NTL (VM) staff involved in 'Cash for Crash' scam.

[Gary L]

Originally Posted by Moldova

As we can now see from the majority of posters this thread did not go the way that Gary hoped and intended it to go, and for that I applaud those posters.

The title was VM staff involved. I could have put 'Some but not all and only some of the drivers and not any support or customer service staff'

I suggest some people get a grip. People are getting upset over something so silly.

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Originally Posted by Moldova

They were NTL not Virginmedia staff and as I said above Gary wanted a diifferent reaction than he has received as this did not follow the route he expected.

[Peter_]

Originally Posted by Gary L

The title was VM staff involved. I could have put 'Some but not all and only some of the drivers and not any support or customer service staff'

I suggest some people get a grip. People are getting upset over something so silly.

You started a thread which failed to get the reaction you expected going by the majority of replies.

[Raistlin]

Again, but this time more shouty.....

Originally Posted by Rob M

Ok ... enough now please ...

How about we discuss the story rather than any particular individual's motives for posting it.

[Escapee]

Originally Posted by Moldova

They were NTL not Virginmedia staff and as I said above Gary wanted a diifferent reaction than he has received as this did not follow the route he expected.

I'm an ex ntl employee, but there is no need to take matters personally.

The focus if anything should be on ntl employing staff who were less than honest and the way potential employees are vetted, if these employees had not been caught I expect they would be in their same jobs but with an with a virgin label on their overalls instead of an ntl one.

I don't know what these guys jobs were at ntl, but there were always some unscrupulous employees that tended to be in certain job roles. I doubt very much that simply changing the name from ntl to Virgin will stop the company employing people that turn out to be dodgy. Some roles in the company are often difficult to fill, and in some cases tend to attract less than honest employees.

[Peter_]

It is OK Rob as this thread has now had the reaction I would have expected from the majority of posters that replied so I am satisfied with that.

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Originally Posted by Escapee

I'm an ex ntl employee, but there is no need to take matters personally.

Never took it personal as I am not NTL but Telewest so at the time a different company.

[Ben B]

Well back on the topic of the thread, it just shows, insurance fraud, don't do it. You WILL get caught.

[Escapee]

Originally Posted by Moldova

It is OK Rob as this thread has now had the reaction I would have expected from the majority of posters that replied so I am satisfied with that.

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Never took it personal as I am not NTL but Telewest so at the time a different company.

That's even more confusing, so it happened after the ntl - Telewest merger but before the name change to Virgin Media

[Peter_]

Originally Posted by Escapee

That's even more confusing, so it happened after the ntl - Telewest merger but before the name change to Virgin Media

It happened in 2005 and only involved NTL staff.

Allianz insurance assessors noticed a rapid increase in collisions involving NTL vehicles based at Birkenhead, Wirral, and Wythenshawe, Manchester.At least five faked crashes all took place within three months in mid-2005

[Maribel]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Title changed, move to current affairs. This has nothing directly to do with VM.

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Wrong.

Draconian. Period.

Craig Jones was an angel in comparison. Lighten up boys.

Miss Ntl
(Russell Winder was banned by Mick).

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Originally Posted by papa smurf

lets not shoot the messenger

i work for vm and i don't feel offended by Garry L, its only a topic up for discussion .

[Escapee]

Originally Posted by Moldova

It happened in 2005 and only involved NTL staff.

Ah, So they were probably CWC employees.

Originally Posted by Escapee

Ah, So they were probably CWC employees.

Or their predecessor (can't remember if it was PacTel or Bell Cablemedia)

[Ben B]

Originally Posted by Escapee

Ah, So they were probably CWC employees.

Not necessarily, not all of Ex-NTL was Ex-C&W

[Maribel]

Originally Posted by foreverwar

Or their predecessor (can't remember if it was PacTel or Bell Cablemedia)

And your point is to blame Pactel, Vomit Media or is it yet any other pedantic, orthogonal, out of space argument?

I hope you enjoy your 1836 Petrus.

And hello Kevin long time no hear.Nice to see you back

Originally Posted by Maribel

And your point is to blame Pactel, Vomit Media or is it yet any other pedantic, orthogonal, out of space argument?

I hope you enjoy your 1836 Petrus.

And hello Kevin long time no hear.Nice to see you back

Parvenu - we have champagne with our kedgeree.

Haven't you laid down some of the 1998 and the 2005?

Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

The indignation from VM employees at being associated with ntl amuses me, given the very public history.

People and VM staff may not like what they did but you can't simply pretend that every employee of ntl and Telewest suddenly became a paragon of virtue when they were given a red uniform, don't be so sensitive guys it's pretty thin-skinned and a little weird to be so offended by such things. These guys had they not been caught would be working for VM now most likely.

They're a cable company, they are a cold blooded profit making machine that couldn't give two hoots about most of their employees, they pay your salary, or in the case of the Swansea guys they pay IBM to pay your salaries, nothing more.

As ive said before ive witnessed VM staff installing dodgy boxes

I am glad the case in the OP got sussed as it is dangerous and innocents could have been harmed

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Originally Posted by Ben B

Well back on the topic of the thread, it just shows, insurance fraud, don't do it. You WILL get caught.

you might get caught and you are more likely to get caught if its part of a larger scam

It wouldnt take a genious to suss a load of these cases all similar all of a sudden in and around the same area really lol

Thick as Thieves I say lol