Don’t delay – Warwickshire County Council’s Trading Standards Service has begun to take bookings for their free electric blanket safety tests. The county-wide campaign, which will run for one week in October, across five venues, is open to all Warwickshire residents, aged 50 and over. Why not have your blanket tested before winter?
Bookings for electric blanket tests are available by appointment only and will be taken on a first come first served basis. The number of appointments is limited so book early to avoid disappointment. Due to the expected demand for blanket tests, a limit of two blankets per person has been set.
Any Warwickshire resident aged 50 or over can book an appointment by phoning or emailing: 01926 414004 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm) or ebtesting@warwickshire.gov.uk
Electric blanket testing will take place at the following locations on these dates:
Monday 3rdOctober Leamington Town Hall
Tuesday 4thOctober Rugby Library
Wednesday 5thOctober Nuneaton Fire Station
Thursday 6thOctober Kenilworth Library
Friday 7thOctober Stratford Fire Station
02/09/2011 Driveway 'Special Sealant' Was Water - Nuneaton
Warwickshire Trading Standards has today been alerted to the activities of a door to door trader offering to clean and 'seal' driveways and roofs. Two elderly people in the Nuneaton area paid several hundred pounds to have their driveways cleaned and 'sealed' against weed growth. When first completed the driveways looked clean and tidy, but weeds began to appear very quickly and the residents now suspect that the driveways were only ever pressure washed with water.
The trader, who claimed to have branches from Birmingham to Manchester, only left a mobile phone number as a contact. He is now proving to be impossible to trace.
Consumers are advised not to agree to work offered by the first person who comes to their door (or posts a leaflet through their letter box). Choose local traders with verifiable names and addresses and where possible go on recommendation.
For more information visit: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/scams
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