ITV News can reveal hundreds of people in the West are still waiting for their potentially life-threatening tumble dryers to be repaired by manufacturers. Despite being highlighted as 'potentially dangerous' - owners of faulty Hotpoint, Creda and Indesit machines are still waiting for engineers to inspect and repair their devices
A woman from Barnstaple whose tumble drier caught fire is battling with suppliers who gave her a replacement which is now on a recall list. After Mel Seage's Indesit model was damaged she was given a Hotpoint. But she hasn't used it for three months since the company issued a warning about the way some of its products following reports machines catching fire.
Mel says she has been offered an upgrade at a price of £100. She says she's been spending up to three hours at a time trying to get through to customer services on the phone. With a young family, she's been forced to hang wet clothes around her home.
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Bristol Water is urging people to stay safe and not swim in the water at spots like Chew Valley or Cheddar Lake this weekend.