A motor business is being investigated over a "large scale potential fraud" after trading standards officers in Telford noticed a "dramatic increase in complaints", a committee has been told.

Councillors were told that the amount of information that can be released is limited as a Birmingham-based Regional Investigations Team (RIT) is now ‘actively investigating’ the trader.

The RIT takes referrals from local Trading Standards services where a business or trader is causing problems to consumers on a regional or national level,” Telford & Wrekin Council's audit committee heard on Wednesday (May 28).

“Telford Trading Standards noticed a dramatic increase in complaints about a particular motor business, with a total consumer detriment estimated at over £300,000.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/business/2025/06/01/dramatic-increase-in-complaints-leads-to-investigation-of-potential-300000-motor-fraud-in-telford/