Gardai? Ah come on.TillyD,
Have you dipped your oil tank? Do it, then go to the guards and let them know what those gang are at. No harm to have it logged in case anything strange happens. Reading back on everything, I smell a scam being tried on. Good luck.
If it is a scam & it definitely sounds like one to me; it is a criminal matter.Gardai? Ah come on.
The gardai would have zero interest in this. It's a simple error by a delivery driver who has probably got it in the ear by his employer.
Civil issue.
Yes, the offer of a €38 per week instalment arrangement is the dead giveaway.If it is a scam & it definitely sounds like one to me; it is a criminal matter.
That’s great…dock a driver’s wages in the mouth of Christmas for making a mistake.The oil company lost its credibility and legal standing once it sent a letter stating that the law allows them to effectively trespass on the OP’s property to get the oil back! Any reputable company would not do this. If it was a mistake, the company should be big and bold enough to absorb the loss (its only a few hundred quid - I’ve lost more on a night out!). Or if it feels really strongly about it, dock the driver’s wages for delivering to the wrong address.
So if someone just left 200 rolls of toilet paper on your doorstep you'd pay for them? I mean you will eventually use the toilet paper, right?Mistakes happen and the OP will need the oil in time, just not right now.
I'm not certain on this. Must the OP not make a reasonable attempt to return the oil to its owner? Otherwise is the OP not exposed to a charge of 'larceny by finding'? https://www.irishtimes.com/news/man-sues-state-over-larceny-by-finding-charge-1.245811The OP has no legal or moral obligation to the fuel company whatsoever!
The toilet roll comparison is ridiculous.So if someone just left 200 rolls of toilet paper on your doorstep you'd pay for them? I mean you will eventually use the toilet paper, right?
There is some absurd advice on this thread. The OP has had fuel of uncertain provenance added to their tank. There was no contract in place. There was trespass. The OP has no legal or moral obligation to the fuel company whatsoever!
There is zero chance of the fuel company having any legal comeback here. Every firm can lose money due to employee error. Having systems in place to mitigate this risk is their own business, and not the OP's.
Best case it was an error. Worst case it is some kind of scam involving a lower volume or worse quality fuel than what they are claiming.
@TillyD write the company a letter. Make it clear that you had no contract in place for fuel delivery and that they trespassed on your property. And that a minimum they should pay for testing to ensure that the contents of your tank will not compromise your central heating system.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?