Consumer

When buying goods and services, particularly when spending larger sums of money, it is essential to ensure that you receive the best possible deal and customer service and to understand the laws that protect your consumer rights.

Although the Citizens Advice consumer service is your starting point for consumer advice and information, MyAdviceGateway provides additional information and advice to help you make the right decisions and solve your own problems.

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Consumer Rights

CONSUMER PROTECTION LEGLISLATION

Consumer protection is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods and services, and the public, against unfair practices in the marketplace. Consumer protection measures are ...

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REGULATORY AND ADVISORY BODIES

The Trading Standards Institute and The Competition and Marketing Authority are the regulatory bodies that enforce consumer protection and regulation. Individual advice to consumer queries ...

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UNFAIR TRADING PRACTICES & FRAUD

Unfair Trading Practices embrace various deceptive, fraudulent or unethical methods to obtain business including misrepresentation, false advertising, coercive or aggressive selling, discrimination, identity theft and ...

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BUYING AND PAYMENT OPTIONS

If you buy goods or services on your credit card, you have extra protection if things go wrong compared with paying by cash or cheque.

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PROBLEMS WITH GOODS

When you buy goods it means you've entered into a contract with the seller of these goods and you are protected by law in the ...

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PROBLEMS WITH SERVICES

Customer Protection laws also cover the purchase of services and cover the areas of poor quality services, negligence, excessive costs or delays and the trader ...

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TAKING ACTION ON CONSUMER PROBLEMS

If you have a problem with an item or a service and you consider that your rights have been breached there are several options available ...

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CONSUMER CREDIT ACT SECTION 75

If you use your credit card to buy something, such as goods or a holiday costing over £100 and up to £30,000, you’re covered by ...

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CHARGEBACK

Chargeback is an arrangement offered by your debit, prepaid or credit card provider that can get you a refund if something goes wrong with a ...