Tesco 'loophole' for anyone with a mobile phone to avoid drastic April price hikes

Tesco Mobile has become the latest UK network provider to announce upcoming price changes this April, meaning customers will pay a lot more for their monthly contracts. As prices are set to rise on a handful of its bundles, shoppers can save money on its pay-as-you-go deals that aren't subject to price increases.

Its pay-as-you-go SIM deals include 50GB of data for just £15, which is one of the cheapest tariffs on the market so far - the same price would only get shoppers 20GB of data at its partner provider, O2.

The 50GB data deal is for shoppers with a Clubcard, which is free to sign up to, and gives shoppers a £5 saving, those taking out the 50GB deal with a Clubcard will pay the same price as its current 25GB data deal. It's the latest offer for Tesco shoppers, and a loophole that means shoppers can avoid the upcoming 14% price rise.

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Tesco Mobile customers with current monthly contracts will see a 14% rise in their current tarriff price. This would take its current 100GB deal for £17.50 up to £19.95 a month, the unlimited £25 a month deal up to £28.50 each month, and its unlimited data contract (for 12 months) would rise from the current £30 a month to £34.20.

Tesco's pay-as-you-go customers would not face any additional changes as the set out prices (for instance the 50GB for £15 deal) as shoppers aren't limited to a contract. Shoppers aren't tied to paying a certain amount each month and instead upload the exact money for the amount of data used.

Other offers in its pay-as-you-go deals include 10GB of data for £10 per month, 25GB for £15 per month and 100GB of data for £30 per month.

Shoppers with Tesco Clubcards