Nicola in the news

[James Box]

congrats to both Mandy and Nicola!
using false names...how low will some people sink??? not like there's millions to be made in spiders! just sounds so pathetic, as scams go.
a fine would've been great.

[Mandy Willis]

hi all

just to add what has already been said a job well done by sussex police { i to was involved with it all as paid for a tarantula and of course it didnt show up } but the police were very good at getting it to court and finding the criminal who used false names and such im glad at the outcome and thank pc barnes for all her hard work. mandy

[Colin D Wilson]

Congratulations on getting a result Nicola, although the addition of a very heavy fine wouldn't have gone amiss.

Colin

[Nicola Dolby]

Just to let you know that last week our spider thief was sentenced to 6 months suspended for 2 years. Hopefully this will deter others from picking on tarantula keepers in the future

[Naython J]

hmmmm theres always one clever clogs out there aint there lol, try and make a buck and the blooming companies that have to abbreviate there names to make em sound good get in the way lol!


worth a try though......

[Colin D Wilson]

Sounds good, just send me a copy of your key facts outlining terms and policy exclusions, along with your terms of business and proof of your FSA status and I might be interested!

Ha ha....nice one Richard

Naython....you've been rumbled mate !!!

[Richard Groves]

ok i will be the guru here anyone who would like to insure there spider can do so form me lol

it will cost x amount up front with a monthly fee payable by dd lol

your premium will depend on species and cover will be against loss or accidental damage....


proof of claim will be neccassary.


thanks and ill expect my inbox to be full later tonight

Sounds good, just send me a copy of your key facts outlining terms and policy exclusions, along with your terms of business and proof of your FSA status and I might be interested!

[James Box]

lol Paul, that's a great way to do it.

agreed, i wouldn't want the police's job...they do a very hard one, and deserve respect.
any irritation, ire, or anger is towards the system above them, not the officers themselves, who are doing the best they can.

[PAUL_JAXON]

I second your comments about the efforts of the police.
My best friend is a DC and is forever frustrated with the CPS not backing them up. With many low lifes simply being cautioned rather than prosecuted.

He doesnt condone but is always amused by my approah to dealing with con merchants ( i've been cheated twice via paypal.)

That was to drive over 130+ miles to bang very hard on the perpetrators door at 5a.m sharp ! On both occasions the account was settled in full plus collection expenses and I still smile thinking about their sleepy, confused and very worried faces.

Good Luck

Paul

[Nicola Dolby]

Can I please add one thing. These no way this matter would have got this far without the wonderful atitude of the police. Whatever happens they've really been fair and courteous throughout. That's why I said what I did earlier. Hopefully others who might want to try this on a tarantula keeper might think twice, whatever the outcome here. And if it does happen to you, report it! The only way people will have confidence in the police is if they're allowed to show how well they work!

Thanks for your comments Paul, its just I'm in a real "speak my mind and to hell with diplomacy" mood tonight!

[PAUL_JAXON]

I remember reading your original posts about this guy and it made me angry then. I cant believe the courts are 'actually' doing something about it, because in this day and age, no one ever seems to get their come- uppance ?

Im delighted you've got this far and hope you get a reasonable outcome.

Good Luck

Paul

[Naython J]

ok i will be the guru here anyone who would like to insure there spider can do so form me lol

it will cost x amount up front with a monthly fee payable by dd lol

your premium will depend on species and cover will be against loss or accidental damage....


proof of claim will be neccassary.


thanks and ill expect my inbox to be full later tonight

[Andrew Ferguson]

Thanks for the follow up Richard. I was going to write in my post that the only really way to insure a loss or your tarantula is to have some savings. I don't know why I didn't write it, as I fully intended to. Could have been because there was an episode of the Simpsons on C4 that I hadn't seen and it was distracting me.
Once again, thanks for the follow up Richard.

[Richard Groves]

On the subject of insurance, I thought I'd do some browsing of insurance websites to get quotes just for fun. Almost everything I found, including most of the big name companies, would only insure cats and dogs. Even the rspca's insurance only covers cats and dogs. Some would include horses and some would do rabbits. Then I found one called www.exoticdirect.com. Hey presto!! But they only do reptiles. So insurance for tarantulas in a no no. Unless some has the inclination to contact Lloyds of London, I don't think such an insurance policy exists.

I'm actually an Insurance broker and I did look into this and no, a private individual can not insure a Tarantula the same way you would a cat or a dog.

You insure a cat or a dog for veterinary treatment, and there are usually quite severe terms and conditions involved as well as a policy excess. If your tarantula was ill, it's likely that you wouldn't take it to a vet, so no treatment to claim help for. Also, the average cost of a Tarantula £50 - £60? would barely cover the minimum compulsory excess.

Richard Groves Cert CII, qualified member of the Chartered Insurance Institute.

[matthew spooner]

as a club, we have insurance for all out animals, including tarantulas, reptiles and bugs but this is a third party insurance for our road shows that we do. so animals are only covered when we are out doing a show