Line painting scam warning in Leamington

Warwickshire County Council’s Trading Standards Service is warning of rogue traders targeting schools, churches and community groups in the Leamington area. Officers have received several reports this week from various organisations that have been approached by a door-to-door trader offering cut-price line painting on roads outside buildings or in car parks. 

They say they are working on behalf of the county council or its contractors and have lots of spare yellow paint because they have been asked to use red paint when line marking instead.

If work is carried out, it is likely to be of very poor standard and over-charged, costing even more money to put right, turning what seems to be a cheap deal in to a very big mistake.

The rogue traders send a smartly dressed representative in to schools, community centres and churches, offering cut-price line painting.
However, neither the county council nor its contractors would participate in door-to-door selling and certainly wouldn’t carry out any work without prior agreement through the necessary channels and would use reputable companies.

It is also worth noting that any work carried out on the public highway can only be done with the express permission from the local authority.

To find out more about Warwickshire County Council’s Trading Standards Service or for consumer or business advice, visit www.warwickshire.gov.uk/tradingstandards.

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