Sir,

Could I, through the Letters page of your newspaper, put a couple of important points pertaining not only to the tourism trade, but any other business that the following applies to:

First there is a big scam going around by a company sending out final notice for payment under the data Protection Act, claiming that not to be covered will cost a fine of £5,000. They claim that it's a final notice and the cost of £95 will cover businesses.

The truth is, if you need to be covered for data protection (not many of us need to be), this can be covered by a Government policy which only costs £35.

Second point is a warning from the British Hospitality Association which points out that after a hotel in Eastbourne was fined nearly £9,000 for displaying membership signs of organisations they are no longer members of, this also applies to pubs and restaurants. Magistrates said that this is a serious offence under the Trade Descriptions Act.

So, if any hotel, guesthouse, B&B, public house or restaurant displays signs inside or outside their premises and they no longer belong to that association, they could find themselves paying an expensive fine.

Bob King,

Chairman of Pembrokeshire Hotels and Restaurants

Association.