A blog about the work of Trading Standards in the UK
You may have seen this article on the BBC website relating to dodgy locksmiths- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20825qwgz2o This is what usually happens This is happening to thousands of people every year. This scam has been going on for many years and is Continue reading Locksmith fraud – a known problem
In this post I am going to talk about Action Fraud – but seeing as this is a Trading Standards blog, I will try and discuss issues that are relevant to Trading Standards. There is some overlap in the work Continue reading Trading Standards not dealing with complaints
What happened? Birmingham Trading Standards prosecuted Tesco for using misleading price practices. Tesco were fined £300,000. Strawberries had been on sale for 1 week for £3.99 then another 1 week for £2.99 and then 14 weeks for £1.99 and labelled Continue reading Birmingham City Council v Tesco (2013)
This was originally posted in August 2013 What happened? In this case Surrey Trading Standards prosecuted Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) for misleading consumers into signing up to their services by using misleading sales scripts. SSE were found guilty in Continue reading Surrey County Council v Scottish and Southern Energy Plc
Trading Standards are often judged by the public on the enforcement action we take – specifically criminal prosecutions. This is probably because it is one of the few things that Trading Standards do that regularly makes it into the news. Continue reading The enforcement of the law