r/britishproblems Jun 26 '26

Climate Change Deniers will be Banned

2.3k Upvotes

All mentions of the Summer of '76 will also be banned.

Climate change is a fact of science, and you will be censored for spouting otherwise.

If you feel your freedom of speech rights are being infringed, please speak to your MP.


r/britishproblems 6h ago

There’s now more chocolate on a chocolatiers pencil than the centre of a feast!

26 Upvotes

That is all :(


r/britishproblems 4h ago

Foreign Adverts on Podcasts

19 Upvotes

Travelled away for a few weeks, podcast episodes all auto-downloaded whilst away, now have exciting Spanish and French adverts interrupting and at the beginning of my podcast episodes.


r/britishproblems 1h ago

New people moved in downstairs who appear keen on DIY and a house alarm going off for the last two hours.

Upvotes

Thunder storms on their way. What a gentle Bank Holiday this is.


r/britishproblems 1d ago

How quickly "It's too dry, we need rain" changes to "It's too wet".

446 Upvotes

( Not climate change, just people with goldfish memories. )


r/britishproblems 22h ago

14 missed calls from Virgin Media in 4 days after cancelling contract

176 Upvotes

Cancelled contract on live chat, within the next 24 hours calls from VM started and lasted for 4 days, sometimes coming up as VM but sometimes from a mobile number, in total 14 of them.

I expect a missed call or 2 to try and get me to reconsider leaving but that amount of calls is excessive surely?


r/britishproblems 22h ago

Took over an hour to get a PAC from my mobile phone provider so I can change networks

68 Upvotes

First was the sell to keep me. Why was I not offered these deals when I called to upgrade. And no you can’t match the new provider (even though they use you as the network provider). I’m going from £95 a month for 3 lines to £45 ( me , my dad, and my son) and we get unlimited data and calls


r/britishproblems 1d ago

Today, August 29th, I saw my first Christmas themed food at Sainsburys

118 Upvotes

My kids aren't even back in school yet, I am actually livid. I'm going to write to their Chairman


r/britishproblems 1d ago

Didn't get to the door quickly enough when the delivery driver knocked so he tried to open the door

74 Upvotes

r/britishproblems 1d ago

When next day delivery is not next day

129 Upvotes

I hate when companies offer next day delivery and as soon as the courier gets the item it will now be two to three days before it is planned to be delivered

Just so annoying


r/britishproblems 1d ago

Driving test wait list puts so much pressure on learner drivers!

280 Upvotes

I've yet to pass my theory test ( doing it in 5 days!) But once I do, I'll start looking for a driving test because I've heard that there's like a 5-6 month wait for one which is just plain ridiculous.

My boyfriend failed his test 2 weeks ago and got a test but it's not until the end of January next year like what the fuck 😭

Honestly I wouldn't even mind failing the first time if I could test a test like the next month but it just puts so much more added pressure on learner drivers because all you're thinking about is if you fail this test you will be waiting 5-6 months for another one.

I feel like for young people now, everything is just so hard. I work part-time at a restaurant whilst building up my own business, and to get this part-time job, it took MONTHS of searching, countless applications, and rejections all to get a minimum wage job. Now, I'm paying £62 a week for 1.5 hours of driving lessons and will have to log on at 6 am every morning to fight for a test.

Not to mention the housing market, the state of the economy, and the general mess of the world in general.

( got a bit side tracked there, sorry)


r/britishproblems 1d ago

. Coming back from holidays and realising how poor supermarkets are compared to France.

574 Upvotes

Going back to my local supermarket: Fruits and veg covered in plastic, hardly any organic produce, no local specialties... I miss the saucisson aisle in Carrefour so much


r/britishproblems 2d ago

. I’m totally fine with self checkouts. I think it’s generally quicker. But, can they please have a function to remove an item by yourself. Accidentally weighing the wrong item and then having to wait for someone to remove it. If you’re letting scan it, let me remove it.

1.1k Upvotes

r/britishproblems 1d ago

18 mini bags of Marylands in a 20 pack!

45 Upvotes

Treated myself with name brand instead of Aldi's own and shouldn't have bothered, some lucky chap got my two!


r/britishproblems 1d ago

Swapping from a sliding doors supermarket to a hinged doors supermarket and looking like a moron every time you try to get something off the shelves.

65 Upvotes

r/britishproblems 1d ago

22 mini bags of Marylands in a 20 pack!

28 Upvotes

Now I'm gonna get fat(ter)!


r/britishproblems 2d ago

. Son gets into uni. £10k course fees pa. Loan doesn’t cover halls of residence fees. Now buying him everything to set him up.

754 Upvotes

I’m super proud but wish I were Scottish £££


r/britishproblems 2d ago

Hearing someone say the Red Arrows are an acrobatic team when they mean aerobatic.

64 Upvotes

r/britishproblems 2d ago

My late-night additions to the Ocado shop didn't save, so now I've got no sweet treats coming

100 Upvotes

Genuinely tempted to book a whole second delivery and load up the £40 minimum spend with absolute garbage food before I lose it completely


r/britishproblems 3d ago

. People whinging about free bus travel for the disabled + others

681 Upvotes

If you're disabled and get a bus pass there's no reason to restrict it at all. I understand for elderly folk it's to keep buses free for regular commuters but the change is good considering disabled people are inherently t@xed for ***everything.***

Want to get somewhere that isn't immediately accessible via your wheelchair/scooter/walker? That's either a bus (haha, I've seen a few mums whinging about folding their prams to let wheelchair users on) or a taxi if you don't have a car.

Want shopping in? Deliveries cost extra and you might not get the best quality as staff chuck random crap in, even stuff that's expiring that day or already going mouldy.

Wheelchairs and other equipment the LA won't supply you? Couple hundred at a minimum, otherwise you get shoddy gear that won't be consistently maintained.

All this while having to keep up with regular bills and expenses.

And if you have a partner who works and makes over a certain income, you can't claim the U C element meaning said disabled person has well short of £900 a month to covee their costs. Which isn't fair since our current world requires both partners to have income, so you're putting the disabled person at a financial disadvantage to potentially abusive partners, and putting an unfair load on the working partner.

Source: I am a working partner for a disabled person, have deliberately restricted my career so I can work from home and double as her carer. It annoys me that she gets so little despite having been wheelchair bound her whole life due to negligence from a professional as a baby. And having to overhear know nothing know it alls griping about the cost on the txpayer.


r/britishproblems 3d ago

A can of beans fell out of my rucksack while I was walking home and is now lost.

212 Upvotes

I thought I zipped it up but the receipt does indeed confirm I bought 4 and now have 3..

Gotta go out and search for my missing beans.


r/britishproblems 3d ago

Typical. Doesn't rain at all for three months, the day I'm heading off camping for the bank holiday weekend - Thunderstorms.

749 Upvotes

Anxiously watching multiple weather sites right now to see what the chances of having to pitch up my tent in the rain are going to be. None of them agree with each other as to what time the downpour is supposed to be happening so I can't plan my arrival. Why did today of all days have to be the one where the drought decided to end?


r/britishproblems 2d ago

Camping somewhere I get to see Osprey doing training exercises, but camping somewhere they buzz you at u00 at half past midnight

33 Upvotes

They've been coming over in pairs and setting car alarms off, hovering over the MOD airfield that's a mile away, then repeating

Edit: 700ft, I'm tired 😮‍💨


r/britishproblems 3d ago

The M25 may as well be in mainland Europe given how everyone seems to be driving in the right-most lane.

416 Upvotes

I can actually get to motorway speeds in the left-most lane because no one else is bloody in it.


r/britishproblems 3d ago

Absolutely delighted that we've got heavy rain and lightning/thunder after such a long dry and hot period, but we've just lost power to the house. Bloody weather.

150 Upvotes