Rogue traders and doorstep crime
Age UK Coventry Trusted Traders
Age UK Coventry Trusted Traders offers you an easy, safe and reliable way to avoid rogue traders. In just one phone call you can find Trusted Traders for all the maintenance and repair jobs in your home and garden.
This service is available to people of all ages living in the Coventry area and is provided in conjunction with Coventry Trading Standards.
Using the Trusted Traders service
Telephone: 024 7643 3982 or 024 7623 1999
Visit Age UK Coventry in the city centre office and speak to one of their friendly staff.
E-mail: info@ageukcoventry.org.uk (quoting 'Trusted Traders' in the subject box)
For more information please visit the Age UK Coventry website.
Alternatively, download a Trusted Trader leaflet explaining how the scheme works.
All Trusted Traders are interviewed by Age UK Coventry, and references checked with former clients and with Coventry Trading Standards.
Ongoing monitoring and spot checks are carried out and Trusted Traders will only visit by appointment, will always carry an identity badge, and always have appropriate insurance.
In the very unlikely event that you are not happy with the work that is done by Trusted Traders, Age UK Coventry has a simple complaints procedure and will help resolve any reasonable issues that you may have with the trader.
Trusted Traders is a partnership with Coventry Trading Standards.
Trading standards
E-mail: tradingstandards@coventry.gov.uk
Tel: 0845 330 3313
Fax: 024 7683 1831