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What's Boiling Your Pi$$ Today?
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Scrappy
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I'm supposed to be having BT total fibre broadband installed today, after a 3 month wait from the initial order. I have received a total of 10 (ten, no exaggeration) texts and 4 emails from BT reminding me of my appointment date and time of today between 8am and 1pm. Its now after 1pm (ok just), but no show from BT and no fucking text, email or call to inform me of any problem or delay 
MartytheMartian
Legendary Knight
Sounds like the usual BT/Openreach operating standard.
T
The Departed
Guest
They could be at the exchange doing the works and then go to yours to complete?
Flynnt20
Legendary Knight
British rail , british telecom , british gas , british airways etc etc etc still believe that having British in your name gives them the right to treat people how the hell they like , a a few decades ago they had more or less a monopoly in the industry the operated in , now they dont and they need to remember that , Feck em and go elsewhere i say , if you are really bored one day give the British Gas helpline a call , Friggin hell its like trying to get sense and fair play out of a cucumber
Scrappy
Legendary Knight
No, I waited until about 2:30 than called BT, and all they could say was there have been delays in your area, wait until 4pm and if they haven't arrived by then I'll have to rearrange the appointment - So my translation of that is: tough luck mate you have just wasted a whole day waiting for the wankers who ain't coming... fucking useless
14 communications to me to ensure I make myself available, and then not one, nothing to inform me that they won't be coming
Flynnt20
Legendary Knight
I would now be looking for someone or something to shoot , GrrrrrrrrrrrrNo, I waited until about 2:30 than called BT, and all they could say was there have been delays in your area, wait until 4pm and if they haven't arrived by then I'll have to rearrange the appointment - So my translation of that is: tough luck mate you have just wasted a whole day waiting for the wankers who ain't coming... fucking useless
14 communications to me to ensure I make myself available, and then not one, nothing to inform me that they won't be coming
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Scrappy
Legendary Knight
Just hover your mouse over the Like on the right hand side, or if your on a phone do a long press on it, then you will get a list of options displayed...I must be as thick as shit, I’ve been trying to work out how instead of a reply you stick a smiley or tick or whatever.
Someone please put me straight on how to
Don the Don
Legendary Knight
Your just having a brain fart moment mate, we all get this from time to time, missing the obviousThanks guys, just goes to prove I really am as thick as shit
Scrappy
Legendary Knight
Now they are just taking the piss...
So I've had to wait 3 months for the installation, which they don't turn up for, do not inform me, and then give me a new date in a months time! - I can't be arsed to deal with it over the weekend, but someone is going to get it on Monday
So I've had to wait 3 months for the installation, which they don't turn up for, do not inform me, and then give me a new date in a months time! - I can't be arsed to deal with it over the weekend, but someone is going to get it on Monday
Steve 998cc
Legendary Knight
I would have cancelled my contract with them and gone else where totally incompetent about as good as virgin yes I'm with them they are useless to.
T
The Departed
Guest
Biz or residential?
Scrappy
Legendary Knight
Residential.
Bad Billy
Piemantino Rossi
I know this will split opinions, as in the biker is a twat, the cyclist is twat .... but to me it is just a c*nty thing to do reporting the guy to the Police in their latest grass you neighbor operation Snap, fucking lazy bastards don't even have to feel their own collars anymore!
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09:37 20/04/2021
On the 22nd June, 2019 a cyclist was riding his bicycle along the A4061, Bwlch Road into Tonypandy when a Suzuki GSXR 750 Motorcycle passed the cyclist closely. The motorcycle was clearly travelling at high speed and the driver was also acting irresponsibly. This dangerous incident was captured on a camera that was attached to the bicycle and was subsequently submitted to Operation SNAP.
Every submission to Operation SNAP by a member of the public is examined and investigated by one of our dedicated decision makers. The officer who reviewed this submission decided that the manner of driving fell far below what is expected from a careful and competent rider and decided to prosecute the motorcyclist.
The registered keeper of the motorcycle was Mr. Daniel Allegretto from Ogmore Vale to whom we sent out a Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP). Mr. Allegretto returned the documents, naming an individual from the Merthyr area as being the rider at the time of the offence.
A NIP was issued to the nominated person who subsequently denied being the rider, and in fact stated that they were out of the country on a family holiday at the time of the offence.
The Central Ticket Office (CTO) relayed this information to Mr. Allegretto, who in return produced falsified documentation, stating that he had sold the motorcycle on the morning prior to the offence.
Following Mr. Allegretto’s denial that he was the rider, Sergeant 3325 Pearce, an Enquiry Officer for GoSafe who run Operation SNAP, proceeded to open an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the offence, and subsequent offence of Perverting the Course of Justice.
A protracted investigation identified evidence that the Motorcycle was not sold at the time stated by Allegretto, and was in fact being ridden by him.
The matter proceeded to trial at Cardiff crown court in March 2021 and on the 12th March the Jury found Mr. Allegretto unanimously guilty of Perverting the Course of Justice.
He was subsequently sentenced to six months imprisonment and handed a fine of £1,100.
Teresa Ciano, GoSafe Partnership Manager said:
“The excellent work demonstrated by Sergeant Pearce shows the real consequence for people who go to great lengths to avoid having motoring offences registered in their names.
The sentence reflects the seriousness of the offence and highlights the risk in the attitude of the offender towards careless and dangerous driving, which is a factor in serious and fatal collisions on our roads.
In GoSafe, we have a dedicated team of 10 enquiry officers and a number of support staff across Wales who are determined to investigate these cases and bring offenders to justice.“
Specialist Operations Chief Inspector Helen Coulthard said:
“I hope this conviction sends out a clear message to motorists, and also provides some reassurance to vulnerable roads users such as cyclists and horse riders.
All road users must act in accordance with road traffic laws at all time.
I would actively encourage members of the public to submit video footage to the Operation Snap team via the online facility, should they see motorists failing to heed this advice and committing offences or acting in a manner which endangers others. As this case demonstrates, such reports will be thoroughly investigated.”
Custodial Sentence for Offender Reported to Operation SNAP
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09:37 20/04/2021
On the 22nd June, 2019 a cyclist was riding his bicycle along the A4061, Bwlch Road into Tonypandy when a Suzuki GSXR 750 Motorcycle passed the cyclist closely. The motorcycle was clearly travelling at high speed and the driver was also acting irresponsibly. This dangerous incident was captured on a camera that was attached to the bicycle and was subsequently submitted to Operation SNAP.
Every submission to Operation SNAP by a member of the public is examined and investigated by one of our dedicated decision makers. The officer who reviewed this submission decided that the manner of driving fell far below what is expected from a careful and competent rider and decided to prosecute the motorcyclist.
The registered keeper of the motorcycle was Mr. Daniel Allegretto from Ogmore Vale to whom we sent out a Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP). Mr. Allegretto returned the documents, naming an individual from the Merthyr area as being the rider at the time of the offence.
A NIP was issued to the nominated person who subsequently denied being the rider, and in fact stated that they were out of the country on a family holiday at the time of the offence.
The Central Ticket Office (CTO) relayed this information to Mr. Allegretto, who in return produced falsified documentation, stating that he had sold the motorcycle on the morning prior to the offence.
Following Mr. Allegretto’s denial that he was the rider, Sergeant 3325 Pearce, an Enquiry Officer for GoSafe who run Operation SNAP, proceeded to open an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the offence, and subsequent offence of Perverting the Course of Justice.
A protracted investigation identified evidence that the Motorcycle was not sold at the time stated by Allegretto, and was in fact being ridden by him.
The matter proceeded to trial at Cardiff crown court in March 2021 and on the 12th March the Jury found Mr. Allegretto unanimously guilty of Perverting the Course of Justice.
He was subsequently sentenced to six months imprisonment and handed a fine of £1,100.
Teresa Ciano, GoSafe Partnership Manager said:
“The excellent work demonstrated by Sergeant Pearce shows the real consequence for people who go to great lengths to avoid having motoring offences registered in their names.
The sentence reflects the seriousness of the offence and highlights the risk in the attitude of the offender towards careless and dangerous driving, which is a factor in serious and fatal collisions on our roads.
In GoSafe, we have a dedicated team of 10 enquiry officers and a number of support staff across Wales who are determined to investigate these cases and bring offenders to justice.“
Specialist Operations Chief Inspector Helen Coulthard said:
“I hope this conviction sends out a clear message to motorists, and also provides some reassurance to vulnerable roads users such as cyclists and horse riders.
All road users must act in accordance with road traffic laws at all time.
I would actively encourage members of the public to submit video footage to the Operation Snap team via the online facility, should they see motorists failing to heed this advice and committing offences or acting in a manner which endangers others. As this case demonstrates, such reports will be thoroughly investigated.”
MartytheMartian
Legendary Knight
I can't say I like the fact that every sod on the road is potentially watching you on behalf of the Plod just waiting for that time when you act a bit of a knob or do something that could be considered reckless or dangerous and, let's face it, we all do things at times that could get us into bother. It's a shame that, when there is no accident involved, folks still decide that it's right and fair to get someone into bother just to give them a petty little authority kick and I think the bigger message is that, as we all know, cyclists are very often a bunch of utter tossers and we should be careful of doing anything around them that gives them ammunition in their war against motorised transport. I doubt the fellow would have ended up in prison though if he hadn't tried to fob the rozzers off.
