Rip Off Britain

Series 7

20 episodes · Sep 14, 2015

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

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  • S7E1

    Episode 1

    Sep 14, 201545m

    The team unravel the latest scams, including an elaborate con that saw a woman tricked into believing she was working undercover for the police.

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  • S7E2

    Episode 2

    Sep 15, 201545m

    The team investigate problems viewers have said they simply can't resolve, including the mysteriously flooded garden that now threatens a family's entire house.

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  • S7E3

    Episode 3

    Sep 16, 201545m

    The team meet a group of neighbours who have discovered they have been paying too much for their water for decades.

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  • S7E4

    Episode 4

    Sep 17, 201545m

    The team investigate the story of a couple who paid to put their belongings into storage but have never seen them since.

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  • S7E5

    Episode 5

    Sep 18, 201545m

    The team investigate property nightmares and disastrous building work, with a report on a company that's taken thousands of pounds for jobs left unfinished.

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  • S7E6

    Episode 6

    Sep 21, 201545m

    The team explore whether enough is done to contact customers when a product is recalled for safety reasons and reveal new ways to check if products are safe.

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  • S7E7

    Episode 7

    Sep 22, 201545m

    Unwanted calls - and how to stop them - are under investigation as the team meet people plagued by a barrage of nuisance calls.

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  • S7E8

    Episode 8

    Sep 23, 201545m

    The team are on the trail of whoever is behind a fake shopping site that uses the details and addresses of genuine businesses to lure people into ordering.

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  • S7E9

    Episode 9

    Sep 24, 201545m

    The team uncover a new twist to the problems hundreds of viewers have had with passport websites that aren't what they seem.

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  • S7E10

    Episode 10

    Sep 25, 201545m

    The team meet viewers caught out by the small print - including a family whose holiday was almost grounded by a simple but very costly mistake.

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  • S7E11

    Episode 11

    Sep 28, 201545m

    The team expose all-too-plausible scams that have cost viewers hundreds of thousands of pounds and share advice to help viewers avoid being stung the same way.

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  • S7E12

    Episode 12

    Sep 29, 201545m

    The team reveal easy ways to avoid losing either money or personal details online, investigating the darkest corners of the web.

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  • S7E13

    Episode 13

    Sep 30, 201545m

    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.

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  • S7E14

    Episode 14

    Oct 1, 201545m

    The team investigate situations where viewers have been left frustrated by the customer service they have received.

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  • S7E15

    Episode 15

    Oct 2, 201545m

    A tragic event highlights a common mistake made with holiday cover, and the team open up a pet clinic after a rise in complaints about insurance.

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  • S7E16

    Episode 16

    Oct 5, 201545m

    The team investigate houses under attack from plants and trees and what happened to one woman's family silver after she trusted an expert to sell it.

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  • S7E17

    Episode 17

    Oct 6, 201545m

    The team investigate the spiralling costs of energy and heating and share advice on how to bring bills down without switching supplier.

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  • S7E18

    Episode 18

    Oct 7, 201545m

    As the team investigate whether we always get value for money, there's an exclusive peek at the tough tests designed to identify which products are the best.

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  • S7E19

    Episode 19

    Oct 8, 201545m

    The team investigate complaints about big-name brands, including a sofa store whose new furniture didn't please one woman in the way she'd expected.

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  • S7E20

    Episode 20

    Oct 9, 201545m

    The team expose bogus celebrity endorsements that tempt you into handing over cash for something you may later regret.

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