Plumbers with blue and white vans in London
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I had a bit of a plumbing emergency a few weeks ago and couldnt get hold of any of my usual plumbers. Fantastic tenant, so wanted to get it sorted asap, so called a few of the "emergency plumbers" around london. It turns out that 90% of them just appear to be booking lines with a little roladex of plumbers who charge a huge premium. I told one guy that I needed a new monoblock mixer, supply and fit. I was told that he'd go look, then go to the shop and come back with it. I laughed and asked why he didn't just take one with him in the first place. Conversation went around in circles...
Eventually I bought the tap myself and left it at the tenants place, and then called PP in..... They came when they said they would, called me from the job to say that as planned it would all be done within the hour. Paid my extortionate rate and was as happy as I could be in the circumstances. the tenant is fairly handy and very switched on though, so perhaps that stopped anything different but so far so good for me
Eventually I bought the tap myself and left it at the tenants place, and then called PP in..... They came when they said they would, called me from the job to say that as planned it would all be done within the hour. Paid my extortionate rate and was as happy as I could be in the circumstances. the tenant is fairly handy and very switched on though, so perhaps that stopped anything different but so far so good for me
Ashtray83 said:
I just looked at the pricing on there website how do they get away with the hourly rates? £90 ph for a carpenter and a plumber,
Because Charlie used to employ a great publicist (who is now unable to take on any new work), who helped him sell his services to celebrities and the wives of rich city types, who will pay over the odds so their neighbours can see that they can afford to use the expensive sh*t-shifters, with the smart looking vans complete with private plates. If they find out it is a tenant on the phone they instantly do the "two van shuffle"
Suppose a balcock is broken: "Van 1: I don't have one on the van, I will get one sent over"
He then sits in his van for 20 minutes, magically returns with a ballcock, he then bills you for 2 x callout as he had to get an urgent part brought over, bill will now be about £350
Absolute theft..............do not ever use them
Suppose a balcock is broken: "Van 1: I don't have one on the van, I will get one sent over"
He then sits in his van for 20 minutes, magically returns with a ballcock, he then bills you for 2 x callout as he had to get an urgent part brought over, bill will now be about £350
Absolute theft..............do not ever use them
I guess we are talking about the guy who is in the Sunday Times magazine today showing off his car history starting with a Morris Minor van following through to a Bentley and wishing for a Vintage RR. A few more rip offs like above and its in the garage, mind you looking at the picture of him the plastic surgery bill must be pretty high.
trev540 said:
I guess we are talking about the guy who is in the Sunday Times magazine today showing off his car history starting with a Morris Minor van following through to a Bentley and wishing for a Vintage RR. A few more rip offs like above and its in the garage, mind you looking at the picture of him the plastic surgery bill must be pretty high.
The plastic surgery could simply be the result of disgruntled punters rearranging his features, not vanity.
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