• Cash or Card?
    Nov 16 2024

    Holly & the team find out whether businesses have to display if they don’t accept specific payment methods after listener Anne shared her experience of visiting a restaurant that only accepted card. Daniela investigates whether cash is king on public transport.

    Graduates are being encouraged to ask for a refund of student loan repayments – have you got yours yet?

    Consumer & motoring expert Scott Dixon explains how people who bought cars on finance could claim thousands of pounds in compensation and Holly discusses this year’s Christmas TV adverts with retail analyst Catherine Shuttleworth.

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    56 mins
  • The Next PPI…
    Nov 16 2024

    Billions of pounds of compensation has been set aside mis-sold car finance. If you bought a car before January 2021, consumer & motoring expert Scott Dixon explains what you need to know.

    Graduates are being encouraged to ask for a refund of student loan repayments – have you got yours yet?

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    15 mins
  • Dealing With Rejection
    Nov 9 2024

    The team chats about cookies (not the edible kind) and asks what data we’re giving up when we click accept on the pop ups that appear on every website. Luckily, Mat Hasker from Get Safe Online is on hand to explain what cookies do, why they’re needed and why you might get ads for snowglobes in January.

    If you have a story or experience you want to share with Consumer Fight Back email cfb@bbc.co.uk

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    14 mins
  • If It Can Happen To Us...
    Nov 9 2024

    Staff at an organisation in Northern Ireland that helps people with everything from debt to benefits have been targeted by a phising scam. Holly speaks to Eleazar, who was tricked into buying £400 of gift vouchers, and CEO of Advice NI, Bob Stronge, who the scammers impersonated. After discovering the scam, Advice NI reimbursed Eleazar but then were caught between the retailer & the voucher brand trying to get their money back.

    If you have a story or experience you want to share with Consumer Fight Back email cfb@bbc.co.uk

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    19 mins
  • The Bermuda Triangle of Banking
    Nov 2 2024

    After discovering strange charges on his bank statements, Norman found himself in a Bermuda Triangle of banking. Scammers had signed him up to subscription payments, which kept happening even after his bank issued him a new card. Listener Alex enlists the team’s help to get answers from an airline that owed her compensation for a delayed flight.

    If you have a story or experience you want to share with Consumer Fight Back email cfb@bbc.co.uk

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    18 mins
  • Area 24
    Oct 26 2024

    Jeanie got a fright when she moved from one side of the village to the other and her car insurance soared. Holly finds out that all is not what it seems in Area 24… If you have a story or experience you want to share with Consumer Fight Back email cfb@bbc.co.uk

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    15 mins
  • Price of a Coke
    Oct 26 2024

    Holly and Daniel go out on the team’s first pub crawl to investigate the price of diet coke. Also, the conclusion of our bargain supermarket price comparisons – are they actually saving you money?

    If you have a story or experience you want to share with Consumer Fight Back email cfb@bbc.co.uk

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    14 mins