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Williams Transport

3691
Original Poster
Wednesday 5th November 2014

We have just had 3 new LWB RWD Transits on hire for a couple of weeks.

Some thieving scrote has found a way of nicking the spare wheel using bolt croppers to drop the spare wheel carrier, this then not only needs a new wheel and tyre at £150 it also needs a new wheel carrier and fittings at a further £117.

Why, oh why do hire companies not follow Ryder's example of NOT supplyiing a spare wheel at all and simply calling out ATS to bring a complete wheel & tyre out to an inflation problem. Punctures really don't happen all that often.

Wood & Sons

3440
Wednesday 5th November 2014

This wouldn't happen in Lancashire.

Lewis Haulage

2250
Wednesday 5th November 2014

Haha yer right.

Thorpe & Sons

5507
Wednesday 5th November 2014

Wood & Sons said:

This wouldn't happen in Lancashire.

All depends which part of Lancashire you live. My old van got broken into whilst it was on my driveway. The cheeky F**ks chiselled the lock out on the passenger door, but to find the van was empty. I have cctv front and back now at my house, but it's hidden so you would never know it was there. These people need to get a job rather than robbing of us honest workers with a life

Wood & Sons

3440
Wednesday 5th November 2014

[business] said:

Wood & Sons said:

This wouldn't happen in Lancashire.

All depends which part of Lancashire you live. My old van got broken into whilst it was on my driveway. The cheeky F**ks chiselled the lock out on the passenger door, but to find the van was empty. I have cctv front and back now at my house, but it's hidden so you would never know it was there. These people need to get a job rather than robbing of us honest workers with a life

That's Greater Manchester for you, don't try and tell me you're in Lancashire these people will never get a job. Because they never get punished and stealing is more profitable.

Lewis Haulage

2250
Wednesday 5th November 2014

Hmmmmm ponders on becoming a scrote. Damn am too old to run away these days.

Abbott Couriers

796
Wednesday 5th November 2014

I think he meant that most people in Lancashire wouldn't be able to operate the bolt cutters. Of course in Cheshire we would get the butler to do it.

Farrell Logistics

676
Thursday 6th November 2014

Lewis Haulage said:

Hmmmmm ponders on becoming a scrote. Damn am too old to run away these days.

Me too. D'you think we could manage by using a zimmer frame?

Horton Haulage

588
Thursday 6th November 2014

In Norfolk they would take the whole van with a tractor and drag chain.

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