Residents have been asked to be vigilant to a bogus charity scam. Merton Trading Standards are warning householders in the borough that commercial companies are using the impression of ‘charity’ […]

A joint operation in July between Merton Trading Standards and Merton Police resulted in the seizure of over £10,000 worth of counterfeit goods from a shop in Morden. During the […]

Two car traders have been jailed for defrauding customers by selling vehicles with falsified mileages and service histories, following a joint investigation by Surrey County Council and the London Borough […]

A warning has been issued by Merton’s Trading Standards Officers and the official operator of the El Gordo lottery, Loterías y Apuestas de Estado, after fraudsters using the name El […]

Worried by reports that much of the salt in our diets comes from processed foods, Environmental Health Officers in Merton, in conjunction with colleagues from South West London and the […]

Bogus callers? Door-knockers? Cowboy builders? Whatever you call them they are bad news. Merton Trading Standards team are warning all residents to be wary of all traders or people that […]

Retail traders selling alcohol to minors be alert. A local shopkeeper was fined 500 pounds by Wimbledon Magistrates Court on Thursday 24 August after Merton Council’s trading standards team caught […]

Consumers in Merton who think they have had a raw deal can now call Consumer Direct London, a new advice and information line, for clear and practical advice on a […]

Merton residents should be aware of commercial companies that give the impression they are collecting clothes for charity when in fact they are sold for profit, warns Merton’s trading standards. […]