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31/07/2017
News and discussion of consumer affairs.
Call You and Yours: Might you be borrowing more than you can afford?
Consumer phone-in. Might you be borrowing more than you can afford?
Care homes; Roaming charges; Generation debt
Looking at future care home provision, Safeway's comeback and EU roaming charges.
Car hire, Log book loans, Pork labelling
The car hire industry responds to criticism about the way it operates.
Broadband, student deposits, rail compensation and athleisure
Broadband, student deposits, rail compensation and the athleisure trend.
High Tech Car Thieves; Brand New Phone Box Design; Local Newspaper Funding
Battling high tech car thieves. Plus the latest phone boxes where you make calls for free.
Call You and Yours: How much do you share of your life online?
Consumer phone-in. How much of their lives do people share online?
Festivals, freeholds and Christmas in August
Why festivals fail, leaseholds with huge ground rents and Christmas planning in August.
Car hire, Libraries, Care home bans
Consumer affairs programme.
Affordable rent; Gagged pension complaints; Tech support scam
London renters need earnings of £81k to 'afford' a one bed flat, and gagged complaints.
Insurance charges, Kids in care homes, Student loans
Should insurers do more to help customers who can't use the web to find the best deals?
Call You and Yours: Has anything put you off university?
Consumer phone-in. Has anything put you off university?
Fixed-odds betting machines
Fixed-odds betting machines; copycat websites; renting to under-35s.
Resort fees, Intensive driving lessons, Cycle schemes
The so-called resort fees catching out UK holidaymakers in the USA.
Cladding Concerns, Motorbike Thefts, Irish Whiskey's Popularity
Cladding cost fears for private leaseholders, motorbike theft and buoyant whiskey sales.
Rising debt; Pension cold calls banned; Orange juice off the menu.
A rise in debit and credit card use; pension cold calls banned; orange juice off the menu.
Call You and Yours: How have you got involved in women's sport?
Tell us how have you got involved in women's sport.
Supermarket suppliers; Isle of Man food; Extreme dog grooming
The industry watchdog responds on a problem affecting some supermarket suppliers.
"Olderpreneurs"; Fishing tackle; Copycat websites
The United Nations has questioned the UK commitment to disability rights.
Cosmetic surgery ads, Single parents, Personalised books
Cosmetic surgery ads popping up online, plus the growth of personalised children's books.
PPI
Discussing PPI, airport parking and reading apps.
Call You and Yours: What have you done to improve your children's chances of success?
Consumer phone-in.
Energy switching; Car hire; Cat art
PIP payments, Holiday complaints, Car insurance
More accurate MPG tests; The revival of the classic red phone box
Peter White on more accurate car MPG tests and the rebirth of the old fashioned phone box.
Fixed odds betting terminals, Instagram advertising, University funding
Fixed odds betting terminals, making money on Instagram, how love affects student income.
Call You and Yours: Big Families
What are the pros and cons of growing up in a big family?
Fake donation sites; 'Staircase tax'; Ice cream vans
The crowdfunding sites used by fraudsters to take money destined for good causes.
Succulents, Fraud payback, Smartphone sales
Why succulents are the plant of the moment, and how fraud victims could get money back.
Car hire; The pubs code; Bottled water
Consumer news and issues.
ATM Deserts, Food Testing and Cheerleaders
Pay-to-use ATM machines, food standards tests and why cheerleading is becoming so popular