Does it become mine

Ergates

Deleted_User said:

Pick up the phone and ask them to come and collect them but I think the OP wants to keep quiet and secretly flog them on for profits.

To be honest - under the circumstances I'd  be sympathetic to the OP if that was the case.   I don't think the piece of legislation works very well in these sorts of cases.

The law in question seems mainly designed to cover cases where goods are left behind in a property when someone moves out - to stop the landlords just keeping or binning them.  Which seems right and proper etc.

But in circumstances like the OP is facing - where a company has just left a whacking great pallet of goods, blocking the OPs driveway, and doesn't seem to be in a hurry to come get them.   The law places all the onus on the OP to take proper care of the goods and none of it on the company to come get the damn things.  Somebody else makes a mistake, and now you're lumbered with all the responsibilities and effort. Doesn't really seem fair.

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Ergates said:

Deleted_User said:

Pick up the phone and ask them to come and collect them but I think the OP wants to keep quiet and secretly flog them on for profits.

To be honest - under the circumstances I'd  be sympathetic to the OP if that was the case.   I don't think the piece of legislation works very well in these sorts of cases.

The law in question seems mainly designed to cover cases where goods are left behind in a property when someone moves out - to stop the landlords just keeping or binning them.  Which seems right and proper etc.

But in circumstances like the OP is facing - where a company has just left a whacking great pallet of goods, blocking the OPs driveway, and doesn't seem to be in a hurry to come get them.   The law places all the onus on the OP to take proper care of the goods and none of it on the company to come get the damn things.  Somebody else makes a mistake, and now you're lumbered with all the responsibilities and effort. Doesn't really seem fair.

To be honest I'd have moved them on already if they had shown no signs of coming to collect them. All this 6 years and CCJ talk is just nonsense as they would have to prove that the stuff was still at the OP's address. The fact that they are in no hurry to collect and the lack of communication I doubt they are going to pipe up in 6 years time with a CCJ. Typical MSE overthinking. 

powerful_Rogue

Deleted_User said:

Ergates said:

Deleted_User said:

Pick up the phone and ask them to come and collect them but I think the OP wants to keep quiet and secretly flog them on for profits.

To be honest - under the circumstances I'd  be sympathetic to the OP if that was the case.   I don't think the piece of legislation works very well in these sorts of cases.

The law in question seems mainly designed to cover cases where goods are left behind in a property when someone moves out - to stop the landlords just keeping or binning them.  Which seems right and proper etc.

But in circumstances like the OP is facing - where a company has just left a whacking great pallet of goods, blocking the OPs driveway, and doesn't seem to be in a hurry to come get them.   The law places all the onus on the OP to take proper care of the goods and none of it on the company to come get the damn things.  Somebody else makes a mistake, and now you're lumbered with all the responsibilities and effort. Doesn't really seem fair.

To be honest I'd have moved them on already if they had shown no signs of coming to collect them. All this 6 years and CCJ talk is just nonsense as they would have to prove that the stuff was still at the OP's address. The fact that they are in no hurry to collect and the lack of communication I doubt they are going to pipe up in 6 years time with a CCJ. Typical MSE overthinking. 

Or what the legislation states.

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powerful_Rogue said:

Deleted_User said:

Ergates said:

Deleted_User said:

Pick up the phone and ask them to come and collect them but I think the OP wants to keep quiet and secretly flog them on for profits.

To be honest - under the circumstances I'd  be sympathetic to the OP if that was the case.   I don't think the piece of legislation works very well in these sorts of cases.

The law in question seems mainly designed to cover cases where goods are left behind in a property when someone moves out - to stop the landlords just keeping or binning them.  Which seems right and proper etc.

But in circumstances like the OP is facing - where a company has just left a whacking great pallet of goods, blocking the OPs driveway, and doesn't seem to be in a hurry to come get them.   The law places all the onus on the OP to take proper care of the goods and none of it on the company to come get the damn things.  Somebody else makes a mistake, and now you're lumbered with all the responsibilities and effort. Doesn't really seem fair.

To be honest I'd have moved them on already if they had shown no signs of coming to collect them. All this 6 years and CCJ talk is just nonsense as they would have to prove that the stuff was still at the OP's address. The fact that they are in no hurry to collect and the lack of communication I doubt they are going to pipe up in 6 years time with a CCJ. Typical MSE overthinking. 

Or what the legislation states.

The law is correct no one is disputing that. The probability of them coming back in 6 years for the stuff and issuing a CCJ because the OP doesn't have it any more is near on zero.

Ergates

Deleted_User said:

powerful_Rogue said:

Deleted_User said:

Ergates said:

Deleted_User said:

Pick up the phone and ask them to come and collect them but I think the OP wants to keep quiet and secretly flog them on for profits.

To be honest - under the circumstances I'd  be sympathetic to the OP if that was the case.   I don't think the piece of legislation works very well in these sorts of cases.

The law in question seems mainly designed to cover cases where goods are left behind in a property when someone moves out - to stop the landlords just keeping or binning them.  Which seems right and proper etc.

But in circumstances like the OP is facing - where a company has just left a whacking great pallet of goods, blocking the OPs driveway, and doesn't seem to be in a hurry to come get them.   The law places all the onus on the OP to take proper care of the goods and none of it on the company to come get the damn things.  Somebody else makes a mistake, and now you're lumbered with all the responsibilities and effort. Doesn't really seem fair.

To be honest I'd have moved them on already if they had shown no signs of coming to collect them. All this 6 years and CCJ talk is just nonsense as they would have to prove that the stuff was still at the OP's address. The fact that they are in no hurry to collect and the lack of communication I doubt they are going to pipe up in 6 years time with a CCJ. Typical MSE overthinking. 

Or what the legislation states.

The law is correct no one is disputing that. The probability of them coming back in 6 years for the stuff and issuing a CCJ because the OP doesn't have it any more is near on zero.

Even if they did, in 6 years they'd have no case.

The question is - would they come back in 3 years?     Or rather, I guess the question is - after how long can I safely assume that they've forgotten about these.

robatwork

Ergates said:

Even if they did, in 6 years they'd have no case.

The question is - would they come back in 3 years?     Or rather, I guess the question is - after how long can I safely assume that they've forgotten about these.

I think a reasonable approach would be for the OP to write, signed for delivery, to the MD or a named executive at head office to state that he is storing unsolicited goods at his property, they are causing a nuisance, and they have exactly 1 month to arrange removal of said goods, and 2 months to actually complete their removal at a mutually agreeable time/date.

Follow up with a phone call 2 days later to ensure it's been delivered and get the name of whoever confirms.

And after 2 months, sell it. Keep notes from all contact.

Just my opinion of course, it could come down to a court's opinion but very unlikely.

Murphybear

Perhaps they could charge the firm to store it

longjohnjohnson

Murphybear said:

Perhaps they could charge the firm to store it

A joke, hopefully.

unforeseen

state that he is storing unsolicited goods 

They are not unsolicited. This has been covered many times before on this forum. They are an incorrect item delivered. 

robatwork

unforeseen said:

state that he is storing unsolicited goods 

They are not unsolicited. This has been covered many times before on this forum. They are an incorrect item delivered. 

The OP only states "delivered incorrectly" which isn't very clear. But he didn't solicit the particular goods now stored in his garage.