Worst, Best Companies, You Have Had The Misfortune To Deal With?

bluebell

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As it says, any one care to have a say? Id start the ball, rolling, toyota GB, product quite good, service, attitude, way below average? Now anyone in business, i would think would aim to be above average, but below? Many reasons for me saying that, ive bought 3 new hiluxs over the years, whever i buy another one, well if their attitude changes?
 

David.

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Mixed Farmer
Location
J11 M40
Scottish Power.
The last word in bullying customers for money that they do not owe, knowing that they have the power to issue default notices on your credit file, despite all the evidence to the contrary.
I shall die content, the day after I know they have gone bankrupt and not paid their customer services staff.
 
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Johnnyboxer

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Location
Yorkshire
As it says, any one care to have a say? Id start the ball, rolling, toyota GB, product quite good, service, attitude, way below average? Now anyone in business, i would think would aim to be above average, but below? Many reasons for me saying that, ive bought 3 new hiluxs over the years, whever i buy another one, well if their attitude changes?
Is this a rant or a complimentary post????
 

PSQ

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Arable Farmer
Scottish Power.
The last word in bullying customers for money that they do not owe, knowing that they have the power to issue default notices on your credit file, despite all the evidence to the contrary.
I shall die content, the day after I know they have gone bankrupt and not paid their customer services staff.

I'll second Scottish Power for their inability to fix a simple issue like refitting a meter in a new drier shed prior to harvest in May, losing the meter somewhere at their Bellshill depot, and not having the means to replace it until November long after harvest was complete. 100+ phone calls, and they were utterly incompetent at resolving the issue until I involved OFGEM, the energy regulator.
 

sjt01

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Mixed Farmer
Location
North Norfolk
The best local machinery dealers are the family owned ones, where you know the boss and things rarely go wrong. Unfortunately they have lost many franchises to the large multiples, who are often incompetent and hard to get the correct spares from.
Unless I can buy a new machine from the smaller dealers, it will only ever be second hand from now on (with current tractor prices that will be inevitable anyway!).
 

bluebell

Member
Dave W, you are right, in the sense that with a moan, complaint, about a person , company, business there is always two sides to a story?
 

Exfarmer

Member
Location
Bury St Edmunds
I'll second Scottish Power for their inability to fix a simple issue like refitting a meter in a new drier shed prior to harvest in May, losing the meter somewhere at their Bellshill depot, and not having the means to replace it until November long after harvest was complete. 100+ phone calls, and they were utterly incompetent at resolving the issue until I involved OFGEM, the energy regulator.
stranger post
new one farmer who had to put up without a meter for 18 months he never complained at all. Well he did, when the meter reader realised the new meter was still reading zero as it had never been wired in :ROFLMAO:
 

bluebell

Member
Sometimes i do wonder if its me? like example i phoned my local claas dealer 3 weeks ago, asking for a price to come, change oil on claas mowerconditioner, and show me how to change the blades, answer was leave it with me ill come back to you with a price? Bare in mind ive bought a new claas baler, about 5 years ago and a rake as well, and are on there system?
 

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The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has today announced the appointment of Graham Wilkinson as its new Chief Executive Officer.

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