Doug Poplett BEWARE OF COMPANIES OFFERING TO CHECK YOU GAS INSTALLATION! Every year, we are subjected to the campaigns of some fraudulent companies that try to make money by “checking our gas installation”. Their target groups are mainly elderly people and foreigners. They usually present themselves as agents authorized by the Junta of Andalucía to inspect your installation, threatening large fines if you don’t accede to their demands. They don’t give you any possibility to consult with anybody else as they threaten to leave immediately, leaving you without their service and exposing yourself to an inspection of the Junta with large fines. They make you pay immediately with cash or credit card. They prepare a quote that they submit to you and that you have to sign. Their quotes can be 5 to 6 times higher than another company. Once you have signed, you are trapped. They “verify” your installation, perhaps changing the gas pipes, and will charge you between 300 and 400€. Having signed the quote, you have very few possibilities of winning a case against them in a court of law. All this is a fraud. The only obligation you have is that the original installation should have been done by an authorized agent. Afterwards, you have no obligation to maintain the installation except for your personal safety. (Companies and public establishments have the legal obligation of annual maintenance). Your house is private property; nobody enters without your consent. If you are a victim of such a fraud, contact your Town Hall. Some of the Town Halls do subscribe to Consumers Defence Groups and can assist you in making a complaint. If you need your installation verified, only trust people you know!
Posted on: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 13:28:52 +0000
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