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Driving test delays; Covid customer service; RHS Hampton Court

Thousands are being caught in a driving test backlog; plus can firms still use Covid as an excuse for poor customer service?

Covid is being used an excuse for poor service according to a quarter of people surveyed by the Institute of Customer Services. The number of customers experiencing service issues with organisations has risen to its highest level since 2009. First Direct, John Lewis and Amazon top the table for customer satisfaction. We hear tales of woe from frustrated customers, from the Institute about their research, and from the Chief executive of First Direct on what it takes to get it right.

RHS Hampton Court Garden festival kicks off in West London today, and a first for the gardening charity is a full display of an allotment complete with Kale, Kohl Rabi and Carrot - Our reporter Melanie Abbott talks to young people growing veg in a shipping container, and learns the difference between Orange Chard and and Tree Spinach, so sit back and listen to Mel's journey from Mulch to Munch.

Driving tests are tangled up in a backlog so large, learners are having to wait months to get a slot with an examiner. Sometimes it means their theory certificates which are only valid for two years expire, and the learner has to take it and pay for it, all over again.

Presenter: Winifred Robinson
Producer: Shari Vahl

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39 minutes

Chapters

  • Pension scams

    • Pension scams

      TheFinancial Conduct Authority has released report on people susceptible to scams

      Duration: 08:00

  • Covid customer service

    • Covid customer service

      Covid is being used as an excuse for poor service by companies

      Duration: 08:58

  • Driving test delays

    • Driving test delays

      Learner drivers across the UK have been waited over four months to take their driving test

      Duration: 06:58

  • RHS allotment

    • RHS allotment

      The first big flower show in well over a year is underway at Hampton Court in London

      Duration: 08:00

  • Self isolation closure

    • Self isolation closure

      Self-isolation closures will affect businesses especially in the hospitality sector

      Duration: 06:45

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  • Wed 7 Jul 2021 12:18

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