What was his name?

• Andy B

  • Location: dover
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  9 January 2022     20:25374070
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  In the pub the other day i was talking with some friends of ours,subjects went from cross channel ferries to Seacats and i mentioned of a guy from a few years back who came to Dover,a con man who either done the DHB for alot of money or ferry company saying he would get either the Seacat or a new ferry up and running.Had alot of people believe in him and he slapped plenty of arses on the way.Was quite a big story when he got found out,made national news,i,m sure there was a documentry made where the film crew found where he was living in Spain and he refused to speak to them,anyone remember what his name was?
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• Dover History Pages

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  9 January 2022     20:42374071
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  https://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/content/articles/2008/04/25/south_east_john_paul_airs_s13_w9_feature.shtml
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• Andy B

  • Location: dover
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  9 January 2022     21:42374072
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  Thanks for finding,thats the man,my mate said John something but thats all we knew.
• Button

  • Location: Dover
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  9 January 2022     21:50374073
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  Still around, screw still loose. Self-description on Twitter: "Exotic Financial engineering. expert in the preparation of business and cash flow simulation plans". Google and the various free Companies House search sites make for a little fun reading.
  (Not my real name.)
• Captain Haddock

  • Location: Marlinspike Hall
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  10 January 2022     00:17374074
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  Excellent read - though nowhere near as good a scam as Elizabeth Holmes with Theranos!
  
  One wonders what happened to the branch manager at Maidstone, Mr Andy Worthington?
  "We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
  Dr. Hunter S Thompson
• Neil Moors

  • Registered: 3 Feb 2016
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  10 January 2022     04:23374075
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  Thanks for this, a fascinating read. I was living in London in 2006 so this passed me by. He's probably providing PCR tests now.
• Button

  • Location: Dover
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  10 January 2022     06:46374076
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  Or possibly on furlough?
  (Not my real name.)
• ray hutstone

  • Registered: 1 Apr 2018
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  10 January 2022     07:33374078
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  Yes. Remember it well. The only redeeming factor was that he didn't get offered a contract by Chris Grayling.
• Button

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 22 Jul 2016
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  10 January 2022     08:23374079
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  See also https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-426690/Channel-travel-moves-fast-lane-super-ferries.html.
  (Not my real name.)