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Islington TS has prosecuted a trader who brought unsafe e-bikes into the country
Posted 24 January 2025 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Product Safety|London
UPDATES: A trader who imported almost 1,000 non-compliant and unsafe e-scooters and e-bikes has been successfully prosecuted by Islington Council following a Trading Standards investigation. Sardar Rassa, who traded.
A trader who imported almost 1,000 non-compliant and unsafe e-scooters and e-bikes has been successfully prosecuted by Islington Council following a Trading Standards investigation.
Sardar Rassa, who traded as Rassa Bikes and Scooters Limited, was the recipient of a consignment which was intercepted at a port in Suffolk when an initial test revealed safety failings.
Rassa was advise...
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