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<p>The Consumer Council today launched In Control? the first research into customer use of Pay as You Go (PAYG) gas and electricity meters here. Around one in three homes here now use a PAYG meter. Most people are happy with their meter and find it helpful in managing their energy use and preventing debt from building up. However, there is a small, but significant group of people who are vulnerable to self-disconnection because they cannot afford to top up the meter.</p>

<p>As Northern Ireland faces a childhood obesity epidemic, the Consumer Council says that today’s launch of OFCOM’s consultation into the television advertising of food and drink to children is only the start.</p>

<p>As local man, Cecil Wilson celebrates his £700 win against a major airline here, the Consumer Council is reminding air passengers not to leave home without Plane Facts - the essential guide to air travel to and from Northern Ireland.</p>

<p>A team of teenagers from Banbridge Academy are the winners of this year’s Young Consumers Competition, held in Lisburn on 10 March.</p>

<p>As bus and rail fares rise by up to nine per cent , the Consumer Council is urging consumers to beat the increase by buying smarter with a Smartlink Travel Card.</p>

<p>On 15 March, Londonderry’s Nerve Centre will pay host to the premiere of Buy Rights – Have Your Say – a DVD produced for the Consumer Council by the Nerve Centre. Starring local actors, the DVD and supporting materials have been developed to help young people across Northern Ireland know their consumer rights and express them confidently.</p>

<p>Independent monitoring results released today show that Ulsterbus, Northern Ireland Railways and the Metro have all failed to meet their punctuality targets for autumn 2005. While passengers have reported a more pleasant travelling experience, the Consumer Council is asking the crucial question, why do we still not have a public transport service that consistently gets people from A to B on time?</p>

<p>The Consumer Council today welcomed the Competition Commission’s (CC) proposal that the Consumer Council should play a key role in helping to get a better deal for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) customers .</p>