Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville look at unexpected and unwelcome costs that can catch you out on your travels, hearing from car rental customers landed with thousands of pounds of extra charges after they had returned their vehicle and flown home, and the airline passengers who came to regret the decision to accept voucher refunds at the height of the pandemic. Also, the rising chorus of disapproval from single travellers facing hotel supplement charges they feel are deeply unfair, more expert hints and tips in the virtual advice clinic, and travel supremo Simon Calder takes a trip down the River Elbe in Germany.
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Series 16: 17. Out-of-control Bamboo Is Destroying My Driveway
Gloria Hunniford learns how the 1990s fashion for bamboo in our gardens is causing expensive problems for some homeowners 25 years later and what can be done to stop the plant f ...
12-11-2024
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Series 16: 16. No Payout Pet Insurance
Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville are joined by Henry the Blue Peter dog, as they hear about the chihuahua owner from Oldham whose pet insurer refused to pay out. It left he ...
11-11-2024
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Series 15: 36. Has Your Car Been Clocked?
The team meets a man who discovered a hidden clocking device behind the dashboard of his car, which could mean it had covered thousands of miles more than he realised. Could you ...
26-07-2024
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Series 15: 32. Threatened With A Knife By An Airport Parking Firm
The sellers dogged by scammers on one of the biggest social media platforms – is enough being done to stop the fraudsters, and could you spot a real buyer from a fake one? ...
25-07-2024
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Series 15: 29. Sunshine Scams And Cruise Changes
The British tourists conned out of thousands of pounds when scammers struck during a spot of holiday shopping – and how Spanish police busted a crime ring making millions. ...
24-07-2024
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Series 15: 27. David Vs Goliath
The team comes to the aid of customers who feel they are fighting a David and Goliath battle, including one single mum landed with an £86,000 repair bill after a burst pip ...
23-07-2024
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Series 15: 26. Scammers Controlling Your Phone
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville return with a brand new series, today revealing how scammers were able to remotely control one woman’s phone to log in ...
22-07-2024
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Holidays Series 11: Episode 10
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville explore disasters that derailed some holidays before they’d even begun. Including the disruptive passengers whose drun ...
27-06-2024
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Holidays Series 11: Episode 3
Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford report on the holidaymakers who arrived at their hotels, only to discover they'd been closed for years and their tour operat ...
26-06-2024
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Holidays Series 11: Episode 9
Rip Off Britain: Holidays looks at unexpected problems that threaten to knock your travels off course, including the double-booking nightmare that put a real dampener on the hol ...
25-06-2024
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Series 10: Episode 13
Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford investigate shocking examples of identity theft and ask if big companies are doing enough to keep our personal details safe ...
03-10-2018
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Series 14: Episode 15
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville meet people whose homes have been put at risk through no fault of their own. They find out how trees are threatening to unde ...
07-10-2022
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Series 15: 38. My Solar Panel Misery
Going green, going wrong – a council-backed energy scheme that left homeowners burned. How to avoid that happening to you, so your bid to go green goes great instead. \n\n ...
18-01-2024
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Series 15: 37. Charged Hundreds Of Pounds To Flush The Loo
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville hear from the homeowners fighting a utility company that’s increased its prices almost tenfold in seven years – ...
17-01-2024
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Series 14: Episode 2
Rip Off Britain tackles the scam social media listings catching people out in search of a home to rent and costing them thousands, and the shocking results of the team’s i ...
03-05-2022
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Holidays: Series 6: Episode 4
Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford look into difficulties that can arise en route to or from a destination. Among the stories is a traumatic and costly experie ...
29-01-2019
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Series 6 - Episode 9
Consumer series. The team look into some audacious scams that anyone could fall for, including the boiler room scam peddling shares that either don't exist or are worthless.
25-09-2014
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