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Garage charges, Gardening for health, Killer high heels

Consumer affairs programme, with a look at why women are charged more at the garage for repairs, the power of the Healing Garden, and high heels and Morton's neuroma.

New research shows that women are charged on average 拢45 more than men when they go to get their car repaired - whether you're a man or a woman we'd like to hear your experience on that.

We join garden designer Rae Wilkinson at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show to celebrate the power of the Healing Garden

Wearing high heels or thin soled shoes for long periods does have its drawbacks - the balls of your feet can become excruciatingly painful. And it has serious consequences - sore, protruding bones just some of the things can happen. It's got a name - Morton's Neuroma . It used to be the case it only affected people in their 40s and upwards but more young people are now suffering with it.

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45 minutes

Chapters

  • Prescription Medicine Costs

    Prescription drugs that cost over 拢20 will have their price displayed on the packaging

    Duration: 03:17

  • Garage Charges

    Woman are much more likely to be ripped off when it comes to paying garage repair bills

    Duration: 06:59

  • Train Fares

    4 months on from launch of Virgin East Coast, how good a deal are passengers getting?

    Duration: 05:06

  • Gardening and Health

    There is mounting evidence that gardening and green spaces are good for our health

    Duration: 08:07

  • Highway Robbery

    Crash for Cash, where the criminals expect car damage to be paid for, upfront in cash

    Duration: 07:14

  • Foot Pain: Morton's Neuroma

    The increase in hospital admissions due to Morton's Neuroma has doubled in past decade

    Duration: 06:58

Broadcast

  • Thu 2 Jul 2015 12:15

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