Rip Off Britain - Series 17
1 - Tenants turned my family home into a cannabis farm
Air Date: April 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.
2 - Water bills are going up, but what’s it all being spent on?
Air Date: April 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.
3 - My conservatory roof shattered, but no-one’s taking responsibility
Air Date: April 16, 2025
The team help one family who narrowly escaped when their conservatory roof shattered and ask who should foot the bill.
4 - I paid for a smartphone but received a lump of clay
Air Date: April 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.
5 - Timeshare nightmare
Air Date: April 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.
6 - I cancelled my card, but scammers kept spending
Air Date: April 21, 2025
The team investigate the mysterious transactions made via mobile phone payments – even after the customer had cancelled their bank card.
7 - Brazen car scam caught on camera
Air Date: April 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.
8 - Nail glue took my daughter’s skin off
Air Date: April 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.
9 - Super-scam cost me nearly £500,000
Air Date: April 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.
10 - Dream holiday left me with gastric infection
Air Date: April 25, 2025
The team investigate the cases of holidaymakers left suffering from debilitating gastric illnesses after a luxury five-star trip to Cape Verde.
11 - Addicted to shopping app
Air Date: April 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.
12 - Fire safety upgrades – who should foot the bill?
Air Date: April 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.
13 - Gift experience voucher left me £200 out of pocket
Air Date: April 30, 2025
The team reveal the gift voucher blunders that left one customer with only two theme park tickets for her family of six.
14 - Scammer posed as my mum – while she sat next to me
Air Date: May 1, 2025
How a scammer took over one woman’s WhatsApp account in a bid to defraud her friends and family.
15 - Luxury resort turned out to be a building site
Air Date: May 2, 2025
The team investigate the cases of holidaymakers who say their relaxing breaks were ruined by noisy building work.
16 - New home knotweed no-one told us about
Air Date: November 10, 2025
The team investigate who is responsible for the costly surprise of knotweed facing one couple when they bought their dream home.
17 - £1,000 to send a parcel
Air Date: November 11, 2025
How sending a parcel cost one man more than £1,000 because the courier said he got the measurements wrong.
18 - I had to do the maths to prove my energy company wrong
Air Date: November 12, 2025
The team investigate who is responsible for the mystery cracks in laptop screens that left a trail of angry customers.
19 - I took out a family trust to protect my kids, but now I regret it
Air Date: November 13, 2025
The families unravelling the family trusts set up decades ago to protect an inheritance, but which are now proving complex and costly.
20 - My holiday was cancelled at hotel check-in
Air Date: November 14, 2025
The team investigate the cases of holidaymakers left stranded when their travel company went bust, even though it appeared to be ATOL-protected.
21 - Insurer says I’m wrong about having cancer
Air Date: November 17, 2025
The team investigate the life insurance policies that have left some customers in the lurch, including the woman whose insurer doesn’t accept she has cancer.
22 - Broadband firm has trapped my car with a telegraph pole
Air Date: November 18, 2025
The team take on the case of the homeowner who claims a broadband company installed a new telegraph pole without warning, which left their car stuck in the lane behind their home.
23 - The Scottish lodge I invested in didn’t exist
Air Date: November 19, 2025
The investment scheme that went wrong, after nearly 200 victims believed they were buying a holiday lodge connected to a well-known brand.
24 - Excluded from cheap energy tariffs because of where I live
Air Date: November 20, 2025
The team take on the case of electric vehicle drivers who say their energy provider couldn’t connect them to the best tariffs because of where they live.
25 - Our holiday was not as advertised
Air Date: November 21, 2025
The team investigate the cases of holidaymakers who say the reality of their trips was far from what was advertised by the travel company.
26 - Scammers used our street to open fake accounts
Air Date: November 24, 2025
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.
27 - AI romance scammer broke my heart
Air Date: November 25, 2025
In another special episode for BBC Scam Safe week, the team hear the incredible story of one Edinburgh woman left devastated when an online romance turned out to be a scam.
28 - Help! Is my online job a scam?
Air Date: November 26, 2025
A viewer contacts the team after suspecting the online task work he’s been completing could be a scam.
29 - I was part of the world’s largest scam
Air Date: November 27, 2025
A victim of a huge international investment scam network meets one of the investigative journalists who uncovered it.
30 - Fake Michael Jackson brought bailiffs to my door
Air Date: November 28, 2025
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.