Fake chargers: 'A lot of them not safe'
New research carried out by Trading Standards suggests that 99% of fake Apple phone chargers failed a basic safety test, with only three out of 400 tested having enough insulation to protect against electric shocks.
Technology expert Tom Cheesewright told 5 live: "A lot of them are not safe in a variety of ways. This [research] was speared in part by a couple of deaths, one in Australia and one in Thailand, where people were given electric shocks and killed while holding their phone and using a counterfeit charger."
He added: "You get what you pay for unfortunately. If you are buying primarily on price and it is ridiculously cheap - there's probably a good reason for that."
This clip is originally from 5 live Sunday Breakfast on Sunday 4 December 2016
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