TikTok Roaming Nightmare: Daughter's 8-Hour Scroll Costs Family £42,000

• Andrew Alty's daughter watched TikTok for 8 hours on international roaming in Morocco, leading to a £42,000 (₹4.5 million) mobile bill.
• The Manchester businessman's phone contract, taken under his business, lacked a data cap outside Europe, resulting in charges of over ₹500,000 per hour.
• Initially believing it was fraud, Andrew faced the risk of his small curtain business collapsing due to the exorbitant bill.
• The Financial Ombudsman Service found O2's bill correct but placed responsibility on retailer Currys for not explaining contract terms.
• Currys and O2 ultimately waived the entire £42,000 charge on humanitarian grounds, saving the Alty family's business.