Trading standards advice and guidance leaflets

Advice and guidance on animal health-related topics, including infections and diseases, animal movement, slaughter, feed hygiene, and more.

Advice and guidance on consumer rights-related topics, including consumer contracts, description of goods, returns policies, sale and supply of goods, package holidays and more.

Advice and guidance on dispute-related topics, including gathering evidence, insolvency, misleading practices, writing an effective letter of complaint and more.

Advice and guidance on fair trading-related topics, including consumer contracts, internet auction sites, used cars, ticket sales, consumer credit and more.

Advice and guidance on food-related topics, including food labelling, weights and measures, food composition, disposal, colouring and more.

Advice and guidance on miscellaneous topics, including age-restricted products, fireworks, cigarette lighter refills and solvents, tobacco, knives, sunbeds and more.

Advice and guidance on miscellaneous problem topics, including cons, rail travel, responsible pet ownership, timeshares and holiday clubs and more.

Advice and guidance on goods-related topics, including guarantees and warranties, your rights, pricing law, buying at home, on the internet or on premises and more.

Advice and guidance on service-related topics, including buying at home, over the internet or on premises, buying communications packages, guarantees and warranties and more.

Advice and guidance on safety-related topics, including food, electrical, toy and cosmetics safety, second hand goods, unsafe goods and more.

Advice and guidance on vehicle-related topics, including buying used cars or motorcycles, vehicle repairs, quad bikes and off-road vehicles and more.

Advice and guidance on weights and measures-related topics, including average quantities, delivery of oil and gas, sale of alcohol, weighing equipment and more.