And yet more

Recent scam reported to Warwickshire Trading Standards Service

11/10/2012 Plumber prosecuted for Misleading Consumer

A plumber who misled an elderly Leamington Spa resident has been successfully prosecuted by Warwickshire County Council’s Trading Standards Service.

Mr Timothy Barnes who trades as T Barnes Plumbing and Heating, Barton Drive, Knowle, Solihull was found guilty of two consumer protection offences.

 These offences related to Mr Barnes carrying out and charging for unnecessary work and failing to carry out work to a professional standard.

 For more information visit: http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/releases/2012/10/11/plumber-prosecuted-for-misleading-elderly-leamington-spa-consumer/


11/10/2012 Businesses Warned to Beware of ‘Parliamentary’ Approach

Warwickshire businesses are warned to beware of approaches from high pressure sales people selling advertising space in reports and yearbooks linked to Parliament.

The cost of the adverts in these publications can run in to thousands of pounds and Trading Standards Officers are concerned that businesses may think the approaches are being made by people who are working for or on behalf of Parliament or Government Departments.

But these approaches are instead coming from private traders with no official remit what so ever.

Before agreeing to advertising, businesses and other organisations such as schools should ensure that the publication is legitimate and will be printed and distributed in quantities large enough to make the advertising worthwhile.


For more information visit: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/scams

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Simon Cripwell
Senior Information Officer
Trading Standards Service
Communities
Warwickshire County Council
tel. 01926 414039
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email. simoncripwell@warwickshire.gov.uk
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