Rip Off Britain Season 17 Episodes

Episode 1

Tenants turned my family home into a cannabis farm

44 mins

The consumers affairs programme returns for a 17th series. The team investigate fake tenants who turned a home into a cannabis farm. The pet microchipping database that could make it harder to track down your missing pet.

Episode 2

Water bills are going up, but what's it all being spent on?

44 mins

The team meet residents furious at water bills increasing by 47%. The energy company that incorrectly charged an 82-year-old nearly £3,000 on her winter bills. A couple ask for help after their bank misplaced £7,000 of their money.

Episode 3

My conservatory roof shattered, but no-one's taking responsibility

44 mins

Episode 4

I paid for a smartphone but received a lump of clay

44 mins

Episode 5

Timeshare nightmare

44 mins

Episode 6

I cancelled my card, but scammers kept spending

Episode 7

Brazen car scam caught on camera

44 mins

Episode 8

Nail glue took my daughter's skin off

44 mins

Episode 9

Super-scam cost me £750,000

44 mins

Episode 10

Dream holiday left me with gastric infection

44 mins

Episode 11

Addicted to shopping app

44 mins

Episode 12

Fire safety upgrades - who should foot the bill?

44 mins

Episode 13

Gift experience voucher left me £200 out of pocket

44 mins

Episode 14

Scammer posed as my mum - while she sat next to me

44 mins

Episode 15

Luxury resort turned out to be a building site

Episode 16

New home knotweed no-one told us about

44 mins

The team investigate who is responsible for the costly surprise of knotweed facing one couple when they bought their dream home. Plus, the pothole crisis - with advice on making a successful claim and ensuring the pothole gets filled in.

Episode 17

£1,000 to send a parcel

44 mins

How sending a parcel cost one man more than £1,000 because the courier said he got the measurements wrong and took the money straight out of his bank account. Plus, the story of the van trapped in a long-stay car park for 2 1/2 years.

Episode 18

I had to do the maths to prove my energy company wrong

44 mins

The team investigate who is responsible for the mystery cracks appearing in laptop screens that left a trail of angry customers. Also, the man who had to correct his energy company's maths and why this has happened.

Episode 19

I took out a family trust to protect my kids, but now I regret it

44 mins

The families unravelling the family trusts set up decades ago to protect an inheritance, but which are now proving complex and costly. Plus, the mystery credit card transactions that left one man battling to prove his identity.

Episode 20

My holiday was cancelled at hotel check-in

44 mins

The team investigate the holidaymakers left stranded when their travel company went bust, even though it appeared to be ATOL-protected. Plus, more on the investigation into timeshare rogues peddling expensive, empty promises.

Episode 21

Insurer says I'm wrong about having cancer

44 mins

Episode 22

Broadband firm has trapped my car with a telegraph pole

44 mins

Episode 23

The Scottish lodge I invested in didn't exist

44 mins

Episode 24

Excluded from cheap energy tariffs because of where I live

44 mins

Episode 25

Our holiday was not as advertised

44 mins

Episode 26

Scammers used our street to open fake accounts

44 mins

Episode 27

AI romance scammer broke my heart

44 mins

Episode 28

Help! Is my online job a scam?

44 mins

Episode 29

I was part of the world's largest scam

44 mins

Episode 30

Fake Michael Jackson brought bailiffs to my door

44 mins

Episode 31

Banned from 500 shops by facial recognition

44 mins

The team investigate the use of facial recognition software on Britain's high streets after a woman from Salford is falsely identified as a toilet roll thief - resulting in a ban from any of a chain stores 500 shops.

Episode 32

The banned online pet store still taking your money

44 mins

How an online pet store selling treats for dogs is still taking pet owners' money, despite having been banned from trading. Plus, the woman placed on a fraud database after her identity was stolen and a man being blackmailed by thieves.

Episode 33

I'm blind - but my bank sends letters I can't read

44 mins

A leading high street bank is sending important communications to a customer by letter - despite the fact that he is blind. Plus, the widow who could lose her home due to punishing terms and conditions in her late partner's will.

Episode 34

Roof repair rogues took aim at our homes

44 mins

The team visit a Portsmouth suburb repeatedly targeted by doorstep cold callers trying to charge thousands for roof repairs that aren't needed by hijacking the name of a well respected local company. Plus, can you spot a phishing email?

Episode 35

Slimed by sludge pipe leak during our dream cruise

44 mins

A couple from the Wirral say their dream cruise was ruined when a leaky pipe above their cabin covered them in foul-smelling liquidised food waste. Plus, how airlines have let down customers over their luggage and their passports.

Episode 36

Elvis event left me all shook up

44 mins

The case of an Elvis fan who says an immersive experience with the 'King' was far from what was advertised. Can she get a refund? A report on fake bailiffs. How identity theft led to a woman's bank accounts being used in money laundering.

Episode 37

Owed thousands by my energy company

44 mins

The case of the energy company that still refused to pay back £3,000 to a customer despite two ombudsman rulings in his favour. Also, the companies getting it wrong when dealing with bereaved customers. The case of the missing iPad.

Episode 38

I won in court - but I'm still out of pocket

44 mins

The team investigate why court rulings aren't being enforced against the businesses that owe their customers money - and what can be done about it. Why your mobile phone signal may not be as strong as your provider claims.

Episode 39

Next door up in flames - but I had to pay

44 mins

Why an insurance company declined a no-fault claim after a fire spread from next door. Plus, the patients hit with a parking fine after visiting their GP. What to do if your bank doesn't believe that you have been a victim of fraud.

Episode 40

Four-day delay, but my airline won't pay

44 mins

Episode 41

Careless courier driver destroyed my garden wall

44 mins

Episode 42

Van seized after fake debt ruling

44 mins

Episode 43

Blaze repair delays ruined our home

44 mins

Episode 44

The five-year wait to return to my home

44 mins

Episode 45

Holiday hotel blaze left me fearing for my life

44 mins