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Posted: 02 December 2024
UPDATES: Reading Trading Standards has secured a three-month Closure Order against a shop linked to years of illicit tobacco and vape sales, following repeated seizures, hidden stock discoveries and complaints about sales to children.
Posted: 09 October 2024
UPDATES: Residents are urged to remain vigilant after severe weather prompted warnings of increased rogue trader activity targeting damaged properties.
Posted: 24 September 2024
UPDATES: Southampton City Council Trading Standards has seized counterfeit and illicit vapes, cigarettes, watches, handbags and scarves with a combined value of more than £100,000 during inspections of two local businesses. Working alongside officers from Hampshire Police on 7 September, the...
Posted: 30 August 2024
UPDATES: A joint initiative by Kent Trading Standards and Kent Police's Rural Task Force saw officers engage directly with building and roofing traders, promoting compliance while reinforcing efforts to tackle rogue traders operating across the county.
Posted: 21 August 2024
UPDATES: Trading Standards officers seized hundreds of counterfeit garments and illegal disposable vapes during enforcement action at a car boot sale, highlighting the continuing challenge posed by illicit goods in local markets.
Posted: 10 July 2024
UPDATES: Joint action by Kent Trading Standards and Kent Police resulted in the seizure of illegal vapes and counterfeit tobacco from Dover businesses following intelligence from the local community about suspected illicit sales.
Posted: 10 July 2024
UPDATES: Two rogue traders who exploited an elderly Oxfordshire resident out of more than £477,000 have been jailed after a major Trading Standards investigation uncovered years of fraudulent home improvement work.
Posted: 24 June 2024
UPDATES: Reading Trading Standards has secured a 32-month prison sentence for rogue trader Michael Gorman, who exploited a 90-year-old man through inflated landscaping charges and left the victim facing a £42,000 bill for a small artificial grass installation.
Posted: 03 June 2024
UPDATES: Joint enforcement activity in Ashford saw Kent Trading Standards, police and HMRC seize illicit vapes and tobacco while targeting businesses suspected of supplying illegal products.
Posted: 01 May 2024
UPDATES: Trading Standards, police and London Gatwick are warning travellers about rogue meet-and-greet parking operators after complaints of damaged vehicles, unexplained mileage, parking charges and lengthy return delays.
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