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Trading standards consumer advice and guidelines

Croydon’s Trading Standards service ensures that businesses trade fairly, honestly and safely in the borough, and that they comply with the laws that apply to them. Trading Standards enforces consumer protection legislation that includes fair trading, product safety, rogue trading and weights and measures.

Consumer advice on goods, services and safety recalls

Consumer advice, safety recalls, problems with goods and how to get help and advice from Citizens Advice.

Report illegal tobacco

The illegal tobacco trade in London and how to report it.

Illegal money lending

Loan sharks and how they are investigated.

Scams and doorstep crime

How to avoid being scammed, avoid doorstep crime and rogue trading.

Under age sales

Volunteers wanted to help reduce the number of under age sales in Croydon and how we run test purchases.

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