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Rip Off Britain - Series 18: 5. Holidays: Our flight took off while the board still said ‘Please Wait’
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- This episodeSeries 18: 5. Holidays: Our flight took off while the board still said ‘Please Wait’...
- Series 18: 3. Claim denied due to home’s past building workInsurance clause means a £10,000 repair cost for damage that a couple thought was covered.44 mins
- Series 18: 2. Fake loan repayments coming off my wagesThe man fighting to clear his name after fake loan payments were taken from his wages.44 mins
- Series 18: 1. Home improvement company lies cost me thousands...An elderly homeowner says a maintenance firm took her money and ran.44 mins
- Series 17: 45. Four-day delay, but my airline won’t payWhen a trip is wrecked by four days of flight hold-ups, an airline won’t pay compensation.44 mins
- Series 17: 44. The five-year wait to return to my homeThe residents forced out of their homes for five years following a fire safety notice.44 mins
- Series 17: 43. Blaze repair delays ruined our homeA couple’s home is left in ruins when repairs by their insurer take years to complete.44 mins
- Series 17: 42. Van seized after fake debt rulingA business owner’s van is seized following a court judgement over a debt he doesn’t owe.44 mins
- Series 17: 41. Careless courier driver destroyed my garden wall...The team find out why firms might not help if your property is destroyed by a courier.44 mins
- Series 17: 40. Holiday hotel blaze left me fearing for my life...The holidaymakers caught up in one of many major fires in Turkish hotels.44 mins
- Series 17: 39. Next door up in flames - but I had to payHow a homeowner was unable to claim after a house fire next door spread to her property.44 mins
- Series 17: 38. I won in court – but I’m still out of pocketThe people calling court rulings pointless after the company at fault still won’t pay.44 mins
- Series 17: 37. Owed thousands by my energy companyHow two ombudsman rulings in a customer's favour still haven’t got them their money back.44 mins
- Series 17: 36. Elvis event left me all shook upAn Elvis Presley fan from Essex wants a refund after a disappointing date with the 'King'.44 mins
- Series 17: 35. Slimed by sludge pipe leak during our dream cruise...A couple’s cruise is ruined when a leaky pipe splatters them in foul-smelling waste.44 mins
- Series 17: 34. Roof repair rogues took aim at our homesA community is blighted by doorstep rogues charging thousands for needless roof repairs.44 mins
- Series 17: 33. I’m blind - but my bank sends letters I can’t read...A bank’s failings lead to a blind customer being threatened with home repossession.44 mins
- Series 17: 32. The banned online pet store still taking your money...Investigating the online pet megastore banned from trading but still taking your money.44 mins
- Series 17: 31. Banned from 500 shops by facial recognitionHow a facial recognition error led to a woman being falsely accused of toilet roll theft.44 mins
- Series 17: 30. Fake Michael Jackson brought bailiffs to my door...A man faces fines and a bailiff visit after his address is used by a fraudster.44 mins
- Series 17: 29. I was part of the world’s largest scamThe international network of scammers with 32,000 victims. Are you among them?44 mins
- Series 17: 28. Help! Is my online job a scam?The team intervene when a viewer’s job is suspected of being a scam.44 mins
- Series 17: 27. AI romance scammer broke my heartThe online love affair that left one woman broken-hearted and cost her thousands.44 mins
- Series 17: 26. Scammers used our street to open fake accounts...Why did scammers use 12 addresses on one street to open bogus bank accounts?44 mins
- Series 17: 25. Our holiday was not as advertisedThe holidaymakers who say that their breaks fell far short of what was promised.44 mins
- Series 17: 24. Excluded from cheap energy tariffs because of where I live...The electric vehicle drivers unable to access cheaper tariffs for charging their cars.44 mins
- Series 17: 23. The Scottish lodge I invested in didn’t existThe investment scheme fraudulently using a household name in holiday lodges.44 mins
- Series 17: 22. Broadband firm has trapped my car with a telegraph pole...How a poorly placed telegraph pole left one resident’s car trapped behind their home.44 mins
- Series 17: 21. Insurer says I’m wrong about having cancerThe life insurer disputing one woman's medical diagnosis, meaning she can’t make a claim.44 mins
- Series 17: 20. My holiday was cancelled at hotel check-inThe couple left stranded abroad with no protection when their holiday company collapsed.44 mins
- Series 17: 19. I took out a family trust to protect my kids, but now I regret it...They took advice to protect their assets, but now wish they had not set up a family trust.44 mins
- Series 17: 18. I had to do the maths to prove my energy company wrong...The man who had to do his own maths to prove his energy company’s huge bills were wrong.44 mins
- Series 17: 17. £1,000 to send a parcelHow sending a parcel cost one man more than £1,000.44 mins
- Series 17: 16. New home knotweed no-one told us aboutThe first-time buyers who discovered knotweed neither the seller nor the survey declared.44 mins
- Series 17: 15. Luxury resort turned out to be a building site...The team investigate the holidays ruined by noisy construction work.44 mins
- Series 17: 14. Scammer posed as my mum – while she sat next to me...How fraudsters infiltrate WhatsApp groups to target users’ friends and family.44 mins
