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Deliveroo Kits, Seventy Years Of TV Adverts, Wimbledon Ticket Scams

We hear why residents on one London street are having Deliveroo rider kits delivered to their door for no apparent reason.

Rider kits are the bags and clothing that Deliveroo riders wear when carrying out orders, but residents of one London street are receiving them at random. They are addressed to people that don't live at these addresses or any address nearby. So, why are these kits being delivered and how are potential Deliveroo riders signing up with addresses they don’t live at?

The flat share website Spare Room says it has seen the number of ads it hosts increase by 50% over the last three years. As more people opt for sublets and lodgings in order to keep costs down, it is creating some rather unusual conditions in the market. We hear about some rental horror stories, from kitchen use restrictions to no working from home.

More than half a million people attended Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships this year, with millions more watching on their televisions at home. We speak to a listener that was sold hundreds of pounds worth of fake tickets to next year's semi finals on a bogus site, and discuss what you can do to protect yourself from ticket fraud.

It is seventy years to the day that the first television advert was broadcast in the UK. It was for Gibbs SR toothpaste and was chosen through a lottery featuring 23 different brands, including Guinness, Surf, National Benzole and Brown & Polson custard. However, as linear television viewing figures continue to drop, what does the future hold for the television advert?

The Royal Mail is extremely important to many small businesses, not least if you are based on an island. We hear how one jeweller on the Isle of Wight has struggled to get compensation for more than five months after a one-off commission was lost in the post.

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  • Mon 22 Sep 2025 12:04

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