Landscaper fly-tipped my garden waste in the back lane.

diystarter7

Ath_Wat said:

diystarter7 said:

Ath_Wat said:

lisyloo said:

Ath_Wat said:

One moral of the story is don't, ever, employ anyone who doesn't have what looks like a permanent address.  Not on "a  caravan park".

Indeed. However they don’t advertise the fact so this needs proactive checking and these things are all very good in hindsight, but it’s a good point.

You can often tell that someone only has an address on a caravan park.  I won't say how, in case people think I am being offensive.

check their waste credentials, no ifs, no buts otherwise you got done.

Did I?  Who did I get done by?

My post is clearly a heads up. Forget the "caravan site" as you put it, check their registration for waste disposal is what I'm clearly saying.  If you or anyone does not check the waste outfits details and the rubbish is found where its not supposed to be - the householder will get fined rightly so.

I hope this above helps you and anyone else reading this thread, always check the credentials of any waste outfit.

diystarter7

CJRyder said:

Sadly the only way that I think that I could get him is in a sting operation. However I don't have the resources to pull something like that off effectively. It just infuriates me that I can't do anything.

The pub I used to visit had a little clear-out. They put the odds and ends outside the pub on the pavement. A guy walked in and asked the pub owner "you want the rubbish removed, govnor."  The governor said yes. The bloke asked for a tenner, sounded tempting, had a pint and got his tenner and out went the bloke.

The pub owner went outside that evening and guess what, the rubbish was still there.

Always check the credentials of any waste outfit .

pinkshoes

Move the waste to your front garden, the put a big sign up saying "waste left behind from garden renovation by <name> despite his quote including waste removal.

Take a photo then upload it to social media sites with a link to any profile he has. Also state that you will remove the post once he has correctly disposed of the waste. 

(and just to be sure, I would put a piece of paper with HIS name on hidden in the waste, so if he does fly tip it, then it will lead back to him!)

Diamandis

If you create another account on the same site (or get someone else to) and ask him about a job you could maybe get an address off him that way.

Ath_Wat

diystarter7 said:

Ath_Wat said:

diystarter7 said:

Ath_Wat said:

lisyloo said:

Ath_Wat said:

One moral of the story is don't, ever, employ anyone who doesn't have what looks like a permanent address.  Not on "a  caravan park".

Indeed. However they don’t advertise the fact so this needs proactive checking and these things are all very good in hindsight, but it’s a good point.

You can often tell that someone only has an address on a caravan park.  I won't say how, in case people think I am being offensive.

check their waste credentials, no ifs, no buts otherwise you got done.

Did I?  Who did I get done by?

My post is clearly a heads up. Forget the "caravan site" as you put it, check their registration for waste disposal is what I'm clearly saying.  If you or anyone does not check the waste outfits details and the rubbish is found where its not supposed to be - the householder will get fined rightly so.

I hope this above helps you and anyone else reading this thread, always check the credentials of any waste outfit.

I don't need help, thanks, I have not hired any dodgy waste disposal guys.  

Ath_Wat

diystarter7 said:

CJRyder said:

Sadly the only way that I think that I could get him is in a sting operation. However I don't have the resources to pull something like that off effectively. It just infuriates me that I can't do anything.

The pub I used to visit had a little clear-out. They put the odds and ends outside the pub on the pavement. A guy walked in and asked the pub owner "you want the rubbish removed, govnor."  The governor said yes. The bloke asked for a tenner, sounded tempting, had a pint and got his tenner and out went the bloke.

The pub owner went outside that evening and guess what, the rubbish was still there.

Always check the credentials of any waste outfit .

What an astounding story.  After hearing that I, for one, will be more cautious about giving money to random people on the street to do a job and not making any effort to ensure they carry the job through.

I wouldn't have believed such things could happen.

John_Pierpoint

Who is the legal owner of this back lane? [£3 or £6 on Land Registry web site]

CJRyder

John_Pierpoint said:

Who is the legal owner of this back lane? [£3 or £6 on Land Registry web site]

Answer, at this point, is Plymouth City Council.

Thanks for the registration database! That's a great help and something that should be more widely published.

Ath_Wat

pinkshoes said:

Move the waste to your front garden, the put a big sign up saying "waste left behind from garden renovation by <name> despite his quote including waste removal.

Take a photo then upload it to social media sites with a link to any profile he has. Also state that you will remove the post once he has correctly disposed of the waste. 

(and just to be sure, I would put a piece of paper with HIS name on hidden in the waste, so if he does fly tip it, then it will lead back to him!)

Seriously, the guy probably uses a different name every job.

lisyloo

Ath_Wat said:

lisyloo said:

Ath_Wat said:

One moral of the story is don't, ever, employ anyone who doesn't have what looks like a permanent address.  Not on "a  caravan park".

Indeed. However they don’t advertise the fact so this needs proactive checking and these things are all very good in hindsight, but it’s a good point.

You can often tell that someone only has an address on a caravan park.  I won't say how, in case people think I am being offensive.

I didn’t see any indication.
there isn’t much point in mentioning it if you are going to keep it a secret.