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Stolen Loyalty Points, EV Charging and Unexpected Deliveries

Members of the Nectar loyalty scheme are finding their points and long earned discounts have been stolen. We find out what's going on.

Members of the Nectar loyalty scheme are finding it harder to play their cards right to get money off their shopping. Some have been saving them up only find their points have been wiped. We hear from one listener who tells us how much it cost her family.

We鈥檙e posting less than half the amount of letters than we used to. So why are the ones we鈥檙e expecting taking longer to arrive? Listeners tell us that aside from parcels they鈥檝e had no post for more than a week. Royal Mail acknowledges the problem but says solving it means embracing Ofcom鈥檚 suggestion to reduce its deliveries. Could it work? We find out how things have got to this point with analysis from its former director of strategy.

Every motorway service station in England should have at least six rapid or ultra-rapid electric car chargers by now. That was a government target. New data from the RAC reveals that only four in ten do. The lack of public charge points is causing stress and anxiety for some electric car owners who say it can take longer to drive long distances than catch multiple trains. We explore one potential solution.

Finally, imagine you鈥檝e bought the most stylish jacket on Vinted but when you pick up the parcel from an InPost locker, it contains a bag of fake cobwebs someone else ordered for Halloween. Mix ups like these aren鈥檛 rare. 28,000 people have joined Facebook groups attempting to track down their parcels and reunite their unexpected deliveries with their rightful owners. We go through the various options you鈥檝e got if you鈥檝e something you weren鈥檛 expecting.

Presenter: Felicity Hannah
Producer: Julian Paszkiewicz

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53 minutes

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  • Mon 29 Jan 2024 12:04

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