[Closed] Bad email response to Dangerous Driving

They have form

Sadly, I live abroad, and so would be unlikely to able to refuse giving business to either BERKSHIRECARPETSANDBLINDS or berkshire carpets and blinds.

Actually it's funny you should mention [b]Berkshire Carpets and Blinds?[/b]

Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Tel: 0118 907 8799 ?
email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk

As I've no real interest in Carpets or Blinds but I am in Berkshire...

I'm not in Reading, or indeed in Berkshire, nor do I need carpets or blinds fitting, but if I did need carpets or blinds fitting and I were in Reading or in Berkshire generally I no know that I would avoid using Berkshire Carpets and Blinds to provide the fitting service required to fit my carpets or blinds.

Go Geoff Cox 😆

I too live up north so don't have any reason to use http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk, but if i'm ever down that way i will not use berkshire carpets and blinds or BERKSHIRECARPETSANDBLINDS.

I'm like IHN^ in that i have no interest in Carpets or Blinds from Berkshire or Reading but after watching you tube clip I doubt that

Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Tel: 0118 907 8799 ?
email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk

would be on my list of potential suppliers..

page 3 on google now

Still only page 3 on Google and my memory is really poor, is it definitely

Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Tel: 0118 907 8799 ?
email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk

Still only page 3 on Google and my memory is really poor, is it definitely

Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Tel: 0118 907 8799 ?
email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk

I don't live in Berkshire, so have no need to contact the local carpets and blinds supplier on:

Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Tel: 0118 907 8799
email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk

Luckily it also means I'm unlikely to be knocked off my bike by one of their vans.

He's probably a one man band. Definitely an arse.

His inconsiderate/bullying behaviour is clearly the norm. Complete tool.

If he was to read Philconsequences post he might consider his actions a little more in future.
He's also from Whitley, the area that Ricky Gervais is from, that he used to rip into on account of it being a bit of A-hole. How apt.

As a slight digression, why are people writing
Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Tel: 0118 907 8799
email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
?
The telephone number looks really odd to me, I would always put
Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Tel: 01189 078799
email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Used to puzzle me when I lived in Reading, why do the locals write the number oddly? I notice Brummies do it too, 0121-4xx xxxx rather than 01214 xxxxxx.
Anyway, when I was living in Reading I never needed any carpets or blinds so never called or emailed
Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Tel: 0118 907 8799
email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk

I'm in Switzerland and have wooden floors so have absolutely no need for

Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Tel: 0118 907 8799 ?
email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk

Well unless I need someone to try and knock me off my bike....

I sometimes travel down to the Reading area, so may need a local carpets and blinds supplier, maybe:

Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Tel: 0118 907 8799
email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk

need a carpet quote
berkshire carpets? and blinds their telephone +44118 907 8799 ? and email enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandb­linds.co.uk

Berkshire Carpets and Blinds
Berkshire Carpets and Blinds
See how they drive
See how they drive
They attacked a man on a bicycle
Avoid them now out of principle
Berkshire Carpets and Blinds

andrewh - It's because, in the olden days, phone numbers were either

4 digit area code + 6 digit number

or

3 digit city code + 3 digit local area code + 4 digit number. However, you had to dial the 7 digit "local area + number" number from anywhere within the city.

So even now, in Brum for example, if the number is 01212345678, you have to dial 2345678 from within Brum, so it makes more sense to write it as 0121 234 5678 so it's easier to see the 'local' section of the number.

So, in the case of Berkshire Carpets and Blinds:

Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Tel: 0118 907 8799
email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk

If you were in wider Berkshire and required carpets and blinds and your local area code was not 0118, you would dial 0118 907 8799 to get Berkshire Carpets and Blinds.

If you were in Reading itself and required carpets and blinds and your local area code was indeed 0118, you would dial 907 8799 to get Berkshire Carpets and Blinds.

However, in these days of the internet there are many other ways of contacting Berkshire Carpets and Blinds shold you require carpets or blinds in Berkshire such as their website

[b]Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk [/b]
Tel: 0118 907 8799
email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk

or by email

Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Tel: 0118 907 8799
[b]email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk[/b]

and, of course, as we've discussed, by phone

Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
[b]Tel: 0118 907 8799[/b]
email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk

No matter how you made contact with Berkshire Carpets and Blinds I'm sure they'd be more than happy to speak to you about fitting your carpets or blinds in Berkshire.

[i]Berkshire Carpets and Blinds
Berkshire Carpets and Blinds
See how they drive
See how they drive
They attacked a man on a bicycle
Avoid them now out of principle[/i]
[b]You missed a line out you imbecile[/b]
[i]Berkshire Carpets and Blinds[/i]

🙂

So, in the case of Berkshire Carpets and Blinds:

Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Tel: 0118 907 8799
email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk

If you were in wider Berkshire and required carpets and blinds and your local area code was not 0118, you would dial 0118 907 8799 to get Berkshire Carpets and Blinds.

If you were in Reading itself and required carpets and blinds and your local area code was indeed 0118, you would dial 907 8799 to get Berkshire Carpets and Blinds.

However, in these days of the internet there are many other ways of contacting Berkshire Carpets and Blinds shold you require carpets or blinds in Berkshire such as their website

Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Tel: 0118 907 8799
email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk

or by email

Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Tel: 0118 907 8799
email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk

and, of course, as we've discussed, by phone

Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Tel: 0118 907 8799
email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk

No matter how you made contact with Berkshire Carpets and Blinds I'm sure they'd be more than happy to speak to you about fitting your carpets or blinds in Berkshire.

I wasn't aware about that stuff about area codes

Thankyou IHN.
Do you know if Berkshire carpets and blinds:
Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Tel: 0118 907 8799
email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk

would be interested in fitting lino in Berkshire, or indeed in reading?
If so which of the following option would be best to contact them?
Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Tel: 0118 907 8799
email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
.
and NDThorton, that's brilliant!

Am I the only person who doesn't really see the issue with the response?

(1) He's acknowledged it quickly.
(2) He's going to get the otherside's view.
(3) He's right - if everyone reported every idiot on the road we would never do any work.
(4) He's right - there are some stupid cyclists on the road too.
(5) He's probably right - most people are interested in how quick and how cheap he can fit a carpet not whether someone in lycra got a fright on his way there.

All the people linking to him are doing is increasing the ranking of HIS site, so driving business to HIM.

No matter how you made contact with Berkshire Carpets and Blinds I'm sure they'd be more than happy to speak to you about fitting your carpets or blinds [b]OR KNOCKING YOU OFF YOUR BICYCLE[/b] in Berkshire.

I need of blinds or carpets in a hurry?

Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Tel: 0118 907 8799
email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk

...will get to you as fast as possible. We'll even take out the odd cyclist to get there quicker.

That's right: Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Tel: 0118 907 8799
email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk

for all your carpets and (driving like I'm) blind needs.

So, if it was really dangerous driving, the OP would have been straight into a Police station rather than e-mailing the company. I know I would.

As the reply states, its his word against yours, and unless you have witnesses or video of it, then the Manager guy would find it hard to take action based on what has been said. Most he could do is have a quiet word with the driver.

Having said that, his reply is extremely poor and has the effect of alienating cyclists and people in general, not at all the best result that could be achieved.

Did you consider reporting to Police? If they get several reports of bad driving for a certain vehicle/company, I am sure they would have a word.

All the people linking to him are doing is increasing the ranking of HIS site, so driving business to HIM.

Actaully it's to rank this page over other pages given the same search criteria.

So for instance if you typed "Berkshire Carpets and Blinds"

you would get results for Blinds and Carpet people in Berkshire.

You wouldn't get anything about dangerous driving and quite clearly multiple instances of dangerous driving and a disgusting attitude towards other road users.

So if you searched for a Blinds and Carpet people in Berkshire.

You may at least now have an informed opinion about the sort of person you are employing

Have you seen the video above?

It seems that it's not an isolated incident...

Anyone seen any reviews / Reviews / Prices about
Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Tel: 0118 907 8799
email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Just interested as I have curtains

Anyone seen any reviews / Reviews / Prices about
Web: http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
Tel: 0118 907 8799
email: enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk

How many times do we need to say
thisisnotaspoon - Member
Was that http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk BERKSHIRECARPETSANDBLINDS or berkshire carpets and blinds ?
Is their telephone 0118 907 8799 ? and email enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
You know what, I'm pretty sure it is that berkshire carpets and blinds and not another berkshire carpets and blinds
before this is the top hit on google?

Not sure - but ask me the question again and see if I have got an idea by then...

How many times do we need to say
thisisnotaspoon - Member
Was that http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk BERKSHIRECARPETSANDBLINDS or berkshire carpets and blinds ?
Is their telephone 0118 907 8799 ? and email enquiries@berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk
You know what, I'm pretty sure it is that berkshire carpets and blinds and not another berkshire carpets and blinds
before this is the top hit on google?

Not enough yet...

problem is that if the url for his site gets repeated too many times on a page google will disregard it.

better off puttign some other carpet and blind related content on this thread so that the rankings for those products are also affected.

so wool carpets in reading

or

where do I get blinds fitted in berkshire

would be good terms to get on here as google will see the content as more relevant.

Ahhhh!

To be fair, the guy posting the clip seems to be one of those nutters who posts every bit of badly judged driving going on around him.
The response is poor.
Still hopefully tomorrow the STW post will be on page one.

So.....

Who would do the worst job in fitting some horrible carpet and uneven blinds?

Would be a related subject? (just as an example, you understand. Not aimed at berkshire carpets and blinds in any way)

All the people linking to him are doing is increasing the ranking of HIS site, so driving business to HIM.

Most forums (and I haven't checked this one*) have no-follow tags automatically appended to all outgoing links precisely to stop page rank transfer.

*to be fair if they haven't the deserve to lose some page rank

You missed a line out you imbecile

Berkshire Carpets and Blinds
Berkshire Carpets and Blinds
See how they drive
See how they drive
They attacked a man on a bicycle
And their carpets are thinner than cheap vinyl
So avoid them now out of principle
Berkshire Carpets and Blinds

Am I the only person who doesn't really see the issue with the response?

Probably, but then you should be used to having a different view to everybody else on here regarding dangerous driving around cyclists.

(3) He's right - if everyone reported every idiot on the road we would never do any work.

So the reported incident of bad driving is no worse than anything else which you see every day? The sort of thing we should just ignore? I'm so glad we have attitudes like that within the legal system.

(4) He's right - there are some stupid cyclists on the road too.

Yes, and some stupid pedestrians, stupid shop assistants, stupid judges, stupid policemen. All just about equally relevant to this incident. Do you really not see a problem with the way he suggests he's not all that bothered about his driver endangering a cyclist because a minority of other cyclists ride badly?

(5) He's probably right - most people are interested in how quick and how cheap he can fit a carpet not whether someone in lycra got a fright on his way there.

Or maybe people are also interested in whether the tradesman they're employing has a good attitude towards other people?

All the people linking to him are doing is increasing the ranking of HIS site, so driving business to HIM.

Wrong.

Oh I nearly forgot to mention that I'm talking about Berkshire Carpets and Blinds here. Somewhere you wouldn't ever choose to buy carpets or blinds from.

Obviously the van driver was a kwik fitting carpet fitter on his way to a job,before the customer drew the blinds on him and if he had of hit the cyclist it would have been curtains for the cyclist and for the drivers job.

I can see this thread drawing to a close like curtains when it goes dark soon.

This brings back memories of a Disco in Pompey.

btbb - Member

Would this be relevant?

May be the same driver or may be Gary Cox of Berkshire Carpets and Blinds. It is not the same van as OP had experienced.

Why are people like this allowed on the roads and why do they not give some more room. It must make no difference to when they get to destination.

Isn't that "ooh look it's on page 1 of google" thing only readers here anyway, i.e. google ranks results based on your online habits, so STW hits will be higher on your google search than 'normal' anyway?

Yeah, thats why we test it with incognito windows 😀

ahhhh, clever.....

problem is that if the url for his site gets repeated too many times on a page google will disregard it.

better off puttign some other carpet and blind related content on this thread so that the rankings for those products are also affected.

Wwaswas knows job. The guy has done too good a job one seo already to easily get up there. There for you might want to try using a phrase like Berkshire carpets and blinds review that people are likely to type into a search engine rather than just the name of the company and their site. People pay folks to sit and generate lots of links from sites and forums (no spammers here ever) so Google have algorithms to ignore the obvious stuff as well 🙁

I bet the majority of the potential customers for this guy couldn't care less about the incident described...

Really? If I was hiring someone I'd rather they wern't a tosser.

If he shows that kind of consideration to strangers on the road, how's he gonna treat his customers?

I won't be going to Berkshire Carpets and Blinds in a hurry.

[url= http://www.berkshirecarpetsandblinds.co.uk ]Berkshire Carpets and Blinds[/url]

Actually gets picked up better by search engines using an anchor text link like above. You could add dangerous driving onto the end of it but I better not. Someone else here could....

😉