Don't Get Done, Get Dom

Fergie76

I have been on holiday this week, so been subjected to some day time tv, and have watched the above programme.

Basically, for those that have not watched it, it is Dominic Littlewood fighting for consumer rights. I think it might be worth while asking everyone that comes to these boards, asking for help (with ppc's) to email him also, especially those with blue badge issues. If enough people complain, he might do a programme on it?

Thoughts?

http://www.flametv.co.uk/Dom/dontgetdone.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0070tc5

bargepole

The last time Dom did a piece on PPCs, a couple of years ago, it was a shockingly shoddy piece of poorly-researched journalism, in which he referred to their charges as "fines", said that they could charge what they liked, advised consumers to pay then appeal, or go to the CAB for advice :eek:

One can only hope that his colleagues in the Watchdog team have put him straight on these issues.

Fergie76

Ah, never realised they had already done a programme on them. I usually work during the day, but with guidance from some of the more knowledgeable posters on here or pepipoo.

ManxRed

I saw one he did when he got some bigwig in charge of the DVLA on the spot about releasing data to PPCs, and the DVLA bloke pointed out the 'reasonable cause ' wording on the forms, to which Dom effectively replied 'Ah, that's alright then' and left it at that.

He's a toothless dwarf.

give_them_FA

So he's an ignorant plonker then. Hope he gets "done" by one of the PPCs, follows his own advice, and pays up. At least he can afford it.

Stephen_Leak

TV production companies don't care about anything other than ratings and profits.

These programmes are nothing more than entertainment and, personally, I don't think we should be party to turning the victims' harassment and distress into this.

IMHO "Watchdog" cannot be trusted. I was with BT at the time of the Barry Cryer "adult entertainment" calls case and they used information, which they knew to be inaccurate, because it made a better story than the truth.

HO87

Placing stories with TV companies should not be seen as a means of solving a problem but simply of raising the profile of it. As S_L so rightly says media companies are focussed on securing ratings and therefore the producers/presenters next pay cheque(s) rather than actually addressing issues. If they can get a result (usually for a single case) then that's a bonus. Should anyone here think otherwise then, with respect, they are sadly deluding themselves.

That is not to suggest that such companies do not have their uses.

fb1969

Ah yes "Get Dom, Get Done" hosted by consumer chumpion Dominic Littlewood.

I've just found this from a previous time he covered PPCs https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2053809

treeboa

the media motto

why spoil a good story by telling the truth

Oopsadaisy

He's a total phuqwitted knob who stretches a 2 minute item out to make a 45 min prog out of it............boring, imo.

give_them_FA

Never actually seen it and don't think I will bother now. Thanks for the heads up.