Trader Advice

Welcome to the Trader Advice Homepage.

Reading Borough Council’s trading standards service enforces all aspects of trading standards law in accordance with its Enforcement Policy, which can be found via the related information on the right hand side.

Trading standards always tries to achieve and promote trader compliance with the law by providing advice, guidance and information. The external link below will take you to advice and guidance on the law, and if you have any further questions, use the contact this service section on the right hand side.

If you are a business based in Reading Borough and have a regional, national or international market presence, see the article on the Home Authority Principle below as it can be of great assistance when dealing with enquiries from the 200 plus trading standards authorities around the country.

Trading standards has an obligation to investigate complaints that appear to break trading standards law and will try to react in a proportional way, but there will always be occasions where legal action is necessary.

Article		Description
	Home Authority Principle	A description of the Home Authority Principle
	Do You Need a Credit Licence?	Find out if you require a consumer credit licence
	Public Weighbridge Operators Certificate	How to apply for a public weighbridge operators certificate
	Helpful Contacts for Traders	A list of helpful contacts for traders
	Fireworks and Mixed Explosives	Information about the safe storage and selling of fireworks
	New Consumer Protection Regulations	Information on the New Consumer Protection Regulations
	Petroleum Licensing	Infomation on the legal requirements for storing Petroleum Products
	Trading Standards and Biofuels	Guidance Notes on Biofuels

External Links

Reading Borough Council does not necessarily endorse or recommend any of the links or services below. Please note: when you follow these links you will leave this site.

Link	Description
Trader Advice Website	Get online access to advice and guidance for your business