It's rogue trader season

9.11.00am BST (GMT +0100) Fri 23rd Jul 2010

The Office of Fair Trading is warning us that the summer is an opportune time for rogue traders, who travel around conning people out of their money.

Last year, advice service Consumer Direct received more than 5,300 complaints about traders offering home maintenance work on the doorstep, a 16 per cent rise from the previous year.

If in doubt, call Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or visit www.consumerdirect.gov.uk/doorstepselling

And just say no to any suspicious callers.