Rip Off Britain

  • Premiered: Nov 2009
  • Episodes: 370
  • Followers: 0
  • Running
  • BBC One
  • Monday at 9
  • Documentary Reality

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Season 17
17x1
Tenants turned my family home into a cannabis farm
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 14, 2025
The team investigate fake tenants who turned a home into a cannabis farm. And the pet microchipping database that could make it harder to track down your missing furry friend.
17x2
Water bills are going up, but what’s it all being spent on?
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 15, 2025
The team meet residents furious at water bills increasing by 47 per cent. And the energy company that incorrectly charged an 82-year-old nearly £3,000 on her winter bills.
17x3
My conservatory roof shattered, but no-one’s taking responsibility
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 16, 2025
The team help one family who narrowly escaped when their conservatory roof shattered and ask who should foot the bill.
17x4
I paid for a smartphone but received a lump of clay
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 17, 2025
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.
17x5
Timeshare nightmare
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 18, 2025
The team help a couple who paid thousands to terminate their timeshare membership. As another suspicious operator offers to help, the team are there to challenge his claims.
17x6
I cancelled my card, but scammers kept spending
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 21, 2025
The team investigate the mysterious transactions made via mobile phone payments – even after the customer had cancelled their bank card.
17x7
Brazen car scam caught on camera
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 22, 2025
The team expose a shocking trick caught on camera during a private car sale that’s left some drivers thousands of pounds out of pocket.
17x8
Nail glue took my daughter’s skin off
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 23, 2025
The team investigate the case of a girl who suffered severe burns after using a nail glue she bought online and expose the other products that pose a risk.
17x9
Super-scam cost me £750,000
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 24, 2025
How a grandmother was groomed into cashing in her entire pension. Even her own family and the police couldn’t break the spell.
17x10
Dream holiday left me with gastric infection
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 25, 2025
The team investigate the cases of holidaymakers left suffering from debilitating gastric illnesses after a luxury five-star trip to Cape Verde.
17x11
Addicted to shopping app
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 28, 2025
The team investigate the shopping app that one woman found so addictive, she asked her bank to cancel her cards in order to stop her spending.
17x12
Fire safety upgrades – who should foot the bill?
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 29, 2025
The team take on the case of residents who were billed by their managing agent for fire safety upgrades to their front doors.
17x13
Gift experience voucher left me £200 out of pocket
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 30, 2025
The team reveal the gift voucher blunders that left one customer with only two theme park tickets for her family of six.
17x14
Scammer posed as my mum – while she sat next to me
Episode overview
Air date
May 01, 2025
How a scammer took over one woman’s WhatsApp account in a bid to defraud her friends and family.
17x15 Season finale
Luxury resort turned out to be a building site
Episode overview
Air date
May 02, 2025
The team investigate the cases of holidaymakers who say their relaxing breaks were ruined by noisy building work.

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