In the last 24 hours there have been 2 fine examples of why it pays to shop around.
Had an email yesterday from Tesco informing us that the insurance for Mrs KKOB's car was due for renewal in 3 weeks time. The renewal price was £85 more than the current policy price. Went onto the GoCompare website and, amongst other quotes, was a quote from Tesco at £25 less than our current policy with them. So, in effect, £110 cheaper than their renewal price. Goodbye Tesco Insurance, hello Swinton at a further £35 reduction.
Checked with Web Oil for a price for heating oil. 43.40 pence per litre. Called our local supplier and was quoted 48.50 ppl. A difference of £51 for 1000 litres. When I told them what Web Oil was quoting the reply was "That's no problem, we'll match that !" My reply "No thanks. I'll buy from Web Oil ! They're not trying to rip me off."