News

Latest updates from the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland.

Transport

Petrol-fuelled vehicle owners encouraged to check vehicles ahead of fuel change

17 October 2022

We are encouraging owners of petrol-fuelled vehicles to check their vehicle’s compatibility with E10 petrol ahead of its introduction from 1 November.
Energy

Consumer Council encourages switching as Power NI electricity tariff increase coincides with the introduction of bill support

14 October 2022

Northern Ireland’s largest electricity supplier, Power NI is set to increase its tariff by 60.5% from 1 November 2022, impacting over 471,000 households. However, this significant increase will be
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Consumers advised to plan around expected Royal Mail Strike Action

11 October 2022

We are advising postal consumers to plan ahead for Royal Mail strike action which is expected to take place on Thursday 13 October 2022, Thursday 20 October and Tuesday 25 October 2022.