Warwickshire Trading Standards Service is warning residents to beware of rogue traders operating door to door in their area offering a range of ‘services’ including:
pressure washing drives or roofs
fascia and guttering work
gardening
block paving or tarmacking of driveways
Roof repairs, including tile replacement
Residents are strongly advised not to buy from unexpected doorstep callers. You can’t tell a good trader on the doorstep from a bad one.
Rogue traders may claim they have been working on a neighbour’s property or on your street.
They may offer discounts for retired people and will usually want to start quickly, perhaps immediately.
Their paperwork, if provided at all will be bogus and they will typically use false names and address and difficult to trace mobile phones.
Any work they do will be of a poor quality and highly priced. They will usually want paying in cash.
Keep your door closed
More information
Make a scam/rogue trader complaint to Trading Standards via Citizens Advice Consumer Service on 03454 040506.
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