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Taxi driver honoured for halting rogue traders in their tracks
Posted: 07/07/2017
Cabbie wins Hero Award
Fearless threesome win Hero Award
Posted: 07/07/2017
Neighbours help to bring rogue trader to justice
Conference 2017 in review
Posted: 04/07/2017
A roundup of a fantastic and jam packed Conference week.
Royal Mail stops 1 million scam mail items from reaching customers in six months
Posted: 04/07/2017
Royal Mail today announced that it has successfully stopped one million scam mail items from reaching UK homes since the launch of its latest drive against fraudsters in November.听
Leicester counterfeiter/money launderer gets 2 years in prison
Posted: 27/06/2017
Following a prosecution brought by Leicester City Council Trading Standards Service, Vinay Kumar Hansrani (48) of Hall Close, Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire has been sentenced to 24months imprisonment for money laundering and 12 months imprisonment for counterfeiting designer clothes. The sentences are to run concurrently.
Trading standards ambassador made MBE for fight against scammers
Posted: 19/06/2017
Head of the National Trading Standards Scams Team, Louise Baxter, has received royal recognition for her fervent and unwavering efforts in protecting residents from financial fraud.
Company director jailed for fraudulent trading
Posted: 13/06/2017
A roofing company director has been jailed for 27 months for fraudulent trading in several communities across Buckinghamshire.
More UK consumers ask the UK European Consumer Centre for help
Posted: 13/06/2017
Figures show a 18.2% increase in consumers asking for advice and support.
The Motor Ombudsman sees record level of customer contacts during opening four months of 2017
Posted: 30/05/2017
The Motor Ombudsman reports 45% increase in consumer contacts for January to April 2017 compared to the same period in 2016*
CCAS reports 25% net growth in Codes member scheme and 84% rise in Codes sponsors
Posted: 19/05/2017
Chartered Trading Standards Approved Codes of Practice have risen by a remarkable 84 percent over the past two years while 11,000 new businesses (25%) joined the membership over the past 12 months, according to the Consumer Codes Approval Scheme (CCAS) Annual Report published today.
The Motor Ombudsman鈥檚 online Vehicle Recalls tool records an 80% increase in usage
Posted: 17/05/2017
The portal allows users to search for any outstanding safety recalls on a specific car, based on the VIN number.
Tobacco and vaping laws are changing: London Trading Standards reminds smokers and retailers
Posted: 10/05/2017
London Trading Standards are reminding smokers and tobacco retailers about changes to the law that come into full effect on 20th May 2017.
