Warning after rise in reports of rogue gardeners in Staffordshire
Residents in Staffordshire are being urged to be on their guard for rogue gardeners and landscapers following a rise in reports of fraudulent traders operating in the county.
Staffordshire County Council’s Trading Standards service has issued the warning after receiving more than 20 reports within the last two months.
Rogues in the landscaping and gardening business are fairly common.
Landscaping is an unregulated industry, which means that anyone can have a go, even those who have no training or experience at all.
Tell tail signs of so-called rogue landscapers include cheap prices, verbal quotes only, no references, offers to start immediately and asking for cash up front.
Claiming trees are illegal and need to be cut down is another trick of the trade.
