as in:

https://trustedtraders.which.co.uk/

I now see that there's an advert for

Trust A Trader

https://www.trustatrader.com/

which when they say it fast, sounds the same

Oops

Anyway, just how many of these Trader schemes do we need?

tim

On 13/01/2019 19:38, tim... wrote:
as in:

https://trustedtraders.which.co.uk/

I now see that there's an advert for

Trust A Trader

https://www.trustatrader.com/

which when they say it fast, sounds the same

Oops

Anyway, just how many of these Trader schemes do we need?

None of them.

Just a quick search finds a couple of ******s in the Doncaster region.


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tim... wrote :
Anyway, just how many of these Trader schemes do we need?

None, I would not trust any of them. The traders pay to be listed, so
it is in the schemes interest to have as many as possible, with lots of
fake recommendations. No body does any checking of the traders, they
just take the money and run.

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"tim..." writes:
as in:

https://trustedtraders.which.co.uk/

I now see that there's an advert for

Trust A Trader

https://www.trustatrader.com/

which when they say it fast, sounds the same

Oops

Anyway, just how many of these Trader schemes do we need?

Checkatrade was acquired by one of the trades, so its
credibility (what it might have had anyway) was somewhat
dented.

Basically, if *you* aren't paying for the service, then
*you* are not their customer.

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On 13/01/2019 19:38, tim... wrote:
as in:

https://trustedtraders.which.co.uk/

I now see that there's an advert for

Trust A Trader

https://www.trustatrader.com/

which when they say it fast, sounds the same

Oops

Anyway, just how many of these Trader schemes do we need?

tim

I find a few in there that I know are third rate.

Bill

My feeling about these are thus:
1 Who actually tests the companies?Is it merely people saying they do a
good job for the money, or could the system be subverted.
Do the traders pay for a listing?
If yes one has to ask about whether they are buying the recommendations.
How does the site make its money.
Judge for yourself.
I have to say that the best way is to ask other people who have had jobs
done.
Even then you can if its a bit firm find your job subcontracted to a
wally.
Brian

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"tim..." wrote in message
...
as in:

https://trustedtraders.which.co.uk/

I now see that there's an advert for

Trust A Trader

https://www.trustatrader.com/

which when they say it fast, sounds the same

Oops

Anyway, just how many of these Trader schemes do we need?

tim

On Sun, 13 Jan 2019 19:58:54 +0000, ARW wrote:

On 13/01/2019 19:38, tim... wrote:
as in:

https://trustedtraders.which.co.uk/

I now see that there's an advert for

Trust A Trader

https://www.trustatrader.com/

which when they say it fast, sounds the same

Oops

Anyway, just how many of these Trader schemes do we need?

None of them.

Just a quick search finds a couple of ******s in the Doncaster region.

Unless, of course, expert manual stimulation is what you are searching
for.....

A handy man could be just what you need. :-)

Cheers


Dave R


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On 13/01/2019 19:58, ARW wrote:
On 13/01/2019 19:38, tim... wrote:

Anyway, just how many of these Trader schemes do we need?

None of them.

Go back 40 years and they are no different to organisations such as the
Guild of Master Tradesmen etc, which were solely there to serve their
members and not the general public.



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On 14/01/2019 09:12, Brian Gaff wrote:

If yes one has to ask about whether they are buying the recommendations.
How does the site make its money.

You only have to read reviews on Amazon to find that many 5 star reviews
are not based on people actually using the product and many 1 star
reviews are based on the parcel tape on the delivered package being the
wrong shade of brown.

Not only do you have to have trust in the tradesman but also that the
reviewers know what they are writing about. Also, are negative
tradesmen reviews censored and/or discarded?


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alan_m wrote:
On 13/01/2019 19:58, ARW wrote:
On 13/01/2019 19:38, tim... wrote:

Anyway, just how many of these Trader schemes do we need?

None of them.

Go back 40 years and they are no different to organisations such as the
Guild of Master Tradesmen etc, which were solely there to serve their
members and not the general public.

Some trade bodies do protect the public to some extend by enforcing
professional standards.

But far too many are more interested in getting large numbers to join for
the fee income.

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