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One of our lads got done for £55 last night, picked up a job off rank going to Calverton to drop this lads missus off. He then had to go back to where he started off because the lad wanted to pick his cashcard up from from home and go somehwere else. The lad nipped into this house and never came back.


£55 on a dead night is one hell of a loss.


Why didn't he ask for the fare upfront? It can be done politely... If the punter is genuine they will have no qualms in showing that they have the means to pay and will even offer to pay upfront. If a punter doesn't show that they have the means to pay upfront or say's that he has a cash card and doesn't pull cash at the start of the journey and says to you that he will pay you later or the excuse that this one used above, would be ringing alarm bells in my head, right from the start, no matter how genuine he might have seemed, I just wouldn't do it..... even on a dead night..... lesson learnt the hard way :roll:


When the punter didn't come out of the house, that was the time to call the police!

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grandad wrote:
towag wrote:
Nigel wrote:
One of our lads got done for £55 last night, picked up a job off rank going to Calverton to drop this lads missus off. He then had to go back to where he started off because the lad wanted to pick his cashcard up from from home and go somehwere else. The lad nipped into this house and never came back.


£55 on a dead night is one hell of a loss.


Why didn't he ask for the fare upfront? It can be done politely... If the punter is genuine they will have no qualms in showing that they have the means to pay and will even offer to pay upfront. If a punter doesn't show that they have the means to pay upfront or say's that he has a cash card and doesn't pull cash at the start of the journey and says to you that he will pay you later or the excuse that this one used above, would be ringing alarm bells in my head, right from the start, no matter how genuine he might have seemed, I just wouldn't do it..... even on a dead night..... lesson learnt the hard way :roll:


When the punter didn't come out of the house, that was the time to call the police!


Trouble is you don't know if thats what he did .... nothing to stop them pretending it's the house they live in, hiding, then jumping over the fence when it's clear, or for that matter the bilker can just deny all knowledge, no witnesses, no proof.... If it feels iffy, they look iffy and you just know in your own mind, don't take 'em. :-| No matter how sh1ty a night your having.... :wink:
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:23 am 
towag wrote:
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One of our lads got done for £55 last night, picked up a job off rank going to Calverton to drop this lads missus off. He then had to go back to where he started off because the lad wanted to pick his cashcard up from from home and go somehwere else. The lad nipped into this house and never came back.


£55 on a dead night is one hell of a loss.


Why didn't he ask for the fare upfront? It can be done politely... If the punter is genuine they will have no qualms in showing that they have the means to pay and will even offer to pay upfront. If a punter doesn't show that they have the means to pay upfront or say's that he has a cash card and doesn't pull cash at the start of the journey and says to you that he will pay you later or the excuse that this one used above, would be ringing alarm bells in my head, right from the start, no matter how genuine he might have seemed, I just wouldn't do it..... even on a dead night..... lesson learnt the hard way :roll:


He was going to pay by CC but had his card at home or so he told the driver. With him being in the RAF he thought he was safe and was going to get paid.
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Nigel
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:26 am 
towag wrote:
grandad wrote:
towag wrote:
Nigel wrote:
One of our lads got done for £55 last night, picked up a job off rank going to Calverton to drop this lads missus off. He then had to go back to where he started off because the lad wanted to pick his cashcard up from from home and go somehwere else. The lad nipped into this house and never came back.


£55 on a dead night is one hell of a loss.


Why didn't he ask for the fare upfront? It can be done politely... If the punter is genuine they will have no qualms in showing that they have the means to pay and will even offer to pay upfront. If a punter doesn't show that they have the means to pay upfront or say's that he has a cash card and doesn't pull cash at the start of the journey and says to you that he will pay you later or the excuse that this one used above, would be ringing alarm bells in my head, right from the start, no matter how genuine he might have seemed, I just wouldn't do it..... even on a dead night..... lesson learnt the hard way :roll:


When the punter didn't come out of the house, that was the time to call the police!


Trouble is you don't know if thats what he did .... nothing to stop them pretending it's the house they live in, hiding, then jumping over the fence when it's clear, or for that matter the bilker can just deny all knowledge, no witnesses, no proof.... If it feels iffy, they look iffy and you just know in your own mind, don't take 'em. :-| No matter how sh1ty a night your having.... :wink:


According to the driver this morning the lad went fence hopping. He went to the house on Saturday afternoon only to be greeted by an old woman in her 80's. He knew straightaway that it was a runner and to take it as a lesson, no cash no travel, no card still no travel, simples.
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Nigel wrote:

He was going to pay by CC but had his card at home or so he told the driver. With him being in the RAF he thought he was safe and was going to get paid.


I don't suppose that the driver could give a description of the offender to the base commander? The forces take a very dim view of this sort of thing and are usually very helpfull in getting drivers their money.

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We find the navy behave themselves with very few problems. They know we only have to make a sign at the gate and they are in for a very unpleasant couple of hours, at least.

It's the local toerags we have problems with; They're the ones from whom you demand money up front.
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