Hse faker - Came across any?

[Stuarty]

Today i was digging out parts of a garden for split levels etc when i was stopped by a man in a suit. He said he was "Mr Ritchie" and asked whether or not i had a "DDL". I asked what the bloody hell that was, to which he replied "That'll be a no then, its a Digger Drivers License." Then i thought to myself, ive heard of a Plant Operators Certificate and the likes but never that. And i calmly informed him i was using a mini excavator and ive never heard of such a thing.

He then started to splutter a bit, and raised his voice slightly saying "Im from the Health & Safety Association. For being unable to produce the valid license for operating a digger carries an on the spot fine of £300" thats when i exploded. I think it started something like "F**king association? Since when was the HSE the HSA etc etc" Got to the stage where he was knocking on the clients door, an elderly lady may i add, demanding she pay the £300.

This is when i demanded ID of who he was, i allready knew he was a chancer, he tried to fob me off with the words i "have no right to see who i am". This is when me and my workmate actually chased him out of the garden and about half a mile down the town. Ive never ever been so wound up by someone who thinks they can claim this and claim that. Stupid pr*ck didnt even know who he was trying to impersonate. And i ofcourse apologised to the client for the scene that unfolded on her property, and told her that she wasnt liable for anything that we do.

Anyone else had something similar ?

Ps - im not a violent person, just couldnt beleive the cheek of this guy.

[Ted]

I worked for a building firm once and we were doing up a four storey Victorian villa near Wimbledon in London. We were off on another job and there was just a painter and decorator working there that day by herself. Some guy knocked on the door and said he had come to take the fireplaces out and refurbish them. She let him in and he took six fire places out! Of course, he was never seen again! That painter and decorator lost her job shortly afterwards!

[Dave_L]

That's almost unbelieveable Stu!

"Digger Drivers Licence" - that even sounds like toytown!

[lutonlagerlout]

BI in luton asked to see benching in a manhole,which he did, he then got up and looked at the soffit ventilation on the roof and stepped back in the manhole,luckily only 450 deep but i corpsed for about 10 minutes
sounds like your next holiday could be in the bar L stuart
lol
LLL

[Dave_L]

LOL ~ I can just imagine that happening! I think I'd have a sly chuckle to myself too.

Mind you, our BI is a top guy, can't complain.

[flowjoe]

I was once working at the back of a property when the home owner asked if we minded him letting his dog out, i got a bit spooked when he said that the plastic plasterer`s bath on the lawn was the dog`s drinking bowl.

He opened the back door and out waddled a 12stone St Bernard, straight up to an open manhole (5ft deep & surrounded with cones i must add) and in it went. :p

His Mrs tried to lift it out by its choke chain and the dog was looking a bit stressed, we then managed to place a sheet down and under the dogs hind leg`s and lifted it that way (again the dog didn`t look too happy about this )

To top it all the owner had a go at me for using cones and not putting a sign up, i said if the f-----g thing could read what was it doing falling down there in the first place :laugh:

I just wish i had left the CCTV equipment running and got it on film.

[Stuarty]

lol that must be a fair size of dog. It would have made great tv viewing heh

[TarmacLady]

choked on my wine on flowjoe's story...like a few plastic cones would stop a great stupid dog...(they're fab dogs, just not the brightest bulbs on the string)

[Suggers]

Had a go at you? - you'd think she'd be over the moon - she should've cracked open the wooden XXX barrel they always carry round their necks !