Super-fit Solihull man battling horrific injuries after high speed motorbike crash in Thailand

[bodga 7,217]

One of the companies he  has worked for and heres  what an ex employee  has to say. Boiler room scam worldwide.

https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Employee-Review-deVere-Group-RVW15254408.htm

 

 

Helpful (17)

"scam operation"

1.0

★★★★★

 in Dubai

Doesn't Recommend

Negative Outlook

Disapproves of CEO

I worked at deVere Group

Pros

High profit rewards for scamming customers on international long term saving plans with high undeclared fees and high undeclared surrender values.

Cons

Devere Group and Nigel Green basically run a global boiler room operation on a massive scale. Fact is most clients loose the majority of their investment because the company forces its staff to withhold key information about the products they SELL. Devere are not financial advisors. They are just the middle man selling very very expensive insurance products on behalf of large international firms such as Zurich Life but dress this up as some fancy expat investment product.

[chicowoodduck 1,719]

17 hours ago, colinneil said:

 

What a bloody idiot, no helmet lucky he is not dead.

Now a go fund me to pay his medical bills.

Rides a motorbike, no helmet, just a clown.

Once he gets the medical bills he might wish for an early dirt nap.....

[bodga 7,217]

and for those too  stupid  to  still invest 

https://www.biznews.com/uk-investing/2017/05/25/devere-expats-us-probe

 

DeVere opened its US outpost in 2012. It hired mainly young British men to pitch their countrymen on the tax benefits of moving their pensions overseas. Former employees say they spent most of their time cold-calling and sending messages on LinkedIn.

Edited August 1, 2020 by bodga

[Matzzon 13,663]

10 hours ago, Odisan said:

Still working on the comprehension, tho', huh?

 

I think you should continue to work on that! It clearly stands that he believe accidents are unavoidable, but that it´s possible to avoid many of the injuries as a result of the accident by better protection. You know, helmet and such things. What was hard to understand with that?

Edited August 2, 2020 by Matzzon

[Keesters 2,069]

But was he wearing a face mask? 

Edited August 2, 2020 by Keesters

[brianthainess 1,877]

He should have consulted a finance adviser about investing all that money he was spending here. 

[Dice Man 232]

20 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Looking at the photos of the wedding and the dogs on the link, his family setting up a go fund me page seems inappropriate to me for the lifestyle he decided to live 

Agreed....something not quite right with all this!

[pineapple01 1,465]

Its these But Holes that make life difficult for regular guys to work, marry or retire quietly.and enjoy life here.

[RocketDog 2,267]

19 hours ago, Don Mega said:

He's a dumb <deleted> riding at high speed without protective gear.

 

sorry but he gets no sympathy for me.

 

 

Some people are emotionally and psychologically deep enough to separate sympathy from judgment, but not all. 

[RocketDog 2,267]

4 hours ago, madrona114 said:

He didn't put only his own life at risk dude. On the road, others people life matter too.

When i was 8, my dad was killed by somebody selfish enough to believe drinking and driving was OK.

 

since then, i'm sorry but i have hard time to have much compassion for reckless drivers...

 

 

It's not too late. You've got the rest of your life to work on that compassion thing. 

[Saltire 1,316]

You don't have to be 40, super fit and have a big bike to die here. I live in a very quiet rural village and kids from 10 years old fly around on the family scooters every day, attempting wheelies and generally showing off.

 

In fact the village just buried an 11 year old boy last week, well known for going around the concrete roads too fast. Some of the Thai used to shout 'die' and other obscenities at him as he roared by (on a scooter). They got their wish. He came off the bike and died from a head injury on the way to hospital.

 

And nothing will change, many other children still doing the same every day.

[bodga 7,217]

2 minutes ago, Saltire said:

Some of the Thai used to shout 'die' and other obscenities at him as he roared by (on a scooter).

Thats interesting , interesting others  feel its stupid and dangerous in the  village,  but would  they still  shout that if  he drove sedately? because even at  11 years  old  its  still  too  young.

[bodga 7,217]

38 minutes ago, RocketDog said:

Some people are emotionally and psychologically deep enough to separate sympathy from judgment, but not all. 

and  some  like me  dont give a ......

[jak2002003 5,003]

8 minutes ago, Saltire said:

You don't have to be 40, super fit and have a big bike to die here. I live in a very quiet rural village and kids from 10 years old fly around on the family scooters every day, attempting wheelies and generally showing off.

 

In fact the village just buried an 11 year old boy last week, well known for going around the concrete roads too fast. Some of the Thai used to shout 'die' and other obscenities at him as he roared by (on a scooter). They got their wish. He came off the bike and died from a head injury on the way to hospital.

 

And nothing will change, many other children still doing the same every day.

Last night at the village shop some old guy with torch on his head (his old scooter had no lights), a dog sitting in the middle and a boy of about 10 years old on the back.

 

Man very drunk...orders more Lao Kai. After chat with other old guys he leaves to go home, telling the kid to get on the front of the bike and drive him and the dog home as he too drunk.

 

Kid, old man and dog no helmets. Kid drives off on the old bike with no lights into the road, narrowly missing another bike passing by, to which people think funny, then off they go into the darkness.

 

 

[Pilotman 18,416]

3 minutes ago, Saltire said:

You don't have to be 40, super fit and have a big bike to die here. I live in a very quiet rural village and kids from 10 years old fly around on the family scooters every day, attempting wheelies and generally showing off.

 

In fact the village just buried an 11 year old boy last week, well known for going around the concrete roads too fast. Some of the Thai used to shout 'die' and other obscenities at him as he roared by (on a scooter). They got their wish. He came off the bike and died from a head injury on the way to hospital.

 

And nothing will change, many other children still doing the same every day.

and that is the tragedy.

My mixed race daughter, brought up in UK, used to spend her summer holidays with her grandparents in Thailand. I found out that she too had been riding around on a scooter with her nephews and nieces, at the age of 12.  When I found out, I went ballistic with everyone, her, her grandparents her mother. I stopped the alone summer holiday visits and she only went to the village if her mother or me were there too. It made a very distinct impression on her, but not on our Thai family, who still continued the irresponsible behaviour and parenting.  That was up to them, but no way was I exposing my daughter to that kind of risk. Once she had grown up a bit and completed her CBT  in the UK, then she could come and ride here, with an EU spec helmet.  I didn't like it, but at least she knew the risks and had the training.