Consumer rights

Dear Airbnb: who is ‘Rachel’, and how has she taken over my booking?

Eight months ago, I booked an Airbnb on my new iPhone. The confirmation congratulated someone called Rachel on the booking.I realised Airbnb tech had somehow logged me in to...

Lloyds sent my £37,000 to the Duchy of Cornwall and I can’t get it back

Please help me track down my £37,700. In November 2023, ill health forced me to wind up my...

An O2 ‘agent error’ has taken my phone number and put my life on hold

When O2 transferred my pay-as-you-go phone service to a pay-monthly contract, an agent wrongly deactivated the number. It...

I had insured my car with Churchill … until the police told me I hadn’t

For the past three years I have used Churchill to insure my BMW X5. The policy started in...

As a polar guide I need to take a gun to the Arctic. But airlines are freezing me out

I am a polar guide. I frequently travel to Spitsbergen, the Arctic island, with my firearm, which I...

Our agreed KLM flight ticket price took off, disappeared and cost us £118

I booked a one-way flight for my family from Amsterdam to Bristol with KLM Cityhopper. The agreed fares were £71.30 each, including four seat...

Why is the UK slashing the maximum banks must refund to fraud victims?

Consumer groups have attacked a regulator’s decision to slash the planned maximum amount that banks will have to refund to UK fraud victims from...

European Commission to examine Ticketmaster’s ‘dynamic pricing’

Ticketmaster’s ability to raise the price of concert tickets based on demand is being scrutinised by the European Commission, the Guardian has learned, as...

A sorry Saga as our home insurance rockets to an astronomical £4,730

Last year our home insurance policy with Saga cost £440. This year’s quote was for an astronomical £4,730. Its representative was astonished by the increase,...

I’ve got a beef with my wellingtons warranty – are my boots still under guarantee?

Can I ask what the legal position is concerning guarantees? The reason I ask is that in August 2023 I bought some Jileon wellington...

O2 sent me a £150 phone bill for a call – after just one ring

Recently I discovered that O2 has billed me £150 for a mobile phone call it says I made to Armenia at 5am on 25...