Neston residents warned about rogue fish salesmen

Sep 9 2008 By Lorna Hughes

ELLESMERE Port and Neston Borough Council is warning residents to be cautious of door-to-door fish salesmen after a couple were conned out of £400.

Traders selling poor quality or wrongly described fish have been found to be operating in the borough using high pressure techniques to persuade people to part with hundreds of pounds.

In one incident the council says an Ellesmere Port man paid a doorstep salesman £400 only to later discover that the fish he had bought was poor quality and not the quantity described.

Lyn Collins, the council's environmental Protection Unit Manager, said: "I would urge residents to be cautious before buying fish from door-to-door sellers and would recommend that people should buy from suppliers known to them."

If you are approached by an unknown trader selling fish contact Trading Standards on 01244 973695 or the council's Environmental Protection Unit on 356 6457.