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Bad weather got you thinking about your roof? Watch out for rogue traders claiming work needs doing to your home even when it doesnt. What are rogue traders? • Rogue traders are callers to your home who arrive unannounced, uninvited and offering to do work • They are opportunists hoping you will believe them when they say work needs doing to your home • They might say your roof tiles need replacing, your chimney stack is dangerous or your home in general needs some work We know rogue traders have no intention of doing work properly, if at all. Worried a friend or relative may fall victim to a rogue trader? • Give them a call and find out if they are worried about their home. • Suggest they contact a Kent County Council Trading Standards approved trader to come out and look at the fault they have identified. • Download and give them the Say No to Rogue Trader leaflet. • Advise them if theyre not sure about the caller, dont let them in. We know accepting work from a rogue trader never saves you time or money. So which trader can your trust? KCC Trading Standards only recommends one trader scheme in Kent which is run in partnership with Checkatrade. NEWSFLASH Fake police officers in Sevenoaks This month two men posing as plain clothes police officers tricked a resident into handing over £2000. The men claimed they were investigating fake banknotes that were circulating in the area. We recommend you; Use a door chain when answering the door Dont hand over sums of money on demand Check the callers identification card Any doubts, call Kent Police on 101 REPORT IT For advice and to report issues to Trading Standards contact Citizens Advice consumer service on 03454 04 05 06 Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. Tell us if you said no to a rogue trader recently. It takes just a few minutes to fill in our online reporting form and the information you give us may stop someone from being targeted by a rogue trader. Dont delay, report it to us today - kent.gov.uk/tradingstandards
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 13:17:44 +0000

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