HIDDEN BARGAINS ROW

Price comparison websites to be allowed to hide best energy deals from view

Critics accuse Government quango's new report of 'bottling it' and caving in to big switching websites

PRICE comparison websites will be allowed to hide the best power deals from customers, it emerged yesterday.

The bizarre recommendation is in a report aimed at lowering energy prices for families.

Advertisement
Getting the best deals from energy firms has been made more difficultCredit: PA:Press Association

Critics accused the Competition and Markets Authority of trying to bury its findings on the day of the Brexit result.

It found families are overpaying £1.4billion a year.

Energy is a costly utility to pay for, and families are always trying to get best deals

The Sun revealed in 2014 how sites like Compare the Market and uSwitch were paid up to £100 a time to push deals to customers that often were not the cheapest.

Related Stories

Gas-tly rip off
Which? shows big six standard tariff energy bills soar over two years
BE SMART ON SMARTPHONES
Brits charging mobile phones and tablets overnight waste £135m a year
‘It’s disgraceful!’
Mum slams other single parents who drink at the weekend and says they should NEVER have a night off
better off out?
How will Brexit affect the economy and house prices?

Watchdogs Ofgem brought in a rule forcing sites to show every deal on offer.

Advertisement
machibet777.com