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Know your rights and don’t lose out this Black Friday weekend
Posted: 11/24/2017
Looking to pick up an online bargain this Black Friday weekend? The Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are a fantastic way to get your Christmas shopping done, or pick up a great deal for yourself. Right? Well, not always!
End of the road for business selling counterfeit car parts
Posted: 11/21/2017
A man from Brent has been slapped with a hefty fine and a suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of conning consumers by selling counterfeit automotive goods.
Latest CPPD documents published by CTSI
Posted: 11/21/2017
We are pleased to inform those registered into the CPPD scheme and those that are Chartered Trading Standards Practitioners (CTSP) that the latest CPPD handbook, Form 4, and Form 2 are now available on the CTSI website.
Laundered cash used to compensate rogue trader victims
Posted: 11/16/2017
One of a pair of convicted rogue builders has been ordered to pay back more than £11,000 of his illegal earnings.
Motorists urged to tick all the boxes this winter says The Motor Ombudsman
Posted: 11/15/2017
As the mercury drops, and the days get shorter in the run-up to winter, The Motor Ombudsman, the automotive dispute resolution provider, is urging drivers to look out for its widely-recognised logo at their local independent garage or franchised dealer when getting their car ready for the cold weather.
