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A 60-second summary on how to make sure you're in charge of the additional features your child can buy in app-based and online games.
Restrictions during lockdowns impacted where we could spend our money, pushing up the proportion of online retail sales to an all-time high. This article analyses RSI, CHAPS, and Revolut data to explore what people were spending their money on from...
Rules for online and distance selling for businesses
You must provide certain information if you’re selling goods or services…
As well as the rules for distance selling, there are extra rules for…
This research explored the attitudes and experiences of individuals shopping online, including misrepresentation or undervaluation, and consumer awareness of VAT and customs requirements.
Search for a personalised number plate registration and buy it from DVLA online or at auction
New laws to be introduced to ban unavoidable hidden fees to force businesses to be upfront with customers
VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
Buy a vehicle - how to check you’re not buying a stolen vehicle. Registering, taxing and insuring your vehicle.
How online marketplaces will deal with VAT for goods from overseas that are sold to customers in the UK.
Information on methods used by fraudsters to target members of the public when using online financial and retail services.
Find out your VAT obligations if you use an online marketplace to sell goods in the UK.
Information and guidance on a range of medical devices for users and patients.
Check registration, MOT, tax, vehicle identification number and other details to help make sure a used car is not stolen or unsafe
Guidance for buyers and suppliers of cloud technology, digital outcomes, digital specialists, user research participants and labs.
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
When you do and do not have to offer a refund, repair or replacement, unconditional refunds for online purchases, and penalties for deceiving customers
NHS Business Services Authority contact number for ordering prepaid prescriptions for 3 or 12 months at a cheaper rate than single prescriptions
Find out how to work out the value of a motor vehicle when calculating a payment using the second-hand motor vehicle payment scheme.
Buy a private (personalised) number plate, assign it or transfer it to a vehicle - renew or update your entitlement certificate.
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