Ex employer problems
01 May 2012, 09:56 PM
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Ex employer problems
Went to collect a car and tool boxes/tools from an ex employer today, basically we had arranged this morning for me to collect and upon arriving he told me I could not have my car or tools and told me to get off his land, I phoned the police and when they arrived they were quite helpful up to a point, got the car back minus plug leads, not a problem but was quite childish I thought, when I went to get my tool boxes at least half of my tools were missing, I was pretty angry about this and made this known to the police, they asked my old employer if he knew where they were and he said no and they told me there is nothing they can do about it and it is a civil matter 
I know exactly what is missing but don't have receipts for most of it as have had alot of the tools for a very long time and inherited some of them from my father, apart from feeling very angry and wanting to just go back down there and give him a good slap I'm really not sure what else to do, I am gutted to say the least, don't really have the money to pay a solicitor for advice at the moment but wondered if any of you have had a similar situation and if you managed to resolve it, how?
I know exactly what is missing but don't have receipts for most of it as have had alot of the tools for a very long time and inherited some of them from my father, apart from feeling very angry and wanting to just go back down there and give him a good slap I'm really not sure what else to do, I am gutted to say the least, don't really have the money to pay a solicitor for advice at the moment but wondered if any of you have had a similar situation and if you managed to resolve it, how?
01 May 2012, 10:14 PM
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Been sat here all day thinking of nothing else
, been doing some research on google and just doesn't seem to be alot I can do, I can't prove he had them so I don't really have a leg to stand on 
, to top it off I couldn't find one of my top chest's and found it in the other workshop being used by one of his new mechanics, in all fairness the bloke emptied it without arguing, if he had said it was his the police would of let him keep it, We did have a bit of an argument before the police arrived and they have warned me not to go back down there, really just wanted to collect my stuff and move on but he is intent on dragging this out.
01 May 2012, 10:17 PM
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I think your old employer might be worser off with no job and probably nicked your tools to sell on to pay for his morgatge lol
Unless you can proove he has/taken your tools there not much you can do
Apart from kick his head in if it makes you feel any better but after that you may still not have your tools
Unless you can proove he has/taken your tools there not much you can do
Apart from kick his head in if it makes you feel any better but after that you may still not have your tools
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when I went to get my tool boxes at least half of my tools were missing, I was pretty angry about this and made this known to the police, they asked my old employer if he knew where they were and he said no and they told me there is nothing they can do about it and it is a civil matter
Oh, your Husband has his throat cut, did you do it missus. No Officer. Well, there is nothing we can do, it's a civil matter. Christ
02 May 2012, 01:32 AM
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CAB or better, legal advice that comes with home contents insurance, or maybe a £5 fixed fee legal advice meeting.
Theft is a criminal offence, so the threat of a formal complaint will hopefully get them moving.
Better to frighten him than hurt him (as thisll give you leverage, which you need to get you tools back), but if you do then dont tell anyone, ever.
What a c*nt, eh?
Theft is a criminal offence, so the threat of a formal complaint will hopefully get them moving.
Better to frighten him than hurt him (as thisll give you leverage, which you need to get you tools back), but if you do then dont tell anyone, ever.
What a c*nt, eh?
02 May 2012, 09:09 AM
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A few twitter tweets and a few comments on facebook can spread like wildfire, or a blog. You could even name him on a SN thread saying Garage X is a thief and it won't take long to make it on to google, you could even submit it to Google yourself.
It depends how far you want to take things.
You could go as far as taking out a Groupon offer which they could not afford to run, so they are inundated with business they have to turn away or fulfil whlst losing money
02 May 2012, 09:16 AM
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I had similar thing happen to me once.
Old fart i used to spanner for wouldnt give me access to get my toolboxes out.luckily they were locked up when i left.
I sat outside the reception and told every customer coming up to the garage what he charged them for and what they actually had done.
Had my boxes back in less than four hours and did his rep irrepairable damage.
Old fart i used to spanner for wouldnt give me access to get my toolboxes out.luckily they were locked up when i left.
I sat outside the reception and told every customer coming up to the garage what he charged them for and what they actually had done.
Had my boxes back in less than four hours and did his rep irrepairable damage.
02 May 2012, 10:10 AM
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The first step must be psychological, so try calling the local mortuary and reporting him dead. If he's married why not arrange to have the 'body' picked up when you know he's out and his wife is in.
Then, why become his social secretary? business cards are cheap to produce,so why some made up with his name and number on and head down to the local red light district and pass them round? Don't be homophobic, make sure the rent boys get some too, make sure you add 'call me anytime' when you pass them over.
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02 May 2012, 03:08 PM
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Some of the ideas in this thread have cheered me up a bit 
In hindsight I wish I had locked my boxes but walked out and said I would return later to get them and didn't 
As for his reputation, it's mud anyway, It really is poor, there are so many bad reviews on google and he just has no morals, wants to rip everyone off all the time, It's the main reason why I left, I was head mechanic and the fingers were always pointing at me and I had to deal with unhappy customers knowing what he was up to, I have never worked anywhere like that in my life, I have probably 18-20 loyal customers who follow me where ever I go due to being honest and doing a good job, rep is everything but working at this place nearly ruined it, everything was bodged and half the mechanics he had working there didn't know their ***** from their elbows, the place is a joke, I would of been quite happy to just get my tools and move on and put it down to bad experience but he really has a grudge against me now, thing that made me laugh most is when I went there, there were cars I hadn't finished working on still in the same place as his other mechanics don't know what they are doing, these were his own cars for sale though, not customers.
In hindsight I wish I had locked my boxes but walked out and said I would return later to get them and didn't As for his reputation, it's mud anyway, It really is poor, there are so many bad reviews on google and he just has no morals, wants to rip everyone off all the time, It's the main reason why I left, I was head mechanic and the fingers were always pointing at me and I had to deal with unhappy customers knowing what he was up to, I have never worked anywhere like that in my life, I have probably 18-20 loyal customers who follow me where ever I go due to being honest and doing a good job, rep is everything but working at this place nearly ruined it, everything was bodged and half the mechanics he had working there didn't know their ***** from their elbows, the place is a joke, I would of been quite happy to just get my tools and move on and put it down to bad experience but he really has a grudge against me now, thing that made me laugh most is when I went there, there were cars I hadn't finished working on still in the same place as his other mechanics don't know what they are doing, these were his own cars for sale though, not customers.
02 May 2012, 06:39 PM
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Go out and buy some new tools and put the bill on the company account if you can do that,had a mate who did this once when he lost his building tools,spirit levels etc,so he went to the builders yard and replaced them on the company account... 
02 May 2012, 07:05 PM
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Well howdy.
The first step must be psychological, so try calling the local mortuary and reporting him dead. If he's married why not arrange to have the 'body' picked up when you know he's out and his wife is in.
Then, why become his social secretary? business cards are cheap to produce,so why some made up with his name and number on and head down to the local red light district and pass them round? Don't be homophobic, make sure the rent boys get some too, make sure you add 'call me anytime' when you pass them over.
astraboy.
The first step must be psychological, so try calling the local mortuary and reporting him dead. If he's married why not arrange to have the 'body' picked up when you know he's out and his wife is in.
Then, why become his social secretary? business cards are cheap to produce,so why some made up with his name and number on and head down to the local red light district and pass them round? Don't be homophobic, make sure the rent boys get some too, make sure you add 'call me anytime' when you pass them over.
astraboy.
02 May 2012, 08:38 PM
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thats so out of order
i know how much money and time i spent paying off snap-on for tools over the years - was like a child in a sweet shop in that van.
why cant you just go down and take whats yours? have you not etched your tools atall, thats always first thing we did, to eliminate any potential issues.
i know how much money and time i spent paying off snap-on for tools over the years - was like a child in a sweet shop in that van.
why cant you just go down and take whats yours? have you not etched your tools atall, thats always first thing we did, to eliminate any potential issues.
02 May 2012, 09:53 PM
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I should etched them but never had to if you know what I mean, I'm a tight bugger when it comes to my tools and wouldn't lend anyone anything decent, I actually have a box full of cheap Crap that I lend people lol, The police have warned me away from there and have said they cannot do anything, it's partly my own fault as I should of had my tools etched and boxes locked, everyone I know keeps saying "at least you got your boxes back" trouble is the tools that went missing were worth more.
02 May 2012, 10:01 PM
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total sh*t scenario, if hes genuinley stolen them!
its an underhand tactic without consequence for him,
maybe you could use similar tactics as a retort?
its an underhand tactic without consequence for him,
maybe you could use similar tactics as a retort?
02 May 2012, 10:14 PM
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lots of keyboard heros on here tonight lol
right start at the beginning write down all that has happened and what was said by police, ex boss, and guy who had your box, try to do it in the 3rd person and be sure of what your saying is correct.
make an appointment at your local CAB and see what they say and go from there.
but as said before lesson learned always mark your stuff, i only lend my tools to people i trust and if it goes missing as it did a while ago on an event, the boss knows i will be on the phone ordering a new one in the morning on his account!
btw i believe in karma, so what goes around comes around
good luck fella
right start at the beginning write down all that has happened and what was said by police, ex boss, and guy who had your box, try to do it in the 3rd person and be sure of what your saying is correct.
make an appointment at your local CAB and see what they say and go from there.
but as said before lesson learned always mark your stuff, i only lend my tools to people i trust and if it goes missing as it did a while ago on an event, the boss knows i will be on the phone ordering a new one in the morning on his account!
btw i believe in karma, so what goes around comes around
good luck fella