Consumer Advice in BSL

Our BSL Consumer Hub has been developed in partnership with Trading Standards experts to help you learn more about a range of consumer issues.

Check before you buy

This video gives you advice on the checks you can make before you start shopping.

Registering your products

This video gives you advice on registering the products you buy to keep you safe.

Read & follow instructions

This video gives you advice on reading and following instructions to keep you safe.

Reporting unsafe products

This video gives you advice on registering the products you buy to keep you safe.

Safety alerts

This video gives you advice on safety alerts about products that are not safe to use.

Toy safety

This video looks at the ways you can make sure toys are safe for children.

Electrical product safety

This video looks at electrical product safety to help stop fires and injuries.

Button battery safety

This video looks at the hidden dangers of button batteries around your home.

Second-hand goods safety

This video looks at safety when buying second hand goods.

Second-hand furniture safety

This video looks at the safety risks of buying second hand furniture..

Risks of second-hand e-bikes and e-scooters

This video looks at the safety risks of second hand e-bikes and e-scooters.