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Journal of Trading Standards, Online Edition - JoTS Online

Welcome to the Journal of Trading Standards online edition, JoTS Online. Browse through our latest Articles - including Analysis, Opinion Pieces, Features and a selection of articles from our acclaimed print journal.

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Father-and-son rogues fined

Posted: 14 May 2024

UPDATES: A father-and-son rogue trading operation has been convicted after attempting to defraud a homeowner through unnecessary roofing work, ending in substantial penalties for fraudulent practices.
 

Closure order for illicit cigarette shop

Posted: 24 April 2024

UPDATES: A three-month closure order has been imposed on a shop in Stockton-on-Tees that was found to be selling illegal cigarettes, following action.
 

Taylor Swift ticket scam warning

Posted: 17 April 2024

UPDATES: Lloyds Bank has issued an urgent warning to fans of singer Taylor Swift amid concerns over a wave of concert ticket scams flooding social me.
 

Huge tobacco seizure in Devon

Posted: 09 April 2024

UPDATES: More than 18,000 suspected illegal tobacco products and 2,000 illegal vapes have been seized by Officers from Heart of the South West Tradin.
 

Illicit tobacco seized from street seller

Posted: 08 April 2024

UPDATES: A street seller caught supplying illicit tobacco outside a supermarket has been prosecuted after Trading Standards linked him to illegal products that undercut legitimate retailers and posed risks to consumers.
 

'Despicable' funeral scam warning

Posted: 02 April 2024

UPDATES: Fraudsters are exploiting grieving families with fake funeral attendance charges and bogus donation requests, prompting CTSI to warn that funerals should never require payment to attend in person or online.
 

Rogue trader given banning order

Posted: 26 March 2024

UPDATES: A rogue trader who left homeowners with unfinished building work and heavy financial losses has received a banning order alongside criminal penalties, preventing him from managing companies in the future.
 

Ticket touts guilty in landmark NTS case

Posted: 13 March 2024

UPDATES: A landmark National Trading Standards prosecution has seen ticket touts convicted after using a company to acquire and resell hundreds of high-profile concert tickets, reinforcing action against industrial-scale ticket fraud.
 

NE Lincs achieves POCA ruling

Posted: 12 March 2024

UPDATES: North East Lincolnshire Trading Standards has secured a Proceeds of Crime ruling following trademark offences involving counterfeit goods, ensuring offenders face financial consequences beyond their criminal convictions.
 

Birmingham TS finds illicit goods

Posted: 07 March 2024

UPDATES: Joint operations between Birmingham Trading Standards and police uncovered illicit goods at business premises in Alum Rock, continuing efforts to disrupt the supply of illegal products across the city.
 

£300,000 of illegal products seized

Posted: 07 March 2024

UPDATES: Hampshire Trading Standards has seized around £300,000 worth of illegal products as part of an intensified crackdown on rogue traders supplying unsafe and age-restricted goods.
 

Counterfeit tobacco seller sentenced

Posted: 04 March 2024

UPDATES: A long-running Caerphilly Trading Standards investigation into counterfeit tobacco sales has resulted in a prison sentence, exposing the sophisticated methods used to conceal an illegal operation.
 

Shopkeeper guilty of underage vape sale

Posted: 04 March 2024

UPDATES: A Wakefield retailer and its director have been convicted after a 14-year-old volunteer was sold an oversized disposable vape without any age check, highlighting continuing enforcement against underage and illegal vape sales.
 

Hampshire roofing fraudster jailed

Posted: 28 February 2024

UPDATES: A Hampshire rogue roofer who defrauded 29 homeowners of more than £640,000 through false claims, phantom materials and empty refund promises has been jailed and banned from operating similar businesses for a decade.
 

Prison for prolific rogue trader

Posted: 27 February 2024

UPDATES: A prolific rogue trader who targeted elderly homeowners with unnecessary and unfinished repair work has been jailed after a Trading Standards investigation exposed a sustained pattern of deception worth more than £35,000.
 

Shopkeeper fined for illegal tobacco

Posted: 26 February 2024

UPDATES: Public complaints led Trading Standards to uncover thousands of counterfeit cigarettes, illicit tobacco products and illegal vapes at a Staffordshire shop, resulting in a community order, unpaid work and substantial costs.
 

Scams after-care: a problem shared

Posted: 19 February 2024

ANALYSIS: Fraud does not end when the money is lost. Examining the lasting impact on victims - particularly older people - this feature explores why effective after-care, partnership working and long-term support are essential to tackling scams.
 

Lincolnshire rogue trader jailed

Posted: 23 January 2024

UPDATES: A Lincolnshire rogue trader who exploited elderly and vulnerable homeowners with unnecessary roofing work has been jailed following a successful Trading Standards investigation.
 

Bogus uni website taken down

Posted: 18 January 2024

UPDATES: Enforcement action has shut down a bogus university website that impersonated a genuine institution and targeted prospective students with fraudulent courses costing thousands of pounds.
 

West Yorks TS find hidden stash

Posted: 16 January 2024

UPDATES: Trading Standards and police uncovered concealed illegal tobacco, cigarettes and vapes hidden behind an electronically controlled hatch in a Huddersfield shop, continuing a wider crackdown on organised criminal networks using sophisticated hiding places.