Devon cabbie wins Hero Award
Chris Smith, 37, owner of Black Swan Taxis, Dawlish, was awarded the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) Hero Award .
Tag Archives: rogue trader
Posted on: 30 June 2017 | Posted in: Community
Devon used car dealer found guilty of selling ‘dangerous’ vehicle
Rogue Trader Jamie Rabin from Teignmouth knowingly sold a van with faulty brakes.
Posted on: 15 June 2017 | Posted in: Community
Rogue trader who conned the elderly jailed
John Carroll, 26, of Cricklade, Wiltshire, was sentenced to 38 months in prison
Posted on: 25 May 2017 | Posted in: Community
Don’t let the Bed-Rogues Bite!
Mattresses purchased from a man-in-a-van could lose you money, and be a dangerous fire hazard.
Posted on: 15 September 2016 | Posted in: Community
Guilty pleas for driveway scammers who targeted elderly residents
Bryan Ferren, 38 and Kevin Hogg, 41, both of Clifton Road, Paignton, admitted to conning over £70,000 out of 17 elderly Devon residents
Posted on: 18 May 2016 | Posted in: Community
Carpet cleaner sentenced for fraud
A trader who travelled the country offering to clean householders’ carpets for rock-bottom prices before hiking his charges by up to 5,400 per cent, has been sentenced for seven offences
Posted on: 16 December 2015 | Posted in: Community
Crown Court sentence for father and son rogue traders convicted for targeting the elderly
Rogue traders told today that they had steamrollered over consumers’ rights
Posted on: 2 October 2015 | Posted in: Community
Benefit cheating builder jailed for defrauding elderly and vulnerable victims
A benefit cheating South Devon builder has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for fraud and money laundering offences.
Posted on: 5 August 2015 | Posted in: Community
Jail for rogue North Devon plumber
A 54 year old North Devon plumbing and heating engineer has been sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty of fraud and consumer protection charges
Posted on: 3 August 2015 | Posted in: Community
