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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:33 pm
by Carberry
Moron stealing a vmt500
Scotsman Article
Well known cowboy in Edinburgh, owes people all over Lothian and Borders money. I don't know who the 3rd person involved is butI have had a lot of run ins with the two named in the first article.
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:01 pm
by bobbi o
whats the name of their outfit?
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:17 am
by seanandruby
poor lad, hope he's ok and not too much damage to his leg.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:29 am
by Pablo
I can't believe they're still called steamrollers I thought they were phased out in the 20's am there's no way it weighed 8 tons. He must've had some training though because it sounds like he had his seatbelt on which I'm sure the fiscal will take into account when sentencing him. 
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:23 am
by Carberry
bobbi o wrote:whats the name of their outfit?
Clearway Landscaping.
He keeps on trying to pass off my work as his own, you can't believe anything the guy says. He has ripped off most of the builders merchants, mechanics and plant hire places in the area.
No idea what weight it was but they really are stupid enough to try and move it with a car.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:57 pm
by Stuarty
Thats who Clearway is? As far as I know their from the Nid part of town - kinda says it all I guess.
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:18 pm
by Carberry
Stuarty wrote:Thats who Clearway is? As far as I know their from the Nid part of town - kinda says it all I guess.
Had some run ins with them too?
He goes around telling people he knows all these big gangsters from there etc He is actually from Musselburgh and if he knows any nutters it is because they're wanting to thump him.
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:32 pm
by Stuarty
Not personally, but know of some folk that have been royally shafted by him. I heard whispers he had something to do with a break in at a merchants just up the road from your yard (if my guesswork as to where your based is correct that is lol). You didnt by anychance happen to have a green Mercedes Benz 207D style of van a few years back did you?
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:49 pm
by GB_Groundworks
fecking press idiots
its a vmt500, so it'll be 5 tons and yeah to heavy for a car. idiots shame he hasnt lost his legs teach him what happens when you steal, scum bags
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:02 pm
by Carberry
Stuarty wrote:Not personally, but know of some folk that have been royally shafted by him. I heard whispers he had something to do with a break in at a merchants just up the road from your yard (if my guesswork as to where your based is correct that is lol). You didnt by anychance happen to have a green Mercedes Benz 207D style of van a few years back did you?
I keep on running in to people who he has ripped off, worst I heard was him taking some pensioners down near coldingham for a few grand. Told them it was a deposit for building decking from them, they never heard from him again.
Not had that van. 2 merchants are up the road from me, 1 is Jewsons (right next door actually) and Thistle.
Jewsons did get broken in to about 18 months ago though, smash and grab. Don't know if they ever caught the guys.
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:25 pm
by DNgroundworks
Nice set of lads then
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:37 pm
by Stuarty
As far as i know nobody was ever caught for it, Jewsons were done twice around the same time im sure. I kinda thought you were around that way. I knew another landscaper, another Stewart, he stayed in Tranent for a while and drove around in that style of van, was a long shot but you never know lol.
Oh aye DN, a perfect example of how men should be :p
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:26 pm
by Carberry
Stuarty wrote:As far as i know nobody was ever caught for it, Jewsons were done twice around the same time im sure. I kinda thought you were around that way. I knew another landscaper, another Stewart, he stayed in Tranent for a while and drove around in that style of van, was a long shot but you never know lol.
Oh aye DN, a perfect example of how men should be :p
Their assistant manager was sacked around the same time for stealing cash, supposedly a couple of grand but the people that I spoke to thought she had been stitched up.
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:01 pm
by Stuarty
Aye? I know there was a sort of shake up in there regarding the office staff but its been a while since I was in.
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:13 am
by Carberry
Stuarty wrote:Aye? I know there was a sort of shake up in there regarding the office staff but its been a while since I was in.
Their plant manager was suspected of nicking stuff too but he pissed off to England because his family were getting death threats etc something to do with his son being a paedo.
I used to get stuff there but they're useless. Have to wait ages to get served because no yard staff or office staff. If you go in to pick something up off the shelf they charge you 10x the price, you have to go over every invoice and argue with their head office to get prices changed to what you were originally quoted, I got put on stop a few times because they said I hadn't paid their bills (I had paid what I was due, I didn't pay where they charged me more than their quoted price). Get most of my stuff from thistle now.