Several major site updates have been installed over the past few days. Most are behind-the-scenes improvements to the administration tools, making the site easier to maintain without affecting how you use it.

One change you may notice is extra protection for Classifieds enquiries. To help prevent spam and scammers from contacting large numbers of advertisers, each email address is now limited to five enquiries in any rolling 60-minute period.

This should allow plenty of scope for genuine enquiries while making it harder for scammers to target multiple advertisers. We’ll monitor how it works and adjust the limit if needed. Identified scammers will also be blacklisted to prevent them from sending further enquiries.

Everything appears to be working well, but if you experience any problems or spot anything unusual, please get in touch.