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Rip Off Britain

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Series 16

The Rip Off Britain team is ready to tackle the issues you feel affect you the most.

The Rip Off Britain team is ready to tackle the issues that most matter to you - from bills and bad customer service, to holidays and food.

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Rip Off Britain: Series 7

Angela Rippon

Gloria Hunniford

Julia Somerville

Rob Unsworth

Caroline Short

Rip Off Britain: Series 7: Episode 13

Episode 13

Series 7

BBC One - Rip Off Britain, Series 7, Episode 13

The team talk to a man whose bank refused to believe he wasn't dead.

Consumer series. The team talk to a man whose bank refused to believe he wasn't dead, in an error that ended up costing him hundreds of pounds.

A man whose bank refused to believe he wasn't dead is among the people sharing their stories with Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville, after the error ended up costing him hundreds of pounds. 

Plus how companies taking advantage of the change in pension rules could cause your savings to vanish overnight, and the team helps a man whose insurer refused to pay out after an illness left him unable to work. And, after hearing what troubles there can be if a relative becomes unable to make the best decisions on their own, Gloria has a difficult conversation with her son about when might be the right time to start making crucial plans for the future.

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Angela Rippon and the team expose some of the rip-offs that are costing British consumers.

Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville return to their journalistic roots to expose some of the rip-offs that are costing British consumers.

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