Fed up-any ideas?

[mrskitty]

Originally Posted by emzy

Seen as you have volunteered, where are we to send them for you lol

1,is looking over,
Ducks n geese,
Local place,Lancashire,
DU NN0

[nikkival]

Report them to the licensing department at the council - all charitable collections are supposed to ask permission first unless they have a special exemption license.

[flashy]

most of them are Eastern Europeans

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by flashytart

most of them are Eastern Europeans

That tells you everything flashy. Myself if I have any old cloths I send them to Age Concern. Charity cheats really get my goat, having me branch secretary of anational charity these scammers really do annoy me. I ones got a call from Asda asking me if we were having an official collection at their store as two people had asked if they could collect outside, luckily the manager knew me, but the towrags must have got the wind up and legged it before the law arrived

[Dawn-of-the-Shed]

I ignore any bags i get because of the scam thing...my Mum runs a cancer charity shop nr Preston so anything I have gets sent to her......very handy when I need a clear out!....apart from the sofa that was in my back garden for 12 months! LOL

[pipinfort]

all our stuff gets distributed fairly around the charity shops in town, the bag posted through our door become bin bags

[nikkival]

I got another one this morning - so I telephoned the licensing department at the council - the leaflet was from 'Helpmates Ltd' - a company not a charity and they do not have a license to collect with HBC.

The council have asked that if you get any leaflets like this through the door that you take them down to the offices on Cannon Street - they are trying to combat this problem and where possible (resources permitting) they are lying in wait for the collectors.

You can telephone Licensing on 01254 380616 or e-mail [email protected]

[pipinfort]

cheers for that,i`ll be on the lookout.