mr binman bad news

ex_infantry man

an examiner was appointed to mr binman, there was a low loader in there carrick depot repossessing there leased trucks this morning!!!

www.rte.ie/news/2011/1012/mrbinman-business.html

deisemum

Our 2nd collection didn't happen today, my husband phoned and was told that the truck had broken down.

Sully

What does it mean for customers if they go bust?

seanybiker

They're finishing up down here in two weeks. I presume we are just lucky it didn't happen earlier on in the year and we got some moneys worth

Sully

seanybiker wrote: »

They're finishing up down here in two weeks. I presume we are just lucky it didn't happen earlier on in the year and we got some moneys worth

Where ya hear that?

seanybiker

Sully wrote: »

Where ya hear that?

Off the mother lol.

deisemum

We've paid up to March.

ex_infantry man

deisemum wrote: »

Our 2nd collection didn't happen today, my husband phoned and was told that the truck had broken down.

pure and utter lies on there behalf, guess now the only option in the city is oxegen

ex_infantry man

deisemum wrote: »

We've paid up to March.

you,d wanna ring and ask for a refund

reni10

ex_infantry man wrote: »

pure and utter lies on there behalf, guess now the only option in the city is oxegen

Is wastepal not still going as well in Waterford?

ex_infantry man

reni10 wrote: »

Is wastepal not still going as well in Waterford?

oooh yeah forgot them

jayboi

greenstar is still going I think.

wellboytoo

They have gone in to examiner ship, so they will continue to trade for at least one hundred days, there can be no repossessions or other movements by creditors as they are under the protection of the courts.

ex_infantry man

wellboytoo wrote: »

They have gone in to examiner ship, so they will continue to trade for at least one hundred days, there can be no repossessions or other movements by creditors as they are under the protection of the courts.

unless one of the lads at work was seeing things then i guess the courts are right!!!!!

seanybiker

jayboi wrote: »

greenstar is still going I think.

Ah that's the bins I seen earlier. Couldn't think of there name.
Poor Tramore bin is gonna be traumatised.

savic04

Im paid up on direct debit per month until april, so I guess we wont be charged if anything goes wrong

tagoona

savic04 wrote: »

Im paid up on direct debit per month until april, so I guess we wont be charged if anything goes wrong

I wouldn't bank on that if I were you. Firstly be sure of what is happening, and of course, pay for the service you are provided, but at the first inkling, I would be cancelling direct debits

savic04

They agreed a monthly payment so they cant take more then agreed.. so if they go bust, I will at worst lose a months payments .

longshanks

Go with greenstar, they text you the night before to remind you which bin to put out.

old gregg

jayboi wrote: »

greenstar is still going I think.

we've got the pay the year up front deal with them and it's been excellent including the text to remind me each week.

Typhoon.

Wastepal text you the night before too

I changed from mr binman a good while back, I find the wastepal lads extremely tidy....the bins are always put back in the drive exactly where I leave it.... most times I have to check to make sure its emptied because they put it back exactly where it was

if your changing get a friend that uses wastpal to "refer" you... you get e25 credited to both your accounts and if you sign up online you get another e5

basically your getting a free month collections

Just something to keep in mind if anything happens mr binman

charlemont

Sully wrote: »

What does it mean for customers if they go bust?

Money gone !!

Speak Now

Mr.Binman are the only crowd that come down our road, before they came to Waterford we had no collection :mad: only pay monthly so wont be losing out if there gone but the hassle of getting rid of big black sacks again is a pain do they still take bags with tags at the dump??

michellie

Typhoon. wrote: »

Wastepal text you the night before too

I changed from mr binman a good while back, I find the wastepal lads extremely tidy....the bins are always put back in the drive exactly where I leave it.... most times I have to check to make sure its emptied because they put it back exactly where it was

if your changing get a friend that uses wastpal to "refer" you... you get e25 credited to both your accounts and if you sign up online you get another e5

basically your getting a free month collections

Just something to keep in mind if anything happens mr binman

I find wastepal good too, Moved to them from Mr binman, and yep I find we have to check if they have been taken too because they are very tidy.

They didn't collect the bin one day last month, we didn't mind because it wasn't even full but they didn't charge us the full amount this month (we didn't even ring them,they just credited us!) But other than that occasion they are like clockwork.

Smiley Burnett

it's at times like this that im glad i am availing of the wonderful guaranteed service provided by waterford co council.
quality service providing quality employment!!

Speak Now

Smiley Burnett wrote: »

it's at times like this that im glad i am availing of the wonderful guaranteed service provided by waterford co council.
quality service providing quality employment!!

Pity they wont suppy this quality service to the whole county :rolleyes:

nkay1985

I'm only paid up to the end of last month. Lucky I only pay it month by month because, if they do go to the wall, you'll have a very hard time getting a penny out of them as a customer.

I'm assuming they'll keep operating anyway in the meantime.

roco71

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Mr.Binman are the only crowd that come down our road, before they came to Waterford we had no collection :mad: only pay monthly so wont be losing out if there gone but the hassle of getting rid of big black sacks again is a pain do they still take bags with tags at the dump??

@ Jerry, if you don't mind me asking ....where are you living that Mr Binman is the only operator that comes down you road?

chelloveks

ex_infantry man wrote: »

an examiner was appointed to mr binman, there was a low loader in there carrick depot repossessing there leased trucks this morning!!!

www.rte.ie/news/2011/1012/mrbinman-business.html

I heard they lost gobs of money collecting at all them ghost estates....ah shure God help em

slickmcvic

Were they the lads that hired the foreigners and slashed the locals pay a few yes back?
If so,sympathy 's limited!

mike65

There will be a riot down my way - most of the street seem to be with Mr Binman. What's the story? They don't seem to lack customers (see first sentence)

sillysocks

To be fair we only had the black bin out today and they collected it around 8.30 tonight so maybe a truck did break down!
No idea what's happening with the examinership tho.....

deisemum

Mr Binman did the 2nd collection this evening at around 10.15pm. Working late.

Creamsoda

Just paid for six months last week. Raging if this is true!!! Grrrrrrrrr

Speak Now

roco71 wrote: »

@ Jerry, if you don't mind me asking ....where are you living that Mr Binman is the only operator that comes down you road?

Grantstown..(back road)

SillyMcCarthy

No bins collected as of yet.
Rumours must be true that he's gone!
I'm wondering was it the free loaders that brought him down?

beazee

Mr Binman truck spotted in Ballybricken area half an hour ago.

sonyvision

for the average householder it means nothing, examinership is a person placed into a company to look at the affairs and it places the company in a position that they cant be sued for a period of 80 days to discover if it is proffitable

comes from law

SillyMcCarthy

Usually would have had the bins collected at this stage
but there still standing outside the house. :mad:

sonyvision

they should be collected :rolleyes:

SillyMcCarthy

Should is not a definite SV but I'll keep ye posted!

sonyvision

haven an examiner appointed does not mean they are bust, just means some body is looking into the company:rolleyes:

michellie

They just collected in greenfields anyway!

SillyMcCarthy

Collected in my area too

sonyvision

see told ya people nothing to be worried about

Smiley Burnett

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0710/1224250387532.html

READ THIS. (and some of ye have the cheek to go on about keeping jobs in waterford etc!!!)

tankbarry

collected in the cleaboy area too

merlante

Just as well everyone decided to go for the "efficiency" of the private sector over the city council's service... Seems like they were a little *too* efficient in their attempts to undercut the council.

Mark my words, the whole country will have their waste collected by 2 or 3 large waste collection companies within a few years. Rates will go up and up, service will go to the dogs, councils won't be able to do a thing, and the government will tell us all to "shop around".

Waste is an output of life and work and is not optional. It should be provided by the state is one way, shape or form.

sunnysoutheast

merlante wrote: »

Just as well everyone decided to go for the "efficiency" of the private sector over the city council's service... Seems like they were a little *too* efficient in their attempts to undercut the council.

Mark my words, the whole country will have their waste collected by 2 or 3 large waste collection companies within a few years. Rates will go up and up, service will go to the dogs, councils won't be able to do a thing, and the government will tell us all to "shop around".

Waste is an output of life and work and is not optional. It should be provided by the state is one way, shape or form.

There's nothing wrong with privatisation in principle, but it's clearly economic nonsense to have multiple operators competing at the individual property level, particularly in rural areas. Waterford City and environs should be split into, say, six areas and tenders invited for a one year contract to collect from all properties within that area with a regulator keeping an eye on prices and service levels.

While we're on the topic having a valid waste disposal contract should be a legal obligation on all householders and landlords to (at least partially) disincentivise dumping.

SSE

chelloveks

Smiley Burnett wrote: »

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0710/1224250387532.html

READ THIS. (and some of ye have the cheek to go on about keeping jobs in waterford etc!!!)

Boy that was some slap in the face....he should hire travelers!

THall04

sunnysoutheast wrote: »

While we're on the topic having a valid waste disposal contract should be a legal obligation on all householders and landlords to (at least partially) disincentivise dumping.

SSE

I wish that were true.
A house at the back of mine in Templars Hall has a stockpile of full binbags outside the back door , steadily growing in size over the past five weeks.There's 3 wheelie bins at the back of the garden....don't think they've moved so far this year.
Will have to contact the litter warden.