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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 8

Angela Rippon

Julia Somerville

Gloria Hunniford

Rob Unsworth

Chris Walker

Rip Off Britain: Series 8: Episode 17

Episode 17

Series 8

BBC One - Rip Off Britain, Series 8, Episode 17

Why residents desperate to get their roads up to scratch will have to fork out thousands.

Documentary exposing rip-offs. Why residents desperate to get the condition of their roads up to scratch will only be able to do it by forking out thousands of pounds themselves.

Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate situations where viewers feel they're being treated unfairly, including the case of an ex-squaddie whose terminal illness isn't quite terminal enough for his insurance to pay out. Plus, why residents desperate to get the condition of their roads up to scratch will only be able to do it by forking out thousands of pounds themselves. And why a new scheme to make flood protection affordable for all still won't help some of those worst affected by devastating floods.

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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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