On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:56:23 +0000, Alan Vann
wrote:

Ben wrote:
rant
Oh well... I booked British Gas to change my gas meter from token to
quarterly in my new flat, who delegated to Siemens who apparently now
own the things.

Hah. Some months back we waited all afternoon for Gritish Bass to come
and service the boiler (Yes, I know, sorry).......

At 6:01pm a card dropped through the letter box with the BG logo. I just
happened to be in the hall at the time, so opened the door, but the guy
must have been an Olympic sprinter, there was nobody to be seen. The
card stated that he was unable to gain access as "the householder was
not present"......


Council workmen do a course on this "carding" technique.
The trick is to have a squeaky gate and ensure it's always shut. This
gives you enough notice to spring out on the buggers and catch them in
the act of not knocking.


Might have had better luck if he'd actually rung the bell and waited, a
point I made to the call-centre muppet the following day. Unsurprisingly
his script didn't contain an answer to that.....

Alan

For the OP I recommend ringing and asking the person to add a note to
the job notes stating how to get parking. I know comet engineers have
to ring in to get permission to get a parking ticket and it's at the
managers discretion whether they're allowed to park where they might
get one.
Once you've got someone to add a note ring back and ask the new drone
what note is written on the job to ensure it's correct.
If they can't park easily then it's always worth getting a note added
that you can get them safe local parking.