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Updated October 5, 2026 | Deals

Amazon vouchers & deals

From Amazon vouchers and free trials of Amazon Prime to flash sales and tricks for free delivery

Let’s face it, Amazon is probably the one shopping website that most people use pretty regularly, so it helps to have a voucher or discount stored up. Here are the best deals at the moment.

If you’re thinking of reducing how much you use Amazon, check out Andy’s article, which looks at why it can be good to cut back.

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There are some decent offers throughout the year to watch out for. You won’t be eligible for all of them, but it’s worth a look.

Prime Big Deals Day 2026

This sale for Prime members takes place in October most years. It’s pretty much a carbon copy of Prime Day. As soon as we spot any early offers, we’ll share them below.

Don’t forget you’ll need to be a Prime member to get the offers – but we’ve listed deals above that’ll save you money or perhaps help you get it for free.

October’s Prime Big Deals Day sale

Amazon is tunning its special two-day sale for Prime Members on 6 and 7 October 2026.

This autumn deal event could offer the chance to grab a bargain ahead of Black Friday and the Christmas sales.

It’s always worth shopping around and seeing if you can get the same item for less elsewhere, or with added features. If you do buy something at Amazon and the price drops during the sale you can get a refund for the difference.

Before the actual day, the offers are mostly on Amazon’s own products and devices.

Early offers include:

Amazon Fire TVs – up to 48% off.
Ring doorbells – up to 67% off
Fire TV stick 4K – up to 53% off
Kindle – up to 37% off
discounts on branded gift cards, including Uber, Vue and One4All – details on our gift card deals page

Shop Amazon Prime Big Deals Day Sale

Amazon Prime membership offers

Amazon Prime is Amazon’s membership scheme. You can learn more in our comprehensive Amazon Prime review.

It’s worth knowing that even if you’ve had a free trial in the past, it doesn’t mean you can’t get free or cheap offers to rejoin.

30-day free Amazon Prime trial every year

You know the drill here. You get free next day delivery, Amazon Prime Instant Video, access to Amazon Prime Now and loads of other goodies. It’s normally £95 a year but you can get a free 30-day trial.

You will hopefully be able to do this every 12 months, but it’s unclear if this is guaranteed for all customers. You can always try your luck (you never know), but if you’ve not yet taken out a trial, I’d wait until you’ve got a lot of spending coming up, or a big sale such as Prime Day or Black Friday.

Get your Amazon Prime 30-day free trial

99p for one week of Amazon Prime

If you’ve previously had Amazon Prime but aren’t yet eligible again for a second free trial you might be offered a week for 99p. After this you’ll pay full price unless you cancel.

See if you can get a week of Amazon Prime for 99p

£2 off Prime via O2

If you have an O2 SIM you can now add Amazon Prime to your bill and receive a £2 discount each month. You’ll find the details here.

Get an O2 SIM

Amazon Student and 18-22 year-olds: six months free, then £47.49 a year

If you have a student card you should also be able to join Amazon Student. This is essentially Amazon Prime. You get six months free, then 12 months at half price. Amazon might ask for additional proof you are a student. You’ll get the student account for as long as you’re a student or for up to four years.

If you’re between 18 and 22 then you can get this too, but you’ll need to prove your age with a valid driving licence or passport. You can get this account until you’re 23.

Get your Amazon six month free trial

Amazon gift card and voucher offers

Prime Video: £5 credit

Amazon has relaunched a regular offer that lets selected customers get £5 credit to use for rentals or purchases on Prime VIdeo. You do not need Prime to access this.

The credit will be available for 30 days once activated.

See if you’re eligible

Snoop: £5 Amazon Voucher

Snoop is an app to help you track your spending. It also analyses your bank date to suggest ways you can save money. Right now there’s an offer to get a £5 Amazon voucher.

You must go via the link below for the offer to track.

Once you’ve downloaded the app and signed up you need to connect a bank or credit card account and stay connected until the end of the following month. The voucher will then be paid.

Join Snoop to get your £5 voucher

Free credit when you buy a gift card

This one’s worth trying even if you’ve used a similar promotion. However, you can normally only qualify once every couple of years. Check the offer is displayed when you click through. The latest offer we’ve seen offers £6 extra when you buy £60 in gift cards.

If nothing is displayed, it could mean it’s ended or you’re not eligible. These deals are often extended or return after a short absence.

See if you’re eligible for this offer

£5 extra when you top up by £60

Similar to the gift card promotion, here you top up your Amazon account and get some extra credit added. The promo value changes often, but it’s currently £5 when you add £60.

If it is running, it’s only for people who haven’t topped up their account in the last 36 months. Again, this deal can come and go, so it’s worth checking.

Check if you can get this offer

Amazon offers

Check eligibility for promotions

You might have personalised Amazon offers. It’ll show you trials and discounts you are eligible for. However, we still think it’s worth looking at the offers above and below in case they don’t show.

Prime member offers

Free Kindle book

There are lots of ways to save on Kindle books, but Prime members can also nab one of six titles every month for free via First Reads. There’s normally a mix of genres and once you pick your book you can send it to your Kindle.

See which books are on offer this month

Amazon Black Friday

Black Friday 2025

The Black Friday week of deals is at the end of November, but the sale started on Thursday, 20 November this year, and they tend to carry on after.

You need to have a Prime membership to get early access to the best deals, but the 30-day free trial will give you that.

If you’re after an Amazon device (Echo, Kindle, FireTV, Eero, Ring) then this is likely to be one of the cheapest times to buy.

Amazon Black Friday week 2025

Amazon is starting its Black Friday sales a week early this year, with sales beginning on Thursday 20 November until Cyber Monday on 1 December.

Remember to use price history tools to check if something is a good price, and check you can’t get it for less elsewhere.

Some picks so far are:

Up to 60% off Kindle, Alexa and Ring
Automatic refund if price drops before 9 December after purchase between 21 November and 2 December 2024 – we’ve not seen this return yet, but we’re checking back often to see
2% discount for Prime members if you choose “no rush” delivery (won’t be available on all items)
15% discount on Amazon Resale (discount likely to go up ater Thursday)
25% off some items on Morrisons order

Shop Black Friday week at Amazon

Prime Day 2026 (ended)

Prime Day is Amazon’s big sale just for Prime members. This year, it’s running from 23 June to 26 June — a little earlier than usual.

It’s important to remember that not all the deals are the best price. Some are simply old stock that needs clearing, while others are often just as cheap throughout the year. We’d recommend using uk.camelcamelcamel.com to see the price history before making any purchase

And don’t get caught up spending money just because there’s a sale on. If you don’t actually need it, don’t buy it.

Most offers are product-specific, and we’d encourage you to check for price matching elsewhere, especially on tech like Echo speakers and Ring doorbells.

Prime Day: 23 – 26 June 2026

Amazon is running its special four-day sale for Prime members between 23 and 26 June 2026. The summertime deal event could offer the chance to grab a bargain ahead of larger autumn sales such as Black Friday.

It’s worth shopping around and seeing if you can get the same item for less elsewhere, or with added features. If you do buy something at Amazon and the price drops during the sale you can get a refund for the difference.

As always the biggest discounts are on Amazon’s own devices, such as Kindle, Echo, Fire, Eero and Ring. If you’re new to TopCashback you can get an additional £18 bonus plus up to 1.87% back on these devices. We’ll add some here once they launch.

So far you can get:

Shop Amazon Prime Day Summer Sale

Amazon Business offers

Every now and then there are offers such as £50 off for new Amazon Business users. I’ll update here as and when.

It can take time to set up the account but you should be approved in around two days.

Updated October 2, 2026 | Articles

Amazon Prime review: is it worth the money?

Zoe Roddy

Wondering whether you should shell out for Amazon Prime? Here are the pros and cons.

Amazon Prime is a popular choice of subscription, but it comes at quite a cost. Here’s what you get if you sign up and our thoughts on whether it’s worth getting and when it should be avoided.

What is Amazon Prime?

Amazon Prime is a paid-for membership to the online giant that gives you a series of benefits that normal customers don’t have access to or have to pay more for. There’s a long list of these extras further down.

How much does Amazon Prime cost?

The free trial

Everyone can try Amazon Prime free for 30-days. It’s best to time your trial for when you think you’ll most need free delivery or when there’s a big promo event such as Prime Day, which tends to be in June or July each year; Big Deals Days in the autumn, or Black Friday, which is on the fourth Friday of November each year.

Since every adult in the household can take out a free trial, if there’s more than one of you it’s possible to double up – or more. Once again, you can time these trials for times you’ll need to make more purchases, like ahead of an event or to prep for things like Christmas gifts.

You can repeat your trial a year after a trial has finished, so there’s the potential to do this every 13 months. And sometimes there’s even an offer earlier.

The annual membership: £95 a year

Amazon Prime costs a hefty £95 a year. This is a lot, so you’ve got to use at least two or three of the perks for it to represent good value.

There used to be a couple of times a year when you could get the membership for around £59. These usually came up in the run-up to Amazon Prime Day and Black Friday, but they haven’t been offered in recent years. We always list these on our Amazon deals and discounts page, so bookmark it and check back!

The monthly subscription: £8.99 a month

If you don’t want to pay for the full year, then you can opt for an £8.99 monthly subscription instead, which you can cancel whenever you want. It will work out cheaper than the annual plan if you pay for nine months or less, or practically the same for 10 months.

There’s a cheaper £7.99 option, but this is just for the Prime Video streaming service and not the other features. This can be difficult to find, so we have a guide to find Prime Video.

The student / young person discount: £47.49 a year

There’s a cheaper option for students or young people aged 18-24 who aren’t at Uni. They’ll get six months free, then three years at £47.49 a year. A monthly option costs £4.49.

To get this, you need to have a student card or an age ID. Sadly, the loophole where anyone could get a student card is closed, though you might be able to get an alumni card.

Or if you’re 18-24, you’ll also get access, even if you’re not at Uni.

Again, each household member can have the trial, so you can easily double up if you qualify.

What you get with Amazon Prime

Here are the key extras you’ll get as part of your subscription.

Free next-day, possibly same-day, delivery

There’s no minimum spend for delivery from Amazon when you’re with Prime, except if you want same-day delivery, where there’s a £20 minimum or a £1.99 fee. If you order from Amazon a lot, the free delivery can be pretty handy.

Normally, you’d have to pay extra to get things sent through if the order is under £35, or £10 for books. This is standard delivery, so it takes a few days.

Generally non-Prime delivery will cost £3.99 for media (books, CDs, DVDs and games) or £4.99 for everything else.

So if you’re mainly thinking of Prime for delivery, you’ll need to make 20 orders under £35 in a year to break even with the pickup deliveries, or 16 at the higher £4.99 charge.

However, you can sometimes remove these completely or knock them down to £2.99 if you get your order sent to an Amazon “pickup location” such as a locker or newsagent.

Plus, since not everything on Amazon is sold by Amazon, there will still be items that aren’t eligible for Prime delivery.

Two Odeon tickets for £10

Once per month, Prime members can get two Odeon cinema tickets for £10 or two recliner tickets for £15 at Luxe cinemas from Monday to Thursday. This can be stacked with discounted gift cards, so, for example, a 20% off gift card would mean the two tickets cost £8.

There are better Odeon deals and offers available, especially when you consider that tickets at some Odeon venues are typically £5 with myODEON anyway and can be booked with Meerkat Movies, making the tickets half the price.

Exclusive access to flash sales such as Prime Day

Between late June and mid-July, Amazon marks its birthday with Amazon Prime Day. This usually features some big discounts on Amazon products like Kindles, Echos and Fire TV, as well as all sorts of other items. These deals are only open to Prime members.

There’s then Big Deals Days in the autumn — this is a similar event, although it could be worth waiting until Black Friday for bigger discounts.

The Black Friday sale tends to run for about 12 days, if not longer, and is another big sale with extra offers for Prime members.

We find that most of these deals are stock clearance or encourage you to buy things you don’t need. However, there are bargains to be found, especially if you utilise some of the extra vouchers to buy things you actually need.

Early access to ‘Lightning Deals’

As a Prime member, you can buy the daily deals 30 minutes earlier than everyone else. Since stock is usually limited, this could be the difference between getting the item and missing out. Here’s more about how Lightning Deals work.

TV and movies with Prime Video

There are some good exclusive TV shows such as The Boys and Good Omens, and plenty of other box sets.

There are also some decent recent and classic movies. Amazon is making more original movies and has purchased the legendary studio MGM, so we’ll see even more films appearing just on Prime.

You can stream from your computer, smart TV or devices such as a Chromecast or Fire TV stick, or download to your phone.

Don’t forget, though, that Prime Video costs £7.99 a month on its own (without the other Prime benefits), which might be a better option for you.

You can’t get ad-free streaming, though. Amazon introduced an extra £2.99 monthly charge for ad-free Prime Video in January 2024.

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IG Stocks & Shares ISA

Customer rating 4.7/5

Offer
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Annual fee
£0
Trading fee
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Minimum deposit
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Capital at risk. Other fees may apply. *Invest a minimum of £300 and get up to £300 in free shares.

FSCS Protected? Yes
Transfer in existing ISA? Yes
Interest on uninvested cash 3.75%
Fractional shares No
Flexible ISA Yes
Foreign exchange fee 0.70%
Fund fees If you invest in funds, you'll have to pay fund fees depending on the funds you choose
Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority Yes: FRN 944492
Risk warning Capital at risk. The value of investments can go down as well as up.
Offer Invest a minimum of £300 and get up to £300 in free shares. T&Cs apply. Other fees may apply.

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Live Champions League Football

Amazon is also increasing the sports you can watch exclusively via Prime Video. Since last season, you can watch Tuesday night Champions League football on it; however, it no longer offers selected Premier League matches.

You can read more about the cheapest ways to watch football in our summary.

Ad-free streaming with Amazon Music Prime

This included streaming service is better than it used to be. It’s ad-free and has grown to 100 million songs (similar to Spotify) so there’s plenty to keep you occupied if you don’t want to shell out extra for premium music streaming.

The problem is that you can only shuffle your tunes. That’s okay if you’re mainly listening to playlists (which you can create), but it can be annoying if you want to hear an album from start to finish.

You can also listen to podcasts ad-free – including our one, Cash Chats.

There is an extra Music Unlimited service which starts at £12.99 a month, and there’s a £1 discount for Prime members on the individual plan.

Amazon Music Unlimited also now includes Audible, so if you’re already paying for that and you want a music streaming service too, it could be worthwhile.

Digital books and magazines with Prime Reading

Every month, Prime members get access to a few thousand ebooks and magazines to read via a Kindle, Kindle app, or even your computer. There are a few big titles, such as the Harry Potter series, but otherwise don’t expect to pick up all the novels on your reading list.

The magazine offering isn’t bad, but the titles change every month. It’s better instead to see if you can get digital magazines from your library.

There’s also “First Reads” where you can pick up a free Kindle book each month from a selection of six or so titles. But don’t expect any future award-winners. You can see previous ‘First Reads’ titles here.

Games via Prime Gaming

You’ll get a Twitch channel subscription each month, along with some free PC games to play.

Unlimited photo storage with Prime Photos

Amazon’s cloud-based storage will keep the photos you take safe if your computer or phone is lost or stolen. You also get 5GB of storage for other file types with Amazon Drive – the same as you get with Apple iCloud, but less than the 15GB with Google Drive.

Free Deliveroo Plus

You can sign up for a year of Deliveroo Plus Silver, which will save you money on delivery costs, worth £3.49 a month. However, there’s still a minimum spend of £15 per order. Here’s more about Deliveroo Plus.

Access to Amazon Fresh grocery delivery services

Prime members can also order food from their local Morrisons, Iceland or Co-op and from Amazon Fresh. It’s free delivery for baskets over £50, but it charges you £2 for orders between £40 and £50, £5 if it’s between £25 and £40 and £7 if the total is under £40. There are higher fees if you want the delivery within two hours.

What you don’t get included with Amazon Prime

You’d be forgiven for expecting Prime to give you all the extra services Amazon offers. But no, you need to pay extra for the following:

Amazon Music Unlimited – an extra £11.99 a month
Kindle Unlimited – an extra £9.49 a month
Ad-free Prime Video – there’s an extra charge of £2.99 per month for this
Audible audiobooks – an extra £5.99 a month
Amazon Channels – costs vary for extra TV channels such as Paramount+ and Discovery+

What’s good about Amazon Prime

People obviously love the next-day delivery, and it’s certainly a service that other retailers find hard to compete with. And there’s much more you can get on top.

If you use most of the features that come with Amazon, you’re getting a lot for your money – effectively £7.92 a month if you pay for the year. Here’s a quick comparison of how this stacks up against some key competitors:

Prime Membership	Cost with Prime	Alternatives	Cost of Alternative
Free next-day delivery	£95	Paying for delivery charges elsewhere (three orders a month at £2 an order)	£72
Prime Video (plus ad free)	Included + extra £35.88	Netflix (standard ) at £13.99 a month	£167.88
Amazon Music Unlimited	Extra £143.88	Spotify Premium at £12.99 a month	£155.88
	*Total* *£274.76*		*Total £395.76*

We’ve assumed three online orders a month with a charge of £2. Often you’ll get free delivery from other retailers, but charges will also vary. And you might order more or less, and delivery charges might be different too, but this gives you an idea.

With TV and film streaming, Prime Video is cheaper than Netflix, even when subscribed for full Prime rather than on its own, though you do have to pay more to avoid adverts now.

And even with the extra charge for Music Unlimited, it’s cheaper than buying the same service with Spotify if you are also using the other parts of Prime.

Prime members can also get access to extra vouchers and discounts, which are great if you are going to spend the money with Amazon anyway.

What’s bad about Amazon Prime

There’s a reason that Amazon packs so much into the membership. It doesn’t want you to spend money elsewhere. If you’ve already paid for delivery with Prime, you’re not going to want to place orders with other retailers and pay for delivery, or get it later than you could with Amazon. This stops you from shopping around. And you could easily end up spending more money as a result.

In part, that’s because Amazon isn’t always cheaper. Across Andy’s year without Amazon in 2021, he actually saved money on his purchases – even when you factor in the delivery costs.

Plus, you’re much more likely to buy more because you have Prime. Not just because you’re more likely to be on Amazon more often and open to more temptation, but also because those extra discounts encourage you to make unnecessary purchases — such as on Prime Day, Big Deals Day and during Black Friday.

You also lose the friction that added delivery costs can add to your purchase, which might usually make you think twice before buying something you don’t need.

Let’s also look again at the table above. Yes, it’s potentially a huge difference in spending, but that’s assuming you don’t also pay for the other services elsewhere.

If you do want Disney+ or Netflix, then also having Prime for film and TV won’t be saving you cash – it’s an extra cost. It’s only cheaper if you ditch the others.

And if you need to shop elsewhere (not everything is on Amazon) you’ll pay for delivery on top.

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Customer rating 4.7/5

Offer
up to £300 in free shares*
Annual fee
£0
Trading fee
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Minimum deposit
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Capital at risk. Other fees may apply. *Invest a minimum of £300 and get up to £300 in free shares.

FSCS Protected? Yes
Transfer in existing ISA? Yes
Interest on uninvested cash 3.75%
Fractional shares No
Flexible ISA Yes
Foreign exchange fee 0.70%
Fund fees If you invest in funds, you'll have to pay fund fees depending on the funds you choose
Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority Yes: FRN 944492
Risk warning Capital at risk. The value of investments can go down as well as up.
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Is Amazon Prime worth it?

So, does Amazon Prime offer good value for money? Well, it can, as long as you use at least a couple of the services. Most people will get enough use from the free delivery and exclusive discounts on Prime Day and Prime Video to justify the £95 fee.

However, if you end up buying more and not shopping around because you have Prime, you’re likely to spend more money having Prime rather than not having it.

Don’t forget you can still shop at Amazon without Prime. You might pay between £2.99 and £4.99 for items under £25 (or under £10 for books), but you could get it for free if you’re happy to collect from a locker. Even if you are charged, you’d need to order something under that threshold roughly every fortnight to cover your £95 fee. Do you order low-cost items that often from Amazon?

And of course, you need to consider where else you shop. It ultimately comes down to whether you are dedicated to Amazon or happy to shop and stream elsewhere.

If you don’t want to stop completely, then maybe you could cancel your annual membership and go monthly. And then pick and choose the months you need to use it. So perhaps it’s just around Prime Day, Black Friday and when you want to binge on some new box sets. Just see how you go!

Andy’s year without Amazon

Andy’s take: Why I cancelled Amazon Prime membership

I actively chose to go without Amazon in 2021, so I obviously cancelled my Prime membership – even though I was paying just £39 a year.

This was largely a step to proactively support other retailers (ideally on the high street). But I also wanted to make sure my money didn’t help Amazon continue to grow its profits while it manages to (legally) avoid paying a fair rate of tax here in the UK and elsewhere.

Of course, you might think that going without isn’t possible, but I’d urge you to give it a try. I found it so much easier than I thought I would, and I’ve been surprised by how much less I bought and how much less things cost at the same time.

You can read more about my year without Amazon and how much money I saved.

How to cancel Amazon Prime

Watch this video to see how you cancel – and why you might want to think about using Amazon less.

Other ways to save at Amazon

Make sure you check out our Amazon deals and offers. This is where we’ll list flash sales, gift card bonuses and other extras. For example, you can often get a free top-up when you buy a gift card. All this and more via the link below.

Updated October 1, 2026 | Best Buy

The best children’s savings accounts

Zoe Roddy

The highest paying easy-access and regular children’s savings accounts and Junior ISAs

Here’s our guide to the best children’s savings accounts. Check the date to see when this was last updated.

Easy access accounts

These can be current accounts for kids or specific children’s savings accounts and are open to anyone under the age of 18. Rates are usually variable, which means they can change, and are often only on a limited amount of money.

With these accounts, your children will be able to manage the money themselves once they reach a certain age.

Children's savings accounts

Nationwide FlexOne Saver

Customer rating 4.5/5

AER (variable)
5%
Ages
11-17 year olds
Maximum
£5,000

FSCS Protected? Yes
Current account required? Requires FlexOne current account
Card Can get a Visa debit or a cash card

Kent Reliance Demelza children's savings account

Customer rating 3.4/5

AER (variable)
4.18%
Ages
Under 18s
Minimum
£10
Maximum
£25,000

FSCS Protected? Yes
Card No debit card
Open via Open it in branch or via post
Account features 0.25% of the average balance of all Demelza accounts given to Demelza Children's Hospice each year

HSBC MySavings

Customer rating 3.8/5

AER (variable)
3.75%
Ages
7 - 11
Minimum
£10
Maximum
£3,000

FSCS Protected? Yes
Rate details 3.75% AER variable on up to £3,000 saved / 1.1% above this
Card Get a debit card from 11
Current account required? Can be opened online if parent/guardian has HSBC account, otherwise in branch only

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gohenry Kids' Debit Card

Customer rating 4.7/5

Monthly fee
£3.99
Ages
6 - 17 year olds
Parent account required?
No
Offer
2 months free and £5 pocket money

FSCS Protected? Yes
Interest paid No - only paid for Plus and Max accounts
Fees £3.99 per month for one child
Parent account There's no bank account for parents; instead, the account is topped up using your existing bank account
Card Customisable debit card
Education Includes access to Money Missions to teach kids about money
Perks Parents can set chores with the app, and anyone can pay into the account with Giftlinks
Offer 2 months free and £5 free pocket money available for new gohenry customers who order a card and deposit £5. Sign up using the code AFUKBC26 to get it.

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Regular Savers

These children’s savings accounts pay higher rates but you’re limited on how much you can save each month. Usually, it’s a fixed rate for a year. When the time is up, the account will close and the money will be transferred to a linked savings account.

Children's regular savings accounts

Halifax Kids' Monthly Saver

Customer rating 4.1/5

AER (fixed)
5.5%
Ages
17 and under
Minimum
£0
Maximum
£100 per month

FSCS Protected? Yes
Open via Can be opened by an adult who wants to put money away for a child aged 15 or under
Fixed term Fixed for 12 months

Saffron Building Society Children's Regular Saver

Customer rating 4.8/5

AER (variable)
3.95%
Ages
17 and under
Minimum
£0
Maximum
£100 per month

FSCS Protected? Yes
Open via Can be opened by post or in branch and can be opened by a non-parent
Term Variable term of 12 months

Junior ISAs

You or your child can save £9,000 a year in a Junior ISA. These can be cash ones earning interest or stocks and shares ISAs which are invested (meaning the value can go up and down).

Though interest or gains earned in an ISA are tax-free, it’s unlikely it makes much difference as there are other allowances that will be more than enough for most kids.

Money in Junior ISAs is also locked away until the child turns 18. Then it’s their money to use as they want.

Parents or guardians have to open the account but anyone can add money – handy for grandparents and other family members who want to put money aside.

Best Cash Junior ISAs

Leek Building Society Junior ISA

Customer rating 4.9/5

AER (variable)
3.85%
Minimum
£1
Account opening
Branch or via post

FSCS Protected? Yes
Allows transfers in? Yes

Skipton Building Society Junior ISA

Customer rating 4.1/5

AER (variable)
3.8%
Minimum
£1
Account opening
Branch or post

The Stafford Building Society Junior ISA

Customer rating 4.5/5

AER (variable)
3.76%
Minimum
£1
Account opening
Branch or via post

FSCS Protected? Yes
Allows transfers in? Yes

Coventry Building Society Junior ISA

Customer rating 4.4/5

AER (variable)
3.75%
Minimum
£1
Account opening
Branch or via post

FSCS Protected? Yes
Allows transfers in? Yes

Danske Bank UK Junior ISA

Customer rating 3.8/5

AER (variable)
3.75%
Minimum
£25
Account opening
Branch or via phone

FSCS Protected? Yes
Allows transfers in? Yes

NS&I Junior ISA

Customer rating 3.7/5

AER (variable)
3.7%
Minimum
£1
Account opening
Online

FSCS Protected? Yes
Allows transfers in? Yes

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Customer rating 4.7/5

Offer
up to £300 in free shares*
Annual fee
£0
Trading fee
£0
Minimum deposit
£0

Capital at risk. Other fees may apply. *Invest a minimum of £300 and get up to £300 in free shares.

FSCS Protected? Yes
Transfer in existing ISA? Yes
Interest on uninvested cash 3.75%
Fractional shares No
Flexible ISA Yes
Foreign exchange fee 0.70%
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Tax and children’s savings

Our analysis

When choosing a children’s savings account, you probably won’t need to worry about tax on interest.

Children can earn a total of £18,500 from savings and other income each financial year. That’s the £12,500 personal tax allowance, the £5,000 starting savings allowance and the £1,000 personal savings allowance.

However, if parents (and parents only) are adding money to any of the non-tax free accounts then there’s a £100 interest limit each year per parent.

So say the child has £2,000 saved earning 3.75%, they’d make £75 in interest. That’s fine. If they amassed £3,000 in contributions from the same parent the amount earned would be £112.50.

That’s still ok if the money comes from both parents, as the allowances would be combined and the total interest that can be earned would be £200.

But if it’s from one parent, then the entire £112.50 would need to come out of that parent’s Personal Savings Allowance. That might not be a problem – but if it exceeds this, then the whole amount will be subject to tax at the rate the parent pays, which could be 20% or 40%.

To avoid this you might want to save into a Junior ISA.

Other ways to save for kids

Premium Bonds

You can also buy Premium Bonds for children. These cost £1 each, but there’s a minimum purchase of £25. Grandparents are able to buy Premium Bonds, as well as parents and guardians.

The current prize fund is 3.8%, which isn’t the same as 3.8% interest. It’s very likely that with small amounts of cash in Premium Bonds you won’t win anything, but there’s the chance of getting up to £1 million every month.

Pensions

Yep, you can start putting money into a person pension for a child at any age. They won’t be able to access the cash until they reach 57 years old (though that will likely increase when they’re older). However, they can manage where the money is invested from the age of 18.

As with adults adding to pensions, they’ll get 20% tax relief from the government, meaning for every £80 that’s added, £100 will be invested.

There is an annual limit though of £2,880 where you’ll get this extra top-up.

Piggy banks

It can be good to get young kids familiar with coins and money by giving them a piggy bank to save with. Obviously they won’t earn any interest (unless you want to work that out yourself).

Once they get a little older to understand branch and online banking it might make sense to replace the piggy bank with the accounts above.

Apps

Starling offers a free app to help kids learn about money and spending while also giving the parents extra control over purchases called Starling Kite. You can also pay a monthly fee for apps like Go Henry and HyperJar. However, you’re unlikely to get any decent rate of interest from any of these.

The best savings accounts

Check out our list of the highest paying regular, easy-access, fixed and ethical savings accounts

Updated October 1, 2026 | Best Buy

The best business credit cards

Zoe Roddy

You can earn cashback or earn rewards on your business spending

Business credit cards can be used for your business spending to earn you rewards and cashback. They often come with an annual fee; however, a lot of them offer a free first year, so you can switch cards after a year if you don’t want to pay. Here are some of the best business credit cards currently available.

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Interest paid Monthly
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Eligibility Businesses must be registered in the UK. Business categories not covered by the FSCS are ineligible. A valid business bank account registered under a business's exact legal name is essential for opening a Capital on Tap Instant Savings account.

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Free business credit cards

Free Business Credit Cards

Virgin Money Business Credit Card

Customer rating 3.4/5

Annual fee
£28 (from year 2)
Cashback
1% cashback on your spending
Interest free days
59

Representative APR: Based on a credit limit of £1200 charged at 21.9% variable per annum for purchases. Fee of £28 per annum applies from year 2. Representative 27.7% APR variable.

FSCS Protected? Yes
Rewards Potential rewards include 25% back on Slack, 20% back on Dropbox, 5% back on Microsoft Advertising and 5% back on Avis car rental in the UK
Additional cards Split your credit limit between as many cards as you want

Capital on Tap Business Credit Card

Customer rating 3.6/5

Annual fee
£0
Cashback
1% earned back in points
Interest free days
42

Representative APR: Based on a credit limit of £1200 charged at 34.96% variable per annum for purchases. Representative 34.96% APR variable.

FSCS Protected? Yes
Rewards Exclusive offers at partner brands
Additional cards Unlimited, free employee cards

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Funding Circle Cashback Card

Customer rating 3.1/5

Annual fee
£0
Cashback
2% earned for the first 6 months (up to £2,000) and 1% on all business spending after that
Interest free days
42

The standard interest rate on purchases is 34.9% pa. (variable), so if you borrow £1,200 the Representative APR is 34.9% (variable)

FSCS Protected? Yes
Cashback Get 2% cashback on all card spend for the first 6 months or to a limit of £100,000 spend - that's a total cashback cap of £2,000. After this, you'll earn 1%. T&Cs apply.
Rewards None
Additional cards Not available

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American Express Amazon Business Card

Customer rating 3.7/5

Annual fee
1yr free then £50 per year
Cashback
0.5%
Interest free days
56

£25 Amazon Gift Card upon approval, then £75 statement credit when you spend £1,000 within the first 3 months. Representative APR: Based on a credit limit of £1,200 charged at 26.7% variable per annum for purchases. Representative 37.9% APR variable.

FSCS Protected? Yes
Rewards Earn 1.5% in Amazon reward points or get 60 extra interest-free days on some Amazon purchases
Additional cards Up to 20 complimentary Supplementary Cards for your employees
Offer details If you spend £1,000 on your card within the first three months you'll get an additional £75 as statement credit

American Express Amazon Business Prime Card

Customer rating 3.7/5

Annual fee
1yr free then £50 per year
Cashback
0.50%
Interest free days
56

£50 Amazon gift card then £50 statement credit if you spend £1,000 within the first 3 months. Representative APR: Based on a credit limit of £1200.00 charged at 26.7% variable per annum for purchases. Representative 37.9% APR variable.

FSCS Protected? Yes
Rewards Earn 2% on selected Amazon purchases or get 90 extra interest-free days on some Amazon purchases
Additional cards Up to 20 complimentary Supplementary Cards for your employees
Offer details If you spend £1,000 on your card within the first three months you'll get an additional £50 as statement credit

Funding Circle FlexiPay

Customer rating 3.1/5

Editor's comment

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This doesn't work the same as a usual credit card — instead of a typical APR you'll pay a flat fee per use which is waived if you repay in one month ”

Annual fee
£0
Cashback
N/A
Interest free days
N/A

FSCS Protected? Yes
Fees Instead of an APR, you pay a flat fee per use, from 1.99%.
Repayments You can spread your repayments of each purchase across 1–12 months — settling early will waive or reduce the remaining instalment fees
Credit limit Up to £250,000

Business charge cards

Charge Cards

American Express Business Platinum

Customer rating 3.7/5

Annual fee
£650
Cashback
1 point per £1 spent. 2 points per £1 spent on Amex Travel.
Days to pay
54

You can earn 50,000 bonus points when you spend £6,000 in the first three months

FSCS Protected? Yes
Rewards Travel rewards, including airport lounges, £200 credit towards Amex Travel, room upgrades and travel insurance
Additional cards Up to 19 additional Business Gold cards for employees
Offer details If you are approved and spend £6,000 on purchases within the first three months then 50,000 bonus Membership Rewards points will be awarded shortly after the end of the three months.

American Express Business Gold

Customer rating 3.7/5

Annual fee
1 year free then £195 per year
Cashback
1 point per £1 spent. 2 points per £1 spent on Amex Travel.
Days to pay
54

You can earn 20,000 bonus points when you spend £3,000 in the first three months

FSCS Protected? Yes
Rewards Partner discounts and statement credits with purchases at Dell
Additional cards Up to 19 additional cards for employees
Offer details If you are approved and spend £3,000 on purchases within the first three months then 20,000 bonus Membership Rewards points will be awarded shortly after the end of the three months.

Business credit cards with an annual fee

Business Credit Cards With Annual Fee

Santander Business Cashback Credit Card

Customer rating 3.8/5

Annual fee
£30
Cashback
1% cashback on all business spend with no cap
Interest free days
56

Representative APR: Based on a credit limit of £1200 charged at 18.9% variable per annum for purchases. Fee of £30 per annum applies. Representative 23.7% APR variable.

FSCS Protected? Yes
Rewards None
Additional cards Additional cards are available at no extra cost and control what each cardholder can spend.

Capital on Tap Pro Business Credit Card

Customer rating 3.6/5

Annual fee
£299
Cashback
1% earned back in points and 1.25% earned back in points for spending on pre-loaded card
Interest free days
42

Representative APR: Based on a credit limit of £1200 charged at 34.96% variable per annum for purchases. Fee of £299 per annum applies. Representative 110.86% APR variable.

FSCS Protected? Yes
Rewards Airport lounge access for the main card holder and two free guest lounge passes per year, Radisson Rewards VIP status, metal card and 6 months free Xero for first-time subscribers
Additional cards Unlimited, free employee cards

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Business credit cards explained

Who is a business credit card for?

If you run your own business, then you could benefit from a business credit card.

Anyone, from a self-employed sole trader to a company director, can get a business credit card, but not all sole traders will be eligible for all the cards on offer.

And you should always check if you’re eligible for one before you apply, however, there’s no guarantee you’ll get one if you apply.

Do you need a business credit card?

Credit cards can be expensive if they aren’t cleared each month by paying off the full balance. The interest added on top of anything left over will often cost more than getting a loan, so this isn’t a good idea.

Business credit cards can have benefits like rewards and cashback, which can sometimes be better than what’s on offer for personal accounts, however, these usually come with a cost. In addition, you may get Section 75 protection, however, this depends on whether you’re a sole trader or a ‘corporate business’, such as a limited company or partnership.

Does a sole trader need a business credit card?

If you’re a sole trader, then any credit card for your business is still a personal credit card. Applications will be based on your credit rating, and you’ll be personally liable for any debts you build up.

For this reason, most sole traders will probably be better off with a personal credit card that’s used just for business spending.

You can still take advantage of Section 75 cover, earn cashback with lower annual fees (if any), and even get fee-free spending overseas with some cards.

One of the few areas a business credit card is better for a sole trader than a personal credit card is that you might also get a much higher credit limit. That can help with large purchases. But of course, you need to be able to pay it back!

Section 75 protection for limited companies and partnerships

Section 75 doesn’t apply to these types of businesses. So there’s no added legal benefit to using a credit card in a company. Instead, you’ll need to use a personal credit card and claim the money back if you want to get this protection on purchases over £100.

However, if you run a limited company, it’s much cleaner to have spending made directly via the business rather than claiming it back as an expense. Particularly if you have any employees.

What’s the difference between a charge card and a credit card?

Some of the cards above are charge cards and won’t have an interest rate. These aren’t technically credit cards, as you have to pay the full balance every month. Meanwhile, a credit card lets you roll over a balance and will charge interest after a set period. Be careful which one you choose, as a credit card can make you accumulate debt, however, a charge card may charge you fees if you don’t repay the full balance within the set time provided.

What you get with a business credit card

Additional cards

Most business credit cards will give you supplementary cards tied to the same account for your employees. This reduces your admin for expenses and helps you track individual spending. With some, you can limit the spending allowed per account.

Cashback and rewards

Another feature of business credit cards is earning rewards in the form of cashback or air miles. There are a handful that offer this on purchases. But these tend to come with a fee, which can wipe out most of the cashback you earn if you’re not a big spender.

You’ll need to calculate just how much you’re likely to earn in cashback after the fee to work out if they’re worthwhile. But say you spend £5,000 a year earning 0.5%, you’ll make £25.

Interest-free days

You’ll get a certain number of interest-free days with your business credit card or charge card, ranging from 42 to 59 days. This is how long you’ve got until a purchase will start to accumulate interest at the variable rate you’ve got with the card. Be sure to clear the balance within this timeframe to pay no interest on your purchases.

Updated October 1, 2026 | Articles

Energy price cap rises 4% from October 2026

James Andrews

The average household will pay £1,723 a year, mostly as a result of the price of gas

The energy price cap has risen by 4%, going up by £60 per year for the average household. This will increase bills by around £5 a month. This only applies to those who are on a standard tariff, so if you have a fixed rate, you’ll be locked in at the price you fixed at.

Here’s what you need to know about the cap and how much you’ll pay.

How the energy cap works

The energy price cap is a limit set every three months by Ofgem, the government’s energy regulator. It restricts how much an energy company can charge customers.

The cap applies to the price of your gas and electricity on your energy company’s default or standard variable rates. These basically can go up and down whenever the energy company likes. With the cap, the energy companies have to make sure their tariffs aren’t higher than the set rate.

Despite its name, it’s not a maximum amount that you can pay for your energy. Instead, the prices set on the cap are the maximum price per unit of energy you use. Ofgem announces the figure as an annual price, as you probably don’t have a clue how many kWh of energy your family uses.

Because of this, the quoted “cap” (£1,723) is an annual price based on a typical household. If you use more energy, you’ll pay more than the cap every year. Use less, and you’ll pay less.

There are separate caps for gas and electricity, and each cap is also made up of a standing charge (a set amount each day, regardless of whether you use any energy) and a usage charge.

The cap will also vary depending on where you live in the UK. Prepayment caps used to always be a little higher, although this recently changed. The new energy price cap also applies to those with a prepayment meter.

Crucially, if you’re on a fixed-rate deal, then the cap doesn’t apply and the price you pay won’t change until that fix ends.

What is the new energy price cap?

The latest announcement was a rise to the price cap from 1 October until 31 December 2026.

The new cap for a “household with average use” is £1,723 a year. This is up by £60, or 4% from the current rate.

If you break it down to each actual unit cost, the average caps are:

	Energy price cap per unit and standing charge 1 April to 30 June 2026	Energy price cap per unit and standing charge 1 July to 30 September 2026	Energy price cap per unit and standing charge 1 October to 31 December 2026
Electricity	24.67 pence per kWh 57.21 pence daily standing charge	26.11 pence per kWh 57.19 pence daily standing charge	26.32 pence per kWh 54.83 pence daily standing charge
Gas	5.74 pence per kWh 29.09 pence daily standing charge	7.33 pence per kWh 29.04 pence daily standing charge	7.97 pence per kWh 29.68 pence daily standing charge

Source: Ofgem

This does vary based on where you live, though the Ofgem website has a full breakdown of the regional caps for all standing charges and units.

What is the new average monthly energy bill?

Despite Ofgem attempting to present the information in a way we understand, the total annual cap figure isn’t always the easiest to comprehend – especially since our energy use changes throughout the year, but this cap only applies to three months.

At the same time, it’s not a flat increase to all bills as there could be different percentage changes to standing charges and unit rates.

So we think it’s easier to understand the price cap when you view it as a monthly direct debit. Your energy company calculates this by taking the predicted cost for a year based on your previous energy usage and dividing it by 12. It’s not 100% accurate, but it’s a handy comparison.

As the cap is up by £60 a year, that makes it around £5 more each month. The average monthly bill will be around £144.

What is the current energy price cap?

The current energy price cap is £1,723 a year. This is 4% higher than the last price cap period. It came into play on 1 October 2026 and will remain in place until 31 December 2026.

When will the new prices start?

The new price cap will come into force on 1 January and run until 31 March.

How much will you pay under the energy price cap?

Remember, the price cap figures are based on average use. If you use more than this average, you’ll pay more; if you use less, you’ll pay less. Plus, it can vary regionally, so you’ll need to check where you live to see exactly what it’ll be for you.

If you want to get a rough, quick idea, you can add 4% to what you pay at the moment. This doesn’t take into account the balance between unit and standing charges, or whether you’ve got an accurate direct debit set-up, but it could give you a sense of how much it’ll be.

Will you pay more or less money with the new energy price cap?

If you’re on a variable tariff

Broadly, anyone on a standard tariff will be charged more per unit of energy from 1 October 2026. Of course, the bill itself will be based on your actual energy use.

If you’re on a prepayment meter

There is no longer a significant premium for those with prepayment meters. You can see the cap for your region on the Ofgem website.

If you’re already on a fixed tariff

If you’re fixed on a tariff, your prices usually don’t change when the price cap changes. That’s because you’ve already agreed on a price per unit of energy for a fixed length of time with your energy supplier, usually 12 months.

For April’s price cap change, the prices fell for everyone due to an end of funding for the Energy Company Obligation scheme and removing 75% of costs for the Renewables Obligation scheme from energy bills. This time, they’ll only go up for those not on a fixed tariff.

Should you fix your energy?

We’ve seen more fixed deals returning to the market in the last couple of years, but as a result of the conflict in the Middle East, wholesale energy prices remain high.

However, there are currently 7 energy deals that beat the price cap but the price of these tariffs depends on where you live. We’d say it’s still worth checking them out to see if you’ll save.

At the moment, the cheapest fixed tariff is an 12-month deal from Fuse Energy that costs £1,675 a year for the average household – £48 below the current price cap, according to comparison site Uswitch.

You’ll be comparing prices based on the price cap now, rather than the October one, so make sure you consider that.

If you go for one of these, bear in mind that some will charge an exit fee if you want to swap suppliers before the end of the term.

There are also some tariffs that track at below the cap, so you’ll always pay less – but not necessarily less than a fix.

Of course, these can change, so it’s worth using a comparison site to see what rates are available.

Will bills go up again?

They could well do. The current predictions suggest that the price cap could see further rises next year, but a lot can change in that time.

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When is the next price cap change?

The price cap is reviewed every three months (before October 2022, it was every six months).

The price cap will next change on 1 January 2027, and will be announced by 25 November. After this, it’ll change again on 1 April 2027, a change that will be announced in February 2027.

How you can reduce your bill

Paying by direct debit will reduce your bills, so it’s well worth doing this.

Otherwise, it’s hard to do much to reduce what you spend on energy other than by using less energy. The standing charges will still apply, and bills will still be sky-high, but cutting back on gas and electricity will mean you pay less.

It’s worth giving accurate meter readings if you’re not on a smart meter. This will mean you’re more likely to have an accurate direct debit on current use, rather than what you used last year, and it stops you from falling into debt on your energy account. Your energy firm will probably not change this automatically, so you might need to ask.

Don’t forget, a direct debit averages the spend out over the year, so you should hope to overpay in the summer and underpay in the winter to help even out your bills.

How has the price cap changed?

As you can see, the really big changes have happened since October 2021. Before this, the average direct debit was under £100, so even with recent cuts, we’re still paying more, and even more on top if you had been saving with a lower fixed-rate deal.

These are the energy price caps going back to 2019, we’ve roughly adjusted them for the new typical use figures. You can see the historical price caps with the old figures below.

Date	Cost per year with new typical use figures	EPG & grants	Average monthly bill	Change (+/-)
October to December 2026	£1,723	N/A	£144	+4%
July to September 2026	£1,663	N/A	£139	+13%
April to June 2026	£1,477	N/A	£137	-7%
January to March 2026	£1758	N/A	£146	+0.2%
October to December 2025	£1755	N/A	£146	+2%
July to September 2025	£1,720	N/A	£143	-7%
April to June 2025	£1,849	N/A	£154	+6.4%
January to April 2025	£1,738	N/A	£145	+1.2%
October to December 2024	£1,717	N/A	£143	+9.5%
July to September 2024	£1,568	N/A	£131	-7.2%
April to June 2024	£1,690	£3,000 EPG	£141	-12.34%
January to March 2024	£1,928	£3,000 EPG	£161	+5.13%
October to December 2023	£1,834	£3,000 EPG	£153	-7.95%
July to September 2023	£1,992	£3,000 EPG	£166	-17.04%
April to June 2023	£3,151	£2,402 EPG	£200	+50.33%
January to March 2023	£4,110	£2,402 EPG & £67/m grant	£133	0.00%
October to December 2022	£3,409	£2,402 EPG & £67/m grant	£133	-15.62%
April to September 2022	£1,893		£158	+54.35%
October 2021 to March 2022	£1,227		£102	+12.21%
April to September 2021	£1,093		£91	+9.21%
October 2020 to March 2021	£1,001		£83	-7.46%
April to September 2020	£1,082		£90	-4.50%
October 2019 to March 2020	£1,133		£94	-5.98%
April to September 2019	£1,205		£100	+10.29%
January to March 2019	£1,092		£91

Estimated costs, due to the change in the typical domestic consumption

Historical energy price caps

These are the energy price caps from before the typical use figures changed. This change made it difficult for us to compare new caps with the old ones, so we’ve converted the old price caps into ones with the new typical figures above.

Date	Max annual bill for a typical household	Average monthly direct debit	Change +/-
October to December 2023	£1,923 price cap / (£3,000 EPG)	£160.25	-7%
July to September 2023	£2,074 price cap / (£3,000 EPG)	£173	– 17%
April to June 2023	£2,500 EPG / (£3,280 price cap)	£208 (£273.33 without EPG)	+ 19% (-23.3%)
January to March 2023	£2,100 (£2,500 EPG – £400 grant) / (£4,279 price cap)	£175 (£356.58 without EPG and grant)	+ 0% (20.5%)
October to December 2022	£2,100 (£2,500 EPG – £400 grant) / (£3,549 price cap)	£175 (£295.75 without EPG)	+ 8%(+80%)
April to September 2022	£1,971 price cap	£162.25	+54%
October 2021 to March 2022	£1,277 price cap	£106.42	+12%
April to September 2021	£1,138 price cap	£94.83	+9%
October 2020 to March 2021	£1,042 price cap	£86.83	-7.5%
April to September 2020	£1,126 price cap	£93.83	-4.5%
October 2019 to March 2020	£1,179 price cap	£98.25	-6%
April to September 2019	£1,254 price cap	£104.50	+10.2%
January to March 2019	£1,137 price cap	£94.75

Updated September 29, 2026 | Deals

Disney Plus deals and offers

Zoe Roddy | Updated by Amelia Murray

Spend less on your Disney+ subscription service.

This streaming service from Disney has increased prices almost every year since 2021 and cracked down on password sharing – but there are still plenty of ways to save.

We’ll share the best ways to pay less when we spot them, including special offers, free trials and discount codes.

Disney+ price

Sadly there’s no free trial for Disney Plus. Though a seven-day trial was initially available, you’ll now need to pay to access the service.

You can pay monthly (and cancel at any time) for three of the options ranging from £5.99 with adverts, £9.99 for the “standard” option and £14.99 for “Premium”. The latter two tiers can also be paid for annually for a small discount.

These prices increased on 1 October 2025 – and we could see them rise again this year. Read all about the Disney+ price hike.

	Standard with Ads	Standard	Premium
Ads	✓	✗	✗
Subscription Price	£5.99 per month (rising to £6.99 a month tbc) (No annual bundle)	£9.99 per month or (£99.90 per year)	£14.99 per month or (£149.90 per year)
Video Quality	Up to Full HD 1080p	Up to Full HD 1080p	Up to 4K UHD & HDR
Concurrent Streams	2	2	4
Downloads	✗	✓	✓
Audio	5.1 and Stereo	5.1 and Stereo	Dolby Atmos

Disney+ Extra Member password sharing crackdown

You now have to pay between £4.99 and £5.99 a month to share your account with one other household. We’ve explained all in our guide to how Disney+’s Extra Member will work.

Disney plus offers

One year free via Lloyds

This was our top way to get Disney+. The Club Lloyds current account is giving away a year of Disney+ as one of the Lifestyle Benefit freebies.

Sadly, since 1 November 2023 the included tier is Disney Standard with Ads – and there’s no way to upgrade it to a different option at the moment.

It’ll take a month from opening the current account until you will get access to the service.

How to get Disney+ free via Lloyds

Up to £30 off annual plans with cashback stack

Users of Quidco and TopCashback can get cashback when they take out a year-long subscription to Disney +. You’ll still pay the full £99.90 for the Standard package, but you’ll get £15 paid back into your account with Quidco and £13.76 with TopCashback.

Even better, if you’re new to TopCashback or Quidco you can also get a £18 sign up bonus, too.

This is only open to new Disney+ customers.

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Annual pass: Two months free

Paying for an annual subscription to Disney+ normally offers you two months free.

For Standard it works out at £99.90 rather than £119.88, a saving of £19.98 which is 16% off.

Premium will set you back £149.90 rather than £179.88, saving around 16% too.

You can pay this yourself in your account or buy it as a gift card.

Andy’s analysis – is it worth paying for a year upfront?

If you know you want Disney+ all year round (hello anyone with kids!), the annual pass discount and potential cashback bring the price down.

But it’s worth thinking just how often you’ll actually watch it. Do you only want it for the big Marvel and Star Wars TV shows? If so, maybe you only need to get it when these are released.

And if you can cut Disney+ for at least two months a year (more if you get the cashback), then it’s exactly the same cost to go for the monthly price. So every month on top that you don’t subscribe you are saving cash.

Of course you do need to remember to cancel and not let it keep rolling over month to month.

Clubcard: 55% off

Swap £13.50 in Clubcard vouchers for three months of Disney+ Standard, which would cost £30 at full price.

There’s a cheaper option for Disney+ with Ads, which requires £7.50 in Clubcard points for three months, worth £18.

Swap Clubcard points for Disney+ vouchers

£2 off Standard with O2

If you’re on a pay-monthly refresh tariff or a SIM-only 12 or 18 month contract, then you can add any Disney+ tier to your mobile plan (so you’ll pay alongside your bill) at full price.

But you’ll get £2 credited to your bill every month, effectively meaning you’ll pay £7.99 a month for Standard and £12.99 for Premium.

That’s a decent saving each month; however, there is a minimum term of six months.

And if you keep it for a full year, then the savings are smaller as you need to compare them to the discounted annual plans. Versus the annual Premium plan cost of £149.90, you’ll actually pay more this way. For Standard, it’s a saving of just £4.02 a year versus the annual cost of £99.90.

It’s not available for existing Disney+ subscribers but isn’t specifically for new ones, so you could cancel and then sign up through O2 to get the discount.

Add Disney+ to your O2 contract

Up to six months free with O2

If you’re new to O2 or upgrading then you can claim either one, three or six months of Disney+ for free. This can be a great way to save, but you need to make sure you can’t get a cheaper SIM-only deal elsewhere.

This “Extra” is only available on certain deals, and most of the time O2 SIM deals are more expensive than elsewhere.

However, sometimes you can find a bargain via a comparison site, so it’s worth seeing if it could be cheaper.

Check out O2 SIM deals at O2

Stack up to £45 off

There’s a way for new Disney+ users to get a huge discount by combining four different offers. Not everyone will be eligible for each step.

Join a cashback site as a new member with our special offers to boost the value. Right now you can get £18 with TopCashback or Quidco when you spend £10
Sign up for Disney+ via TopCashback for £13.76 cashback (for Standard annual plan) or £16.51 (for Premium annual plan) or Quidco for £20 cashback
Buy an annual plan
Activate cashback offer on participating bank cards, such as American Express or Monzo, for 15% off the full price

This could help you make some decent savings. For example, if you sign up as a new TopCashback member and have the offer on a payment card it would bring the price of the annual Standard membership down from £99.90 to around £68.

Details on all these separate offers are below too.

Get cashback site new welcome offers

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Disney plus deals via banking cards

It’s worth checking apps for your debit and credit cards to see if there’s a discount on Disney+.

15% off with American Express

If you have an Amex card then check the offers tab in your account to see if you can add a deal to save 15% on Disney+.

You’ll need to activate the offer in the app first. The offer comes and goes with different expiration dates, and you’ll get the discount on all transactions that are on your card in that time.

15% off with Monzo

Digital bank Monzo regularly offers customers 15% back when you spend at least £99.90 – so effectively it’s one of the two annual plans.

You’ll need to activate the offer in the app and pay with your Monzo card. It comes and goes, so if it’s not there, check when offers refresh each week.

Plus Disney+ newbies can stack this with the Quidco or TopCashback offer mentioned above and it brings the annual Standard price down.

More about Monzo cashback

How to pay less for Netflix

All my ways to save on this dedicated Netflix article

How to pay less for NOW

All my ways to save on this dedicated NOW TV article

Expired deals

Uber One: free annual Disney+ pass (pay £49.99) (ended)

If you sign up to an annual Uber One pass at £49.99, you’ll get a free year of Disney+ Standard, worth £99.90 at full price (already a £49 saving on the annual cost).

If you’ve not signed up to Uber One before, you might be offered the first four weeks free, but you’ll have the option to choose annual payment after the trial.

However if you’ve previously taken the Disney+ offer from Uber you won’t be able to get it again until 14 months have passed.

You’ll also get discounts on Uber rides and Eats. Here’s more in our Uber One review.

Our Uber One review

£3.99 a month for 3 months (ended)

You can currently get a Standard with Ads subscription for £3.99 per month for three months, down from the usual £5.99 per month, saving you £2 per month.

You can also get Premium for £9.99 per month (usually £14.99 per month) or Standard for £6.99 per month (usually £9.99 per month).

The offer runs until 4 May 2026. If you don’t cancel within the three months, it’ll renew at full price.

Updated September 29, 2026 | Deals

Free and cheap wills

Zoe Roddy

Save money and give to charity with these two cut-price will campaigns.

There are a few ways to get a will drawn up, but if you want a solicitor to do it for you, you’ll have to pay more than £100.

According to MoneyHelper, a single will drawn up by a solicitor could cost you between £144 and £240, while a joint will could go up to £300.

However, there are a couple of offers which run every year that could bring down those costs:

Regular offers

Free Wills Month

Twice a year in March and October, over-55s can get a free will from participating solicitors with the Free Wills Month campaign. It’s done with several charities that sign up to take part. You’re not required to make a donation, though it’s hoped people will give something in return for the service.

You can register your interest ahead of time, then on 1 March or 1 October you’ll be able to sign up, choose which charity you’d like to write a will with and book an appointment. These can book up quickly, so be sure to get in soon if you want a free will.

Will Aid – £120 for a basic will

Every November, as part of Will Aid, you can get a “free” appointment with participating solicitors to draw up a will. In return, they ask you donate £120 for a single will and £200 for a joint ‘mirror will’ to one of the partner charities, which includes NSPCC, Save the Children and Age UK.

You can now book for 2026. The appointments go quite fast, so you have to be quick! The Will Aid website has a postcode-based search option, so you can find any solicitors taking part near you.

Octopus Legacy: the cost of your will paid for by charity (ended)

Until 9 November 2025, Octopus Legacy has partnered with UK charities to to cover the cost of writing or updating your will, up to £150.

A simple will would be fully paid for, or you can get a discount on a will with trust. You can complete your will online yourself, or you can write it over the phone or face-to-face with one of Octopus Legacy’s Estate Planning Consultants.

Remember that these are charities — most people say thank you by choosing to leave a gift in their will. There’s no obligation to do so, but it lets you repay them for their help.

Get a free or reduced will

Other offers

National Will Register: Register for free in May (expired)

The National Will Register is offering free will registrations in May with the code FREEWILLREG24.

It’s not a legal requirement to register your will but if you had your will done by a solicitor, they may have done this for you already. You can also just let your executor know where your will is. However, having it registered means it can be located and prevents it from being lost, misplaced or forgotten.

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Updated September 29, 2026 | Deals

Discounted gift cards and offers

Zoe Roddy

Here are some of the latest offers to get you money off gift cards

When you buy gift cards for yourself or as a present, it’s really important you make a note of the expiration date and don’t forget about them at the bottom of the drawer! There are more details on what to watch out for in our article five things you need to know about gift cards.

Gift card special offers

Amazon Big Deals Day 2026

Over on our Amazon deals page, we’ve got a couple of deals where you get extra money when topping up your account or buying an Amazon gift card. These offers tend to run most of the year, though they are normally only for people who haven’t done either of these in the last three years.

For Big Deals day this year, Amazon is offering discounts or bonuses on some retailer gift cards. You can get the gift cards below for 15% (or more) off. Lego is offering a £10 reward on a £100 gift card purchase, while One4All is offering a £15 reward on a £100 gift card.

15% off gift cards

Roblox
One4All
Google Play
Vue
Meta
Uber
JustEat
Odeon
H&M
Nike
Hotels.com
Theatre Tokens
Buyagift

Check out discounted Amazon gift cards

Cashback on gift cards

JamDoughnut: cashback when you buy gift cards

With JamDoughnut, you can buy gift cards both as gifts and for everyday purchases and earn cashback on them. Plus, if you’re a new JamDoughnut user, you can get a £4 welcome bonus using our link* (double what you’d usually get).

Retailers on the app include supermarkets like Asda, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and M&S.

Read our review of JamDoughnut

Get a £4 welcome bonus at JamDoughnut

TopCashback: get cashback on gift cards

TopCashback has a spin-off site called TopGiftCards with money back on brands including Asda, Ticketmaster, Uber, Costa and Clarks. You need to click through from TopCashback and choose your gift card.

These are all digital gift cards but check the individual retailer terms to see if it can be spent in-store, online or both. Cashback is then paid back to your TopCashback account.

Remember, if you’re new to TopCashback you can also get a bonus of £18 when you sign up and spend £10. This counts when you buy gift cards too, but excludes takeaways.

Get a TopCashback new member bonus

HyperJar: earn cashback on gift cards

As with JamDoughnut, you can buy gift cards through the app and earn cashback on them with HyperJar.

There are more than 60 retailers on the app, including some supermarkets like Morrisons and Asda.

Read our review of HyperJar cashback

Cheddar: cashback on gift cards and spending

You can earn cashback in two ways with Cheddar: buying gift cards through the app, earning instant cashback, as well as by spending at specific retailers with a linked account.

There are more than 80 brands in the app, and once again, you can get cashback from supermarkets like Tesco, Asda and Morrisons. Use the code CLEVER2 when signing up to get £2 welcome cashback.

Read our review of Cheddar cashback

Discounted “work-perk” gift card trick, including John Lewis

We’ve written in detail about how you can get access to discounted gift cards, including John Lewis and Marks & Spencer, if you open up a Scottish Friendly ISA.

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Expired offers

One4All: £10 Amazon credit with £100 spend (expired)

You can get a £10 Amazon promo code if you buy a £100 One4All card from Amazon between 11 and 17 December 2025.

The £10 will automatically be taken off future orders- though it expires 16 January 2026. It’s limited to one per person.

Buy One4All at Amazon

Amazon: up to 20% off Nike, Vue, New Look and more gift cards (expired)

Amazon is currently offering a number of discounted gift cards and bonuses, including:

Nike
New Look
Hotels.com
Vue
Virgin Experience Days
Pizza Express

Some offers are for digital cards, while others are for physical ones. Check the terms on each gift card to ensure you’re meeting the minimum spend levels, and you may need to enter a code at checkout – you can find this in each listing.

Runs until 17 December 2025.

You can also get boosts on some gift cards; this is where you get a boost on the amount you pay. Amazon has One4All and Footlocker gift cards with boosts at the moment.

Save on gift cards at Amazon

Costa: £5 gift card boost when you buy £20 gift card (ended)

You can get an extra £5 boost when you buy a £20 Costa gift card on its website. You can either get an eGift card or have one posted.

You can get up to £15 in bonuses if you purchase up to £60 in gift cards.

Ends 1 December 2025.

Buy a Costa gift card

Tesco: 15% off cinema gift cards (ended)

Until 27 October you can get 15% off ODEON, Vue or Cineworld gift cards at Tesco.

You can get gift cards between £10 and £100 in the offer.

Buy gift cards at Tesco

Updated September 28, 2026 | Deals

Cheap cinema ticket offers and deals

James Andrews

All of the deals for ODEON, Vue, Cineworld, Everyman, Picturehouse and more!

In this article you’ll find all the latest cinema ticket deals and offers, starting with the ones you can’t miss, then some chain specific offers, and then a few more well worth a look.

Top cinema offers

2-4-1 via Meerkat Movies for £1

One of the most popular cinema deals is Meerkat Movies. Once a week you can access a code to get buy-one-get-one-free tickets on a Tuesday or Wednesday. You can use this deal at most UK cinemas all year (though not Everyman or Curzon).

You get access through buying an insurance policy via Compare the Market, but we’ve got a hack that’ll get you access for just £1 each year.

More about our Meerkat Movies hack

Free tickets via your bank

Vue/ODEON: six tickets via Lloyds

You can get six free ODEON or Vue tickets if you open a Club Lloyds bank account. You’ll need to deposit £2,000 into the account each month to avoid a fee, but that’s easily done.

At Vue cinemas, your vouchers also entitle you to half price popcorn. At ODEON cinemas, you can redeem your vouchers at ODEON Kids Screenings, which come with a free kids-size popcorn per ticket.

More about Club Lloyds

Vue: free Vue ticket via £7 Monzo Perks

You can claim a free, standard ticket at any Vue in the UK every month. You can upgrade to a VIP, 3D, recliner or IMAX ticket but you’ll pay an extra fee.

You’ll need to use the code before the end of each calendar month, but it can be for a screening at a later date. Monzo Perks costs £7 per month and comes with a range of money saving benefits, including an annual Railcard and weekly Greggs freebies.

Monzo Perks Review

Cashback on cinema gift cards

Whether you’re buying a full price ticket, or stacking with other offers featured on this page, you’ll save a little by using a discounted gift card.

Some of these are special offers at retailers like Tesco or Amazon where you save when you buy. When these are available we’ll share them as featured deals.

Others will learn you cashback on your gift card purchase, and these tend to run all year around via these apps:

Our guide to discounted gift cards

Up to 40% off via other memberships

There’s a good chance you can save up to 40% on cinema tickets via an existing membership or account – and if not, you could sign up as a new customer.

The likes of Tastecard, Mastercard and Lidl offer you access to a service called Cinema Society which sells reduced tickets for ODEON, Vue, Picturehouse, Showcase, Cineworld, Empire and other independent cinemas.

This can be a good way to save, but watch out as you might find your local cinema is cheaper itself when you buy direct! Or some of the other deals we’ve shared on this page could also work out better value.

In some cases you’ll need to pay for the initial membership, but others are free. Though you can find these in a number of places (check any work perk schemes for instance), here’s some of the more common ones you might have access to.

Available for free with other accounts:

Lidl Plus app (access via member perks)
Priceless from Mastercard
Santander (access via Santander Boosts)

Included with paid membership:

Other top cinema deals

We’ve listed more offers, both specific to the different chains and across different cinemas, below, but these ones in particular are worth a look:

Everyman: 2-4-1 Wednesday with Times+
Escapes: free film preview tickets

ODEON ticket deals and offers

Don’t forget we may have featured some ODEON deals in our ‘Top cinema deals’ section above, including how to hack 2-4-1 tickets for £1.

ODEON: 5 tickets for just £25

For the next few weeks you can grab five tickets for just £25 at Odeon cinemas – including Luxe.

The offer ends on 30 October, and tickets are redeemable until 15 November. The ticket bundle can be used across Classic Saver, Classic, Recliner Saver, Recliner, and Luxe Glider Saver seating types.

However, you must pay the usual upgrade fee for a premium format screen, including IMAX, iSense, Dolby, XL, and 3D.

You need to be an ODEON Extra or myLIMITLESS member to take advantage, but the ODEON Extras membership is free to sign up to here.

Tickets can be redeemed all at once, or used for separate screenings, although ODEON Luxe & Dine Islington, ODEON Luxe West End, and ODEON Luxe Leicester Square are excluded. ODEON Event Cinema is also excluded.

The bundle is available online or via the app, but not if you book in cinema.

Buy your bundle here

ODEON: discounts and points via ODEON Extras

Deal expiry: Ongoing offer

Tickets from £4.50 every Monday
A birthday treat (possibly a large popcorn and drink combo)
500 points on joining
25 points for every £1 spent

If you watch two films in three consecutive months you’ll get a free upgrade to ODEON Extras Plus. You’ll need to make another two visits every six months to keep at this level. Extras Plus will get you more and is still free:

50 points for every £1 spent
10% off tickets when you book online
An improved birthday treat
Invites to member screenings
Large popcorn for the price of a medium

You’ll need to earn a few points before you can use them. You’ll be able to swap as follows:

5,000 points for a £5 food and drink voucher
7,000 points for a standard seat ticket
10,000 points for recliner seat ticket

So you’ll need to spend £280 to claim that free standard ticket on the base level Extras membership! If a ticket costs £10, that’ll be 14 tickets.

Points will expire 24 months after they’re earned, so don’t forget to use them.

Get ODEON Extras

ODEON: two tickets for £8 for Vodafone customers (+£1 booking fee)

Deal expiry: Ongoing offer

If you’re a Vodafone customer then you can get two ODEON cinema tickets every week with VeryMe Rewards. You can do this once each week for any film showing at any time.

Two standard tickets will cost £8, while two Luxe tickets cost £13.

You can also get four standard for £16 and four Luxe for £26.

The voucher can only be used on the same screening, so you couldn’t use it for one ticket at two screenings for example.

You’ll need to pay an additional £1 booking fee when using the voucher on the ODEON website, though this covers the whole booking. If you use it at the box office you won’t pay this extra charge.

To get it, you just need to tap on ‘Rewards’ in the Vodafone app and claim the offer.

If you don’t have Vodafone this hack could get you access to the various offers.

Get VeryMe Rewards

ODEON: cheaper online tickets

Deal expiry: Ongoing offer

If you book online ahead of your trip rather than buying tickets upon arrival then you get cheaper cinema tickets at ODEON.

You’ll get charged a £1 booking fee online (included in the price you see), so check that special offers aren’t better at the box office.

Book ODEON online

Vue ticket deals and offers

Don’t forget we may have featured some Vue deals in our ‘Top cinema deals’ section above, including free tickets via bank accounts.

Vue: 10 tickets for £40, or five for £22, or two for £9.50

Groupon has a great deal running for people wanting to bag dome tickets for a Vue screening.

You can grab 10 tickets for £40, five tickets for £22 or two tickets for £9.50 – and tickets can be used any day of the week until October 22, as long as you book by October 19.

They can be used at the same time or during separate visits.

Once you sign up, you’ll be sent an email with one unique code for each ticket – these can also be found in your Groupon account.

You then need to make the booking on the Vue website and enter your codes at the checkout.

Tickets are valid on Super Saver Seats at all UK Sites, however there is a £2 supplement, payable at Vue’s checkout, for the London & Recliner sites.

See the deal

Vue: free tickets via Club Perks

Vue have launched a new reward scheme called Club Vue. Each time you buy a ticket you’ll get a stamp, and once you have 10 stamps you’ll get a free ticket. There are also ‘bonus treats’, so something to look out for.

You need to download the Club Vue app and join the free Vue Member scheme.

There’s only one stamp per booking, so you might want to book multiple seats separately. You’ll also only get the stamp if you book in advance on the app or website, and not via the box office.

The free ticket is for a standard 2D showing, so won’t work for 3D or other premium tickets though you can pay extra to upgrade. You’ve three months to use the free ticket once it’s been issued, and you can use it online or in person.

This appears to work with free tickets too, such as those from Lloyds Bank or Vitality, so you might not even need to spend anything to get a stamp.

Join Vue Member

Vue: two free tickets for Sky Cinema customers

Deal expiry: Ongoing offer

If you’ve got Sky Cinema, you can get two free standard Vue cinema tickets every month. The tickets can be used at any Vue cinema in the UK or Ireland, at any time Sunday – Thursday.

You’ll need the MySky app to get access to this offer, where you’ll find a code to use online and a QR code to use in the cinema.

There’s a limit to how many free tickets Sky gives out each month, so you may need to get in early.

Get your free tickets

Vue: two tickets for £9 with O2 and Virgin Media

If you’re a broadband customer with O2 or Virgin Media you can use the O2 Priority app for discounted tickets.

You can get two Vue tickets for £9 every week or four for £18 to use on any day, at any Vue location.

There’s also 20% off food and drinks.

You can get a new code at 10am each Monday and it’s valid until Sunday of the same week. You can only take advantage once a month.

If you don’t have O2 Priority, this hack can give it to you for £10 every six months.

Get O2 Priority if you’re not on O2

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Cineworld and Picturehouse cheap tickets

Don’t forget we may have featured some other deals in our ‘Top cinema deals’ section above, including how to hack 2-4-1 tickets for £1.

We’ve also details of Cineworld and Picturehouse memberships later on this page.

Cineworld: 2 for £10 via First Direct

First Direct account holders can claim two tickets for a tenner every week. You need to sign up for the free First Direct Perks scheme to access the deal.

Get First Direct Perks

Picturehouse: Happy Mondays

All day, every Monday (excluding bank holidays) you can watch any film at a discounted rate at every single Picturehouse.

The most you’ll pay for a standard ticket on Happy Monday is £8.20, or £10.20 at Picturehouse Central.

Everyman cinema ticket deals and offers

Everyman offers are pretty rare, the best one being with a Times+ subscription.

Everyman: 2-4-1 Wednesday with Times+

If you subscribe to The Times, you’ll be able to get two-for-one tickets at Everyman on Wednesdays. You can get a one month free trial or £3 for 3 months then it’s a pricey £26 a month.

Showcase ticket deals and offers

Don’t forget, we may have featured some other deals in our ‘Top cinema deals’ section above, including how to hack 2-4-1 tickets for £1.

Showcase: 10% back via Insider scheme

Showcase Insider is a free loyalty program. Members earn 10% of spend back on ticket, snack and drink purchases to use on future visits.

Members also get discounted admission tickets, sometimes as low as £4.99 on Saver Mondays.

Join Showcase Insider

Other cinema deals and offers

Don’t forget, we have featured some other deals in our ‘Top cinema deals’ section above, including how to hack 2-4-1 tickets for £1.

Escapes: free film preview tickets

With Cinematik, you can get free tickets to select films for free. Each month, a film is voted to be screened, and you can book to see it on a specific day. You can book a maximum of one ticket per screening. You also have the option to reserve an additional ticket for a guest, which they’ll need to confirm separately via a shareable invite link.

The cinemas taking part are mainly local independent ones, but there are Picturehouse and Reel cinemas included. There’s a full list of all participating cinemas on the Cinematik website.

This month’s film – showing on October 5 and 6 – is 24 Hour Party People.

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Mubi Go: free ticket every week

Deal expiry: Ongoing offer

Mubi is an online streaming service. For £11.99 a month you get a classic, world cinema or art-house flick to watch, with the curated selection adding a new film every day.

For an extra £7 per month you also get a free cinema ticket every week via the Mubi Go service. There’s a 7-day free trial and if you sign up for an annual membership, you’ll save 33%.

You typically won’t be able to watch blockbusters, instead there’s a specific new film every week. You can go to see that film once, and another film choice will be given the following week.

With many of the films being smaller, they’ll have limited releases, so if you don’t live in a big city there’s a good chance you won’t be able to take advantage every week as not all the films will be shown at all cinemas.

Join Mubi Go

Vitality: free ODEON/Vue ticket each month

Deal expiry: Ongoing offer

If you’ve got a Vitality membership, usually offered as a healthcare perk with employers, then you can nab yourself a free Vue or ODEON ticket once each month.

You now need to get a four-week streak, where you earn at least 12 points each week. You can then claim the free ticket in the app.

Enter your code on the cinema’s website when booking your tickets.

Log into Vitality

Fever: discounts at Vue, Cineworld & ODEON

You can buy a ticket from £5.60 to use for movies at Vue, Cineworld or ODEON with the entertainment site Fever.

The actual price you’ll pay varies by location. If you have a larger town or city close by, you could get a better discount by choosing a cinema there instead.

You can also use a refer-a-friend link to save £4.

Again, do check you can’t get a ticket for less via a different offer before buying.

Here’s what you need to know about getting discounted tickets with Fever:

ODEON: you can get a standard 2D ticket at select cinemas in the UK. It’s not valid at Luxe locations or the Islington Luxe & Dine. If you want to upgrade to IMAX, 3D or recliner seats, you’ll have to pay extra.

You can use the voucher online via the ODEON website or app, but there’s a £1 fee per ticket. You can also redeem the voucher at cinema kiosks – but not at the box office. The voucher can’t be used for special screenings or events and can’t be combined with other offers.

Vue: you can get a ticket for a film either online or via the Box Office. Each voucher is only valid once and if you cancel your booking, you won’t get it back.

It’s not valid for premieres, special events or things like Mini Mornings or Scene screenings. With a Super Saver voucher, you can book general 2D seating, while VIP vouchers give more options, including recliners and 3D screenings (with an upgrade fee).

Cineworld: you can get a ticket for any standard 2D film, but if you want to upgrade to 3D, IMAX or 4DX you’ll have to pay extra (plus the cost of 3D glasses if needed). If you’re booking online, there’s a small fee added.

You can’t use this ticket for Event Cinema, special screenings, Movies for Juniors or ViP seats though, so check before booking.

Cheap kids cinema tickets

Kids tickets from £2.49

Most of the big chains have deals where you can get cheaper kids or family tickets. Here’s our roundup of what’s on offer:

ODEON: £2.75 per ticket – you’ll get the same cheap price for both adults and kids at weekends and school holidays.

ODEON: Family ticket – you can get adult tickets at child prices for the same film. You’ll see the option at check out for an adult and child combo ticket.

Vue: tickets for £2.49 – Vue Mighty Mornings are kids screenings on Saturday and Sunday mornings at 10am and every day of the school holidays.

Cineworld: from £2.50 – kids and adults pay the same price via Movies for Juniors.

Picturehouse: from £3.30 per ticket – kids’ Club screenings are shown every Saturday morning and prices depend on the cinema you visit. There’s also preschool specials, exclusively for preschool children and the adult goes for free. With the family ticket option, adults only pay kids prices. It’s for four people, at least two must be under 15 (e.g. two adults and two kids or one adult and three kids).

Cheap over 60s cinema tickets

Over 60s tickets from £3.50

ODEON, Cineworld and Picturehouse have cheaper tickets for over 60s (Vue don’t have anything on offer at the moment). Here’s our roundup of the deals:

ODEON: from £3.50 per ticket – ODEON Silvers has screenings during quieter times of the day with a selection of new releases or classic films. Tickets with standard seats are £3.50 when you book as a myODEON member online and £4.50 in-cinema. Standard seats are £4.00 when you book online as a guest and £5.00 in cinema. The price includes tea, coffee and biscuits, served before the film.

Cineworld: tickets for £4.50 – CineSeniors runs every Wednesday and you also get complimentary hot drinks and biscuits.

Picturehouse: discounted tickets – Silver Screen is a free-to-join club for over-60s. Members get a free tea or coffee at Silver Screen shows.

Memberships

These memberships could save you money on tickets – if you go frequently enough.

ODEON myLimitless: from £14.99 a month

Deal expiry: Ongoing offer

ODEON myLimitless is an annual membership that allows you to see as many films as you like in ODEON cinemas. You pay £14.99 per month or £17.99 for myLimitless Plus, which also gets you ODEON Luxe, seat upgrades and screen upgrades.

If you go via a cashback site, you could cut the cost even more. With TopCashback you can get up to £4.25 of the price back on your first payment. Plus, you could get a welcome bonus offer.

ODEON sometimes offer discounts on annual membership, and we’ll share them here when they run.

Join myLimitless

Cineworld Unlimited Card: from £10.99 a month

Deal expiry: Ongoing offer

If you frequently go to a Cineworld, its Unlimited Card lets you go as much as you want (2D only). The minimum subscription is 3 months and starts at £10.99 a month, going up to £21.90.

Each cinema is bracketed into a group – the amount you pay depends on the group your cinema falls in. The Cineworld website has a full list of which cinemas are in which groups.

Group 1 cinemas – £10.99 a month
Group 2 cinemas – £16.99 a month
Group 3 cinemas – £19.40 a month
Group 4 cinemas – £21.90 a month

Members are also invited to preview screenings and get 10% off food and drink. If you continue your subscription for a second year, membership then includes 3D films and the food discount goes up to 25%.

There’s also a referral scheme where you get an extra month for free if you get a mate to sign up.

We’ll share any discounts on membership here when they’re available.

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Take a friend for free from 23 January to 12 February

If you’re a Cineworld Unlimited member and were registered by 20 January 2026, you can take a friend for free until 12 February.

The free ticket can be a 2D ticket only at any Cineworld cinemas.

Picturehouse: free tickets and £3 off with memberships

Picturehouse memberships give you free tickets and discounts at any Picturehouse cinema. The free tickets are sometimes restricted to certain days of the week.

There are three tiers of membership – Light, Classic and West End. The Light option gives you one free ticket a month and costs £6.99 a month to £69.90 a year – but you can’t use them on weekends or Bank Holidays

Classic lets you go any day of the week, but excludes Picturehouse Central cinemas, for £9.99 a month or £99.90 a year.

West End means tickets can be used any time at any venue, and adds in access to the Picturehouse Central Member’s bar. It costs £15.99 a month or £159.90 a year.

After the freebies you’ll also get £3 off our further tickets.

Members also get a 10% discount on food and drink, free previews, no online booking fees and occasional other freebies.

At certain points in the year there are discounts on memberships, and we’ll share them here if they’re any good.

Get a Picturehouse membership

Everyman Memberships

There are a few options here, though the basic one (i.e. cheapest) allows you to take a friend for free on Mondays. You also get six free tickets for the £89 cost.

The next level up costs £325 a year, and comes with 24 free tickets. After this you can spend £680 and get unlimited tickets for two for a year.

Expired deals

National Cinema Weekend

National Cinema Weekend runs every year in September. This year, participating cinemas were offering tickets from £4.

Vue: tickets for £4

Vue is offering £4 tickets for National Cinema Weekend. The offer applies to all cinemas and all seats — no uplift for premium seating or screens.

Get £4 tickets

ODEON: tickets for £4

On the 5 and 6 September 2026, you can get £4 tickets at ODEON cinemas. All films and all screens (including IMAX, iSense, Dolby and XL) are included.

You can book online or in the cinema to get the tickets.

Get £4 tickets

Cineworld: tickets for £4

On 5 and 6 September, you can get £4 tickets at Cineworld for National Cinema Weekend.

Tickets in all formats except IMAX are included — IMAX screenings cost £6 instead.

Get £4 tickets

25% off MyLimitless (ended)

Odeon is running it’s New Year Sale already, offering 25% off its annual subscription. It’s £139, usually £186. Limitless Plus is reduced to £164, usually £219.

This makes it just over £11.50 per month, so if you’re a regular cinema-goer, it could be well worth it.

You can only get this when you buy a whole year upfront between 22 December 2025 and 31 January 2026.

Get Odeon MyLimitless

Vue: two tickets for £9.50 (not currently running)

Groupon is offering two tickets for £9.50 or five for £22 to use at Vue.

You can only use them to book online, though you can use them across multiple visits if you want.

You’ll need to pay £2 extra to use in London or recliner seats. Here’s the full list of where this applies:

Tickets last until 20 November 2025.

Get your Vue tickets at Groupon

Cineworld: 25% off Cineworld Unlimited (ended)

You can currently get 25% off a new Cineworld Unlimited subscription if you use the code UNLIMITED25 between 30 June and 13 July 2025. The price of a membership depends on the cinema that you’re signing up for and your subscription period.

You’ll also get 10% off snacks and 25% off at partner restaurants.

Are cinema memberships worth the money?

ODEON: 15% off gift cards at Tesco (ended)

Deal expiry: 10 August 2025

Tesco is selling Odeon gift cards with a 15% discount. You can use these to pay as normal for any ticket, including those which are discounted, such as using Meerkat Movies or the two for £10 voucher via Amazon Prime.

Buy discounted ODEON gift cards

ODEON: 20% off gift cards at Tesco – expired

Deal expiry: 22 December

Get 20% off ODEON e-giftcards from Tesco until 22 December. The discount applies to e-giftcards valued between £5 and £25. These e-giftcards are valid for two years.

Get 20% off ODEON gift cards

Vue: tickets from £4 each with Wowcher (expired)

Deal expiry: 14 May 2025

You can buy bundles of Vue tickets on Wowcher, either two, five or ten, and you’ll get them at a much lower price. Two tickets cost £9.50 – making it £4.75 a ticket. For five tickets, you’ll spend £22 (£4.40 per ticket), and ten tickets cost £40, making it £4 per ticket.

You can use the tickets for Standard 2D screenings, sitting in super saver seats.

You’ll have til 18 May to use the tickets, but check that your cinema is listed, as there are some exclusions, and some cinemas will charge you a £2 surcharge when redeeming it – check this list in “The Fine Print”.

To get it, go to Wowcher and search “Vue” to find the offer.

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Cineworld: two tickets for £12.95 with Wowcher (expired)

Deal expiry: 31 March 2025 (though may be extended)

You can buy two Standard Cineworld tickets on Wowcher for £12, plus a £0.95 booking fee when booking the tickets.

You’ll have til 31 March to use the tickets, but check that your cinema is listed, as there are some exclusions. There’s an uplift fee for things like 3D screenings or IMAX. And be aware that you need to use them both at the same time.

To get it, go to Wowcher and search “Cineworld” to find the offer.

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