Welcome to today’s Internet Protection Lesson, presented through Bristol Cars.
For those of you who know the Bristol brand, you associate it with the low-volume luxury cars that have been built by hand in the UK since the 1940s… however, if they stay awake, they will know that Bristol, known for its cult, also had some monetary problems.
The company, which included prominent clients such as Sir Richard Branson, Liam Gallagher and Tina Turner, was rescued from the cave in 2011 through an investor, but has not been able to produce a production vehicle since. In March, it was announced that the automaker had returned and that its assets would be liquidated.
The Daily Mail called the company a fall in “failures in technical innovation and logo management,” but they weren’t the only ones to have harsh words. Last August, an unidentified party posted a message in Bristol that attributed to the president, Kamal Siddiqi.
But it may not take you long to realize that this message probably doesn’t come from Siddiqi. Titled “A Non-apology,” the note begins by admitting that “blind self-interest, general lack of control skills, fiscal incompetence (not to mention stupidity and nepotism) have brought down this proud British logo again. He goes on to say that bristol owners, a company called Kamkorp, would join “stealing investors, suppliers and staff,” while President Siddiqi would continue to obtain a non-public source of luxury vehicles.
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The reports assume that the online page access data was in the hands of a disgruntled employee. Although Jalopnik says it is unlikely to be a hoax, they argue that it actually adapts to the company’s recent reputation for its damaged promises amid its “slow collapse.”
Bristol Cars was introduced after World War II when its parent company, Bristol Airplane Company, had to diversify to compensate for the decline in aircraft orders. The last style in progression, the Bullet, for 70 units, priced at $325,000.
That wasn’t the end for the staff. In feb he transferred them all to Bristol superlite. Hasnt paid them since February and its come to light the fella has been nicking their pensions too. Yet no one cares. No wonder someone wrote that message. Hes also lying to hmrc and putting payslips through even though no one has been paid..