Thursday 17 May 2012

Trading Standards Presentation at Drayton and Farlington - follow up information


Thank you for having us at the Drayton and Farlington Neighbourhood Forum last night, We hope that the residents found our presentation useful.

We said that we would give you some information to pass on about how to set up a No Cold Calling Zone on their own, who to report scams to and the Telephone preference service and Mail preference service details. 

Please click "Read More >>" for all of this information:

Link for all information on No Cold Calling Zones:  
http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/living/14361.html

Specifically the No Cold Calling Tool Kit:  
http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/media/TDS_nccztoolkit.pdf

If you have any consumer related problem contact the Citizens Advice Consumer Service which use to be Consumer Direct. They have the same telephone number 0845 04 05 06 :  
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/england/consumer_e.htm

Action Fraud, online reporting tool: 
http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report_fraud

Telephone preference service:  
http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/index.html

Mail preference service: 
http://www.mpsonline.org.uk/mpsr


Online reporting form: Trading Standards have an online reporting form for residents wishing to make a complaint about a trader/business or a scam. The form can be found by following this link: 


Charity Bag project: Trading Standards are collecting charity bags which are delivered to your homes. Please drop/send them in to us at the Civic Offices Trading Standards department, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2PQ, Or Laura will be at Cosham Baptist Church on the 7th June for a community safety event between 2pm and 5pm and will be able to collect them from you there.

If there is any more information that you need please contact.

Laura Tambling
Community Trading Standards Officer
Cosham Sector
Portsmouth City Council
Civic Offices
Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
PO1 2PQ

T: 023 9283 4689
F: 023 9283 4244

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