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The Best Episodes of Rip Off Britain Season 16

Every episode of Rip Off Britain Season 16 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Rip Off Britain Season 16!

The Best Episodes of Rip Off Britain Season 16

Rip Off Britain is a BBC One series which exposes Britain's rip-offs and helps consumers. It began on 30 November 2009, presented by former news...
  1. Background image for They sold me a written-off car
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    #1 - They sold me a written-off car

    S16:E1

    The team investigates the seriously written-off cars patched up and put back on the road, and asks why e-bike batteries, withdrawn for being a fire hazard, could still be on sale.

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    Director:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Blacklisted because of my surname
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    #2 - Blacklisted because of my surname

    S16:E2

    When an algorithm banned one woman from opening an online account because her surname was McManus, she asked Rip Off Britain for help!

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    Director:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Where’s my £300,000 whisky gone?
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    #3 - Where’s my £300,000 whisky gone?

    S16:E3

    The team meet one man worried that the £300k he spent on rare whisky might have vanished after the investment firm went bust.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #4 - Paying £1 per mile for car insurance

    S16:E4

    Priced off the road: the young drivers handed a car insurance price hike in the middle of their policy.

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    #5 - My four-star holiday deal was anything but

    S16:E5

    The team investigates the holiday deal websites whose offers were very different to what was advertised.

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    #6 - Energy Special

    S16:E6

    From shockingly incorrect bills to broken smart meters, bad customer service to impossible debts, the Rip Off Britain team challenge the energy industry and the government.

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    Director:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Help – my home’s infested with beetles
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    #7 - Help – my home’s infested with beetles

    S16:E7

    The team meets a couple at loggerheads with a developer after finding soaked plaster and a beetle infestation in their new-build home.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #8 - The phone, the thief and the worthless insurance

    S16:E8

    How one tech giant’s phone insurance will only pay out if thieves don’t switch off the tracking software on your handset. And the people forced to pay for items that never arrived.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #9 - Cut off from my landline

    S16:E9

    Could the biggest change to landlines in generations leave you without a phone or broadband? And the new plans that might bring private parking operators into line.

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    #10 - Help, they’ve hacked my holiday hotel

    S16:E10

    The hacked hotel emails that could cost you your holiday. Also, the team meets a woman who felt abandoned by her cruise company when illness struck on board.

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    #11 - I became a money mule by mistake

    S16:E11

    Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville hear from the young people who thought they were dabbling in investments but instead ended up unwittingly money laundering.

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    #12 - ‘Lose a stone in a week’ – the pamphlet peddling porkies

    S16:E12

    The team tackle more bad practice, including debunking the claims of a slimming pill magazine that says you’ll lose a stone in a week.

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  14. Background image for Help, I don’t owe the debt you’re chasing me for
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    #13 - Help, I don’t owe the debt you’re chasing me for

    S16:E13

    The dogged debt collectors who won’t give up – even when you don’t owe them anything. And the missing mail causing huge headaches and leaving you out of pocket.

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    #14 - £89,000 down... and my bank won’t listen

    S16:E14

    Life savings gone and no refund – why your choice of bank could make all the difference if you lose out to scammers.

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    #15 - My holiday coach crash nightmare

    S16:E15

    The tour operator that one couple say really let them down when their coach transfer took a turn for the worst.

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    #16 - No payout pet insurance

    S16:E16

    Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville are joined by Henry the Blue Peter dog, as they hear about the chihuahua owner from Oldham whose pet insurer refused to pay out.

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    #17 - Out-of-control bamboo is destroying my driveway

    S16:E17

    Gloria Hunniford learns how the 1990s fashion for bamboo in our gardens is causing expensive problems for some homeowners 25 years later.

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    #18 - Help, my £45,000 pension is missing!

    S16:E18

    With millions of pounds sitting unclaimed in dormant or misplaced accounts, the team sets about helping a former bank worker track down her pension pot, which has been missing since the 1990s.

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    #19 - Crumbling concrete wrecked my home

    S16:E19

    Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville get to grips with the lightweight construction material RAAC. Installed decades ago, it’s ended up decimating housing estates across Scotland.

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  21. Background image for Wrong flight landed us in Lithuania!
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    #20 - Wrong flight landed us in Lithuania!

    S16:E20

    Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford present a sun-drenched holiday edition, featuring airline passengers who were supposed to be travelling to Barcelona but got put on a flight to Lithuania.

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    #21 - Bank account switch left me broke

    S16:E21

    Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville hear the story of a woman from Bolton who staged a protest at the local branch of her bank after being left penniless and with no access to her money.

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    #22 - Floored by ground rent demand

    S16:E22

    A 90-year-old is shocked by a £17,000 ground rent bill on the flat he’s owned for 50 years. Plus the online marketplace being abused by scammers.

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    #23 - No win, no fee cost me £27,000

    S16:E23

    Gloria Hunniford, Julia Somerville and the team hear how the promise of a no win, no fee legal action left a man from Burnley with a £27,000 legal bill after a firm of solicitors went bust.

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    #24 - Thieves charged hundreds to my phone bill

    S16:E24

    How mobile phone theft victims are facing huge bills when crooks’ purchases are charged to them.

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    #25 - Airport security delays left my holiday in ruins

    S16:E25

    The travellers seeking answers after their getaway plans were wrecked when huge security queues at a major British airport caused them to miss their flights.

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Season 16 Ratings Summary

"They sold me a written-off car" is the best rated episode of "Rip Off Britain" season 16. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/20/2024. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Blacklisted because of my surname".