22-year-old David Rixon, after a mugging and accident, developed debt and addiction, now advocates for stronger credit card and gambling safeguards and is under a 12-month debt relief order.

22-year-old David Rixon from Plymouth suffered addiction and debt after a mugging and motorbike accident. He spent £25,000 on alcohol in two weeks and racked up £12,500 debt from gambling. After a year and seven months of sobriety, he is using his story to advocate for stronger safeguards on credit cards and gambling and is under a 12-month debt relief order to clear the rest of his debt.

July 16, 2024
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