Chresten8
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| posted on 30/5/12 at 09:40 PM |
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We got f*** by Darren George
Hey guys,
half a year ago a couple of friends and I started building a haynes roadster. We almost finished the tube-chassis and stripped our Ford Sierra 2.0
donor completely.
Next step was to built the suspension, which was why we looked for shops that offered the needed springs. Finally we decided to order at GTS Tuning
(we couldn't find any shops in germany). Darren George, who ownes that shop seemed to be a nice guy and promised us to make a quick delivery -
this was half a year ago...
We've lost more than a 1000 pounds - and yes... it was stupid to just trust someone we don't know at all. It's just that none of us
has had a bad experience buying stuff over the internet before.
From that time on spirit went down. I am not sure whether we can still pull this off but I just don't wanna give up!!!
But this is not the point I am trying to make. I've attached a list of all the things we wanted to order from Darren - so if there is anyone who
can help us getting some of those parts we would greately appreciate that
I write this thread to warn everyone: Don't you ever think about buying stuff from Darren.
This is post (with an attached list of things we ordered from GTS) can also be found under
http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=74114#post74114
which is the Haynes Forum.
Someone named wylliezx9r has told me to post this here. He also said that "eddie99" might be able to get this whole thing worked out.
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 30/5/12 at 09:58 PM |
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Stick his name into the search and plenty threads come up about this subject.
Contact watchdog@bbc.co.uk the program investigates these things.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/watchdog/gotastory/
The other thing to do is to contact Kent trading standards.
http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/kent/ and get them to look into it
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owelly
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| posted on 30/5/12 at 09:59 PM |
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Do a search on here and you'll find you're not alone. Good luck.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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eddie99
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| posted on 30/5/12 at 10:17 PM |
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Afraid I can't sort anything anymore as we have fallen out just like everyone else. Sorry
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big_l
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| posted on 30/5/12 at 10:38 PM |
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this might sound harsh but if he stole £k from me i would be straight round to find him !!!
im no gangsta i just wont let anyone rip me off 
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Canada EH!
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| posted on 30/5/12 at 11:01 PM |
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Fine if your in Britian, I wasn't about to fly from Canada, or I imagine these guys to take the chunnel to go and rattle Darrens cage., if you
could actually find him at his work place
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ashg
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| posted on 31/5/12 at 08:13 AM |
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i dont believe its that hard to track hime down i believe several people on here have his home address.
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
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Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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MikeFellows
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| posted on 31/5/12 at 08:32 AM |
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If it was me in the UK, I would have driven down for anything over £100 and took it from whatever I could find of his to pay me back
however if your in foreign country (even northern island) its an almighty mess about to do this, you can just drive down one friday, hotels and
potentially flights make the whole thing a waste of more money.
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FASTdan
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| posted on 31/5/12 at 09:24 AM |
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sorry to hear about your problems :-(
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wyrdeman
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| posted on 31/5/12 at 09:36 AM |
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Sounds like much the same as happened to me and I probably got Eddie99 into the "falling out". Sorry about that.
I am currently taking the issue through Trading Standards and Consumer Advice.
Nick
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 31/5/12 at 11:32 AM |
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Shocking. Another great example of exemplary customer service.
How is this guy still trading?
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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adithorp
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| posted on 31/5/12 at 12:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MakeEverything
Shocking. Another great example of exemplary customer service.
How is this guy still trading?
Is he "trading"? That implies some sort of exchange of goods/money/services. As I understand it this is a one way deal; You give him money
and nothing comes back.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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Tracey
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 posted on 3/7/12 at 12:34 PM |
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DARREN GEORGE
IMPORTANT NEWS RE DARREN GEORGE
Please note Darren George sold the following residential address to my husband and I in July 2008. Wish we hadn't bought it!
9 Wheler Court
Faversham
Kent ME13 7NR UK
Company House assure me GTS Tuning is not a registered company on their lists. However, still getting lots of debt letters looking for Darren -
equally need to speak to him myself about a restriction on my title deeds for a courier company in Essex for a bill he refused to pay. Can't
move until I pay off the £1067 restriction or the £8,000 we've been charged to remove another restriction not sorted on exchange - extremely
good at paying my own bills, but not terribly happy at paying someone elses!!!
Have been trailing car blogs in the hope to find out where Darren in now trading from - Please do not bother sending anything to my home address
anymore, he isn't there, but I wish everyone the best of luck in getting their parts or their money back (including myself!)
T
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 3/7/12 at 01:05 PM |
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According to Google he is here:
'Worlds #1 online supplier of kit car parts.' (Surely that in itself is worth a prosecution under the Trades Descrition Act)
GTS Tuning
Dutch Barn,
Wallend Farm, Upstreet,
Nr Canterbury, Kent
CT3 4DF
Telephone: 07859005985
Email: darren@gtstuning.co.uk
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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snakebelly
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| posted on 3/7/12 at 02:03 PM |
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Telephone number is dead, Eddie do you know his whereabouts? Would you be willing to divulge? Car parts is one thing but f*+*ing someone over on a
house sale is a whole new league.
That said it occurs to me that surely Teaceys solicitor should have picked up on these during the searches?
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eddie99
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| posted on 3/7/12 at 02:23 PM |
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I have u2ud details to Tracy.
http://www.elitemotorsporteng.co.uk/
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Tracey
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| posted on 3/7/12 at 06:30 PM |
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Darren George GTS Tuning
Thank you for your comments everyone. Bit out of my depth here - but as you can imagine not happy! Both solicitors cocked up problem over initial
restriction and ours have gone bankrupt. Mortgage company have just taken over without telling us and charged us, without telling us. Have spent 2
years since we found out battling with everyone about DG and solicitors about the title deeds - only just got final bill. Haven't a clue even
if DG aware, if GTS Tuning in Upstreet is shut then our post is probably on the doormat with everyone elses. As a person who doesn't do debt,
doesn't let anyone down and certainly doesn't owe money - very disgruntled to say the least.
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Chresten8
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| posted on 3/7/12 at 06:44 PM |
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Hey Eddie,
I just got a letter from Tracy. She told me that it's been a nightmare since she and her husband decided to buy Darren's house.
It seems he was using that old address to get rid off his old customers, who were trying to track him down.
What ever the matter really is - I really don't know you Eddie, but I don't think you're a good guy. For me it was
"just" 1000 pounds that Darren has stolen from us. We asked you to help but you said there was nothing you could do for us.
http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=8111
But this is different. I've already put quite a bit of effort into this matter, but what Darren did to those people takes the last biskuit.
This will end in court soon so decide which side you wanna take, but defending Darren can't be the right way.
This guy will have to wake up the hard way. I can imagine, that he doesn't want to face the truth... So please help him to be a man.
There is nothing more to say.
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 3/7/12 at 07:01 PM |
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Don't anyone post anything yet, I'm just nipping out for some popcorn.
Talk about 'Watch this space' . . . 
Edited to ask; Has anyone phoned the Discovery Channel. This would make a good sequel to Kit Car Crisis. 
[Edited on 3/7/12 by Confused but excited.]
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 3/7/12 at 07:04 PM |
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There's no need to have a poke at Eddie, for your information he is a nice guy and has stuck his neck out many times, sometimes too far, to help
people on this forum.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 3/7/12 at 07:07 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Chresten8
Hey Eddie,
I just got a letter from Tracy. She told me that it's been a nightmare since she and her husband decided to buy Darren's house.
It seems he was using that old address to get rid off his old customers, who were trying to track him down.
What ever the matter really is - I really don't know you Eddie, but I don't think you're a good guy. For me it was
"just" 1000 pounds that Darren has stolen from us. We asked you to help but you said there was nothing you could do for us.
http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=8111
But this is different. I've already put quite a bit of effort into this matter, but what Darren did to those people takes the last biskuit.
This will end in court soon so decide which side you wanna take, but defending Darren can't be the right way.
This guy will have to wake up the hard way. I can imagine, that he doesn't want to face the truth... So please help him to be a man.
There is nothing more to say.
I think you are being a bit harsh there mate - As far as I can see Eddie has done his best for some time to help people but eventually even he has
fallen out with Darren. The fault here seems to lie solely with Mr Darren George.
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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eddie99
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| posted on 3/7/12 at 07:15 PM |
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I have fallen out with Darren however passed as much info as I could to Tracy. I'm sorry that you think I'm a bad guy. If you want to u2u
me, I'll send you my number, you can ring me and we can chat.
http://www.elitemotorsporteng.co.uk/
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gavin174
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| posted on 3/7/12 at 07:16 PM |
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by Eddie trying to help people it actually f"~@ed up his relationship with Darren
it has cost Ed alot of money cause as he has said he has now fallen out with Darren.
I am not taking sides in this... I have had dealings with both Darren and Eddie.
but if Eddie says he cant help anymore there is reason for that.
[Edited on 3/7/12 by gavin174]
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BenB
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| posted on 3/7/12 at 07:27 PM |
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WTF.
Why is Eddie being attacked here? He helped sort out problems with DG and people on here and in doing so went well beyond the call of duty. Now
he's also given up on DG he's being attacked? Sorry that's BS. Most people gave up on DG a long time ago. If it wasn't for
Eddie lots of people would have lost their cash.
But it does tell you something about DG that he's pissed off the one person who was helping sort out his complete inability to organise a
piss-up in a brewery.
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ReMan
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| posted on 3/7/12 at 07:37 PM |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/watchdog/gotastory/
www.plusnine.co.uk
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