Heated Clothes; Hidden Debt; Blue Badge Refusal
Consumer news with Peter White. We hear from the partially sighted 88-year-old man with reduced mobility and Alzheimer's who could not get a blue badge for parking.
It's cold. Would you consider turning off the heating and relying on battery-warmed clothes? We challenge two You & Yours listeners to do that. Find out how they got on and how much money they saved.
Personal debt is spiralling out of control, with the amount we owe up by 41 per cent on last year. And recent research shows we're keeping that debt hidden. Why are we so reluctant to talk about money?
And we hear from the partially-sighted eighty-eight-year old man with reduced mobility and Alzheimer's who's been refused a blue badge for parking. Have attempts to clamp down on misuse of the badges meant people with genuine disabilites are being refused this assistance?
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Debt
Personal debt is spiralling out of control, with the amount we owe up by 41% on last year
Duration: 04:59
Heated Clothes
One couple try out battery powered clothing as a way of keeping warm indoors
Duration: 07:04
Energy Prices
The Big Six energy companies are set to make Β£114 profit per customer over the next year
Duration: 05:03
Thameslink
Why are Thameslink coming under such criticism from their passengers?
Duration: 05:03
Hidden Debt
Personal debt is on the increase and many people are hiding it from their partners
Duration: 06:22
Blue Badge Parking
Have people with disabilities been let down by reform of the blue badge system?
Duration: 09:03
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- Fri 30 Jan 2015 12:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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