WIGAN Council trading standards are to clampdown on unscrupulous electricity supply sales reps operating in Leigh and Atherton after receiving more than 100 complaints about their sales methods.
Residents have claimed they were intimidated into signing contracts by pushy staff. Others said that their signatures had been forged or they had been duped into signing a contract after being told they were requesting more information.
Chief Trading Standards Officer, Alan Blundell said: "Direct sales people can be very persuasive so be careful. Never commit yourself until you are totally satisfied that you have all the information you need and never sign a document until you have read the small print."
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