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Amazon and eBay have removed charging cables, which were found to be dangerous by consumer safety charity Electrical Safety First

Electric car drivers are being warned of dangerous aftermarket charging cables that pose a risk of electric shock or fire being sold on UK websites.

Consumer safety charity Electrical Safety First found the substandard cables for sale on major marketplaces including eBay and Amazon and has warned drivers that they could be putting their lives at risk by falling for too-good-to-be-true deals.

It said that the cost of living crisis had led to a rise in consumers using online marketplaces to compare prices, leading to fears more buyers than ever are being exposed to potentially dangerous products in their search for savings.

Electric car drivers warned over shock risk from ‘dangerous’ charger cables sold on Amazon and eBay