Bristow and suitor (civil enforcement agents)

[labman]

Re: Bristow and suitor (civil enforcement agents)

What an arrogant woman!

Emailing the CEO was a good idea, but you also ought to make a complaint about the receptionist and her evident "attitude problem" - she seems to have the attitude that the public exist solely to provide entertainment and amusement.
She needs a good slapping.

I totally agree with that. She seems to have the attitude of a receptionist at a doctor's surgery. It is her place to HELP not to hinder!

[charitynjw]

Re: Bristow and suitor (civil enforcement agents)

This appears to be widespread.

I went to my LA a short while ago regarding a friend's housing problem, & wanted to speak to someone in the housing dept.

Not an unusual request, you might think.

But judging from the antics of the 'front-line' gatekeepers (outsourced, btw), you'd have thought I was asking for the Crown Jewels!

[bizzybob]

Re: Bristow and suitor (civil enforcement agents)

This appears to be widespread.

I went to my LA a short while ago regarding a friend's housing problem, & wanted to speak to someone in the housing dept.

Not an unusual request, you might think.

But judging from the antics of the 'front-line' gatekeepers (outsourced, btw), you'd have thought I was asking for the Crown Jewels!

These muppets think we are there for their amusement and to pay their wages, the fact that the opposite is true, that they are "Public Servants" is completely lost on them.

You are more likely to get some sense and respect from a rottweiler chewing a bailiffs leg after he ignored the prominent keep out I live here sign warning that the dog was there and hungry, and came in anyway, despite them having the wrong address; than these council or contractors muppets.

[bluebottle]

Re: Bristow and suitor (civil enforcement agents)

These muppets think we are there for their amusement and to pay their wages, the fact that the opposite is true, that they are "Public Servants" is completely lost on them.

You are more likely to get some sense and respect from a rottweiler chewing a bailiffs leg after he ignored the prominent keep out I live here sign warning that the dog was there and hungry, and came in anyway, despite them having the wrong address; than these council or contractors muppets.

Can you imagine the conversation that would ensue in a case like that, BB:

Bailiff: Your rottweiller's just half-chewed my leg off!
Debtor: Nah. He's just playing with you. If he'd meant business, he'd have bitten your leg off, then bitten off your other leg for an encore!

[bizzybob]

Re: Bristow and suitor (civil enforcement agents)

Can you imagine the conversation that would ensue in a case like that, BB:

Bailiff: Your rottweiller's just half-chewed my leg off!
Debtor: Nah. He's just playing with you. If he'd meant business, he'd have bitten your leg off, then bitten off your other leg for an encore!

Adding to the bailiffs discomfort, is that he is at 5 Acacia Drive, not 5 Acacia Grove which was on the warrant, oops think the dog would get away with that one.

[bluebottle]

Re: Bristow and suitor (civil enforcement agents)

Adding to the bailiffs discomfort, is that he is at 5 Acacia Drive, not 5 Acacia Grove which was on the warrant, oops think the dog would get away with that one.

Technically and legally, the bailiff would be trespassing as they would have no lawful authority to be at an address other than that stated on the warrant. If the bailiff failed to heed a warning that a dog was present on the premises and encroached, regardless of that fact, resulting in the bailiff getting bitten, the bailiff would be deemed to have accepted the risk of getting bitten. The fact the bailiff had no lawful authority to be there would reinforce this. As for the dog, IMHO, the dog would, in all probability, get away with biting the bailiff. Whether the dog would need an anti-rabies jab after biting the bailiff is another matter.

[CleverClogs]

Re: Bristow and suitor (civil enforcement agents)

Can you imagine the conversation that would ensue in a case like that, BB:

Bailiff: Your rottweiller's just half-chewed my leg off!
Debtor: Nah. He's just playing with you. If he'd meant business, he'd have bitten your leg off, then bitten off your other leg for an encore!