The grumpy thread

[Kiltox]

Someone on eBay selling knackered old laptops with a working install for £79. Almost tempted.

[Richard]

The best course of action is to just ignore them.

 

As soon as you reply, they realise you're real and apparently start harassing you even more.

 

 

I keep getting notices through the post for a ticket I got at work. The twunts at the university have Parking Eye or Smart Parking or who-the-fuck-ever patrolling the place. They dobbed me in for not having a valid parking pass, even though I was displaying one on the dash.

 

It's hilarious how much the charge goes up and down with the letters. The letters have also come from about 3 different companies so far, all claiming to be working on behalf of the parking shitehawks, and every letter has a different amount on it. I've also lost count of how many times they've threatened to take me to court. My reaction is "Go on then! Fucking do it already!"

They also keep citing a 'landmark case' called Beavis Vs Parking Eye, neglecting the fact that the guy fighting Parking Eye made the mistake of admitting he was driving the car at the time. In my case (and many others) they need to prove who was driving the car when it was parked. Meaning their claim that it's a 'landmark case' is complete fucking bollocks.

 

Utter shitehawks.

 

/rant

 

 

Can you tell I absolutely hate private parking companies? They're the sort of people I wouldn't piss on even if they were on fire.

 

You can't ignore them now unless you're in Scotland. Outside Scotland the vehicle keeper can be made to disclose who was driving or held personally responsible. The other oft-quoted advice that they can only claim what your parking cost them doesn't apply any more either, there was a test case a year or two ago- the name Beavis springs to mind.

[chaseracer]

The best course of action is to just ignore them.

 

Not since Beavis, my friend - in England & Wales anyway.  The requirement is that due appeal process should be followed, utter ball ache though it is, including POPLA if the parking company decides to compound their error by playing silly bastards.

 

I will invoice them for my time at a multiple of my normal rate if they try that one...

[DodgeRover]

The first thing we heard from parking eye was a county court summons for an overstay at Morrisons. Store staff were utter shit kept promising to cancel it and never did. In the end I put a shitty letter saying what I thought of Morrisons on their Facebook page and it was cancelled the next day. Parasites they are.

[Pillock]

I had a Parking Eye jobbie for an overstay.... Except it was a store I was working in and I watched the guy tap my reg number into the system as soon as I got there.

 

Apparently they often "lose" numbers off the system and send letters, the store manager reckoned the ones where he knew he'd entered the number properly were always a week later than the regular overstays, he reckoned they manually pulled some out and fired off letters.

 

The lease company who had to forward me the letter were equally frustrated at the ineptitude, they do dozens a week and also reckoned they were chancers as they see patterns with which retail parks generate more than their fair share.

 

TL;DR - Wankers.

[bub2006]

Thanks for advice Regards memory card. Bought a new phone and its all still on it. Why other phone said it had formatted and shown nothing on card is beyond me

[Kiltox]

Mine needs uninstalled an reinstalled every now and then. This is particularly tedious as installation takes literally hours, which I just dont understand since the software appears to have the complexity of a handfull of Ceefax pages.

What version do you have?

 

I've managed to overcome the earlier problem with a fresh install of Diagbox 7.02 but I don't know if that's new enough to talk to the car I need it to

[maxpower]

I haz earache...and it fkin hurts!!

[dave21478]

What version do you have?

 

I've managed to overcome the earlier problem with a fresh install of Diagbox 7.02 but I don't know if that's new enough to talk to the car I need it to

 

I have 7.43. Or a Chinese copy of 7.43, I should say.

[omegod]

I had more corticosteroid injections into the ligaments in my hand yesterday, fook me it makes my eyes water , the GP was apologising all the way through as he knew how painful it is ,  it's usually kicked in by the next day but my fingers are still bastard locking.  GRRR 

[Kiltox]

I have 7.43. Or a Chinese copy of 7.43, I should say.

Hmm. I'll give it a go and then go through the ball ache of upgrading if it doesn't work

 

I'm seeing information that indicates the BSM (engine bay fusebox) might actually be causing my C3's woe - £25 instead of £200 I like!

[Barry Cade]

You can't ignore them now unless you're in Scotland. Outside Scotland the vehicle keeper can be made to disclose who was driving or held personally responsible. The other oft-quoted advice that they can only claim what your parking cost them doesn't apply any more either, there was a test case a year or two ago- the name Beavis springs to mind.

I've got a letter here from Parking Eye for £100 as I fell asleep at Oxford- Waterstock services and slept for over 2 hours..after driving from Koblenz. Should I ignore it?

[Richard]

I would say no, you have to go through the appeal process.

[Eddie Honda]

Back seat with the rest of them...

 

 

fuck 'em.

[Barry Cade]

Back seat with the rest of them...

 

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fuck 'em.

That the Gaffer's P6?

[Eddie Honda]

That the Gaffer's P6?

[Negative Creep]

Just as well I don't need to go out this morning

 

[chaseracer]

The law changed recently.  Call 101 with the numbers and the local council issue a PCN.  Apparently.

[Mr Lobster]

The law changed recently.  Call 101 with the numbers and the local council issue a PCN.  Apparently.

 

Trolley jack under the back end, spin it round so its blocking the street then ring the Police about the abandoned car....

[Rusty_Rocket]

Is that (2-ft from the kerb) Vectra actually 'parked'?  I can't stand inconsiderate arseholes like that.

[twosmoke300]

What wankers ! Time to buy an old series Landy with a homemade h section front bumper . Engage low range - seconds in , crouch , touch , pause engage ! ( rugby joke )

[Negative Creep]

It's next door's car. The house was empty for about 6 months but you'd think it would be pretty obvious I've moved in. Can't get insurance on the Civic until tomorrow so I'll let it slide for now, but hopefully a polite word tomorrow might get him to stop.

[meggersdog]

DPD couriers are useless useless cunts.

Avoid if possible.

 

 

Young lad in the workshop nextdoor ordered four tyres from Germany.These DPD twats collected them and delivered two.The other two are still in Germany !! yet they were all collected at the same time.

[chaseracer]

Trolley jack under the back end, spin it round so its blocking the street then ring the Police about the abandoned car....

 

I like this idea much better.

[purplebargeken]

i10 pushed a Focus out of the way the other week. Most satisfying.

[Lacquer Peel]

No wonder I've been struggling with the Octavia. I've just found out that the paint on the flywheel is not TDC. Cheers yeah.

[Tamworthbay]

Or ask nicely on here and I am sure someone will have an old scrapper they will let you have that can magically appear in front of next doors drive overnight and stay for....................

[Cavcraft]

Just as well I don't need to go out this morning

 

 

 

Inconsiderate bastards, it must be bloody awful when you've only just moved in, too. I'd be sodding livid if my neighbours had a Passat.

[xtriple]

The police WILL actually attend to that, it is an offence to block someone from accessing the highway. Not the other way round though, so if you are out and can't get in, tough shit! Give plod a bell...

[garbaldy]

I'd be sodding livid if my neighbours had a Passat.

It looks like a borra