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Detail: School children are being asked to blow the whistle on fraudsters peddling fake goods in the run up to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as part of a sport-themed National Consumer Week (November 21 to 25). Surrey County Council Trading Standards has sent teaching packs to Surrey secondary schools to help pupils identify … Continue reading
Surrey County Council Trading Standards will reduce management costs by half as part of a plan to improve the service and provide taxpayers with better value for money. A public value review into the consumer champion found ways the service could work more efficiently while protecting and enhancing the high level of performance that has … Continue reading
Oversized cigarette lighters that can explode into fireballs without warning have sparked a safety message from Surrey County Council Trading Standards. Almost 200 of the giant lighters have been seized from shops and market stalls in Surrey alone, with the majority of them failing safety tests. They have also been found on sale elsewhere in … Continue reading
Surrey County Council is encouraging residents to pick up a free no cold calling sticker pack. The new initiative has been launched by Surrey Trading Standards Service to tackle the rising number of cold calling doorstep traders who prey on the elderly and vulnerable. These type of traders often perform shoddy work, carry out work … Continue reading
The illegal sale of tickets for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has sparked a warning from Surrey County Council Trading Standards after sports fans were left out of pocket. A host of unofficial websites are offering tickets for sale online despite the fact that under the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 … Continue reading
A trader has been banned from setting foot in markets after he was caught selling fake cosmetics by Surrey County Council Trading Standards officers. Graham Jardine, 49, of Lower Queen’s Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex, was twice caught selling counterfeit goods at Kempton Park Market, Surrey. Trading standards officers seized almost 2,000 fake items during two … Continue reading
Reaction to the suspension of doorstep selling activities Surrey County Council Trading Standards today responded to the news that Scottish and Southern Energy has suspended its doorstep selling activities. The announcement comes after the company was found guilty at Guildford Crown Court, in May, of misleading selling activities during a successful prosecution by Surrey County … Continue reading
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