We crossed posts. The white middle aged man see my previous post. The neuro-something, if your company can afford the compensation and bad publicity, you could sack her. Why don't you pass the bucket to your superior? They're paid more than you to sort these kind of problems.

Well, if they catch you stealing they can surely sack you on the spot (or after a very short "investigation"). Slapping the director's bum is another mo no, same as punching your manager in front of everyone. Anyhow, any company that wants to get rid of you could make some calculations, sack you without any reason and then pay compensation that employment tribunal would usually set at 1 year wage, save for same particular situations. In other words they can buy you out.

One question must be asked and it's a brutal one: Can they really do this new work? Or have they been pushed to promotion by nice ex manager who now got rid of her with a smile? It's a poker game and the nice manager might be the one who screwed your family member, while the nasty manager is now in deep waters because of the adjustments that he might not be able to provide without losing ground (and bonus)

Nothing unusual or dodgy about this letter. In fact, it would work cheaper for you if the same surveyor was doing the work for both neighbours.

There you go then. Why don't you gamble on a turbo from a scrappy or ebay? I got lucky once with an ecu that lasted the life of the car and only cost me £80.

Turbo failure on a tdi with 100k miles. Starts sounding more like "common". I've had VW all my life and if looked after they'll go forever, but then maybe i've been lucky. Don't know if you can claim a new turbo from dealer, surely that would make him a loss on a 10 yo car which in market terms is an old banger.

In all fairness it's a 10 year old car, so unless is one of the vehicles in the luxury bracket (which i consider >60k new), then we all need to accept that the threshold of "banger" is very close or being crossed already. Then there are exceptions to the rule, but a 10 year old corsa with 10k miles on the clock, mint condition and fsh is still an old banger because of market rules, despite being a jewel.

Dashcam, dashcam, dashcam. Whenever everyone installs a dashcam, it will be too late.

It's all hearsay. If you complain they'll deny everything. You better move on and make sure you book your future appointments with gp of your choice, you can do this.

Why don't you ask for it via the normal procedure and if they decline then think about all you can throw at them?

Yes, if everything works out the car would be yours and free from finance.

I wanted to avoid saying this because the employers masqueraded as union reps on this site will inevitably attack me as usual, but here it comes: When I need holidays i tell my line manager: "I won't be in on these dates" I give plenty of notice so to avoid problems. Only once a manager said that if i took holidays they would be unpaid and unauthorised despite an official large family reunion and 4 months notice. HR informed and manager moved because he refused to see me in the office after my "betrayal". But to do this you have to be in a position in which you're either essential to the business or ready to leave at the drop of a hat (or simply enjoy a good fight with no care for the consequences)

It depends how good or bad your employer is. Asking doesn't cost anything, so do it. I suppose they know about your son's condition, otherwise you must let them know officially.

You couldn't make it up. Falsifying signatures on court papers. They really have balls, don't they? Is it because authorities let them do whatever they want without consequences?

Yes, start getting everyone involved. Expose them but be careful to be absolutely factual. Don't say "they stole my property " but explain that they entered and removed goods and when challenged they said things were stolen, no break in, no police report.

Better to have someone filming both parties, so they can't say you were provoking from behind the camera. Also, if someone is close to you and they come forward, the camera held by you will not show who moved, so they can say you attacked them first. Seen this many times with employees wearing body cameras. Be careful.

Make sure you have someone videoing whatever happens there, or you could find yourself in trouble with "witnesses" against you. I would personally stay outside and talk to them from the street. That way you wouldn't even trespass. Bring all records with you so when the fool calls the police you'll have something to show them rather than telling them your version of events. Hopefully someone (not you) will be nicked. Whatever they say, remain calm, even if they say bad things about your family. Again, get someone to film them and you.

Of course, you are on holiday and incidentally you will come back same day as new regulations come in force.

Not really, you have proof that you are an innocent buyer as you had an hpi check done. So theoretically you should keep the car and pay nothing more.

Apart that he stole your brother's property and you have authorisation to act on his behalf. Don't answer, go to the police as many times as you need to, until you find an officer willing to do what they're supposed to do: prosecute criminals. Print out all the evidence you have and the theft act, so to show that they need to do something. Forget about solicitor, this is not a civil matter.

Press for the police to charge someone at the estate agent for the theft. They must know who entered the room to remove goods, so that's the first suspect as there was no break in. Every other complaint will not have any major effect on these rogue.

Sure, I'm with you on that, but I'm also sure that they won't be. They will point at their t&c and say that you agreed to them when you paid for their services. I hear more and more of these hpi checks not picking up existing finance, what's going on? Have they struck a deal with traders?

Rubbish! "For the avoidance of doubt, we will not be obliged to make any further payments to you in the event that you have provided incorrect account details." how can they possibly think this??? One strike and out, sorry we owe you money, but because you missed a digit of your bank account number, we now owe you nothing. What's this? A bet from a gambling site?

Indeed, the car was purchased outside the uk, so no joy from that front. Got to play the innocent buyer card.

Did you contact the vehicle smart advanced check company? You said they cover up to 30k, so read their t&c and if all ok, give them a ring. Record all calls!