Scam warning about driveway works in Mayo

A WARNING has been issued about a scam involving people getting offers to have their driveways done with 'left over' council material.

Individuals are tracking council road works in Mayo, Councillor Ger Deere informed a Castlebar Municipal District meeting.

He cited some local resurfacing works where men with a Northern registered jeep, sporting high-vis jackets, have come calling to homes to say they were doing work on the roads, had material left over, and did the home owner want their drive done at a cheap rate.

“It's a pure scam,” he stated in a warning to property owners.

"This is not Mayo County Council and the local council do not operate in that way."

Councillor Deere urged people to be alert, and if you are any way uneasy, call An Garda Síochána immediately on (094) 9038200.