Online car fraud, the joy of potholes, conquering coal
Consumer news. Peter White hears from two people duped into paying for cars that never existed in scams that cost the UK Β£18 million a year. Plus how potholes are a mixed blessing.
We hear from 2 people who were duped into paying thousands of pounds for cars that never existed - as part of an online fraud that costs the UK Β£18 million a year.
Staying with motoring, our reporter Bob Walker finds out how potholes can be a mixed blessing.
We try to find out what happens to customer services feedback forms after you have filled them in.
We talk to the firm behind plans to mine coal seams under the North Sea and are self-development books really worth the paper they are written on.
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Used Car Fraud
Crooks selling cars they don't own cost UK victims almost Β£18m last year.
Duration: 08:53
Gatwick
MPs say problems at Gatwick last Christmas should be "a wake-up call".
Duration: 03:56
Potholes
How holes in the road can be a blessing for some.
Duration: 07:48
Customer Feedback
What does happen when you fill in a feedback form?
Duration: 04:17
Self-development books
Can a book tell you how to be bigger, better and more effective?
Duration: 04:48
Energy Efficiency
We meet the latest volunteer for the You and Yours energy efficiency experiment.
Duration: 04:32
Overdrafts
People with overdrafts are potentially paying too much for their borrowing.
Duration: 04:25
North Sea Coal
Is mining coal seams under the North Sea the new hope for the British coal industry?
Duration: 07:28
Broadcasts
- Fri 11 Apr 2014 12:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Fri 11 Apr 2014 12:04Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 LW