Man kept £25k watch delivered to him in error.
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It’s the sort of thing that happens in a film. 
but then it’s a bag of diamonds or a robot or something that makes a better plot.
I expect a lot of us could have found ourselves in a similar situation if it happened to us.
Obviously he was wrong, but he got this delivered to him by mistake. He left it at work for a bit and nobody claimed it, he’s got no record or anything just a bloke presented with some tempting good fortune he didn’t ask for.
but then it’s a bag of diamonds or a robot or something that makes a better plot. I expect a lot of us could have found ourselves in a similar situation if it happened to us.
Obviously he was wrong, but he got this delivered to him by mistake. He left it at work for a bit and nobody claimed it, he’s got no record or anything just a bloke presented with some tempting good fortune he didn’t ask for.
Years ago a camera was delivered to me by mistake from a company based in France. I had previously purchased something from them, so it was their mistake mixing up Customers details. I notified them and they told me to keep it! Worth £300 back then and they felt the hassle of return wasn't worth it.
Coolbanana said:
Years ago a camera was delivered to me by mistake from a company based in France. I had previously purchased something from them, so it was their mistake mixing up Customers details. I notified them and they told me to keep it! Worth £300 back then and they felt the hassle of return wasn't worth it.
This happened to me with a delivery curry. I accepted delivery as I had ordered one myself that same evening, so was expecting one anyway. On opening the bag I realised it was the wrong food from a different restaurant, so I rang them up and they said it was intended for a house with the same number in another street. Told me to keep it, my proper curry arrived immediately after, and I was most satisfied with spicy wonders that night. The other poor sods must have been starving as they had to wait twice the time for the replacement to arrive.Of course, I'd rather it had been a 25k watch, but thems the breaks.
ElectricSoup said:
This happened to me with a delivery curry. I accepted delivery as I had ordered one myself that same evening, so was expecting one anyway. On opening the bag I realised it was the wrong food from a different restaurant, so I rang them up and they said it was intended for a house with the same number in another street. Told me to keep it, my proper curry arrived immediately after, and I was most satisfied with spicy wonders that night. The other poor sods must have been starving as they had to wait twice the time for the replacement to arrive.
Of course, I'd rather it had been a 25k watch, but thems the breaks.
Ticker masala?Of course, I'd rather it had been a 25k watch, but thems the breaks.
Seems rather a harsh sentence TBH.
I mean he's got a worse deal than this guy on the same site who was knowingly selling fake cigarettes with god knows what in them and no tax paid
http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/home/2018/01/16/galler...
I mean he's got a worse deal than this guy on the same site who was knowingly selling fake cigarettes with god knows what in them and no tax paid
http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/home/2018/01/16/galler...
Who has he stolen the watch off?
The courier has given him the watch which he's received and kept. The watch wasn't owned by the Courier, it was in transit but under their control and they have delivered it to the address given by the supplier.
Yes, he should have let the courier / supplier know he had received the watch in error, but it sounds a very harsh sentence for simply keeping something he was given.
The courier has given him the watch which he's received and kept. The watch wasn't owned by the Courier, it was in transit but under their control and they have delivered it to the address given by the supplier.
Yes, he should have let the courier / supplier know he had received the watch in error, but it sounds a very harsh sentence for simply keeping something he was given.
The Surveyor said:
Who has he stolen the watch off?
The courier has given him the watch which he's received and kept. The watch wasn't owned by the Courier, it was in transit but under their control and they have delivered it to the address given by the supplier.
Yes, he should have let the courier / supplier know he had received the watch in error, but it sounds a very harsh sentence for simply keeping something he was given.
...which he kept, hidden, knowing the value and that it was an error.The courier has given him the watch which he's received and kept. The watch wasn't owned by the Courier, it was in transit but under their control and they have delivered it to the address given by the supplier.
Yes, he should have let the courier / supplier know he had received the watch in error, but it sounds a very harsh sentence for simply keeping something he was given.
Strangely enough, it's something that the law thought of 50 years ago...
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60
The law said:
1 - Basic definition of theft.
(1) A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it; and “thief” and “steal” shall be construed accordingly.
...
3 - “Appropriates”
(1) Any assumption by a person of the rights of an owner amounts to an appropriation, and this includes, where he has come by the property (innocently or not) without stealing it, any later assumption of a right to it by keeping or dealing with it as owner.
(1) A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it; and “thief” and “steal” shall be construed accordingly.
...
3 - “Appropriates”
(1) Any assumption by a person of the rights of an owner amounts to an appropriation, and this includes, where he has come by the property (innocently or not) without stealing it, any later assumption of a right to it by keeping or dealing with it as owner.
The Surveyor said:
Who has he stolen the watch off?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theft“A person is guilty of theft, if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it”
“Any assumption by a person of the rights of an owner amounts to an appropriation, and this includes, where he has come by the property (innocently or not) without stealing it, any later assumption of a right to it by keeping or dealing with it as owner.”
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