The public needs more public service videos as this one. In every trade, every business, there are scam artists. They are also lawyers, doctors, architects, engineers, besides the slew of contractors who give every trade a bad name. They are also politicians, policemen and more. Not for naught is the saying, "Let the buyer beware."

I was a roofer 4 35 years. COPD put an end 2 the job i loved. When i done work 4 OAP i always ALWAYS gave a low price and done GOOD work.l belive in karma so my minds at peace

He must be a bonafide builder - he’s reading The Sun.

Try calling yr local Trading Standards office at the Council & see if they'll come out to do this now, .... Don't hold yr breath waiting for them

anyone knocks your door offering to do work ,leave the fooker standing in the rain

Worthy of an oscar

No mention that's this scam is always done by travellers not dodgy dave

As if trading standards would be straight out to your home the next day to catch a dodgy trader.

It's the extras that are added on that irritate me. We had a builder give us a quote but, apparently there was a gas pipe that needed shortening that he hadn't seen (this gas pipe was clearly visible and not hidden), so obviously he added the £100 on to my final bill. The thing is, I was in my backyard and heard the gas fitter and him talking and the guy wanted £50 to shorten the pipe and cash exchanged hands. I was really pissed off as the full job was quite a few thousand . No, I wasn't after 'free' work but just thought it was a bit below the belt..

You think he isn’t going to see a camera in his face 😂😂😂😂

This is one of the greatest works of fiction I've ever seen: 1. Dave doesn't have the right accent for a dodgy builder. 2. Most old duffers wouldn't have the presence of mind to call Trading Standards 3. Even if they did, there's no way Trading Standards would send someone around to look some random geezer's roof at all, let alone on the same day or the next day.

great acting

Love the rapid action....

We need these guys of trading standers in Ireland very poor here at times no comunacation and a lot of sites not keeping an i on the job i have seen it first hand

I always thought you get what you pay for. Not in this case! I went with Hy-Grade roofing even though they were by far the most expensive quote I received. Worst decision I could have made. They promised to install the roof in 4-6 weeks, of course they were late. When they finally showed up without the proper equipment and they damaged my property. Sad part is that my poor wife found the damage after coming home from her frontline COVID job. Broke my heart to see how upset she was when she saw the damage! SHAME ON HY-GRADE! They are really proud of the “Quality Audit” that they do, but of course they won’t give you a copy of the audit…lol BTW - the “Quality Audit” they did at my house consisted of 2 guys coming over to pick up the leftover junk they left at my house for a month. They never even went up on the roof! Horrible customer service experience! Save your money use someone else!

Ben seems like a barrel of laughs

Im a builder in the UK and I see bodge jobs being done and builders scamming old people all the time.

It must be amazing to live in a country where law enforcement officers actually enforce the law and not just enrich themselves. Unlike in South Africa.

That was a poor reconstruction.

My sister in Eastbourne had a builder out to replace a broken tile ,( legit ) on her 3 story house which was fixed . He also said the lead wanted replacing around the chimney stack , £1000 . She paid . He went up the roof , took off the old lead and never to return to fix the new lead . My sister didn't know this until it rained heavy for a few days when the rain came down the walls into the kitchen . So beware, if in doubt get a second opinion , please , it will save you thousands .

Trading standards? A joke, they just won't answer the 'phone.......

Please all old folks never trust a person that chaps your door please never trust them

Why I am I seeing this 12 later ..I'm not a Damn roofer..😂

Best video

I never go to your door unless you call but now semi retired 50 yrs in construction

good acting guys

No Oscar here

bull shit people cant earn 1000s every day thats impossible iv nocked on doors an im all over the Internet i always get work ringing in i no a lot of people who knock on doors its not 1000s everyday am trading standards an other companies mostly care about paper work if someone is fair an do a good job he will always have work an just as meny times its the customer try rip off the builder but thats not on here anywhere

We need them in the states.

Didn't know Frank Bough was still doing reporting.

IF the US had this... *Need to be a member with yearly fee* IF Canada had this... after calling the 'hotline' *we'll be there next month sir... maybe*

Lol one guy one day said...let's be rats! Nunces

Of course that wasn't real ! The guy in the glasses is an actor, he was in the movie "ID" !

weeds growing in the roofdrain...

He needs to be promptly de-bagged!

Conned ! He should be an Ex Con !

Probably the biggest problem is with poor tile installation,is If tiles are cut down valleys too close, is that the tiles wear over time from weather and will leave sandy debris and block the valley channel and water will run laterally and leak.

Woe a trading standards employee doing more than take down details. Woe!!!

What a dodgy scammers...

What do you mean that wasnt real?

Trading Standards are a waste of time. They never answer the phone and there is no such thing as a Rapid Action Team! That's why there are so many rogue traders.

Should have let the bad guy climbed the roof then remove the ladder.

i much prefer honest greedy builders

OWNERS DO YOUR research BEFORE you hire AT LEAST TRY TO FIND OUT HOW THE JOB SHOULD BE PERFORMED!!!!!!

Any time the government gets involved your going to pay double. Id hire an unlicenced workman with verifiable refrences over the "approved" guy every time. I saved my neighbor $3500 on a roof job this way and he got a superior job by putting some of the savings into better material. The key to this is verifying refrences. If a workman isnt refered by a trusted person id need 5 refrences and id call all of them and ask if i could come by and inspect the work. That weeds out the fakers. Ill purchace material if necessary but seldom give $$ up front.

Dave you'd have got 5g for it in Ireland

So if a customer can check this page for quality and trusted tradesmen I wonder if there is a way I can apply to be put on that list then as I think this is a very good way of doing things and even if you get a customer from an advert to can give them this website and telephone number so they can check up on me and know I am trusted I like this idea a lot so I am going to try and work out how I can get on that list. I could get a lot more work this way. I already do most of my work through word of mouth and not advertising anyway, a happy customer tells their family/friends etc about you and shows them what you have done, they can then call you and know what to expect and so on, if you are a good priced honest tradesmen you can really make good money not even advertising. I my local area myself and my father have been in business for over twenty years now and still have repeat customers from when we first started out together, my father has been in the trade 40 years and was on his own before I came in with him but it just goes to show there are honest people out there and I hate to see this sort of thing as it makes our job so much harder as everyone is rightfully cautious of you when they first meet you and it can be so hard to get that contract and then they go with the big companies that charge three times more just because of their size, but they normally only use sub contractors so there is still never any guarantee what kind of quality you are going to get so you pay three times more to actually still have me doing your job but a lot of people sitting behind a desk getting very rich.

What happens to those rougue traders. Should be stopped. Do they get their money back they gonned out of .

Cockeram.

I almost forgot, british gave up their freedom

£50 to reset one tile would not be a bargain!

Why are all Daves dodgy?

Of course that was a act no hidden camera

I made the mistake of employing a gypsy roofer to work on my roof. He arrived with a labourer who had the shakes and was stinking of booze. The would-be roofer attempted to re-bed my ridge tiles on a hip roof with only a roof ladder. Even though I told him I wanted my ridge tiles re-bedded he just smeared cement down the edges of the tiles. He was swinging about like a monkey on the roof ladder. It is nearly impossible to find a decent roofer now. The good ones are always busy.

stab proof vests? lmao

This whole video was a set up

That man is only trying to make a living ‘ I don’t c any problem

Stab proof vests haha

biggest con here is trading standards making out they are proactive...

The idea is there, But so untrue in many many many "real life situation." This is just way too far leaning to one side of the opinion..... Which is usually what I call a scam. Bias point of views are educational. I think, this video should not be in educational category.

He’s a clue Don’t accept knock a door work men

Yes you help avoid scams. But you prevent new company,s from growing

This is a scam of a scam. Fake.

Fake

Wow, these Trading Standards guys look like the real business don't they. Stab proof vests, more like stasi

Real con men sit behind desks in banks or drive around in cars with the words police on it

Is this fake

Trading standards like they will be out next day should of checked there id see if they were legit lol

Fake!

You hardly get trading standards to reply to an email within a week never mind coming for a cuppa tea and waiting for the dodgy contractor.O and the stab proof jackets, them trowels are sharp, What next.

lol staged,,

Not caught on camera then was it click bait or what! Unsubscribe

That’s fake

Fake