Martin's 90-Second Savers
Reclaim Air Passenger Duty, £10 off petrol, Homebase and Poundland discounts and cheap broadband. These are our Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis’ 90 Second Savers.
Remember, deals can change quickly, even while I’m on the programme. So always double-check the terms and conditions before spending. Plus, while I hope these deals will save you cash, don’t spend if you can’t afford it, don’t need it, or won’t use it.
Reclaim Air Passenger Duty for under 12s
If you’ve booked a summer holiday for the family, check now to see if you can reclaim economy Air Passenger Duty on(outbound) flights for under 12s. You could get back between £13 and £97 depending on when you booked and the destination. Full airline-by-airline help in getting it back at Reclaim Air Passenger Duty.
While some like BA have automatically refunded it to the original form of payment for flights leaving the UK on or after 1 May, others like Flybe haven’t so you need to actively contact them.
Amex cardholders £10 off £50 Shell petrol spend
Until Sunday 28 June (or before if it runs out), anyone with a personal Amex card (including cards issued by Lloyds, TSB, MBNA and Barclays), can get cashback at Shell - £10 cashback on a £50 spend, Vue Cinemas - £10 cashback on a £25 spend, Boots £5 cashback on a £20 spend and more. To get it log into your account and go to the ‘Offers’ section.
Homebase 15% off this weekend
Go online to Homebase or visit your nearest store from Saturday 2 May and you’ll get 15% off almost everything until Monday 4 May. No voucher’s needed as 15% will come off automatically at the checkout. It applies to most full-price and reduced items. I’d also always check the price now just to ensure it’s the same this weekend.
Poundland £2 off £12 with 55p paper
If you buy the Daily Mirror newspaper (55p) in England, Wales or Scotland on Saturday, you’ll find a voucher printed inside to get £2 off when you spend £12 or more in store at Poundland until Saturday 9 May. The voucher will also be printed in the Scottish Sunday Mail on Sunday 3 May but as it costs £1.60, it’s not as lucrative.
SSE line rent and broadband £12/month
Cheap deals are often convoluted and complex, for example pay a year upfront, voucher reclaims etc. Yet the new SSE Everyday Broadband deal is simple – you pay £12/month for line rental and get broadband included for two years. So it costs £144 over a year which compares well to BT’s standard line rent and broadband at £360/year or Virgin at £410.
The line rental contract length is 12 months but you also sign up to an 18-month broadband contract. If you cancel the broadband between 12 and 18 months, you’ll pay £4/month until the 18 month point. You get unlimited weekend calls to UK landlines on this (max 70 mins per call). There are extra charges if you need the line installed.