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Utilities
Sewer and drain problems: 0845 9200 800
Leaks: 0800 714614
Electricity
Emergency and supply loss: 0800 328 1111
Gas
Emergency: 0800 111999
Consumer Information
Below you will find useful information and links related to consumer issues. I’ll add more as I come across them
Advertising Standards Authority - 0845-609 6677 - website
Advice Services Alliance - 01444-243691 - website
AMDEA, the Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliance - 020 7405 0666 - website
Association of British Credit Unions - 0161-832 3694 - website
British Bankers Association - 020-7216 8800 - website
Citizens Advice Bureau - 0870 2200608 - website
Community Legal Service - 0845 345 4 345 - website
Consumer Direct - 08454-04 05 06 - website
Direct Marketing Association - 020 7291 3300 - website
Domestic Appliance Service Association - 0870 224 0343 - website
Econsumer.gov - A joint project of consumer protection agencies from 21 nations - website
European Mail Order Traders' Association - website
Financial Services Authority - 020-7066 1000 - website
Financial services, advice and helplines - click here
Food Standards Agency - website
Freedom of Imformation - website
ICSTIS, the Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of the Telephone Information Services -0800 500 212 - website
Information Commissioner's Office (Data Protection) - 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45 - website
Money Supermarket.com - website
Office of Fair Trading - 08457 22 44 99 - website
Oxfordshire County Council Consumer Advice - 01865-510845
Planning Regulations - website
Periodical Publishers Association Ltd - 020 7404 4166 - website
SHOPS, the Safe Home Ordering Protection Scheme - 01628 641930 - website
The Bereavement Register - removes from companies’ mailing list the the names and addresses of people who have died. - Tel: 0870-600 7222 - Website
The Law Centres Federation - provide free independent legal advice and representation to the most disadvantaged members of society - 020 7428 4400 - website
The Mail Order Traders' Association of Great Britain - 0207 735 3410 - website
The Newspaper Society - 020 7632 7400 - website
The Radio, Electrical and Television Retailers Association Ltd - 01234 269110 - website
Trading Standards - Useful Links
Trading Standards Central - website
Trading Standards Institute - website
Welcome to the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform - 020 7215 5000 - Website