2020 News Archive

December 30, 2020

CCPC advises consumers to remain aware of Brexit changes when shopping online

As the 31st of December approaches, the CCPC are advising consumers that their rights will change from 1 January when shopping online from UK websites. From 1 January, EU consumer...

December 23, 2020

CCPC advises consumers to be aware of their rights when shopping online in the January sales

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has issued further guidance to help consumers be aware of their rights before they shop online in the sales in January. It can...

December 14, 2020

CCPC Christmas Opening Hours 2020

However you plan to spend your Christmas, we wish you and your family a happy and peaceful Christmas with best wishes for 2021! Should you have any consumer rights or...

December 9, 2020

Buying online post-Brexit

In light of new research by the CCPC, which suggests a lack of awareness among consumers about differences in buying goods from EU and non-EU websites, online shoppers are asked...

December 2, 2020

Brexit checklist for online shopping

Brexit is coming on 31 December and it will have an impact on your consumer rights. The rights you currently enjoy when shopping from an EU based website will no...

November 26, 2020

‘Tis the season to start saving

With Christmas weeks away, it’s important to start planning your spending for what can be the most expensive time of the year. If you find budgeting a daunting task, here...

November 24, 2020

How to be #CCPCSafetyAware this Christmas

The Competition & Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is today urging consumers to be safety aware when they are buying gifts, particularly toys, this Christmas. This follows the seizure and destruction...

November 23, 2020

Tips to surviving Black Friday and Cyber Monday

The countdown to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, two of the biggest shopping days of the year, has already started. But this year is unlike any other, with non-essential shops all shut due...

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