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Trading standards - weights and measures

The oldest form of consumer protection is the accurate use of weights and measures.

Each year checks are carried out on a wide range of instruments used to weigh and measure goods, everything from weighbridges to jewellers balances. Tests are also carried out on the quantity of goods sold, from coal to beer, from bread to petrol.

Leaflets - weights and measures

Information leaflets from trading standards relating to weights and measures. Topics covered include information for butchers, fishmongers, greengrocers, pubs restaurants and cafés and more.

Weights and measures - frequently asked questions

When I buy soft fruit or vegetables, why is the paper bag or punnet sometimes included in the weight and therefore the price of the item? Is it legal?

I run a local pub. Do all the spirits I sell have to be sold in multiples of 25 or 35 ml?

I run a small shop / market stall selling weighed items. Can I use kitchen type scales to determine the weight of the goods for sale?

I am a trader selling goods by reference to weights and measures. I need to check that the equipment I use is suitable for such use and is weighing / measuring correctly - who do I contact?

Can I sell my goods in pounds and ounces ?

Can public houses sell beer with a head of froth?

Do some goods have to be sold in fixed quantities?

Who do I complain to if I think I have been given a short measure; for example, if I bought 500g of apples from a shop and when I weighed them there was only 400g?

Where can I get something big, such as a caravan, weighed?

Weblinks

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National Measurement Office
Why are weights & measures controls important?
'Ask Cedric' Website
Guidance for consumers & businesses

Contacts

Trading standards and planning services

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Full details for Trading standards and planning services

North Yorkshire County Council, County Hall, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 8AD | Tel: 0845 8 72 73 74 | Fax: 01609 532009

This page was last updated on 9 September 2010