Cops march diners back to Scots restaurant after they walk out without paying £300 bill
SIX diners were marched back into a Scots pub after refusing to pay their bill and fleeing the premises.
The group of men had stormed out of The Black Bull in Moffat, Dumfriesshire leaving behind their £300 bill.
They claimed they had not enjoyed their evening and were therefore not paying the sum.
When they were refused entry into a neighbouring bar they returned to their hotel.
Black Bull owner Janie Seaton called the police and had the men hauled back and slammed them for their behaviour and attitude.
She said: "They were very disrespectful.
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"It's almost creepy how misogynistic and arrogant they were.
"I believe they were all business people or own their own businesses therefore they should have been a bit better towards someone who also runs a business."
The group had booked a table in the hotel's beer garden however since it was early March the staff decided to move them inside despite being fully booked.
However, this meant there was a 45 minute delay and Janie said when they arrived at their table they were a bit "feisty" including yelling demands at her.
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The group, who are from England, complained about some of their food, which Janie said she accepted, so they knocked £100 off the price of the food.
But despite that the men legged it out the premise when they became confrontational and Janie, who is originally from Grimbsy, was forced to call the cops.
She added one member of the group looked embarrassed and even asked another if they were seriously going to not pay.
The men moved on to The Coachman Bar however Janie had phoned them to let them know they owed her £300.
They were refused entry before returning home to the hotel they were staying in.
Janie said: "When all this happened I first phoned the Coachman Bar as we thought they might go there and we were right.
"I also phoned the hotel they were staying at and literally about 20 minutes later the manageress of the hotel came to me clutching a bunch of bank notes and said these guys were happy to pay me for the drinks but they won't be paying us for the starters and they've sent me to settle it.
"I said she could go back because I am not taking money for drinks and not starters, I want all my money.
"And I'm not going to let this stop until I get all of my money.
"But they sent a woman over to try and pay a bit of the bill, that's the arrogance of them.
"They're not even man enough to come back."
After the police were called the men still refused to pay the full amount but Janie vowed to get her money even if it meant going through criminal and civil courts.
She added: "I kept saying I wanted all my money and I will pursue them, if I can't get them through the criminal courts I'll get them through the civil.
"And it was when the police explained to these characters that any pending charges be it civil or criminal would show on their records as pending until the case went to court or were dismissed.
"That got them into paying the full money.
"They didn't like the fact they were getting their a***s kicked by a five foot two woman."
Each man was escorted in individually flanked by two police officers to settle their share of the bill.
She added: "It's was absolutely worth it when the police brought them back to pay because we were all just sitting there, smiling at them and they were just staring and scowling and gloring at us.
"They were so angry.
"They brought them in one-by-one with two police officers it was a bit like Noah's Arc."
Janie has been fighting to raise awareness of the way hospitality staff are treated and has been stung in the past.
She says when they have been ripped off before and they are severe she always tries to get it public.
And after posting this incident to The Black Bull's Facebook she said she has received lots of support from the public backing the way she handled it.
Janie said: "When we are ripped off I always bang my drum about it... to try and get attention about these kind of issues.
"This is probably the third severe incident but I always get it out there.
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"It's an opportunity to get out how I feel about this sort of behaviour.
"People are starting to understand the customer isn't always right and the general public are usually on our side, they don't like that either."
