Price Comparison for Savvy Shoppers - November 2011

This regularly updated section of the HomeApproved web site will cover the latest trends, research, opinion and developments in the UK car insurance sector. 

Price Comparison for the Savvy Shopper
Obviously, we at Homeapproved have a goal of delivering quick, easy access to some of the best, cheapest car insurance deals on the internet.

By accessing a price comparison website you can ensure that your driver and vehicle profile can be best matched with the UK motor insurer who can offer a low price with a great level of cover and policy features.

This we know! It only brought the matter home to us recently when one of our members of staff required a new in-car charger for their Tom Tom Sat Nav. Comparing prices on different mediums and from alternative suppliers is now a must for all motorists - not only on price comparison websites for car insurance!

Here's the low down then: Amazon UK could sell a suitable in-car charger - nothing fancy needed, just one that works and would last a reasonable length of time - for £2.30. Superb - that gave us a price indication.

It would of been really useful however if we could of got our hands on a new charger quickly i.e. the same day. To this end a visit was paid to the local branch of Halfords. Sitting down? Yes the cheapest in-car charger they could sell us was £16.99!

We looked with incredulity at the (very) young sales assistant and politely enquired 'whether anybody actually pays this price'? - knowing what we know (see above). 'Oh yes' he replied!

We turned on our heels, swiftly left the store and logged on to buy one from Amazon. Job done. Yes for £16.99 we might of purchased a Garmin in-car charger - but we would also of been making a nice hefty contribution to the BIG overheads to be found within the Halfords business model. Not for us! We also considered suggesting to the polite Halfords shop assistant that he might want to start thinking about a career change - because there is no way his job will be in existence in five years time!

It's 2011 guys and there are now no excuses to paying massively over-inflated prices for motoring kit and accessories through 20th century dinosaurs such as Halfords!

ENDS