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Title: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: DJW on July 26, 2022, 04:48:38 pm
Anyone know?
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: DJW on July 26, 2022, 04:49:28 pm
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1658850564_DE6B0F5B-484A-48D2-BDA3-FEA9CF1F8434.jpeg)
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Splash & dash on July 26, 2022, 05:42:15 pm
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1658850564_DE6B0F5B-484A-48D2-BDA3-FEA9CF1F8434.jpeg)


It’s good you have a picture report it to the police and trading standards , with that picture he is easily traceable, let us know how you get on scum like this need locking up
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Shrek on July 26, 2022, 05:55:00 pm
Won’t be long til you see

 ‘this window cleaner tried to charge me £80 an hour to clean my windows’  posts ….
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Splash & dash on July 26, 2022, 05:58:32 pm
Perhaps even we should all phone him asking for quotes 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: SB Cleaning on July 26, 2022, 06:31:48 pm
Perhaps even we should all phone him asking for quotes 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I was thinking that ;D
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: JandS on July 26, 2022, 06:46:33 pm
If that had been my father I would have been on the phone to him straight away.....then the police.
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: NWH on July 26, 2022, 07:24:52 pm
Won’t be long til you see

 ‘this window cleaner tried to charge me £80 an hour to clean my windows’  posts ….

Yeah and you think that’s expensive 🤣🤣 is that Northern prices.
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Bungle on July 26, 2022, 08:03:20 pm
Tow bar on van, only a mobile number which isn't traceable on Google, only accepts cash. 2+2=?
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Shrek on July 26, 2022, 08:27:43 pm
Won’t be long til you see

 ‘this window cleaner tried to charge me £80 an hour to clean my windows’  posts ….

Yeah and you think that’s expensive 🤣🤣 is that Northern prices.

Exactly my point , the OP obviously doesn’t realise how much some of us guys are charging for windows.
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Splash & dash on July 26, 2022, 08:30:17 pm
Tow bar on van, only a mobile number which isn't traceable on Google, only accepts cash. 2+2=?


But a call to the right people will give you his full name and address in less than 5 muinits 😂😂😂
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Shrek on July 26, 2022, 08:34:34 pm
If that had been my father I would have been on the phone to him straight away.....then the police.

What’s the police going to do? What’s the difference between charging £600 to clean gutters and an insurance company charging 5k for a years van insurance?  Both are expensive but is it ok for the insurance company to charge 5k a year?
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: johnny bravo on July 26, 2022, 08:37:10 pm
according to google maps for this company via the phone number    with its web page they are in  Sanfrancisco
but on there site its a different phone number


Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Splash & dash on July 26, 2022, 08:45:25 pm
If that had been my father I would have been on the phone to him straight away.....then the police.

What’s the police going to do? What’s the difference between charging £600 to clean gutters and an insurance company charging 5k for a years van insurance?  Both are expensive but is it ok for the insurance company to charge 5k a year?


Escorting some one to get  cash to pay you is illegal and classed as demanding money with menace a load of pikeys near me got done  for it a couple of years ago , also the police will get reputable company’s to price up the job and if he is extortionately high will use that in court
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Splash & dash on July 26, 2022, 08:52:57 pm
Van is untaxed as well 😂😂😂(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1658865172_C2A55445-DE5D-447C-B29F-46B35CA5C862.jpeg)
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Shrek on July 26, 2022, 09:06:38 pm
If that had been my father I would have been on the phone to him straight away.....then the police.

What’s the police going to do? What’s the difference between charging £600 to clean gutters and an insurance company charging 5k for a years van insurance?  Both are expensive but is it ok for the insurance company to charge 5k a year?


Escorting some one to get  cash to pay you is illegal and classed as demanding money with menace a load of pikeys near me got done  for it a couple of years ago , also the police will get reputable company’s to price up the job and if he is extortionately high will use that in court

Aside from the escorting to the cash point,  if there are loads of window cleaners charging a fiver a house in your area and you are charging £20 , you are in the wrong? I had 4 quotes from plasterers to do rendering, 3 of them were 10-15k, 1 was 4K - an old guy ready for retirement who never put his prices up from 30 years ago…  the 3 plasterers are in the wrong?
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Splash & dash on July 26, 2022, 09:12:29 pm
He’s been a busy boy done 100,000 miles in a year !,, (http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1658866347_2D23CF3C-C5F7-4168-B7F4-AD9F4CD5268D.png)
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Splash & dash on July 26, 2022, 09:15:24 pm
I can get a full name and address in less than 5 muinits  but cannot post it on a public forum more is the pity
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Shrek on July 26, 2022, 09:15:32 pm
He’s been a busy boy done  100,000 miles in a year !,, (http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1658866347_2D23CF3C-C5F7-4168-B7F4-AD9F4CD5268D.png)

Flippin eck is he working 24hrs a day - nearly 2000 miles a week 🫤
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Bungle on July 26, 2022, 09:17:05 pm
He’s been a busy boy done 100,000 miles in a year !,, (http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1658866347_2D23CF3C-C5F7-4168-B7F4-AD9F4CD5268D.png)

Probably been travelling around  ;D
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Splash & dash on July 26, 2022, 09:25:25 pm
Only needs to drive through an ANPR camera and he will be getting points and a fine , I have had a word with a friend he’s going to put an alert out on it 😂😂😂
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: dazmond on July 26, 2022, 10:31:13 pm
It's obvious this guy is a scumbag.£600 to empty some gutters and driving him to the post office to withdraw the money?

Yes some of us earn £80-£120 an hour (occasionally) cleaning windows but it's far from preying on  elderly folk and charging extortionate prices...

The reason why he's done over 100,000 miles in a year is he s obviously driving all over the country ripping people off.... ::)roll
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: G Griffin on July 27, 2022, 12:26:10 am
He needs to up his prices given the cost of fuel.
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Shrek on July 27, 2022, 07:13:29 am
Has anyone actually seen the job in question? Maybe it’s a flippin mansion for all we know
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Stoots on July 27, 2022, 07:18:27 am
Could be innocent.

Quote old chap £600 to do a job

The daft git accepts

You do the job ask for the money

Oh sorry no cash on me I'll have to go to the bank

Not to worry I'll give you a lift

Oh thanks that's much appreciated.

To me it depends what actually happened here otherwise are we calling all quotes what we deem high a crime?

I've been called a rip off before when I've quoted £12 for a semi but they have a choice.

Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Jonny 87 on July 27, 2022, 08:00:20 am
I always think we need to be careful with posts like these.

I’m not saying this is the case….. but imagine if this is someone out on Farcebook to slander another local company and give them a bad name. How do we know this is all the truth?

It could really ruin someone’s reputation if this is all lies.

I’m not saying this is the case, but imagine if someone wanted to take a picture of your van, set up a fake farcebook profile and spread these posts around. It wouldn’t be hard.
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: dazmond on July 27, 2022, 09:07:03 am
I always think we need to be careful with posts like these.

I’m not saying this is the case….. but imagine if this is someone out on Farcebook to slander another local company and give them a bad name. How do we know this is all the truth?

It could really ruin someone’s reputation if this is all lies.

I’m not saying this is the case, but imagine if someone wanted to take a picture of your van, set up a fake farcebook profile and spread these posts around. It wouldn’t be hard.

hopefully not.....if he's done over 100,000 miles in a year that's suspicious in itself
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: NBwcs on July 27, 2022, 10:11:37 am
I always think we need to be careful with posts like these.

I’m not saying this is the case….. but imagine if this is someone out on Farcebook to slander another local company and give them a bad name. How do we know this is all the truth?

It could really ruin someone’s reputation if this is all lies.

I’m not saying this is the case, but imagine if someone wanted to take a picture of your van, set up a fake farcebook profile and spread these posts around. It wouldn’t be hard.

The Internet is a very powerful tool, and a very frightening one in the wrong hands, let's hope the original source is being 100% honest and accurate.... one post and the lynch mobs looking for a rope.
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Pete Thompson on July 27, 2022, 02:40:54 pm
I know of someone locally who got sent to prison for 2 years for doing illegal vehicle searches on police computers for “mates”.

Quite right too.
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Smudger on July 27, 2022, 04:12:27 pm
It's obvious this guy is a scumbag.£600 to empty some gutters and driving him to the post office to withdraw the money?

Yes some of us earn £80-£120 an hour (occasionally) cleaning windows but it's far from preying on  elderly folk and charging extortionate prices...

The reason why he's done over 100,000 miles in a year is he s obviously driving all over the country ripping people off.... ::)roll

Really? - what proof have you got Daz ? - no one knows what size of house is was for - had fun they were - what access there was and maybe there were repairs done as well.

One post from a disgruntled relative and you hang some one out to dry without any evidence or listening to the other side of the story

Its funny, you bang on about record weeks 5* holidays - perhaps you are overcharging ? - would you like others to put you in the bracket of scumbag ??

How many thread have there been where its I put in a really high price   not to get the work - then get it and do it ? loads

The only wrong that I can see (if true) is taking the customer down to the post office to get the cash - Thats a No NO whatever the situation (with bank transfer/cards etc)

If and when some real proof comes along I think its better to keep an open mind....

Darran
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: SB Cleaning on July 27, 2022, 06:04:07 pm
It's obvious this guy is a scumbag.£600 to empty some gutters and driving him to the post office to withdraw the money?

Yes some of us earn £80-£120 an hour (occasionally) cleaning windows but it's far from preying on  elderly folk and charging extortionate prices...

The reason why he's done over 100,000 miles in a year is he s obviously driving all over the country ripping people off.... ::)roll

Really? - what proof have you got Daz ? - no one knows what size of house is was for - had fun they were - what access there was and maybe there were repairs done as well.

One post from a disgruntled relative and you hang some one out to dry without any evidence or listening to the other side of the story

Its funny, you bang on about record weeks 5* holidays - perhaps you are overcharging ? - would you like others to put you in the bracket of scumbag ??

How many thread have there been where its I put in a really high price   not to get the work - then get it and do it ? loads

The only wrong that I can see (if true) is taking the customer down to the post office to get the cash - Thats a No NO whatever the situation (with bank transfer/cards etc)

If and when some real proof comes along I think its better to keep an open mind....

Darran
He's done 100k mileage in a  year, that's all the proof Daz needs ;D
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: dazmond on July 27, 2022, 07:47:00 pm
It's obvious this guy is a scumbag.£600 to empty some gutters and driving him to the post office to withdraw the money?

Yes some of us earn £80-£120 an hour (occasionally) cleaning windows but it's far from preying on  elderly folk and charging extortionate prices...

The reason why he's done over 100,000 miles in a year is he s obviously driving all over the country ripping people off.... ::)roll

Really? - what proof have you got Daz ? - no one knows what size of house is was for - had fun they were - what access there was and maybe there were repairs done as well.

One post from a disgruntled relative and you hang some one out to dry without any evidence or listening to the other side of the story

Its funny, you bang on about record weeks 5* holidays - perhaps you are overcharging ? - would you like others to put you in the bracket of scumbag ??

How many thread have there been where its I put in a really high price   not to get the work - then get it and do it ? loads

The only wrong that I can see (if true) is taking the customer down to the post office to get the cash - Thats a No NO whatever the situation (with bank transfer/cards etc)

If and when some real proof comes along I think its better to keep an open mind....

Darran

You can call me a scumbag if you want Darran.....I've been called worse.... ;D....
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Smudger on July 27, 2022, 08:41:28 pm
I wouldn't because ive seen the way you've improved yourself over the last 12 years..

but you do suffer envy of others when they for example earn x more than you p/h or price a job up more than you think its worth..

Darran
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Spruce on July 28, 2022, 06:15:59 am
Could have been a change of speedometer with a second hand one from a breakers yard.
It used to work this way at one time with a digital speedometer. If he replaced his Speedo with a used one showing lower mileage, the ECU would update the Speedo with the right current mileage. If the Speedo he used registered a higher mileage, then nothing would happen.
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: dazmond on July 28, 2022, 08:10:42 am
I wouldn't because ive seen the way you've improved yourself over the last 12 years..

but you do suffer envy of others when they for example earn x more than you p/h or price a job up more than you think its worth..

Darran

I do not suffer from envy of others who charge more at all...I'm happy with my lot mate...

What I don't like is someone clearly ripping an elderly person off whether they agreed to it or not.they obviously have no moral compass.
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Smudger on July 28, 2022, 09:44:15 am
You don’t know that from one ranting post

Clearly if he gets several complaints then absolutely he would quite rightly get all he deserves

Darran
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: NWH on July 28, 2022, 11:08:43 am
What’s wrong with offering him a lift to the post office maybe he didn’t want him to have to get the bus 🚌 🤣🤣,in all seriousness it’s like taking sweets from a baby in a lot of cases they should take that in to account at court.
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Matt. on July 28, 2022, 08:48:11 pm
The mileage is more than like to  a mistake on the mot ticket, I had a partner van mot done a few years ago the mileage was 76k odd but on mot ticket it had 176k odd the following year it had correct mileage on 86k

No 60 plate is doing 100k in a year
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Splash & dash on July 28, 2022, 09:46:15 pm
The mileage is more than like to  a mistake on the mot ticket, I had a partner van mot done a few years ago the mileage was 76k odd but on mot ticket it had 176k odd the following year it had correct mileage on 86k

No 60 plate is doing 100k in a year

You would be surprised it’s not difficult to do 100 k in a year with a van look on auto trader there are loads of them
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Jamie Thomas on July 29, 2022, 08:20:19 am
My poor old mum and dad are dead now, but if that had been them I'd have phoned him booked a quote at any old address and when he turned up I'd have smashed his legs to bits with a  pickaxe handle and then ped on him piece of poop.
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: NWH on July 29, 2022, 10:29:08 am
Why his legs 🦵 lol.
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Jamie Thomas on July 29, 2022, 05:05:47 pm
Saves getting done for murder.
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: james peters on July 30, 2022, 08:14:53 am
Saves getting done for murder.

really? you would still go to prison . also , IMO smashing someone to a pulp is  a horrible crime.
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: G Griffin on July 30, 2022, 09:08:43 am
Saves getting done for murder.

really? you would still go to prison . also , IMO smashing someone to a pulp is  a horrible crime.
It sends out a message though.
That if you take the law into your own hands with pickaxe handle, you'll go to jail.
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: simon w on July 30, 2022, 02:27:02 pm
I'd sentence him to 6 hours on CIU  ;D
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: AuRavelling79 on July 30, 2022, 06:41:53 pm
I'd sentence him to 6 hours on CIU  ;D
A cruel and unusual punishment if ever there was one.
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Jamie Thomas on July 30, 2022, 11:45:22 pm
YES I'd quite happily go to prison. He will get 6 months suspended and a fine.
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: james peters on July 31, 2022, 08:34:37 am
YES I'd quite happily go to prison. He will get 6 months suspended and a fine.

you don't have children, grand children, or other dependants ?

don't you have a business to run ?
doing time in prison would seem a bit counter productive I would have thought ?

then after prison there is all the probation appointments added to it ,oh and a criminal record

perhaps a little bit of thought before acting is the best policy
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: Mike Halliday on July 31, 2022, 08:48:29 am
I read ages ago that in situation like this you should tell your parents to alway say " my son/daughter looks after my money, let me give them a call" no respectable tradesmen would have a problem with this

My mother in law has got it down to a fine art, she’s alway getting cold callers.
Title: Re: What area does this chap cover?
Post by: G Griffin on July 31, 2022, 10:25:42 am
YES I'd quite happily go to prison. He will get 6 months suspended and a fine.
And a hefty compensatory payout.
You might pay towards that, too.