Weights and measures

Traders

Do you use equipment to weigh or measure the goods that you sell? For instance:

• fruit and vegetables
• motor fuel
• fabric
• animal feeds from bulk.

Do you use weighing or measuring equipment to ensure that the goods you pack are of a certain quantity?

If you do, the provisions of the Weights and Measures Act 1985 apply to you. To find out more, please contact us.

Stamping/verifications

Do you want to arrange an appointment to have a piece of equipment verified? Please download the "Verification request form" below, and email or fax it to us.

What are the current charges?

Download the "verification fees" document below for details of what we will charge you if we carry out a verification.

Weighbridges

Find out more about public weighbridges in the City of Edinburgh and the surrounding area.

Consumers

Do you have concerns about the accuracy of weighing or measuring equipment that has been used in connection with a purchase that you have made?

Do you want to know more about the law applying to weighing and measuring in the UK?
Contact us for more information

Verification request form (Word) (25 kB)

Verification request form (pdf) (49 kB)

Verification fees 20082009 (pdf) (47 kB)

Fees 20082009 (81 kB)