Nightmare Plumber Who lives Across The Road

[S0ldier]

If correct, that's quite alarming.

I’d say the way he has behaved and the things he has done is very alarming. The thing is next door hasn’t really had any dealings with him as such either and he just seems to be doing it because he likes causing trouble

 

[Best]

Not threatening as such, but he has caused what my mum would class as criminal damage however we don’t have much proof of it as such. The police were told about him turning our water and gas off, but they don’t seem to think it’s a criminal offence and say it’s a private matter

Really? Where is your water and gas isolators?
Trespassing, harassment and interfering with private property for essential supplies I would have thought was a tad bit illegal.
Any police that tell you otherwise, just go above them to a higher rank, as advised

 

[S0ldier]

Have you tried searching for a bailiff/enforcement officer forum?

I don’t really know what we can do, if anything and we don’t see why we should move because of him. If anything he should go

 

[S0ldier]

Really? Where is your water and gas isolators?
Trespassing, harassment and interfering with private property for essential supplies I would have thought was a tad bit illegal.
Any police that tell you otherwise, just go above them to a higher rank, as advised

I’d imagine the gas is turned off outside in the box and we have a stop tap on the street. I haven’t been to the police myself, but my mother has. I’ll tell her, thanks

 

[Best]

Yes, but my mother suggested that I find other plumbers as they might know what we can do.

We can’t really help you.
Unless you want us to tell you what annoys us most.
Probably getting our tools robbed from van is one of them. Not suggesting you do that though!
No matter what you do to make a complaint, he will know eventually.
So just gather evidence, dates and times, what he did each time and video evidence.
How about also notifying local council?

 

[SimonG]

250 quid and he can be fitted for concrete wellies.

 

[AMGasServices]

If he’s gas safe registered may be worth a try collecting all the evidence and sending it to gas safe.

 

[Sharp Point]

Turn his gas and water off

 

[Harvest Fields]

Turn his gas and water off

Tit for tat?

 

[Phil]

I fell out with my mate when I was about 10 and I went round one night after dark and totally salted his mum's flowerbed, poured a full bag of cheapo salt over them and worked it into the soil.
I feel bad now as his mum was nice..

 

[gmartine]

If he dumps an old boiler/rubbish on your doorstep it's fly tipping for which he can be reported. If he's mucking about with your utilities and he's GSR registered you may have some redress with GSR. His parking habits can be reported as nusance behaviour to your council. None of the above is worth a damn unless you can prove it usually with photography or CCTV.

 

[snowhead]

Turning off the Gas would be classed as;

Damage with Intent to Endanger Life
Criminal Damage Act 1971 s1(2),

The criminal damage is not required to be visible, and so if the damage caused impacts on the functionality of the property, the offence would still have been committed.

Intending by the destruction or damage to endanger the life of another or being reckless as to whether the life of another would be thereby endangered;
shall be guilty of an offence.

Particularly as he's probably Gassafe registered (if he fits boilers) and would know the consequences.

You'd need evidence, fingerprints on the gas valve handle would do, but you still need to prove the gas had also been turned off.

The maximum sentence for criminal damage is,, Life.

 

[markfxy]

Just sounds like your average plumber to me

 

[king of pipes]

Mate had his van done last night £1200's worth of battery gear gone 5 others done the same night, not a chance of em getting caught old bill didn't even bother coming out . Gutted kop

 

[townfanjon]

Mate had his van done last night £1200's worth of battery gear gone 5 others done the same night, not a chance of em getting caught old bill didn't even bother coming out . Gutted kop

National epidemic pal and its getting worse

 

[999]

Vans getting done all over now, no police around and the theives know that

 

[AMGasServices]

Vans getting done all over now, no police around and the theives know that

Well we need to grab the little baskets and use our blow touch on delicate part of their body. Hope it teaches them a lesson.

 

[king of pipes]

They can open a van in seconds with a device that sends a signal to your key fob from outside your property then opens the central locking how many of us hang keys up inside the front door, keep your keys hidden away even in a faraday pouch or similar signal blocker . Cheers kop

 

[king of pipes]

On a serious note tit for tat retaliation is not the way to go it could make thing a whole lot worse keep a diary of these incidents day and time gather photo graphic evidence and get a camera put up to record any incidents that may happen you have to live with this dick dont encourage him, plod will not do anything till you have proof of what you say is happening , there are people in a walks of life who get pleasure out of causing misery to others bide your time gather the evidence you will have your day . Cheers Kop

 

[Deleted member 32524]

Jeez a tenner for a bit of kit off bloody amazon to get in to vehicles. Watched a video of just how easy it is to break in to a certain van even without that. Very very scary. Deadlocks anyone!!??

 

[townfanjon]

They can open a van in seconds with a device that sends a signal to your key fob from outside your property then opens the central locking how many of us hang keys up inside the front door, keep your keys hidden away even in a faraday pouch or similar signal blocker . Cheers kop

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These bloody things beggar belief , that they can make them let alone sell them .
Back in the late seventies a manufacturer released a cordless grinder , wow ! thats handy to cut through chains and padlocks , it was withdrawn from sale so fast , they just disappeared. Obviously somebody had some common sense back then , and now they are back to help break in to our vans , sheds, garages and houses

 

[Stigster]

Smear dog poo on the underside of his car door handle. Nice surprise for him in the morning

Fighting fire with s***! I like it.

 

[Rob Foster]

If this is a genuine post , the fact he is messing with your gas is dangerous, I am pretty sure the police will get involved with this .

Is he gas registered ..check up The ins and outs of this are essentially your own business , most of it sounds like civil law, however interfering with utilities etc could be considered criminal damage and even worse. Membership of certain organisations and the granting of a licence to practice . Eg gas carries certain rules about behaviour . This is not my area of expertise Inam a design engineer but sleep with a barrister ....my wife !

 

[Mark K]

Maybe not directly, but it’s relevant

How?

 

[Rob Foster]

How?

How what please specify