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  • chrisnpen wrote: »
    This is the most bizarre thread i've ever read on this forum!

    Thoroughly enjoyed it!
    you ain't seen nothing. The best ones were deleted. Oh the fun we had with Never Paint Again...
  • Dave_C_2
    Dave_C_2 Posts: 1,827 Forumite
    sneakypete wrote: »
    Apparently many of the testimonials from Lifecote happy customers Paul, Paul, Alan, Alan, Dave, Dave, Dave and Dave came from the same IP address.

    I want to make it it to be perfectly clear that I have nothing to do with the aforementioned Paul, Paul, Alan, Alan, Dave, Dave, Dave, Dave, sausage, egg, chips and Dave :)

    Dave, not spam
  • imaginarynumber
    imaginarynumber Posts: 253 Forumite
    edited 12 January 2013 at 10:13PM
    http://whois.domaintools.com/localtrustedtraders.com

    http://whois.domaintools.com/lifecote.com

    Spot the difference...

    BTW Does Dave now need to commend the other 149 domains associated with email.pgif?md5=63ce3efc9851702e4cd07e5931c514ca&face=arial&size=9&color=000000&bgcolor=FFFFFF&face=arial&size=9&color=0000FF&bgcolor=FFFFFF&format[]=underline&format[]=transparent&format[]=transparent ?

    The sites do have very slightly different IP address but are both hosted by (not very) Fasthosts.co.uk

    BTW at the bottom of the local trusted traders it does say the following in hard to read text

    LocalTrustedTraders.com is the trading name of DPA Ltd Company Number 7981344 VAT No 134 6773 01

    http://www.dampproofingassociation.com/

    Which shares an address with

    http://www.damp-proofing.biz/ (recognise the template)?

    Which has Lifecote in their title
    "DAMP PROOFING FREE SURVEY BY LIFECOTE, LECTROS ECO SYSTEM"
  • Davemorris wrote: »
    I have just visited Lifecotes website, and at companies house they have £217,000 cash at the bank, seems like our friend below is using this forum to cause trouble? :mad: This is on their website:T
    Looks very professionalto me, do we have a competitor here?


    And how did you garner the trading name of LifeCote from their website?

    Lifecote LTD (Company No. 05850998) didn't even file their march 2012 accounts.
  • gb12345
    gb12345 Posts: 3,055 Forumite
    sneakypete wrote: »
    How badly does your post smell ? Let me count the ways...

    I thought it only fair that Dave's previous posts should be commented on to highlight the independence of his recommendations.
  • gb12345
    gb12345 Posts: 3,055 Forumite
    BTW Does Dave now need to commend the other 149 domains associated with email.pgif?md5=63ce3efc9851702e4cd07e5931c514ca&face=arial&size=9&color=000000&bgcolor=FFFFFF&face=arial&size=9&color=0000FF&bgcolor=FFFFFF&format[]=underline&format[]=transparent&format[]=transparent ?

    I can't access the full 149 domains, but the sample that I did get access to show that many of them are simple sites either feeding in to the central DPA site or the local Lifecote office or are straight copies of each other.

    One interesting one though - http://www.damp-proofing.biz/ who claim to be The Lectros Damp Proofing System or Damp Proofing Contractors and avoid any mention on their site of being connected to Lifecote.

    Also interesting to note that none of the sites have a cookie/privacy policy and most of them don't provide a physical address.
  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    Hmmm localtrustedtraders
    You may require a Plummer in Liverpool, a double glazing company in London, a basement Conversion in Suffolk, a rewire in Leeds. We have over categories and 1000’s of local traders.
    :rotfl::rotfl:Notice how many categories they have.

    and only £ 20.00 plus VAT to get registered too. Oh and BTW
    You need to pay that in advance by on the Pay Pal Icon below. (Total £30.00)
    :rotfl::rotfl:I just wonder what it is I am supposed to do on the icon. :D

    Cheers
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
  • pmduk
    pmduk Posts: 10,682 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    How does £20 + vat become £30?
  • gb12345
    gb12345 Posts: 3,055 Forumite
    sall1471 wrote: »
    This posting is so obviously a competitor trying to diminisha brand, anyone can see there’s a childish vendetta going on here. I did acredit check on Lifecote and found over £200,000 at the bank, and no CCJ’s Iused them and would again.

    It’s really sad that some people see this site a chance topost rubbish.

    Pot kettle black springs to mind.

    This posting is so obviously an Lifecote employee trying to defend his company.

    Why else would they credit check and ccj check a company and then search the web for negative reviews about them.
  • sall1471 wrote: »
    This posting is so obviously a competitor trying to diminisha brand, anyone can see there’s a childish vendetta going on here. I did acredit check on Lifecote and found over £200,000 at the bank, and no CCJ’s Iused them and would again.

    It’s really sad that some people see this site a chance topost rubbish.

    Hi sall

    Did you search for lifecote ltd? I can't tell what their true trading name or registered address is from their website. May I also ask what process you used to find their bank balance? When I last checked their status at companies hse the accounts were way overdue.

    Tnx
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