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CliveHurst's Review of West 1 Promotions www.west1promotions.co.uk

5th Aug 2006

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West 1 (Promotions) are at the same address, have the same managers & staff as an agency called 'Hidden Faces. West 1 for £179, put you in touch with an agency called Regardez who charge you a further £117.50, making a total fee of of £296.50!

Regardez are at the same address as an agency called Rondevous. Now Rondevous offer the same 'service' as West 1. Rondevous charges £180 to find you an agency called Hidden Faces, who charge you £149.50, making a total fee of £329.50. Hidden Faces have the same managers, staff and are at the same address as West 1...

So you have two lots of agencies, passing applicants between themselves; and making loads of money - out of the applicants they pass on.

Rondevous and West 1 do not offer to find you - any work whatsoever, all they do is pass you on to someone else who will charge another fee.

Another of the agencies, Studio 1 Promotions, this agency has rang applicants with the offer of actual work opportunities; but only if they pay £49 up-front. But, once they pay the fee the work opportunity evaporates...

There is an - Agency Help Line - to help anyone who has paid fees to such agencies, log on to:

www.anactor.net

For the facts - and Advertising Standards Authority Adjudications against some of the above agencies.

There are five BBC local radio interviews to listen to on this subject also.

A question in the House of Commons on 4th May, on this subject, can also be listened in to, on this website...

All the best,

Clive

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  • Gemma IOM on 20th Aug 2006

    I have just been "signed" to Regardez and Studio 1 throught West 1 Promotions. Studio 1 told me that Dominoes Pizza and HMV were interested in taking me on for some comercials work. After paying the registration fee of £49 (plus £179 for West 1 to nip into the office next door and get someone from Studio 1 to ring me) I heard no more. Whenever I phone the agency, the line is engaged and goes through to an answer phone whereupon leaving several messages you can guarantee that someone will not return your call.
    All respect to these people, they really skinned me; it's a sly business that uses people's vanity to make mega bucks. Immoral? Maybe. Devious? Definately.
    Gemma, Lancashire

  • CliveHurst Rank: Lance Corporal on 18th Sep 2006

    Studio 1 Promotions have a history of doing this...

    THe DTI Employment Agency Standards have been made aware of several such cases; yet appear to have done nothing so far.

    Please e-mail me if you wish me to try and help you, at: anactor@beeb.net

    All the best,

    Clive Hurst

  • Rebecca T on 4th Mar 2007

    I have had the exact same experience where I was told HMV and DFS wanted me for TV ads, this work mysteriously disappeared as did the 'Miss Model of Brighton' competition which I have already payed for tickets for. I was stupid enough to fall for it and I'm now I'm down £228 (£179 to West 1 and £49 to studio 1 promotions), I'm a student and that is a lot of money for me. Why is this allowed to happen?!