TARMACING
WARNING RESIDENTS TO BE ON THEIR GUARD AGAINST UNSCRUPULOUS TRADERS TARGETING ELDERLY FOLK AND OFFERING TO TARMAC THEIR DRIVEWAYS
TRADERS CLAIMED THEY HAD TARMAC LEFT OVER FROM A JOB AND THAT THEY WOULD
WE RECOMMEND THAT ANYONE WANTING TARMAC WORK DONE MAKES AN APPOINTMENT WITH A REPUTABLE COMPANY GETTING A WRITTEN QUOTE BEFORE WORK STARTS AND ESTABLISHING HOW AND WHEN PAYMENT WILL BE MADE ONCE THE WORK IS COMPLETED TO A SATISFACTORY STANDARD.
WE WOULD REMIND PEOPLE NOT TO ACCEPT OFFERS OF WORK BY ANYONE WHO TOUTS FOR BUSINESS ON THE DOORSTEP AND THIS ADVICE IS PARTICLARLY RELEVANT FOR THE ELDERLY WHO ARE SO OFTEN TARGETED BY AGGRESSIVE TARMAC LAYERS.
NEVER AGREE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE BANK TO WITHDRAW CASH AND IF YOU FEELING INTIMIDATED, DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT THE POLICE TEL:999
ANYONE WITH ELDERLY FAMILY MEMBERS OR NEIGHBOURS TO RUN THROUGH THIS ADVICE WITH THEM OR TELL THEM TO RING THE POLICE.
