Big rise in fakeelectric goods

By The Newsroom
Published 5th Apr 2013, 12:00 BST
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THE number of potentially dangerous electric counterfeit goods seized by Trading Standards in Sussex is rising.

It comes at a time when East Sussex County Council is reducing its Trading Standards budget.

The UK has seen a six fold increase in the number of counterfeit electrical goods discovered in the past four years.

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Figures obtained by The Co-operative Electrical from local councils and Border Force – the organisation charged with patrolling the UK’s borders – show the value of counterfeit electrical goods seized has risen from £2,614,783 in 2009 to a staggering £15,725,462 in 2012.