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Family's £42K TikTok Bill Waived After Roaming Shock

2/20/2026

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  • A British family faced a £42,000 mobile phone bill after their daughter spent eight hours on TikTok in Marrakech, Morocco.
  • Andrew Alty, father and owner of a small curtains business, learned his O2 contract bought through Currys carried an uncapped data roaming clause.
  • Currys and O2 waived the charges immediately.