Consumer Show
saves £10,000 for Cambridgeshire people
BBC
Radio Cambridgeshire listeners have saved a massive £10,000
in the space of a week, thanks to contacting the radio stations
10.00am to 1.00pm consumer programme presented by Gerald Main. The
show encourages listeners to call with their consumer problems,
and Gerald and his team get involved to help find a solution.
In
just one week, the team has helped Cambridgeshire people in the
following ways:
·
A bill for £7,000 from a power company recently landed on
a Peterborough listeners doorstep, leaving him stunned. He
made many fruitless calls to the customer service department before
calling BBC Radio Cambridgeshire as a last resort. Within a day,
the radio station got the company to rip up the bill.
· A 79-year-old Cambridge woman listener was literally worried
sick when she received a utilities bill for £2,000. Gerald
and his team contacted the company, and her account has now been
put into credit.
· Another St Ives listener was conned over the phone into
buying a holiday to the USA that she didnt want. BBC Radio
Cambridgeshire managed to track down the company and claw back £400.
· An Ely business man was astonished when the airline he
booked with refused to change his booking - BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
managed to get £350 back from the company for him.
Presenter
Gerald Main says: "Ive been presenting radio shows for
over a quarter of a century, but this programme is unlike anything
else Ive ever done. Everyday were making a real difference
to peoples lives - and not many radio presenters can honestly
say that! Its amazing the difference it can make when we call
a company on a listeners behalf."
Notes
to Editors
The
Gerald Main Show is on weekdays, 10.00am - 1.00pm.
Producer: Mark Williamson.
Researcher: Carol Carman.
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