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Thousands of UK learner drivers to receive refunds over hidden fees

Individual refunds will vary based on the number of lesson packages purchased

The Independent UK

Learner drivers to get booking fees refunded over crackdown on drip-pricing

The Competition and Markets Authority said the AA Driving School and BSM Driving School did not include a mandatory £3 booking fee in upfront prices.

Evening Standard

‘It feels like they’re pulling figures out of the sky’: UK pet owners welcome crackdown on vet fees

Competition watchdog will launch cost comparison website and has ordered vets to cap written prescription prices

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Five firms including Autotrader and JustEat face ‘fake reviews’ crackdown

Companies have been banned from using tactics, such as fake posts and paid-for reviews

The Independent UK

Just Eat and Autotrader among five firms under investigation over online reviews

The Competition and Markets Authority said it had launched probes into practices by Autotrader, Feefo, Dignity, Just Eat and Pasta Evangelists.

Evening Standard

Vets face huge shake-up including new £21 cap on prescription charges for pets

Pet owners using a vet practice that is part of a larger chain “can expect to see changes before Christmas.”

Evening Standard

Pet care reforms will require vets to publish price lists and cap prescription fees

Animal owners will be ‘at the centre’ of new measures regulating veterinary practices

The Independent UK

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Vets to be legally required to publish price lists and cap prescription fees

The Competition and Markets Authority’s reforms aim to help pet owners better navigate the vet services market.

Evening Standard

‘Troubling reports’ of sudden heating oil price hikes and cancelled orders across UK

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she was working with the watchdog to tackle ‘any price gouging’

The Independent UK

Competition watchdog probes complaints over sudden heating oil price hikes

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had kicked off a review after receiving ‘troubling reports’ from customers.

Evening Standard

MP warns of ‘blatant profiteering’ among home heating oil suppliers

Sudden volatility in the global oil trade due to Middle East disruption has caused prices to immediately soar.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves warns using public money to tackle soaring oil prices ‘not the solution’

The Chancellor also warned that petrol stations ‘price gouging’ will ‘not be tolerated’

The Independent UK

Competition watchdog warns suppliers over soaring heating oil costs

Sudden volatility in the global oil trade has caused prices to spike by up to £100 in the past week alone.

Evening Standard

Nandy intends to refer Daily Mail’s Telegraph takeover to regulators

Culture secretary ‘minded to’ intervene and ask Ofcom and CMA whether the £500m deal harms media plurality

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Evening Standard

Fuel retailers ramping up profit margins amid ‘weak’ competition – CMA

The Competition and Markets Authority found that fuel retailer profit margins remain ‘persistently high’ and unexplained.

Evening Standard

We must find out why businesses pay too much for their energy – and soon

A previous investigation in 2016 found that a lack of competition in the supply of energy to SMEs meant their bills were 18% too high.

Evening Standard

CMA’s online pricing investigations – the firms involved

The Competition and Markets Authority said it was aiming to ensure firms ‘do the right thing by their customers’.

The Independent UK

Watchdog launches investigation into eight firms including Wayfair over online pricing

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the cases were the first launched

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Evening Standard

Greencore’s Bakkavor takeover faces competition concerns over supermarket sauces

It came as the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) concluded an initial phase one investigation into the £1.2 billion deal.

Evening Standard

Apple and Google may face action over mobile phone dominance, says UK watchdog

The Competition and Markets Authority said the two tech giants had substantial and entrenched market power with their platforms.

The Independent UK

Google and Apple may be forced to change app stores after watchdog’s ruling

The two tech giants currently dominate the market

The Guardian - UK

Water bills: millions of households in England could face even bigger rises

CMA poised to give verdict after appeal by five firms for permission to increase bills higher than allowed by Ofwat

The Independent UK

Fuel retailers’ high price margins are ‘deeply concerning’, regulator says

The Competition and Markets Authority found supermarkets’ fuel margins ranged from 8.0-9.1% in the three months to the end of June.

Evening Standard

Spreadex eliminated its ‘only competitor’ with Sporting Index deal, CMA says

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Spreadex must sell Sporting Index following a fresh review of the deal.

The Independent UK

Unite Group’s £723m takeover of rival Empiric faces scrutiny by watchdog

The Competition and Markets Authority said it was gathering information on the planned acquisition of the student landlord.

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