Consumer Advice

This Consumer Advice section helps you stand up for your consumer rights and gives you links to the information you need to solve problems with goods or services.

When purchasing goods or services the law protects people's rights against being treated unfairly or when things go wrong. This includes faulty goods, switching energy supplier, poor service, problems with contracts, builders and rogue traders.

Trading Standards deal with complex consumer problems and potential criminal activities. Citizens Advice Consumer Service can help report a problem to them.

Useful Links for Online Consumer Advice

Energy Advice Programme: Our Energy Advice Programme provides assistance with a wide range of issues relating to gas and electric supply. 

Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline: Provides free, confidential and impartial advice on consumer issues. Tel: 0808 223 1133

Citizens Advice: Comprehensive Consumer Information on Citizens Advice.

Advice Now: Know your rights and the law.

Gov.uk: Consumer Rights.

Trading Standards: Find Your Local Trading Standards.

Which: Know Your Rights