Tesco’s trial of giant trolley scales at checkouts is sparking a backlash, with some shoppers feeling treated like criminals. But are these high-tech measures the key to tackling rising shoplifting, or a rather over-the-top solution?

Giant trolley scales are being trialled at a Tesco store in Gateshead sparking a mixed reaction from shoppers. Trolleys are weighed before checkout to identify any items customers who have used Scan as you Shop might have missed or scanned twice.

Some Tesco customers say they feel they're being 'treated like thieves' after the retail giant rolled out large scales to weigh trolleys at one of its stores. The supermarket chain is testing the new system at the checkouts in their Extra store in Gateshead,

Tesco has launched a new trial where it is weighing customers' trolleys at the till. The supermarket giant has introduced giant trolley scales at a branch in Gateshead. These are used to weigh trolleys ahead of the customer doing their Scan and Save shop and then again at the end of the visit to identify where items have been missed.