprehensive guide to UK personal finance and investing. Provides information, advice, comparison tools, applications and directories on a wide range of financial subjects to enable you to make informed financial decisions.

Adviceguide - the main public information service of Citizens Advice, providing round-the-clock access to CAB information on your rights - including benefits, housing and employment, and on debt, consumer and legal issues.

Advice Online - UK independent mortgage and financial advice. Get online expert independent financial advice from their nationwide team of Independent Financial Advisors (IFA's).

Asserta Home - another excellent house-finder site with a large database of properties plus lots of useful advice and information about mortgages.

Charcol Online - access to over 500 mortgages from over 45 different lenders, including products exclusive to Charcol.

Checkaprice - find the product you want, check the price in your local store, then go online to Checkaprice and find out who does it cheaper. Brilliantly simple. Before you buy anything take a look here.

Click2complaints - customer complaints, consumer complaints, holiday complaints.

Compare Store Prices - if you are keen to buy something that you have seen in the shops and you want to get the best price just type in the name of the product in the search box and get a list of shops that sell that product and their prices.

Confused.com - price comparisons of 94% of car insurers.

DIY Fixit - step-by-step instructions on a wide range of tasks from fitting doors and locks to wallpapering and plumbing.

EasyCover.com - the unique and original insurance quote service that allows you to complete one form and get multiple insurance quotes from some of the UK's biggest names.

Easy Quote - offers direct online access to the most sophisticated mortgage, loan insurance and credit card comparison software. Over 4000 mortgages, 400 loans, 130 insurance plans and 200 credit cards are listed on the site.

Energylinx - a free online electricity and gas price comparison service searching all 6000+ tariffs available to the domestic consumer in the UK. The user can sign up online and benefit from savings which on average are £135 per annum. Also free is substantial information on energy related grants, energy efficiency and renewable energy, often difficult for the domestic consumer to find.

Energywatch - an overview of the energy supply business including what to do when things go wrong.

Experian Consumer Advice - advice on credit repair and credit repair companies.

Fax Your MP For Free! - type in your post code and if the site has his or her fax number you can send a fax for free.

Financial Ombudsman Service - help with most financial complaints including banking services, credit cards, endowment policies, financial and investment advice, health and loan protection insurance, household and buildings insurance, life assurance, mortgages, motor insurance, personal pension plans, private medical insurance, travel insurance, savings plans and accounts, and lots more.

Find Credit Cards - helps you find your ideal credit card and offers help and advice on UK credit cards with links to credit card providers.

Free Lawyer.co.uk - free online legal advice and solutions.

FT yourmoney - the account finder will suggest the best current account for you based on your financial needs. Includes up-to-date rates for over 100 providers.

Guardian Unlimited Money - factsheets on a wide range of financial matters.

Holiday TravelWatch - package holidays pressure group, how to complain about your holiday, travel or tour operator.

Home Pages - details of around 120 mortgage deals.

Inland Revenue - personal taxpayer series of leaflets includes PAYE, personal allowances, school leavers, job seekers, students, pensioners, volunteer drivers, using your own vehicle for work, redundancy and more.

It Pays To Watch: Wednesdays at 7.30 on 5 - a magazine TV show to save people money, filmed in front of a live studio audience.

its4me - offers UK car, motorcycle, travel and home insurance at competitive rates from a panel of leading insurers, 24 hours a day. Pay by debit card, credit card or monthly, then print your own insurance certificate.

Kelkoo - Kelkoo takes the same pitch as Checkaprice, though in this case they only trawl from prices and shops on the web. As well as the expected headings for products - books, computing, financial services, holidays and just about anything else you can think of are amply taken care of - there are hot products of the week. Terrific coverage and a great fun site to use.

Moneynet.co.uk - independent impartial information about buying a house, finding the best home for your savings or looking for the best terms for credit and more.

Money Saving Expert - save money on anything and everything. You'll find articles, guides and chat about the very cheapest phones, credit cards, mortgages, contact lenses and pretty much anything else as well as info on how to manage your money.

Money Supermarket - claims to offer the public direct online access to the most sophisticated mortgage, loan and credit card comparison software. Over 4000 mortgages, 400 loans and 300 credit cards are listed on the site.

Mortgage Sorter - lots of advice and information on pensions, loans, insurance and credit cards.

Motley Fool - packed with highly informative articles on most aspects of personal finance.

MX Moneyextra - this excellent personal finance site can quickly compare products and services from many different banks.

National Debtline - free confidential and independent advice on how to deal with debt problems.

Ofgem - the regulator for Britain's gas and electricity industries. Find out how changing suppliers can save you money. It even explains how you can buy gas and electricity from different companies even when it arrives at your house down the same pipes and cables.

Oftel - complain here if you have a problem with your telephone company.

Pricerunner.com provides consumers with easy online access to specifications and prices for a wide variety of High Street products.

Parker's Online - new and used car prices, advice on buying new and use cars, car insurance, MoT, legal advice and more.

Saveonyourbills - find out how to save on gas, electricity and telephone for your home or business.

Shopsmart - whatever you're looking to buy, take a look in ShopSmart first. You'll find editor's guides to product areas, and there are always special offers. There are deals on thousands of goods under the following headings. Books and Magazines; DVD and Video; Football and Sport; Music; Clothing and Fashion; Electronics; Health and Beauty; Toys and Games; Computer Hardware; Flowers and Gifts; Home and Garden; Travel and Leisure; Computer Software; Food and Drink; Home Appliances; Video Games. That should take care of the Christmas presents.

Superquote.com - a fast easy and free to use car insurance quote engine which scours the web to provide users with a comparative list of the cheapest quotes from leading UK insurers.

Switch with Which? - aimed at the majority of us who are getting a bad deal from our bank/building society current accounts, this site spells out how to switch banks and tells you which offer the best deals.

TaxCentral - calculate every kind of deduction, check your payslip, compare your tax bill with the rich and famous, and more.

The Consumer Gateway - provides on-line access to information and advice for consumers. It links to websites containing consumer information and advice run by Government departments, consumer organisations and others.

The Insurance Centre - a central location for online quotes for home, travel and bike.

This Is Money - financial advice, facts and information from the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and Evening Standard.

Thompson & Thompson (Solicitors) - free online guides and printable leaflets on consumer law and a range of other legal issues.

Trading Standards Central - a one stop shop for consumer protection information in the UK. The site is supported and maintained by the Trading Standards Institute. It provides a wealth of information for consumers and businesses, schools, advice and information centres, community organisations, local councils, business support agencies and trade associations.

Trading Standards Consumer Complaints - a free online service, which allows you to make a consumer complaint to your local Trading Standards Service concerning any consumer problem you feel should be investigated or where you need advice.

UK Home Insurance Directory - claims to be your first stop for all kinds of UK home insurance and other house and home related sites.

UK Insurance Web Guide - independent directory of insurance companies and brokers online in the UK with categories for car insurance, home, boat, life, travel and health insurance quote providers. The insurance guide explains the different kinds of insurance available and what to consider when deciding which insurance policy is right for you.

UK Power - quick, easy and useful calculators to help you save money on gas and electricity by showing price comparisons between ALL the suppliers in your area. Savings can be as much as £150, or even more!

UK Utilities Guide - saves you time and offers a hassle free way to find all the leading gas, electricity, water, telephone and oil suppliers in the UK. Their aim is simple - to make the UK utility market easily accessible to you and to cut the cost of your utility bills!

UK Whitegoods - an information portal for both the general public and the trade on the subject of whitegoods, whitegoods means "white" appliances which was the traditional reference to large domestic appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines etc as they were for the most part white.

Unravelit.com - an independent and impartial online service that helps you make the right choices for your energy, insurance and financial needs.

uSwitch - find the best deals for gas and electricity supplies, home telephone services, digital TV and mobile phones.

Washerhelp - all things washing machine related.

Western Mortgage Brokers - find the best mortgage for you from the massive database of over 4,000 mortgages.

Which? Online - consumer advice including advice from specialist consumer lawyers for a small fee.

www.diy.com - B & Q products, advice and room ideas.