Rugby’s Rogue Traders
Warwickshire County Council’s Trading Standards Officers are warning Rugby householders to beware of a group of rogue traders pressurising people in to accepting offers of gardening, guttering and tarmacing work, door to door.
The Trading Standards Service has received several complaints this week from residents who were approached on the doorstep and ended up paying for very poor quality work.
The traders did not provide any cancellation rights, (a criminal offence) nor reveal their names, addresses or telephone numbers.
Householders are advised to:
Put the chain on
Check the seller’s identity
Take control – you ask the questions
Don’t agree to buy on the spot – take time to think and shop around.
Remember: It can be hard to tell a good trader from a bad one on the doorstep. It might be better just to keep your door closed.
If you have been a victim of a rogue trader, contact Consumer Direct on 08454 04 05 06.
For more information on rogue traders and doorstep crime, visit: http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/doorstep.