In what has been described as a “modern day David and Goliath” battle, a man from Swindon, took on the supermarket giant after it refused to compensate him fully for damage done to his van by contaminated fuel.
Despite Tesco’s admission of liability for selling Mr Bond 61 litres of diesel that had been contaminated with water, it balked at paying more than 25 per cent of his £3,400 repair bill. After chasing the debt for three years Mr Bond secured a High Court judgment against Tesco in December. As the supermarket chain continued to stall, the court ordered enforcement officers to impound goods until it had cleared its debt. So last Thursday shoppers at the St Oswald’s Road Tesco Extra store in Gloucester watched as bailiffs strolled in and roped off £60,000 of its finest wines and liquors. Staff were warned that they would be in contempt of court if they tried to sell the goods which were under a walking possession. Looks like no-one is safe!
2007-03-09 07:26:28 · 9 answers · asked by stephen.oneill 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Good for him, but not so good for the shoppers buying their favourite tipple! Nice to see the Giants getting their comeuppance!
2007-03-09 07:32:02 · answer #1 · answered by Greybeard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well Done!!! Tesco are not above the Law, although they like to think they are all powerful. Perhaps this case and the recent debacle concerning the silicone in fuel in the south east, will help to persuade people that the supermarkets are not the gods they like to set themselves up as.Please buy fuel from the smaller garages, and shop in the non -Tesco/Sainsbury/Morrisons et al .
2007-03-09 07:42:35 · answer #2 · answered by bilbotheman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ha, ha.... Brilliant .... Didn't hear about this story, nice to see that no organisation is above the law, I would have thought the bad publicity wasn't worth Tesco not paying in the first place.
2007-03-09 07:36:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What a fantastic outcome! Shame it took about 4 years to get to this stage :(
2007-03-09 07:35:31 · answer #4 · answered by fi3ona 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just goes to show the law can apply to everyone
2007-03-11 16:11:40 · answer #5 · answered by Stephen A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good for him, he's a hero. I won't shop at Tesco again.
2007-03-09 09:12:34 · answer #6 · answered by Jumpin Jack Flash 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fair shout to mr bond.
2007-03-09 07:32:20 · answer #7 · answered by val f1 nutter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This isn't a question, don't use Yahoo Answers as a forum for news.
2007-03-09 07:37:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
good for you friend
2007-03-09 07:39:24 · answer #9 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋