Advertising logs/trading standards

[Dean Lofthouse]

It has been said many times before.

 

There is no such thing as a ton of logs........unless you state moisture content.

 

 

A builders merchants sell one tone of sand, is that wet sand or dry sand.

 

Selling logs by weight is very amature imo

[Tom D]

I have little sympathy TBH.

 

Volume is the only way to sell.

[Rob D]

I would agree with you, i advertise mine as a 1 ton pick up load, not 1 ton load of logs. Trouble is that both wordings make people think that they are going to get 1 ton of logs. I would just act ignorant if they pulled me.

 

Advertising as a 1 ton pick up load I would say is pretty misleading. I would think I'd be getting a ton of logs.

 

But as has already been said I reckon you should only be selling by volume and not weight.

[firewoodman]

I would agree with you, i advertise mine as a 1 ton pick up load, not 1 ton load of logs. Trouble is that both wordings make people think that they are going to get 1 ton of logs. I would just act ignorant if they pulled me.

 

so what you sell it as is ""a single cab pick up""

 

what you should really do is measure the volume of the load area and sell it as ""a single cab pickup with a volume of ???""

[s.varty]

so what you sell it as is ""a single cab pick up""

 

what you should really do is measure the volume of the load area and sell it as ""a single cab pickup with a volume of ???""

 

Mines a single cab, you are right, i shall measure the bed and sell it as volume from now on. Dont really fancy a fine of a couple of grand. It does help getting opinions from people who know what they are talking about. Cheers

[davetaz]

Even if you just mention a weight (ie in a 1 Ton bag) you are implying it has been weighed. The law will benefit the consumer. Also if selling by weight you will have to weigh and stamp the product using scales verified by trading standards.

 

The only way really is to sell by volume, but it may be worth saying that your bags or loads were X cubic metres when packed and settling may occur during transit. This way everyone knows what they are getting

[woodworm]

Even if you just mention a weight (ie in a 1 Ton bag) you are implying it has been weighed. The law will benefit the consumer. Also if selling by weight you will have to weigh and stamp the product using scales verified by trading standards.

 

The only way really is to sell by volume, but it may be worth saying that your bags or loads were X cubic metres when packed and settling may occur during transit. This way everyone knows what they are getting

 

Thats a good point Davetaz, coz whenever I level load my tipper it has 1.5m3 on but when I get to customer the logs at the back up against the tailgate have always settled or jostled forward and the back looks almost empty. I just spread a few from the front to make it look level again!

[gensetsteve]

Thats a good point Davetaz, coz whenever I level load my tipper it has 1.5m3 on but when I get to customer the logs at the back up against the tailgate have always settled or jostled forward and the back looks almost empty. I just spread a few from the front to make it look level again!

 

did you stop at traffic lights near a site with caravans and transits sign written with facias and soffits 10% off.

[Justme]

did you stop at traffic lights near a site with caravans and transits sign written with facias and soffits 10% off.

 

No cos then it would all be gone along with his tools & wheels.

[DN22 Gardening]

did a stint of hgv driving for a builers merchants

went to the quarry to pick up some "ton" bags of sand. 5 bags weighed in at just over three tons !!!!!!!!

 

 

sell my logs as

net of logs

builders bulk bag

level tipper load

 

know someone who was fined for having too much in the container !!!!