Rogue Traders are people pretending to be builders or “qualified” trades men or women needing to do 'urgent' repairs or sales people offering bargain products.
Rogue Traders often pressurise householders into making quick decisions to have work done, pay in advance for materials or do poor work at highly inflated prices.
They will often cold call on vulnerable households and deliberately overcharge for unsatisfactory goods and services. This can include charging for unnecessary work, damaging property deliberately in order to obtain money, leaving work unfinished and intimidating householders.
Avon & Somerset Constabulary, as part of a national initiative, are engaging in a week of action to combat Rogue Traders and there are a number of operations and initiatives going on specifically in Bath & North East Somerset starting today.
During this week various proactive and community based activities will take place that aim to tackle Rogue Traders on the District.
For more information on Rogue Traders, Avon & Somerset website at www.avonandsomerset.police.uk
