Simple broadband mistake costing 9.5million households up to 113 extra a year – trim your costs [Video]

MILLIONS of households across the UK are overpaying for their broadband due to a common mistake.

New research carried out by Go Compare has found that 9.5 million households are paying for higher broadband speeds than necessary.

The majority of Brits spend between £25 and £29 per month on broadband for top-end broadband speeds, the price comparison site’s survey found.

Just over a third or 34% of these users are overpaying on their packages with around £53 million collectively spent each month on unused broadband speeds.

This translates to a jaw-dropping £637 million over the course of a year.

The comparison site says that those who overpay spend an average of £5.58 per month more than they need to on their broadband.

This means £66.96 is wasted …