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LONDON, October 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Britain's favourite meerkat, Aleksandr Orlov, looks set to be a surprise contender for this year's Christmas bestseller with his latest literary offering, Meerkat Tales. The collection of six books about his meerkat friends has soared into the Top 10 of the Amazon "Movers and Shakers," two weeks before it goes on sale on 25th October, making it one of the most hotly anticipated releases this year. The publication of...

LONDON, October 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- comparethemarket.com, one of the UK's leading price comparison websites, is expecting an increase in car insurance comparisons as new research reveals the growing pressure of increased motoring costs to drivers. According to the study[1], a third of families have had to cut the number of trips they make to see relatives due to the rising cost of motoring, primarily due to the increasing price of fuel. Thirty per cent of people...

LONDON, October 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With summer traditionally the season for increased numbers of driving test-takers, comparethemarket.com, one of the UK's leading price comparison websites, is preparing to greet the latest flood of newly qualified drivers with a great range of car insurance deals. According to official government statistics[1], the summer months usually see a rise in demand for driving tests, most likely due to improved weather conditions....

LONDON, October 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aleksandr and Sergei, comparethemarket.com's beloved meerkat characters, are back on screens in the latest instalment of the price comparison website's hugely popular series of adverts. The new advert [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIHtkEcLvPY ] features Aleksandr visiting, a window cleaner, while he's at work on the 8th floor. As a reward for returning to comparethemarket.com to purchase home insurance, Sergei abseils down the...

LONDON, September 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Barclaycard has launched its new Platinum Card, with lowest ever balance transfer fee, on comparethemarket.com, one of the UK's leading price comparison websites. The new credit card features 0% on balance transfers for 12 months, a 1% balance transfer handling fee and no introductory rate on purchases*. The card is a limited offer and will only be available until 30th September 2012. Rob Saunders, Senior Manager of...

LONDON, September 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- comparethemarket.com, one of the UK's leading price comparison websites, is partnering with Sainsbury's to provide a great range of pet insurance deals to customers. Underwritten by AXA, Sainsbury's currently offers two pet insurance products, giving GBP3,000 and GBP7,500 vet fee cover per condition respectively. The company has been recognised for its pet offering, having won Consumer Intelligence's 'Intelligent Choice Award...

LONDON, September 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- comparethemarket.com, one of the UK's leading price comparison websites, has announced a new partnership with Homebase to provide deals on pet insurance. Homebase currently has three different insurance packages for dogs, offering up to GBP7,500 in vet fee cover, and two different packages for cats, offering up to GBP2,500 in vet fee cover. For both cats and dogs, Homebase offers pet cover for animals from 8 weeks old with no...

LONDON, September 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- comparethemarket.com, one of the UK's leading price comparison websites, has announced Argos Pet Insurance as the latest addition to its pet insurer panel [http://www.comparethemarket.com/pet-insurance ]. Having teamed up with Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance, one of the largest and most experienced insurers in the UK*, Argos now provides insurance for over 150,000 pets across the country. It offers Silver, Gold or Platinum...

LONDON, September 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- comparethemarket.com [http://www.comparethemarket.com/car-insurance ], one of the UK's leading price comparison website, is anticipating a leap in car insurance comparisons with the launch of its latest series of adverts. The six new 10-second spots are intended to promote the popular Meerkat Toy Collection scheme. Each advert features one of six meerkat characters previously introduced by the comparethemeerkat.com marketing...

LONDON, September 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Holidaymakers are expected to head to comparethemarket.com [http://www.comparethemarket.com/credit-cards ], one of the UK's leading price comparison websites, to find the ideal 0% interest credit card to pay for their purchases while on holiday. Savvy shoppers should consider switching to credit cards which offer 0% interest on new purchases ahead of their holidays abroad. By taking up a new credit card with a 0% interest deal...