Rip Off Britain

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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

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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.

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

BBC One HD

BBC One Cambridgeshire HD

BBC One North West

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 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

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 Yorkshire HD

BBC One West Midlands

BBC One West Midlands HD

BBC One South East

BBC One East Midlands HD

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 Oxfordshire HD

BBC One South 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 East HD

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 Yorks & Lincs

BBC One Yorkshire

BBC One London

London

BBC One West HD

BBC One North East & Cumbria HD

BBC One Oxfordshire

BBC One North West HD

BBC One Cambridgeshire

BBC One Channel Islands

BBC One Channel Islands HD

BBC One Yorks & Lincs HD

BBC One South 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 Wales

Wales

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

BBC One Northern Ireland HD

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

BBC One Wales HD

BBC One Scotland

Scotland

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

BBC One Scotland HD

Julia Somerville

Angela Rippon

Gloria Hunniford

Rowland Stone

Chris Walker

Lizz Martin

Rip Off Britain: Series 15: Charged hundreds of pounds to flush the loo

Charged Hundreds of Pounds to Flush the Loo

Charged hundreds of pounds to flush the loo

Series 15

BBC One - Rip Off Britain, Series 15, Charged hundreds of pounds to flush the loo

The team meets the homeowners unable to afford the monthly bills to process their sewage.

The team hears from the homeowners fighting a utility company that’s increased its prices almost tenfold in seven years – leaving them unable to afford their monthly bills.

Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville hear from the homeowners fighting a utility company that’s increased its prices almost tenfold in seven years – leaving them unable to afford the monthly bills to process their sewage. 

Also, the team meet bereaved relatives thrust into a battle with their late loved ones’ energy supplier and fending off threats of debt collectors, rather than focusing on their grief. And how might your bank respond if you lost money to fraudsters? The team hears the latest on your chances of getting a refund from the organisation you trust with your money.

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Charged hundreds of pounds to flush the loo

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