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    Address Review Platform for Traders

    Hi all – I’m working on a platform idea and if you have a moment, I would love your input before building anything. Problem: When you quote on a job, you don't know what the customer might be like, if they're difficult to deal with or not. This is where we bring together your experiences with...
  2. D

    More small traders to be dragged into VAT

    https://uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/jeremy-hunt-plots-hit-small-183140195.html
  3. D

    Rogue Traders 02.11.16

    Just watch some pushy scam company trying to scare an old lady about the fire risks of electrics .. he got an inspection of her electrics done which said that she needed a few front plates changing and a new board... HOW MUCH!!!!!!!... £2500!!!! I hate scum like this :mad:
  4. H

    Which Trusted Traders - Membership

    With Elecsa they have offered a discount to the first years membership to ( which trusted traders ) they will obviously tell you on the phone that joining ( which ) is going to be amazing but I was interested if there was anyone who has already joined and found this membership to be useful for...
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    Rogue Traders Renewable Installers

    I have just been contacted by a very unhappy customer of Richard Elliott MD of The Renewable Installers previously of The Solar Installers. It appears he is taking large deposits and either not installing or not paying the MCS sub contractor for the install (and therefore no MCS cert for the...
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    Rogue Traders

    Morning all, Just wondered if any customers or professionals on this site have any shocking stories or photographs they can share with me? We have done a piece on our blog "Solar PV Rogue Traders" and I'd like to continue it. Would be grateful for anything you could share.
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    Forum for traders only

    Is it me or is this forum becoming more and more an information point for joe blogs to gain basic information and then go and bodge his her own electrics or then start telling us sparkies how to do our job Im all for people improving knowledge but im amazed at members handing out sometimes...
  8. T

    Rogue Traders

    This is worth a read: Emsworth trader handed court fine for false electrical safety work - Local - Portsmouth News
  9. C

    LOCAL TRADERS . com

    I signed up to LOCAL TRADERS . COM and went live 2 months ago and have had NO work leads!! ive signed up for four local areas to me costing me a total of £310 plus VAT. i feel like ive been well and truly ripped off and have tried to explain this politally to them asking for a full re fund and...
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    Traders fined for misuse of NICEIC logo.....

    FYI Traders fined for misuse of NICEIC logo - Edmundson Electrical :cowboy:
  11. telectrix

    local traders

    anyone heard of them? basically, got a cold call today, they pass you leads. membership fee is £115+vat for 6 months, but all leads are passed free. , another lead generation parasite, or worth a flutter? don't think i'll bother, especially as he said " i'm looking to sign someone up TODAY.
  12. D Skelton

    Rogue Traders

    I'm not quite sure what it's about yet but it looks like we have a rogue sparks on tonights Rogue Traders/Watchdog. Could be interesting.
  13. S

    Does CIS apply to sole traders doing occasional work together?

    Hi all, any of you out there working self-employed care to comment on this? I've been doing occasional work with a plumber. He takes on bathroom renovations and gets me in for a few days for the electrical bits. Up until now I have invoiced the homeowner directly, so in effect the only business...
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    local traders .com reviews ????

    hi all does any one have information on localtraders.com as i had a call today from them and it is only a 6mth contract but i'm afraid i have heard all the spelge before are these any better than the rest ???
  15. RWJ

    Tonights rogue traders, £801 call out.... I'm becoming a plumber

    Rogue Traders Tonight call out to unblock a drain £801!!! They quoted £125 per hour which "wasn't too bad" apparently.. I think we're in the wrong game.... OK £801 was a bit steep but as the program said £125 was reasonable. We haven't been on a domestic call out for ages. They would rather...
  16. C

    sole traders!

    hey to all you sole traders, am in the middle of getting myself off the ground, im wanting to go as a sole trader, but am thinking of protecting the company name, either by trade mark or registering with companies house as ltd company and keep it dormant? are there any other options? what have...
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    Rogue Traders on now

    BBC 1, Got a dodgy spark on it tonight, anyone care to confess? :D
  18. flukey

    Rogue traders

    anyone else see the father and son sparks on tonights rogue traders?? how do they justify nearly 1800 quid for a board change :eek:
  19. gaffer

    Watchdog/rogue traders

    Anybody see it tonight,caught out father and son sparkys.British electric they called themselves,Matt Albright had already caught them out in 2003! and they pretty much fell for it again:D muppets.
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    Rogue Traders new series dodgy sparks

    reading in the elecsa newsletter that they,ve been assisting the program Rouge traders with some dodgy sparks . Anyone know when the program will be shown ? should be intresting viewing.

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