Rip Off Britain
Rip Off Britain is a TV show on BBC1. 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 program has been available since 2025. A total of 73 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in September 2026.
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The team meet the couple who say their stay in a holiday villa turned out to be a health risk. So why won’t the major travel company they booked with refund them?
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The team look into the postcode lottery behind electric vehicle home charging. Why one man says he had no option but to sell his EV because the council won't let him run a cable in front of his house.
The team investigate why residents living next to a landfill site are kicking up a stink. And the woman given a parking ticket while taking her neighbour to a wake.
Julia Somerville, Louise Minchin and Gloria Hunniford meet the homeowner left questioning a trusted comparison site after a builder's botched work on her home.
Gloria Hunniford, Julia Somerville and Louise Minchin investigate how scammers stole thousands from one woman after she had died. Why did the bank leave her account wide open to fraudsters?
The team hear from the passengers whose flight hit a storm so severe they feared for their lives. The airline said it was fine to fly, but the passengers disagree.
The team hear about the hard-working teenager who was scammed out of his savings by fraudsters pretending to be his bank. Why wouldn't the bank give him his money back?
The team investigate the roadside rescue that ended up in a robbery. Also on the programme, how a mix-up at a breakdown company left a man's van a target for thieves.
The team investigate the massive £2.1 million fraud that left a vulnerable woman and her children reeling. Can they claw back any of the money the criminals stole?
A woman might lose her home after putting it on the line for a friend who turned out to be a serial con artist, and a man is conned out of almost £40,000 for unnecessary home improvement work.
Series 17
A man whose home address is hijacked by a fraudster using the name Michael Jackson receives traffic fines and a visit from a bailiff but says the authorities won’t help.
A victim of a huge international investment scam network meets one of the investigative journalists who uncovered it.
A viewer contacts the team after suspecting the online task work he’s been completing could be a scam.
The team hear the incredible story of one Edinburgh woman left devastated when an online romance turned out to be a scam.
In the first of five special episodes for BBC Scam Safe week, the team investigate the fake bank accounts all registered in one Cheshire street.
The team help people stuck with paying a monthly contract for smartphones that were never delivered. And the SUV drivers left fearing for their safety when the cars developed a fault.
The team reveal the gift voucher blunders that left one customer with only two theme park tickets for her family of six.
The team investigate the mysterious transactions made via mobile phone payments – even after the customer had cancelled their bank card.
Series 18
The team investigate the holiday timeshare company that members feel has moved the goalposts as they reached the end of their contracts – with their investments worth far less than they had expected.
The team investigate why some brands continue to label their wet wipes as flushable despite the major drain blockages caused by wet wipes that cost millions to repair every year.