Dodgy Traders <\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Inspired by Rogue Traders, a BBC TV programme. Presenter Matt Allwright, an investigative journalist, travels the country filming unscrupulous tradesmen and confronting them with the evidence collected.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In this episode we visit Dursley, an attractive market town\nin Gloucestershire situated between Gloucester and Bristol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Edward Wolfe is the Director of\n\u2018South West Home Improvements.\u2019 His website claims he can do everything\nfrom roofing to fencing, paving and building, and even shows the Federation of\nMaster Builders logo. However, we checked with them and he\u2019s definitely not a\nmember.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Following\ncomplaints from customers of his in Dursley we decided to investigate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mrs\nBoar contacted Wolfe after reading on his website that he was an experienced\nthatcher. The roof on her cottage needed replacing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe seemed a very nice chap,\u201d she said, when interviewed. \u201cHe came and had a look and gave me a verbal quote there and then. He said that if I wanted it done quickly he could fit it in straight away. I had to give him half the money for materials.\u201d The roof was thatched very quickly and Mrs Boar paid the remainder of the money. Unfortunately, as soon as it began to rain, the roof leaked badly. \u201cI\u2019ve tried over and over again to contact him with no luck,\u201d she complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another\ncustomer of our friend, Mr Wolfe, was Mr Hog. Mr Hog wanted to improve his\ngarden and make a safe place for his grandchildren to play. As his garden\nsloped steeply downwards, away from the house, he decided to have an area of\nfenced decking where the adults could sit out and the children could play.\nAfter researching on the internet he invited Mr Wolfe to give him a quote. He\npaid upfront for the wood and the job was finished quite quickly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\nlooked champion,\u201d said Mr Hog, \u201cbut the very first time my little grandchildren\nplayed outside the older boy fell through the fence. Fortunately he wasn\u2019t\nbadly hurt, but on further inspection, the whole fence was a disaster, an\naccident waiting to happen.\u201d He too had failed in his efforts to contact Mr\nWolfe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our\nthird victim, Mr Piggie, employed Mr Wolfe to build an extension to the back of\nhis home. He showed us round. The garden was in a mess, the foundations were\ndug and some concrete had been messily laid. His lovely lawn was covered with\npiles of bricks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe\ntook my money and I\u2019ve not seen hide nor hair of him since day one. I can\u2019t\neven afford to have the garden put back to its original state,\u201d he grumbled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team eventually managed to confront Mr Wolfe by lying in wait for him at his home address. They tried to show him video footage of his bodged jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNothing to do with me,\u201d he said as he pushed past the presenter. \u201cThe company has folded.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nmakers of the programme and their lawyers have had no luck in pursuing Mr\nWolfe. His house is now empty. It seems that the cowardly Mr Wolfe has run\naway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nthree victims, Mrs Boar, Mr Hog and Mr Piggie, have all had the shoddy work\ncompleted to a high standard at the expense of the BBC (so they all lived\nhappily ever after).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dodgy Traders (Inspired by Rogue Traders, a BBC TV programme. 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Presenter Matt Allwright, an investigative journalist, travels the country filming unscrupulous tradesmen and confronting them with the evidence collected.) In this episode we visit Dursley, an attractive market town in Gloucestershire situated between Gloucester and Bristol. 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