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Drive cleaning con

Folks just to let you know about a potential con in Hotham Road recently.  Two guys turned up in a car and very helpfully jet washed a small section of my drive, with my permission, to show me how amazing it would be, as well as treat it with a three year guarantee.  The postcard flyer they left had an American web site address and nothing to do with these jokers.  The card had the company name "CL Contractors" on it. They wanted £225 for the full treatment.  I politely declined.  Buyers beware!

Adrian Bell ● 2618d4 Comments

Thanks Adrian, seems to have replaced "tarmac driveways".  I could make some other comments, but they would be considered racist.

Bunny Payne ● 2618d

Yes, they came to my door and I said “no thanks”.  We have a Karcher jet washer  it does the job

Martine Guy ● 2618d

They appear to be trying out a double scam: we had a man at the door yesterday claiming that they were clearing gutters of a neighbour and would we like ours done. As far as I know, there was no work with neighbours, and this is a notorious racket.

Richard Carter ● 2618d

Yes a couple of years ago my otherhalf was painting the front of the house a couple of doors away, they rang my bell and said would you like your gutters cleaned and I said no thanks they said the same we are working there and pointed. I said are you which house when they pointed I said could I have your card, took his card then told him he was an f..... liar and shut the door. His card was for a Mail Box and when I rang the number the sweet shop owner answered and said they weren't at that Mail Box and I rang the Police. They had already tried to con another neighbour a few week earlier , but they had offered to paint a window sill which then went onto scaffolding then they said he looked like he had a couple of grand. He then contacted the police.

Barbara Stevens ● 2617d