Dispatches S27E01 · Secrets of Your Car Insurance

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Investigates claims that major insurers cash in when you have a crash, through maximizing profits, lucrative referral fees and rebate deals, sometimes at the expense of doing what's best for you and your car.

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1. 1 1. Secrets of Your Car Insurance2013-01-07Investigates claims that major insurers cash in when you have a crash, through maximizing profits, lucrative referral fees and rebate deals, sometimes at the expense of doing what'
2. 2 2. Sharing Mum and Dad2013-01-14Today, 1 in 3 children in the UK grow up in a home with only one parent. Are we doing what's best for the children of separated parents? Dispatches investigates the current situati
3. 3 3. Secrets of Your Supermarket Shop2013-01-21A look at rising food price and the comparison between different supermarket stores, food markets and independent shops.
4. 4 4. Weight Watchers: How They Make Their Millions2013-01-28Investigates the UK's largest diet brand: Weight Watchers.
5. 5 5. Britain's Hidden Child Abuse2013-01-30In a year-long investigation, other victims of child abuse from this closed community express their anger about the lack of justice caused by their leaders' misguided approach to d
6. 6 6. Plebs, Lies & Videotape2013-02-04
7. 7 7. How Safe Is Your Child's Nursery?2013-02-11As the government unveils its plans to increase the number of children each nursery staff member is allowed to look after, Dispatches investigates whether parents can really trust
8. 8 8. The Horse Meat Scandal2013-02-18From burgers to ready meals, Britain's horse meat scandal has grown and grown. For Dispatches, Morland Sanders asks how Britain's meat supplies became so contaminated with unauthor
9. 9 9. Britain on Benefits2013-02-25The Disability Living Allowance helps more than 3 million people lead useful lives. But the benefit bill has to be cut, and the gov't plans to take more than half a million claiman
10. 10 10. Death on the Wards2013-03-04Dispatches investigates the truth behind allegations that tens of thousands of seriously ill people have been put on a pathway to death. That doctors have callously killed off pati
11. 11 11. Undercover Designer Dogs2013-03-11Designer dogs are all the rage with celebrities and many animal lovers. But Dispatches has discovered a darker side to this canine phenomenon: thousands of puppies are being import
12. 12 12. Rich and on Benefits2013-03-18In budget week Michael Buerk investigates claims that Britain's pensioners are part of an untouchable group when it comes to government welfare cuts and that some should not be rec
13. 13 13. The Truth About Junior Doctors2013-03-25Three years ago, European regulations were brought in to limit hours and to protect both doctors and patients. In this Dispatches, Dr Christian discovers that junior doctors across
14. 14 14. Immigration Undercover2013-04-15In this report Morland Sanders investigates whether Britain's immigration system is fit for purpose with reports that tens of thousands of files sit uncleared in the system and a l
15. 15 15. Syria: Across the Lines2013-04-17A remarkable film from award-winning documentary maker Olly Lambert who has spent weeks living deep inside Syrian territory - with both gov't and opposition supporters - to explore
16. 16 16. Britain's Millionaire Criminals2013-04-22Why are some convicted criminals still enjoying luxury lifestyles funded by their ill-gotten gains? Dozens of fraudsters, drug dealers and money launderers are still enjoying the h
17. 17 17. Secrets of Your Missing Mail2013-04-29With shoppers increasingly relying on private parcel companies to deliver online purchases, Dispatches goes undercover to find out why couriers sometimes fail to deliver.
18. 18 18. Murdered in Tenerife2013-05-13In 2011, Jennifer Mills-Westley, a 60-year-old British grandmother, was attacked and publicly beheaded in broad daylight in Tenerife. Traumatized by the event, her family have neve
19. 19 19. The Hunt for Britain's Sex Gangs2013-05-20Three years ago Telford police allowed cameras to start filming what became one of the biggest child sex abuse cases in the UK. The investigation, Operation Chalice, encompassed ov
20. 20 20. Boston, Woolwich & the New Terror2013-06-03On 15 April two bombs exploded at the finishing line of the Boston Marathon. Just over a month later a British soldier was run over and hacked to death on a London street. The imag
21. 21 21. Diets, Drugs and Diabetes2013-06-10Dr. Deborah Cohen, investigations editor at the British Medical Journal, examines a new generation of diabetes drugs that some drug companies hope could also be a magic treatment f
22. 22 22. How Councils Waste Your Money2013-06-17Councils across the UK have annual budgets in the tens of billions of pounds. But do you know what they really spend it on?
23. 23 23. The Police's Dirty Secret2013-06-24Dispatches exposes the shocking story of Britain's secret police and how undercover officers reportedly used sex and lies to spy on members of the public. Dispatches reveals the na
24. 24 24. The Prince and His Secret Properties2013-07-01Last year Prince Charles earned more than £18 million from the Duchy of Cornwall, but how much do we know about this secretive estate? A hugely profitable property empire and the a
25. 25 25. South Africa's Dirty Cops2013-07-15With South Africa's future under the spotlight, Channel 4 Dispatches examines allegations that the country's police have become a brutal and corrupt force.
26. 26 26. Taliban Child Fighters2013-07-22More than 200 children convicted of fighting for the Taliban are currently being held in special prisons across Afghanistan. Their crimes include the laying of improvised explosive
27. 27 27. NHS Undercover2013-07-29Two undercover reporters reveal worrying failings in the new NHS 111 call system. Working as trainee call handlers, the reporters filmed evidence of patients left waiting, concerns
28. 28 28. Celebs, Brands and Fake Fans2013-08-05Dispatches investigate what's real and what's fake in the brave new world of Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, exposing new tricks used by marketers to plug brands, from buying fake F
29. 29 29. Ryanair: Secrets from the Cockpit2013-08-12Channel 4's flagship current affairs programme: Dispatches, hears from pilots of Europe's biggest airline about their concerns around passenger safety.
30. 30 30. The Paedophile MP: How Cyril Smith Got Away with It2013-09-12
31. 31 31. Secrets of Your Pay Packet2013-10-21Morland Sanders meets employees at some of Britain's biggest businesses who say they're paying for the bosses' cost-cutting measures and, while profits have gone up, their working
32. 32 32. The Property Market Undercover2013-10-28Reporter Antony Barnett secretly films the latest tactics used by estate agents to secure sales and commissions and asks whether some agents are even willing to lie to seal the dea
33. 33 33. Energy Bills Exposed2013-11-04Energy bills are on the rise and in the news. Consumers are furious. The Labour Party wants a price freeze. John Major wants a windfall tax. But the big six energy firms say it's n
34. 34 34. Can You Trust Your Surgeon?2013-11-11Dispatches reveals that failing doctors routinely slip through the system. We've been filming secretly in GP practices and have uncovered concerning evidence of misdiagnosis by doc
35. 35 35. North Korea: Life Inside the Secret State2013-11-14North Koreans are breaking down the barriers of the gulag state. Following covert filmmakers, this doc shows real life under the new leader Kim Jong Un, highlighting the contrastin
36. 36 36. What's Your Pension Really Worth?2013-11-18Michael Buerk investigates the pensions crises facing us all. As the cost of living rises faster than many pay packets and life expectancy increases, he asks what your pension is r
37. 37 37. Britain's Big Fat Bill2013-11-25As Britain gets fatter, Channel 4 Dispatches investigates what the real cost is to the nation. The programme follows the treatment of some of Britain's morbidly obese patients to r
38. 38 38. Secrets of the Discount Stores2013-12-09Lifts the lid on the shops promising luxury labels for less.