Having Home Insurance doesn’t necessarily mean you’re fully covered. To avoid finding this out the hard way, watch Carte Blanche Consumer this evening and find out how to ensure that you are properly protected. Other stories cover overdraft facilities, home affairs issues, spot checks at supermarkets and handy hints for keeping kettles clean.

Handy Hints: Kettle

Another in Carte Blanche Consumer’s series of hints for the not-so-handy – be it dealing with oil on one’s paving, burns on the carpet, a scratched DVD, or a scale-encrusted kettle. Producer: Petri Kleynhans.

Home Insurance

Faye and Fuzzy Abdullah were proud home owners until they discovered leaks and concealed cracks caused by bad workmanship. Things got worse when they realised they weren’t covered by their home owner’s insurance. Carte Blanche Consumer finds out how to properly protect one’s home when the roof starts caving in. Presenter: Devi Sankaree Govender; Producer: Nguni Productions.

Just Checking: Fluids

Carte Blanche Consumer does spot checks on liquids at supermarkets and finds out if we’re getting what we pay for. The bottle says you’re getting one litre – but, are you really? Presenter: Devi Sankaree Govender; Producer: Eugene Botha.

Overdrafts

An overdraft facility is a formal arrangement with a bank, allowing the account holder to draw funds that aren’t in the account. That’s all good and well, but why on earth do we get charged if we don’t use it? Carte Blanche Consumer goes into the red. Producer: Backyard Products.

Home Affairs

In this week’s Service Check, Dorothy Dearheart complains to Home Affairs about services unrendered. Producer: Backyard Productions.

Source: Carte Blanche Consumer. Image sources: cookingtime.co.uk; squidoo.com