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A 52-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested by police in London on suspicion of fraudulently attempting to gain money and housing by pretending he had lost family members in the Grenfell Tower fire.
The man came forward in the immediate aftermath and was assigned family liaison officers after he claimed that he lost his wife and son in the fire.
He attempted to claim financial support, stating he had lost all his property.
A police investigation started after it became apparent there were inconsistencies in the man’s story. Police spoke to residents within Grenfell Tower who confirmed that the man did not live at the address.
Relatives of the resident of the flat the man claimed to live in have been spoken to by their family liaison officers and made aware of this investigation.
Officers have also traced the address in Bromley where the man was living at the time of the fire, which has been independently confirmed. It has also been established that the man does not have a wife or child.
Police said the investigation is connected to fraud and not linked to sub-letting or immigration matters. Detectives believe the man was working alone.
The death toll in the fire at the apartment block earlier this month has yet to be confirmed, but at least 80 people died.
‘Distress and suffering’
Detective Superintendent Fiona McCormack of the Metropolitan Police said: ”The distress and suffering caused to so many families and loved ones that night is harrowing.
That night people lost their homes, all their possessions and tragically their families and loved ones. The focus of all of us should be on supporting victims and families, recovering loved ones from Grenfell Tower and investigating the fire.
“I have made it clear that we are not interested in investigating things such as sub-letting or immigration matters as I want their help – and do not want there to be any hidden victims of this tragedy.
“However, we will robustly investigate any information about anyone who seeks to capitalise on the suffering of so many.”
The man was arrested yesterday evening and is in custody at a west London police station.
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Hailo raised it percentage take and lost taxi drivers.
When was that?just curious
Hailo charge 12% commisssion, that’s it. No €79.00 or €99.00 a week with Citycabs/Global/Lynk.
Still has over half the Dublin fleet at 7,000+
Hailo will lose more drivers if they keep uping the aunty with price and rules silly rules !
You can’t up an “Aunty”, well maybe you can. Upping the ante is another thing. lol
They do take credit card but yes you do have to sign up first
They lost me when they stooped the use of their credit card facilities for non bailout jobs/customers it was extremely handy
What is a non bailout job or customer
I think he misspelled it ……..its meant to read non hailo jobs as in you used to be able to take credit card jobs of the street now the customer has to download the app if they want to pay by card…….stupid idea from hailo…
Hailo have added the option to pre book now so that’s not a unique feature for lynk
Hailo had to add that feature because it was the next step …….and to keep up with other apps that have that feature before them ….e.g…cab:app
My husband left a cab company recently. The company sold the controlling share to the guy named above. They thought that they could sell the drivers rent as part of the business package, (Approx’ €5K per year),forgetting that the drivers hire the cab company to supply them with work, and they work for the driver. Not wanting any association withthe new owners, he fired them.
He wondered why, as he calls it “the Weakest Lynk”, chose the exact same colour branding as Hailo? Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery I suppose.
Lynk taxis. €25 free sign up. €5 per journey if you pay by card but wait there’s a €3 booking fee before you sit in the taxi. It is removed after you use your “free” €25. So, free €10 sign up.
They can’t charge €3 for booking ! €2 is max Hailo don’t charge for booking
They do. I got a taxi that usually costs less than €5 and cost me over €8. Minus the “five” free. When you contact them they say that is taken off when your €25 is up.
I always use the lynk app ( Irish owned company)
To be fair Hailo was set up by 3 guys one Irish
it was set up back 3 London black cab drivers
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