Second-Hand Cots UK: Safety Recall Data & Buying Guidance

A second hand cot can be entirely safe, and what decides it is not age or price but three checks any buyer can make: whether the cot is identifiable and unrecalled, whether every original fixing is present and unmodified, and whether the mattress fits without gaps. Furniture in Fashion sets out how to run those checks, directing readers to the product recalls and alerts published by the Office for Product Safety and Standards on gov.uk and the listing maintained by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute rather than quoting aggregate recall figures, which are not published in any attributable form. The report covers BS EN 716, the 25mm to 60mm bar spacing requirement, the design features long engineered out of current cots including drop sides and corner posts, and why the clearest guidance is to buy the frame used and the mattress new. Practical guidance covers what to ask a private seller before collection....