Money Box

The cost of a 'no-fault' accident


Listen Later

Have you had an accident in the last 5 years - even if it wasn't your fault? Ticking that box on a car insurance application can be very costly - even if you weren't to blame. Money Box reporter Dan Whitworth has been investigating why.

Around 14,000 investors who put their money into a mini-bond sold by London Capital & Finance are in limbo this week after the Financial Conduct Authority froze the firms assets and banned it from advertising or selling the product. What does this mean for people with money invested?

The Chinese economy is flagging after decades of expansion and the latest Bank of England figures show a fall in UK consumer lending. Will 2019 see our personal finances coming under an increasing squeeze?

And as the currently un-named Government backed 'Single Financial Guidance Body' comes into being - taking on the roles of The Pensions Advisory Service, Pension Wise and Money Advice Service - we mull over suggestions for what it could be called...

Presenter: Paul Lewis

Producer: Alex Lewis
Editor: Richard Vadon

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Money BoxBy BBC Radio 4

  • 4.1
  • 4.1
  • 4.1
  • 4.1
  • 4.1

4.1

21 ratings


More shows like Money Box

View all
Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,842 Listeners

More or Less by BBC Radio 4

More or Less

855 Listeners

Newshour by BBC World Service

Newshour

1,068 Listeners

Wake Up to Money by BBC Radio 5 Live

Wake Up to Money

53 Listeners

The Martin Lewis Podcast by BBC Radio 5 Live

The Martin Lewis Podcast

84 Listeners

In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,541 Listeners

The Documentary Podcast by BBC World Service

The Documentary Podcast

1,801 Listeners

6 Minute English by BBC Radio

6 Minute English

1,770 Listeners

Learning English Conversations by BBC Radio

Learning English Conversations

1,058 Listeners

The Infinite Monkey Cage by BBC Radio 4

The Infinite Monkey Cage

1,968 Listeners

The Bottom Line by BBC Radio 4

The Bottom Line

39 Listeners

This is Money Podcast by This is Money

This is Money Podcast

33 Listeners

The Meaningful Money Personal Finance Podcast by Pete Matthew

The Meaningful Money Personal Finance Podcast

90 Listeners

The Money To The Masses Podcast by Damien Fahy

The Money To The Masses Podcast

16 Listeners

Any Questions? and Any Answers? by BBC Radio 4

Any Questions? and Any Answers?

44 Listeners

Newscast by BBC News

Newscast

740 Listeners

Death in Ice Valley by BBC World Service

Death in Ice Valley

2,738 Listeners

AJ Bell Money & Markets by AJ Bell

AJ Bell Money & Markets

12 Listeners

Sliced Bread by BBC Radio 4

Sliced Bread

151 Listeners

Which? by Which?

Which?

11 Listeners

You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

You're Dead to Me

3,216 Listeners

The Bomb by BBC World Service

The Bomb

1,021 Listeners

The Rest Is Money by Goalhanger

The Rest Is Money

208 Listeners

Making Money by Damien Jordan & Timeyin Akerele from Most

Making Money

10 Listeners

Many Happy Returns by PensionCraft

Many Happy Returns

35 Listeners