Setting a dangerous precedent?

[izwozral]

Neighbor has just told me that the local Cotton Arms pub, which has a campsite, had been invaded for want of a better word by a couple of dozen gypsies/travelers in caravans. This happened last Thursday. The pub had received a prior booking for a legitimate caravan rally for 18 caravans over the weekend. The landlord pleaded with the travelers to go, the reply he received was "yes we will go but you will pay for us to go", this he did as he didn't want to let the legitimate rally down.
I have no idea how much money was involved, I do know that the travelers are currently camped on the public playing fields in Nantwich, 4 miles away.

I have no reason to doubt any of the information as told by my neighbor.

Has anyone heard of this money making ploy before?

 

[Makzine]

Yes, campsite down the road from us. They were asked to fill all the vehicles with diesel before they would leave. Unfortunately one of the younger ones got a bit mouthy and the police were called and they were removed :wave:

 

[izwozral]

Although this is an old article I am adding it to give a view from the 'other side'. Gypsy family outraged at local community’s attitude ahead of huge funeral - Crewe Chronicle

 

[GinaRon]

There was an newspaper article they did the same at a big cricket match in Birmingham some weeks ago.

 

[RV2MAX]

I would have thought that any such demands in above situation would satisfy S21 Theft Act . Quite a heavy penalty on conviction !!

 

[witzend]

I would have thought that any such demands in above situation would satisfy S21 Theft Act . Quite a heavy penalty on conviction !!

I don't think they come under the same laws as the rest of us

 

[Wooie1958]

In Lancashire they are exempt from the laws of the land or so it seems :mad2:

 

[harrow]

I was talking to a west Sussex farmer who just had gypsies on a field he owned.

He said

"I could be standing in the field but you can't stop them coming on your land" !

It seems the law does not apply to them.

 

[Borders2]

We had repair work done by a very expert guy in Derbyshire. A van was brought in for repair and on collection he was asked where the generator was? No genny in the van that he knew off but he was strong armed into paying for a genny that never was. As said different rules seem to apply and its about time that was changed.

B2

 

[Wooie1958]

I was talking to a west Sussex farmer who just had gypsies on a field he owned.

He said

"I could be standing in the field but you can't stop them coming on your land" !

It seems the law does not apply to them.

Many many years back ( 70`s ) my dad acquired some gypos on land he had at the back of his property.

Must have been in the middle of the night because they weren`t there as he bedded down around midnight-ish but were there at 06.00am the following morning.

He went and asked them to leave but they just laughed and told him to get lost.

He phoned the local bobby ( we had them then ) who also came down and he got the same response from the gypos when he asked them to leave as well.

The local bobby who was a very good friend of my dad said he was leaving now but would be back tomorrow to see if they were still there.

My dad knew what he meant and immediately rang round a few of his farming mates who came along with their sons, farmhands and a few implements.

They explained to the gypos the error of their ways who instantly packed up and left straight away.

The bobby came back the following morning and the gypos were gone so it was case closed.

Can`t see that happening in this day and age especially with the camera phones that everyone has now.

 

[trevskoda]

There is a small bunch of nice chaps who willingly will ask them politely to move on.

 

[groyne]

I know I posted these in another thread,







but it wasn't the only thing they left.:mad1::mad1::mad1:

Workers dig up carcass of foal buried in shallow grave on former traveller site - Teesside Live

 

[Deleted member 74361]

In France I often see signs at Aires stating

'No Nomads'

They know who they are and it seems to work - not many in France except when they collect in the Camargues for their 'Festivals', like Appleby Horse Fair.

 

[phillybarbour]

Yes I know of two people who have been done with this at their business premises.

 

[trevskoda]

And they always put a pregnant girl with a new born in vans so you cannot be seen moving it with a bulldozer.

 

[Wully]

Think a few people have thought about paying me not to go to certain meets.

 

[daygoboy]

And they always put a pregnant girl with a new born in vans so you cannot be seen moving it with a bulldozer.

Is that right Trevor, and there I was thinking they did it so the girl could point a
finger at her belly and another finger at the nearest bloke in the baying crowd.

 

[martinmartin]

Leaving rubbish.

Just watched Appleby horse fair channel 5 very entertaining ,but typically at the end as Billy the head gypsi/imposter explains that all rubbish is left bagged that it needs to be removed before the wildlife crows and badgers spill it around, what a crock of sh1te.The locals saw what they left behind and it wasn't the work of crows or badgers.im actually doubting that there really is many true gypsies attending Appleby and its taken over by Irish travelling businesses.

 

[trevskoda]

One of them stool my ex work mates car from side of house to sell for scrap,two weeks later the tealeaf was found cut up with macheties,he wont nic any more,police said it was the worst case of suaside they had ever came across,true.:hammer:

 

[martinmartin]

I must admit trev that I do agree with paramilitaries justice as in kneecaping for smack.