pattricia Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 People who aren’t plumbers, always say they can do the job themselves, until they come to do it !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 (edited) 46 minutes ago, pattricia said: People who aren’t plumbers, always say they can do the job themselves, until they come to do it !! I bet you say that about most blokes (apart from George Clooney). Edited January 17, 2020 by Longcol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 3 hours ago, Longcol said: I bet you say that about most blokes (apart from George Clooney). Got to laugh at this ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRESLEY Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 (edited) Just to say thankyou to all for your kind post/responses, my sister contacted the swine and he said he would get back to her, as he was in the middle of a job other wise in the middle of ripping some other poor soul off, we all know he is not going to get back to her, so it now goes down to experience, the moral of this situation is if being a pensioner always get a quote first and if possible have a relative or friend present when it comes to paying out plus get an invoice/itemised bill. I have given my mum the £145 even tho it was an hard task, not an hero or owt like that but its what should be done, but everybody just be careful there are some wicked people out there as we do all know, but a big thankyou to all forumers for your kind support, Sheffield Forum second to none. Edited January 17, 2020 by PRESLEY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidley Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 this may be helpful to some of our members. https://www.mybuilder.com/postajob/questions/trade?category=tradesmen&adgroup_id=tradesmen&location=sheffield&gclid=Cj0KCQiA04XxBRD5ARIsAGFygj8-ar5vWzhptbkNyZYUDHvpawzqqE-60P0gjyr6msaiAOp-Bai5mUkaAr_DEALw_wcB&_evc=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 We need this to become national Plumber who didn't charge elderly customer gets £80k in public donations https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/plumber-who-didnt-charge-elderly-customer-gets-80k-in-public-donations-a4244231.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRESLEY Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 12 minutes ago, West 77 said: As has been pointed out if it was an emergency call out then the price charged is about the going rate. I agree it is expensive. The fact that the lady wasn't given a bill suggests the plumber isn't a bona fide trades person. It wasn't an emergency. He didn't leave a bill because he said he would put one in the post and of course in hind sight his intension were to rip off. An itemised bill on the spot would have given his game away plus its written evidence. My mum took him at his word. Yes he was a bona fide tradesman, van outside with his name and slogan on the side. Old peole are very trusting plus very vunerable when talking to young six footer. This won't happen again because in future the next time mum needs any type of work doing we have asked her to inform us first to prevent this happening again. In todays world people still trust and this is an example of their reward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRESLEY Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 Just now, West 77 said: If a bill doesn't turn up then report him to trading standards. He is likely to be VAT registered if he is legit so a VAT invoice should be given. We are waiting for a bout a week, like Ive mentioned before but will take your advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightrider Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 5 hours ago, PRESLEY said: It wasn't an emergency. He didn't leave a bill because he said he would put one in the post and of course in hind sight his intension were to rip off. An itemised bill on the spot would have given his game away plus its written evidence. My mum took him at his word. Yes he was a bona fide tradesman, van outside with his name and slogan on the side. Old peole are very trusting plus very vunerable when talking to young six footer. This won't happen again because in future the next time mum needs any type of work doing we have asked her to inform us first to prevent this happening again. In todays world people still trust and this is an example of their reward. Thats good advice. It's sad there are so many cowboys out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRESLEY Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, nightrider said: Thats good advice. It's sad there are so many cowboys out there. I agree, Thankyou, I will take all the good advice given from all posters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now