Rs 177,500 as fines on 883 errant traders

The Consumer Affairs Authority Flying Squad in association with the Department of Weights and Measures has launched raids to nab errant traders who fleece unsuspecting customers through various ruses. These ruses include the non-display of price lists, charging prices in excess of the marked price,

alteration of the marked price, sale of outdated goods and failure to issue certificates of guarantee where required, a spokesman for the Department of Government Information said.

He said fines totalling Rs 177,500 were imposed on 883 errant traders caught during raids conducted between May and July this year of them 362 had not displayed price lists, 358 had sold goods at exhorbitant prices much above the marked price, 163 had sold outdated items or altered prices. The raids were conducted in Colombo, Gampaha, Puttalam, Kalutara, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and several other areas.

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[How to contact]

The public can alert the Consumer Affairs Authority about errant traders by dialing 011-3134447/48

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