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Check tax band before buying

Check tax band before buying Car tax now based on CO2 emissions. Use vcacarfueldata.org.uk to work out the tax band (A to G) of your motor. The tax could be zero (Gwiz, hybrids) to £400 for larger cars. Unfortunately the Government is applying the tax retrospectively on cars up to 6 years old, so you could be in for a shock if you don't check up on what tax you will have to pay.

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Transfer Benefits if possible

Ask your employer about any benefits which may be transferred to you on redundancy or leaving your job, especially if you know you have another job to go to w/out such benefits, e.g. taking out private medical insurance can cost twice as much privately as going through a company scheme. If you've been with Bupa 2 years through a company scheme then there would be no need to be under writeen again.

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Loss Leaders

Before you buy anything in a supermarket always know where the economy range (e.g. the 'Value' range in Tescos) is, especially for commodity items. They're often found on the bottom shelves, so you have to look. We found 500ml shower gel for 10p. Used as loss leaders by the big chains to entice people into the store, these can often be a fraction of the price of the brand names.

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