Reports of suspect tree surgeons operating in Newquay and the arrest of a man who used aggressive sales tactics and tried to overcharge a lady in Hayle has led to fresh warning from Cornwall Trading Standards.
In Newquay, the so called tree surgeons cold called at a property and quoted £140 for work on a tree which was then hastily reduced to £40 when the resident stated she was unable to pay. The resident described the state of the tree as "hacked to pieces" when the men left.
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