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A people smuggler has been jailed for conspiring to bring 16 Albanian migrants to the UK with fake EU passports and fraudulent airline bookings.
A clampdown on fake reviews and hidden fees has been announced by the Government which will help customers cut the costs of living.
New laws to be introduced to ban unavoidable hidden fees to force businesses to be upfront with customers
The CMA is investigating suspected breaches of consumer protection law in the online secondary tickets market.
Sales of tickets on platforms such as viagogo and StubHub should be subject to tighter rules, the CMA has today proposed.
New law will see touts using automated software to bulk buy tickets for resale on secondary ticketing sites at inflated prices face an unlimited fine
Office of Fair Trading (OFT) closed consumer enforcement case.
New rules coming into force today will demand more information from sellers on secondary ticket websites to better protect fans from rip-off prices.
New rules will require sellers and platforms to provide more information around resold event tickets, protecting consumers from rip off prices
Get Safe Online is predicting a huge rise in online ticket scams over the summer months as the festival and concert season provides rich pickings…
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