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<blockquote data-quote="SPECIAL LOCATION" data-source="post: 334418" data-attributes="member: 250"><p>If this is not a wind up....</p><p></p><p>Then in all honesty it does sound as though you got what you paid for...</p><p></p><p>Any person who purchases anything from anyone without verifying who they are or how they can be contacted and without having something in writing confirming the schedule of work to be done with either an estimate or quote on some form of headed paper with full contact details is asking for trouble.</p><p></p><p>But then the people who do a bit more of a professional job may cost a bit more...</p><p></p><p>as they have to cover their admin overheads (paperwork etc)...</p><p></p><p>Every trade has rogues working in it... </p><p></p><p>Its not new...</p><p></p><p>Been going on for years....</p><p></p><p>TV... Web sites.... Radio... Local press etc.. etc..</p><p></p><p>have articles on rogue traders of all sorts on a regular basis about such characters....</p><p></p><p>And I think the common rule they all say is get something in writing..</p><p></p><p>with proper contact address NOT just a mobile..</p><p></p><p>None of this advice is new... been going on since Deke was a lad...</p><p></p><p>Watchdog / Rogue traders / Dominic whatsis name &amp; Melissa et' all are just the modern</p><p></p><p>incarnations of the old programs such as Thats Life which used to include such traders and advice how to avoid them! </p><p></p><p>I wouldn't hold out much hope of searching via the forum..</p><p></p><p>May be best to just cut your losses...</p><p></p><p>Write it off as an error of judgment and be wiser nest time!</p><p></p><p> :C </p><p></p><p> :coat</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPECIAL LOCATION, post: 334418, member: 250"] If this is not a wind up.... Then in all honesty it does sound as though you got what you paid for... Any person who purchases anything from anyone without verifying who they are or how they can be contacted and without having something in writing confirming the schedule of work to be done with either an estimate or quote on some form of headed paper with full contact details is asking for trouble. But then the people who do a bit more of a professional job may cost a bit more... as they have to cover their admin overheads (paperwork etc)... Every trade has rogues working in it... Its not new... Been going on for years.... TV... Web sites.... Radio... Local press etc.. etc.. have articles on rogue traders of all sorts on a regular basis about such characters.... And I think the common rule they all say is get something in writing.. with proper contact address NOT just a mobile.. None of this advice is new... been going on since Deke was a lad... Watchdog / Rogue traders / Dominic whatsis name & Melissa et' all are just the modern incarnations of the old programs such as Thats Life which used to include such traders and advice how to avoid them! I wouldn't hold out much hope of searching via the forum.. May be best to just cut your losses... Write it off as an error of judgment and be wiser nest time! :C :coat [/QUOTE]
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