Nightmare Plumber Who lives Across The Road

[Best]

I asked here because it’s a plumber forum. We’ve tried talking to him, but he seems to being doing these things either because he thinks it’s funny or??

What he does as a profession is irrelevant to that profession.

 

[snowhead]

He keeps on turning our gas and water off,

If correct, that's quite alarming.

 

[S0ldier]

If he is turning your water or gas off, or threatening anyone, then he is breaking the law.

Not threatening as such, but he has caused what my mum would class as criminal damage however we don’t have much proof of it as such. The police were told about him turning our water and gas off, but they don’t seem to think it’s a criminal offence and say it’s a private matter

 

[S0ldier]

What he does as a profession is irrelevant to that profession.

Yes, but my mother suggested that I find other plumbers as they might know what we can do.

 

[Alex-Gas]

Have you tried searching for a bailiff/enforcement officer forum?

 

[S0ldier]

If correct, that's quite alarming.

I’d say the way he has behaved and the things he has done is very alarming. The thing is next door hasn’t really had any dealings with him as such either and he just seems to be doing it because he likes causing trouble

 

[Best]

Not threatening as such, but he has caused what my mum would class as criminal damage however we don’t have much proof of it as such. The police were told about him turning our water and gas off, but they don’t seem to think it’s a criminal offence and say it’s a private matter

Really? Where is your water and gas isolators?
Trespassing, harassment and interfering with private property for essential supplies I would have thought was a tad bit illegal.
Any police that tell you otherwise, just go above them to a higher rank, as advised

 

[S0ldier]

Have you tried searching for a bailiff/enforcement officer forum?

I don’t really know what we can do, if anything and we don’t see why we should move because of him. If anything he should go

 

[S0ldier]

Really? Where is your water and gas isolators?
Trespassing, harassment and interfering with private property for essential supplies I would have thought was a tad bit illegal.
Any police that tell you otherwise, just go above them to a higher rank, as advised

I’d imagine the gas is turned off outside in the box and we have a stop tap on the street. I haven’t been to the police myself, but my mother has. I’ll tell her, thanks

 

[Best]

Yes, but my mother suggested that I find other plumbers as they might know what we can do.

We can’t really help you.
Unless you want us to tell you what annoys us most.
Probably getting our tools robbed from van is one of them. Not suggesting you do that though! 😛
No matter what you do to make a complaint, he will know eventually.
So just gather evidence, dates and times, what he did each time and video evidence.
How about also notifying local council?

 

[SimonG]

250 quid and he can be fitted for concrete wellies.

 

[AMGasServices]

If he’s gas safe registered may be worth a try collecting all the evidence and sending it to gas safe.

 

[Sharp Point]

Turn his gas and water off

 

[Harvest Fields]

Turn his gas and water off

Tit for tat?

 

[Phil]

I fell out with my mate when I was about 10 and I went round one night after dark and totally salted his mum's flowerbed, poured a full bag of cheapo salt over them and worked it into the soil.
I feel bad now as his mum was nice..🙁

 

[gmartine]

If he dumps an old boiler/rubbish on your doorstep it's fly tipping for which he can be reported. If he's mucking about with your utilities and he's GSR registered you may have some redress with GSR. His parking habits can be reported as nusance behaviour to your council. None of the above is worth a damn unless you can prove it usually with photography or CCTV.

 

[snowhead]

Turning off the Gas would be classed as;

Damage with Intent to Endanger Life
Criminal Damage Act 1971 s1(2),

The criminal damage is not required to be visible, and so if the damage caused impacts on the functionality of the property, the offence would still have been committed.

Intending by the destruction or damage to endanger the life of another or being reckless as to whether the life of another would be thereby endangered;
shall be guilty of an offence.

Particularly as he's probably Gassafe registered (if he fits boilers) and would know the consequences.

You'd need evidence, fingerprints on the gas valve handle would do, but you still need to prove the gas had also been turned off.

The maximum sentence for criminal damage is,, Life.

 

[markfxy]

Just sounds like your average plumber to me😉

 

[king of pipes]

Mate had his van done last night £1200's worth of battery gear gone 5 others done the same night, not a chance of em getting caught old bill didn't even bother coming out . Gutted kop

 

[townfanjon]

Mate had his van done last night £1200's worth of battery gear gone 5 others done the same night, not a chance of em getting caught old bill didn't even bother coming out . Gutted kop

National epidemic pal and its getting worse