Is this a scam ?

[Dunny]

Has anyone used a uk based company called rockstar plant & machinery - prices look very good and I’m just trying to check them out as they want a bank transfer before sending machinery

 

[D14]

Has anyone used a uk based company called rockstar plant & machinery - prices look very good and I’m just trying to check them out as they want a bank transfer before sending machinery

Have you been to see the machine? If not why would you consider sending money?

Been trading a fair while

ROCKSTAR PLANT & MACHINERY LIMITED filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK

ROCKSTAR PLANT & MACHINERY LIMITED - Free company information from Companies House including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity

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[Tim G]

Has anyone used a uk based company called rockstar plant & machinery - prices look very good and I’m just trying to check them out as they want a bank transfer before sending machinery

The only way to satisfy yourself is to get in the car/train/bus/whatever and go see the machine and meet the person selling it.

 

[Still Farming]

The only way to satisfy yourself is to get in the car/train/bus/whatever and go see the machine and meet the person selling it.

Could still be a temp. Pop up yard ?
Be aware possibly?

 

[daveydiesel1]

Funny when i tried there website there now it wouldnt go onto it. Seems bit iffy to me

 

[Drillman]

Go for a ride out to see it in person I did over a 1500 miles the other week while machinery shopping. Including a 500 mile round trip in a day.

worth it though

 

[JP1]

Go for a ride out to see it in person I did over a 1500 miles the other week while machinery shopping. Including a 500 mile round trip in a day.

worth it though

That needs posting in the electric car thread ....

 

[Drillman]

That needs posting in the electric car thread ....

Don’t worry I did it all in a 3.2 litre 4 door pickup so burnt an awful lot of diesel?

 

[JP1]

Don’t worry I did it all in a 3.2 litre 4 door pickup so burnt an awful lot of diesel?

The Working Time Directive lot will be after you just as fast .....

 

[Dunny]

Thanks for all comments -ITS A SCAM - seemed too good to be true so I kept digging .....seems the UK company that does exist has been cloned and they don't sell tractors - they have reported it and it's being looked into - some people have parted with money but not me....also the website is not visible if you are in the UK

 

[Tim G]

Could still be a temp. Pop up yard ?
Be aware possibly?

Yes it's a possibility, but you can get a 'feel' for what's going on if you're stood there in person.

 

[sjt01]

That needs posting in the electric car thread ....

Yes, took our electric car to the Dolomites before Christmas, 2000 mile round trip, day and a half each way, total running cost £0

 

[JP1]

Yes, took our electric car to the Dolomites before Christmas, 2000 mile round trip, day and a half each way, total running cost £0

You'll be telling me zero emissions next .......

Sounds good though

When we all have one they will tax charging points parking I bet you

 

[D14]

Yes, took our electric car to the Dolomites before Christmas, 2000 mile round trip, day and a half each way, total running cost £0

What about the fact the car cost more in the first place being electric and who's paying for the new battery when the current one wears out and what will it cost. Theres a lot of unknowns with electric cars presently that won't come to fruition for a few years yet.

 

[Mursal]

Do you do standup (comedian) Danny?

 

[Dave W]

Thanks for all comments -ITS A SCAM - seemed too good to be true so I kept digging .....seems the UK company that does exist has been cloned and they don't sell tractors - they have reported it and it's being looked into - some people have parted with money but not me....also the website is not visible if you are in the UK

Rule of thumb. If you ever feel the need to ask if something is a scam. Then it most likely is a scam!!

 

[Mursal]

Sorry Dunny, money before you view, madness unless you're a gambler?

 

[Ormond]

Yes, took our electric car to the Dolomites before Christmas, 2000 mile round trip, day and a half each way, total running cost £0

Reminds me of years ago looking to buy a wood burning stove...the sales person said a few times, "heat your home for free" not entirely true, unless they were going to give me free wood left at my back door

 

[Drillman]

The Working Time Directive lot will be after you just as fast .....

The working time lot can go to hell as A I’m the boss and B there were 2 drivers on the big day trip. So nowt they could do??

 

[sjt01]

What about the fact the car cost more in the first place being electric and who's paying for the new battery when the current one wears out and what will it cost. Theres a lot of unknowns with electric cars presently that won't come to fruition for a few years yet.

Battery warranty 8 years, cost less than engine overhaul in a similar spec ICE car. Generally they slowly degrade. There are people in the States have done 400,000 miles with less than 10% loss of range. Face it, electric cars are here, now and viable; they need to get into the lower end of the market now but the Chinese and Indian manufacturers will see to that before long.