A WEEK AGO THIS REVIEW WOULD HAVE BEEN 5 STARS, BUT I FEEL I MUST WARN ANYONE WHO IS THINKING OF JOINING CHECK-A-TRADE, TO THINK WISELY. WE HAVE BEEN LOYAL MEMBERS, STICKING TO RULES, AND BANKED MULTIPLE 10 OUT OF 10 REVIEWS, IN FACT, WE DID NOT EVEN HAVE 1 BAD REVIEW OVER THE PAST 14 MONTHS, WE SPENT INTO THE THOUSANDS OF POUNDS ON EMBROIDERED UNIFORM, TSHIRTS, JACKETS, HOODIES, RAIN COATS,MALE, FEMALE, VAN WRAPPING, ALL WITH CHECK-A-TRADE LOGO'S. 3 DAYS AGO I RECIEVED AN EMAIL STATING WE HAD BEEN REPORTED AS COLD CALLING BY AN ANONYMOUS PERSON, SO THEY ARE TERMINATING MY MEMBERSHIP WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, REVOKING ALL AFFILIATE RIGHTS, AND WE'RE TO REMOVE ALL LOGOS FROM OUR WEBSITE, UNIFORM, VANS ETC ETC ETC...NOW MY PARTNER IS A 20 YEAR VETERAN OF THE MET POLICE, IM MORE THAN AWARE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND WE HIRE AN 18 YEAR BOY TO "POST" LEAFLETS THROUGH DOORS, SO I CALLED CHECK-A-TRADE, AS ONE COULD IMAGINE, A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF EVERYTHING WOULD COST IN THE THOUSANDS TO REMOVE & REPLACE, SO SURELY, THERE MUST BE SOME FORM OF PROOF THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS, SO I GOT THROUGH, SPOKE TO A TEENAGER, WHO WAS AT HOME, READ THE EMAIL HE HAD ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF HIM, AND ROBOTICALLY SAID ITS AGAINST OUR POLICY TO COLD CALL, I EXPLAINED THIS WAS WRONG, AND THAT WE WERE POSTING LEAFLETS, HE SAID IVE SENT AN EMAIL TO MY MANAGER, AND WILL CALL YOU BACK IN THE MORNING...NOBODY CALLED, MY PROFILE WAS DELETED, EVERY ONE OF THE REVIEWS I AND MY TEAM WORKED TIRELESSLY FOR !!! GONE/DELETED, AND WITHOUT SO MUCH AS A MANAGER TO CALL ME & SAY, "WELL HANG ON, THIS COULD BE A MALICIOUS CALL, OR MAYBE EVEN A GRUMPY PERSON WHO HATES LEAFLETS COMING THROUGH THEIR DOOR SO MUCH, THAT WITHOUT REALLY THINKING OF THE DAMAGE THAT MAKING AN ACCUSATION LIKE THIS, COULD CAUSE TO SMALL COMPANIES LIKE MINE, THAT WORKED DAY AND NIGHT TO BUILD THEIR COMPANY FROM NOTHING. SO NOW JUST THINK FOR A SECOND, IMAGINE, ANYBODY COULD RING,COMPETITION MAYBE,OR A DISGRUNTLED PERSON,MAKE AN ACCUSATION OF COLD CALLING, AND THEY WILL DELETE EVERYTHING, WITHOUT OFFERING A SHRED OF PROOF, LITTERALLY NO EXPLANATION, OTHER THAN "SOMEONE SAID", NO MY VANS HAVE TO BE TAKEN IN FOR LOGOS TO BE REMOVED, NEW UNIFORM THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COMPANY,A WEB DESIGNER WILL NEED TO BE PAID TO OVERHAUL THE SITE REMOVING ALL LOGOS, DIARY'S, BINNED,STATIONARY, BINNED...BUT MOST OF ALL, THINK ABOUT THE REVIEWS YOU WILL LOSE...I PAID FOR MEAL OUT FOR EVERY SINGLE REVIEW MY CUSTOMERS LEFT US, A DINE OUT CARD WAS SENT AS A THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO REVIEW US...I AM A 1 IN A MILLION COMPANY OWNER, WHO HAS WORKED FOR THE PEOPLE WHO JUST WANTED THE MONEY, DID RUBBISH WORK AND LEFT THEM CALLING WITH NO ANSWER...I MADE SURE I DID EVERYTHING RIGHT, I KNEW HOW TO MAKE MY CLIENTS HAPPY, AND IF THAT MEANT PAYING SOME COMPANY TO SAY I AM A "CHECKED TRADER" , THEN SO BE IT...SND FOR IT TO END IN SUCH A DISRESPECTFUL WAY, IS UTTERLY UNBELIEVABLE. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT TRUST A TRADER ARE AWARE OF MALICIOUS CALLS SUCH AS THE ONE THATS GOING TO COST ME £1,000.00s , AND TO COMBAT THIS, THEY ACTUALLY BUILD A CASE, ASK FOR SOLID PROOF, FOR EXAMPLE, VIDEO FOOTAGE OF A PERSON DOING THE DEED ITSELF, PRESENTING IT, WAYYYY BEFORE DELETING YOUR ACCOUNT AND EVERYTHING IN IT....I WASNT GOING TO EVER TOUCH A COMPANY SUCH AS THIS AGAIN, BUT KNOWING THAT TRUST A TRADER WILL ACTUALLY DO SOME BASIC CUSTOMER CARE CALLS, AND INVESTIGATIVE MEASURES, BEFORE CUTTING YOU OFF AT THE KNEES FOR SOMETHING THAT NEVER HAPPENED...WELL I HAVE NO CHOICE...I WILL HAVE MY ADMIN LADYS SPREAD THIS THROUGHOUT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO RAISE TGIS AWARENESS, AND REALLY TO WARN PEOPLE OF THE RAMIFICATIONS OF SIGNING UP WITH THIS COMPANY....WHO BY THE WAY DID ABSOLUTELY NO CHECKS ON MY COMPANY WHATSOEVER, NOR DID THEY CALL AND CUSTOMERS TO CHECK QUALITY OF WORKMANSHIP BEFORE ALLOWING ME TO BE REGISTERED AS A "CHECKED AND VERIFIED COMPANY"....SO THE WHOLE THING HAS BEEN ONE LARGE MONEY MAKING TRANSACTION FOR THEM, ONLY TO FINISH WITH A MASSIVE BLOW FINANCIALLY FOR MY COMPANY. I FLEW YOUR FLAG FOR OVER A YEAR, SPREADING GOOD WORD ABOUT YOU, AND ADVERTISED YOUR COMPANY FOR YOU, WHILE PAYING YOU! YOU SHOULD BE NAMED AND SHAMED FOR THE CROOKERY IN WHICH YOU TWLL THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT YOU CHECK COMPANIES, WHEN YOU ACTUALLY ONLY CHECKED THAT I HAD A PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE IN PLACE BEFORE PUTTING ME ON YOUR BOOKS, AND HOUNDING ME FOR MONTHS TO UPGRADE TO THE ULTIMATE TRADESMAN ACCOUNT. WHICH BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I WAS ABOUT TO DO, TO UTILISE YOUR LEADS. .. THANKS FOR NOTHING "CHECK-A-TRADE" !