Hundreds of fridges, freezers and fridge-freezers currently on sale in shops across the UK are potentially unsafe, Which? is warning today as it calls for all plastic-backed refrigeration products to be urgently removed from sale. An industry-wide investigation of more than 500 of the most popular refrigeration appliances on the market shows that the backing material on close to half (45%) of […]
Today, Which? announces that it has commenced the formal process to judicially review Peterborough Trading Standards’ handling of the Whirlpool tumble dryer safety issue. Almost one year after the fire safety issue affecting millions of consumers was announced in November 2015, an investigation by the London Fire Brigade recently concluded that a Whirlpool tumble dryer […]
A new investigation from Which? shows that, one year on from announcing the tumble dryer fire issue affecting millions across the UK, Whirlpool is still failing its affected customers. Which? first investigated the Whirlpool tumble dryer safety issue in April this year and launched a second investigation in November. Which? found that one in five (22%) of the affected customers surveyed in April are still […]
Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd, said: “Recent events have once again shown how everyday household appliances can pose a real danger, yet the system for protecting people remains hopelessly out of date. Much more than a steering group is needed to protect consumers from faulty products. We urge the Government to put more pressure on […]
In a new Which? snapshot survey, we found a worrying number of grandparents could be breaking the law by not using a child car seat. Our survey of over 300 grandparents has revealed one in five (22%) admit to not using a child car seat when driving their grandchildren aged 10 and under and could, […]
Which? reveals that thousands of fires have been caused by faulty household appliances. Washing machines, tumble dryers and dishwashers pose the biggest risk of fire in our homes. Having obtained the latest government figures for domestic fire incidents in Great Britain through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, we found that nearly 12,000 fires were […]