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On this page you will find a list of helpful consumer contacts. Click on the type of organisation you require for full details. For Coventry contacts, please go to our About Us page.

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Citizens advice bureau

COVENTRY CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU (CAB)    http://www.coventrycab.org.uk/ 

The CAB is FREE, CONFIDENTIAL, INDEPENDENT and IMPARTIAL. Their aim is to make their service equally accessible to everyone, particularly to people who may face discrimination in their lives.

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Information centres

Click here for the Community Legal ServiceCoventry Law Centre
The Bridge
Broadgate
COVENTRY CV1 1NG

Reception open Mon - Thu 9:00 -  4:00 : Fri 9:00 - 3.30

Tel: 024 7622 3053  

Fax: 024 7622 8551  

Web site: www.covlaw.org.uk  

E-mail: enquiries@covlaw.org.uk

Direct line contact numbers (See specific times of availability):-

Housing Rights
- Tel 7625 3167 (Mon & Wed 2:00 - 4:00)
Employment Rights
Tel 7625 3169 (Tue & Thu 10:00 - 12:00)
Benefits and Appeal Tribunals Tel: 7622 3053
Immigration & Asylum
- Tel: 7625 3168 (Tue & Thu 10:-00 am - 12:00 noon)
Education Advice Tel 7622 3053
Community Care Advice - Tel 7622 3053
Mental Health Advice Tel 7622 3053
Discrimination Advice in Relation to Goods, Services, and Employment Tel: 7625 3169 (Tue and Thu !0:00 - 12:00)

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Office of Fair Trading (OFT) 

Web Site: http://www.oft.gov.uk

The OFT cannot provide advice or assistance to individual consumers or traders

If you require consumer advice, information on specific consumer rights or wish to make a consumer complaint against a trader, please call the Consumer Direct advice service on 08454 04 05 06 or visit the Consumer Direct website.

Telephone

For consumer advice, information on specific consumer rights and to make a consumer complaint against a trader please contact Consumer Direct on 08454 04 05 06.

For all enquiries, guidance on the work of OFT and to report anti-competitive or other behaviour by a trader or traders, please contact OFT Enquiries and Preliminary Investigations Centre on 08457 22 44 99. Please be aware that OFT cannot provide advice or assistance to individual consumers or traders.

Calls to the OFT or Consumer Direct 0845 numbers are charged at no more than four pence per minute from a BT landline. Call charges from other landline providers or mobile phones may vary. Please check the rate with your phone provider.

For the OFT switchboard or to contact OFT Enquiries and Preliminary Investigations Centre via the switchboard, please ring 020 7211 8000.
 
For copies of leaflets and reports published by OFT, please ring 0800 389 3158. These can also be downloaded or ordered from the publications page.

Email

For consumer advice, information on specific consumer rights or to make a consumer complaint against a trader please visit the Consumer Direct website.

For all enquiries, guidance on the work of OFT and to report anti-competitive or other behaviour by a trader or traders, please email enquiries@oft.gsi.gov.uk.

Please be aware that the OFT cannot provide advice or assistance to individual consumers or traders.

For copies of leaflets and reports published by OFT, please email oft@ecgroup.co.uk. These can also be downloaded or ordered from our publications page.

Post

For all enquiries, guidance on the work of OFT and to report anti-competitive or other behaviour by a trader or traders, please write to:

Enquiries Unit
Office of Fair Trading
Fleetbank House
2-6 Salisbury Square
London, EC4Y 8JX.

Please be aware that the OFT cannot provide advice or assistance to individual consumers or traders.

Geographical Location

The OFT is based in central London at:

Fleetbank House
2-6 Salisbury Square
London
EC4Y 8JX

A map is available here.

The OFT in Scotland

To contact the office in Scotland:

  • telephone 0131 220 5930
  • email our Representative in Scotland kyla.brand@oft.gsi.gov.uk  
  • write to 23 Walker Street, Edinburgh EH3 7HX.


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Other consumer contacts

BERR - Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 

website http://www.berr.gov.uk/index.html 

If you have a specific query about the work of the Department and cannot find the answer on their website, then their Enquiry Unit will be able to help you. THey can answer many queries straight away, or can put you through to the right person to talk to.

Telephone on:

Call on: 020 7215 5000

or 020 7215 6740 (Minicom)

Fax on: 020 7215 0105

email: enquiries@berr.gsi.gov.uk

Write to:

Ministerial Correspondence Unit
Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
1 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0ET

If you wish to discuss any correspondence that you have received from, or sent to, the Department you can:

Call on 020 7215 5000

Fax on 020 7215 0105

email : enquiries@berr.gsi.gov.uk

The Department aims to respond to emails and other written correspondence within 15 working days.

Your local Business Link

If you are a UK registered small or medium sized company looking for help and advice about developing your business, get in touch with your local Business Link by calling: 0845 600 9006 or by checking the Business Link website.

 

OFWAT
City Centre Tower
7 Hill Street
Birmingham
B5 4UA
Telephone: (0121) 625 1300
www.ofwat.gov.uk


'Consumer Council for Water
Victoria Square House
Victoria Square
Birmingham
B2 4AJ
Tel: 0845 039 2837 / 0121 345 1000
web: http://www.ccwater.org.uk

 

OFGEM (Office of Gas and Electricity Markets)
130 Wilton Road
London
SW1V 1LQ
Telephone: 0800 887777
Website: www.ofgem.gov.uk


Complaints against gas and electricity companies - contact Energywatch 0845 906 0708

 

OFCOM  - Regulator for UK Communications including TV, Radio, Internet and Telephones
OFCOM Contact Centre
Riverside House
2A Southwark Bridge Road
LONDON
SE1 9HA
Tel: 0845 456 3000
www.ofcom.org.uk


Ofcom - Office of Communications
National Lottery Commision
2 Monck Street
London
SW1P 2BQ
Telephone: (0845) 712 5596

 

Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services (LACORS)
10 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7SP
Telephone: (020) 7840 7200
Fax: (020) 7735 9977
Web Site: www.lacors.com


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Neighbouring Trading Standards departments

Solihull Council - Trading Standards Solihull Council

Trading Standards and Licensing
PO Box 1833, 
Solihull.  
B91 3DZ

Tel:  0121 704 6844
Fax: 0121 704 6888

Email: TradingStandards@solihull.gov.uk

Internet http://www.solihull.gov.uk/tradingstandards



Warwickshire Trading Standards Warwickshire County Council

Warwickshire Trading Standards  
Department Headquarters, 
Old Budbrooke Road, 
WARWICK, 
CV35 7DP

Adviceline Telephone:  01926 414000
For deaf deaf and hard of hearing, consumers with appropriate equipment can 'type talk'. Phone 18001 followed by 01926 414000 
General Telephone:     01926 414040
Fax:       01926 414014

Internet: http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/
tradingstandards
EMail: tradingstandards@warwickshire.gov.uk

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