Rip Off Britain 

Original version

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

BBC One East HD

Rip Off Britain

Factual: Consumer

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.

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

BBC One HD

BBC One London

London

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 HD

BBC One Cambridgeshire

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

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 HD

BBC One Channel Islands

BBC One North West

BBC One region covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

BBC One East Midlands HD

BBC One Cambridgeshire HD

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

BBC One West HD

BBC One West Midlands

BBC One Yorks & Lincs

BBC One East Midlands

BBC One Oxfordshire HD

BBC One Oxfordshire

BBC One West Midlands HD

BBC One South East

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 Yorkshire

BBC One South West

BBC One Nightlight

BBC One East

BBC One North East & Cumbria HD

BBC One West

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

BBC One London HD

BBC One Yorks & Lincs HD

BBC One North West HD

BBC One South HD

BBC One Yorkshire HD

BBC One Channel Islands 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

BBC One Wales

Wales

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

BBC One Wales HD

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

BBC One Scotland

Scotland

Gloria Hunniford

Julia Somerville

Angela Rippon

Rowland Stone

Chris Walker

Sherry Knight

Rip Off Britain: Series 15: The tax rebate with a sting in the tail

Episode 3

The tax rebate with a sting in the tail

Series 15

BBC One - Rip Off Britain, Series 15, The tax rebate with a sting in the tail

The accountancy firm that’s left hundreds of people being chased to repay tax rebates.

Julia, Angela and Gloria investigate the cases of people who claimed thousands of pounds in tax rebates only to be told they must pay back far more than they received.

Julia, Angela and Gloria investigate the companies who you say have let you down, including the people who claimed thousands of pounds in tax rebates only to be told they must pay back far more than they ever received.

Also, the customers who gave their trust, and thousands of pounds, to a shipping company that was supposed to transport their possessions halfway around the world - only for them never to be seen again.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Rip Off Britain

Series 15

The tax rebate with a sting in the tail

Contributors

Genres

Brand

Series

BBC One East HD

About BBC One