Best Practice Charter Mark Award for West Dunbartonshire Council
August 2008
West Dunbartonshire
Council’s Trading Standards service is tops for customer service excellence.
The service has been successful in its application for the prestigious Charter
Mark award.
More on Charter Mark
Be Aware of Misleading "Charity" Collectors
June 2008The
Police and Trading Standards are issuing a joint warning to the public that
doorstep callers, who may be mistaken as working for a charity, have been
reported to be operating in the Dumbarton area and could be further afield.
A
Dumbarton woman reported that a man called at her door collecting for
“Rosebud”.
Read more on the Charity Collectors
Excessive Packaging
June 2008
Trading Standards in West
Dunbartonshire Council is asking people to be aware of the amount of
unnecessary packaging that they throw away.
More on Packaging
This is not the Real Thing
May 2008
West
Dunbartonshire Council’s Trading Standards service is warning people not to be
deceived by a letter they may receive telling them that they have been entered
into the Spanish lottery and have won a huge sum of money in Euros. Similar
lottery scams originate in Canada.
Further Information on Lottery Scams
Under Age Sales Success
April 2008
West Dunbartonshire Council Trading Standards team expressed
satisfaction after a recent operation involving children’s attempts to
purchase restricted goods was reasonably successful.
More on Under Age Sales
New Consumer protection Regulations
April 2008
New research, released recently, reveals that consumers in Scotland are fed up with being ripped off by rogue traders.
More on Rogue Traders
Read a selection of historical local Trading Standards
news items.
