Advice needed - Green Stewards

[TalkShow Bob]

You're like a pane of glass mate.

[russycarps]

Do you have problems or are just a bit of a knob ?

[Katster]

Isn't russycarps just being a bit daft? That's how I take him.

[Katster]

No reply on email when I request a confirmation of when my deposit is to be refunded

I will check today if its gone in but I have a feeling I might be spending the weekend composing a good old fashioned letter.

[russycarps]

No reply on email when I request a confirmation of when my deposit is to be refunded

I will check today if its gone in but I have a feeling I might be spending the weekend composing a good old fashioned letter.

[5co77ie]

Don't they run Sunrise too now?

[Katster]

and yet some people on here still defend this company. Amazing

[Katster]

Today I threatened to inform the police.

Today I received a reply.

It would seem that as my expiry date on my card has changed (I had a new card) I haven't received funds.

I'm just glad it's (finally) getting sorted and that I (finally) got a response...

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

What can the police do ? Its a civil issue... but glad you are getting it sorted.

[kaosmark2]

I sent an e-mail 2 days ago asking why I hadn't got my deposit back yet, despite their promise to fast-track, and today I got a reply from Nochex (the company that holds the deposit) saying that it's being processed and should be with me within 5 days. It may just be that a reminder of some sort was needed, but I still won't relax until the money's back in my account.

[Katster]

What can the police do ? Its a civil issue... but glad you are getting it sorted.

[Katster]

I sent an e-mail 2 days ago asking why I hadn't got my deposit back yet, despite their promise to fast-track, and today I got a reply from Nochex (the company that holds the deposit) saying that it's being processed and should be with me within 5 days. It may just be that a reminder of some sort was needed, but I still won't relax until the money's back in my account.

[kaosmark2]

Me neither. I also won't be stewarding for them again. I haven't even had an apology and they have taken all my comments off their facebook.

[eFestivals]

They have (had) stolen my money. Their lack of response forced me to look into taking further action, that would have begun with informing the police of the theft. Where it went from there would have depended on their advice.

As someone has already pointed out, this classes as a commercial dispute and not theft so the old bill wouldn't have had any interest.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Police only investigate fraud of a certain level.

[Katster]

As someone has already pointed out, this classes as a commercial dispute and not theft so the old bill wouldn't have had any interest.

[eFestivals]

Pretty sure they would have advised me with who would.

Their advise would have been "speak to a solicitor" and given in a very demeaning way, because they're far too important to have to deal with people like you who don't know that the police are there for important things.

Whether you think that's right or not is not yours to question, because that's also covered by them doing important things.

That's the wonderful British police for you. Now off you go, and continue to think of them as the indispensable institution which stops this country falling into anarchy.

Edited September 21, 2013 by eFestivals

[TheGayTent]

You patronising prick.

[Katster]

Just because you've had bad experiences with the police doesn't mean everyone has.

Plus, I wasn't exactly going to dial 999 for this now was I?! There are other people working in police stations and for police besides police officers.

Anyway, I've had my money back. Anyone in similar situations should just keep bugging them and my advice would be to threaten them with taking it further (whether you mention police or solicitor but police worked for me).

I dont think they have any alterier motives - I think they're just a but flakey. They do need to sort it tho - no wonder they were short on stewards for SGP this year. They will have one less next year too.

[kaosmark2]

Got my money back now. They only started their investigation when I mentioned Small Claims Court, and I needed to bug them to get the deposit processed again, but yeah, no chance I'll work for them again.

[eFestivals]

You patronising prick.

Damn it ... it really wasn't meant to read as patronising to Kat, it was meant as a pisstake of the old bill.

By simply stating their default.

[eFestivals]

Just because you've had bad experiences with the police doesn't mean everyone has.

(see my previous post in reply to TGT, if that's what drove your comments).

If your experience of them is different, then it's a very easy assumption to make that you're simply experiencing the standard misogynist and sexist operation of the old bill.

[russycarps]

Damn it ... it really wasn't meant to read as patronising to Kat, it was meant as a pisstake of the old bill.

By simply stating their default.

[feral chile]

I think it was quite clear it was a pisstake.

Captain Sensible just doesnt have a sense of humour. A common trait among torys

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

yes, it clearly was a representation of police attitude.