Rip Off Britain

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BBC Northern Ireland region started on 19th April 1955 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One Northern Ireland.

BBC One Northern Ireland

Factual: Consumer

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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.

The BBC South region started on 5th January 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South.

BBC One South

BBC One London

London

Simulcast of network BBC One in high definition. From 03/11/2010

BBC One HD

The BBC East region started on 1st May 1959 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One East.

BBC One East

BBC One Channel Islands

BBC One Yorkshire

BBC One North West

BBC One Oxfordshire

The BBC West region started on 1st September 1957 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One West.

BBC One West

BBC One Yorks & Lincs

BBC One West Midlands

The BBC South West region started on 20th April 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South West.

BBC One South West

BBC One Cambridgeshire

BBC One region covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

BBC One East Midlands

Formerly part of a wider BBC One South East region that included London and part of the South region. Separated from BBC One London 2001-09-03 following reorganisation of the South East region.

BBC One South East

The BBC North East & Cumbria region started in 1959 (tbc) as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One North East & Cumbria.

BBC One North East & Cumbria

BBC One Wales

Wales

BBC One Scotland

Scotland

Simulcast of BBC One Wales in high definition. From 29/01/2013

BBC One Wales HD

Simulcast of BBC One Scotland in high definition. From 14/01/2013

BBC One Scotland HD

Simulcast of BBC One Northern Ireland in high definition. From 24/10/2012

BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Angela Rippon

Gloria Hunniford

Julia Somerville

Sherry Knight

Rowland Stone

Rip Off Britain: Series 13: Episode 18

Episode 18

Series 13

BBC One - Rip Off Britain, Series 13, Episode 18

Why are payment holidays leaving some people worse off than they already were?

Payment holidays are meant to help out those people in tricky financial situations, so why are some people feeling that taking one out has left them in a worse position than when they started? 

When customer service lets you down, consumer champions Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford rise up. Today, payment holidays are meant to help out those people in tricky financial situations, so why are some people feeling that taking one out has left them in a worse position than when they started? How demand for home improvements has led some people to use builders they wished they had never gone near. And if you’ve ever aspired to be a model or actor, be careful which agent you choose. The wrong one could see you losing thousands. And there are more hints and tips from the experts in our virtual advice clinic.

Rip Off Britain: Series 13

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Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville return with more investigations.

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