Sunday, 12th October 2008

News from the Jersey Evening Post

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New law boost for consumers

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THE rights of Jersey consumers took a big step forward yesterday following the passing of a law to protect against rogue traders.

Clamping subject to new law?

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WHEEL-clampers may soon be facing regulation as a result of a JEP Fair Play campaign which highlighted allegedly heavy-handed methods and questioned the legality of wheel-clamping.

Fair Play: Persistence pays in fight over pooled resources

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THIS time last year Nigel Crocker and his wife were looking forward to taking delivery of a new spa for their garden.

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Fair Play: Mothers left high and dry

A GROUP of unhappy mothers are having to consider taking their babies elsewhere for a swim after they were recently faced with a price increase to use the AquaSplash pool.

Fair Play: Trouble on the home leg

IT’S lucky for Islanders that we have a system of reciprocal health care with the UK, otherwise it would have been an even more expensive trip for Mark Jones on his last visit to England.

Fair Play: Online glitch sends flight price soaring

IF you have ever booked airline tickets online, you will have experienced that awful moment of tension between the time that your payment has passed the point of no return and ‘booking confirmed’ flashes across your screen.

Fair Play: Sky’s the limit for Kelly on VAT

MANY Islanders are still having problems with getting VAT taken off their Sky subscriptions, but one reader who refused to pay the company the tax ended up being pursued by a debt agency.

Fair Play: No respite from the scammers

HARDLY a week goes by without Fair Play having to warn people of a variety of scams aimed at conning us out of either our money, our personal identity details – or both.

Fair Play: Simple mistakes that cost airline passengers dear

TWO Islanders who made a mistake when booking their flights online with Flybe are not alone in feeling badly done by because of a simple error.

Fair Play: Two garages cut price of petrol

THE soaring daily cost of motoring is causing concern among many readers.