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What to stick on his windscreen which wont come off easily? [OT]
they used to do this at our uni if you parked without a pass.
Unfortunately they got done by the law for sticking un-removable stuff on the windscreens. They got round it by sticking them on the rear side windows, any other window is asking for trouble. |
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On Fri, 20 May 2005 08:53:10 GMT and in uk.rec.cars.misc, Mark Trueman
wrote.... they used to do this at our uni if you parked without a pass. Unfortunately they got done by the law for sticking un-removable stuff on the windscreens. They got round it by sticking them on the rear side windows, any other window is asking for trouble. I was thinking that myself. I thought it wa sclassed as an act of vandalism if you attach something to a car which hinders the drivers view. Windscreens were a definate no-no and side windows were ok (the front ones could be wound down to see their mirror), which was why you used to see so many people leave car parks with their window down in the rain. I used to have a similar problem where i lived, but it was a public road so anyone could park. The problem was people watching you and even following you to see if you got into a car so they could get your space. On a few occasions, when i was sitting in the car warming it up, people knocked on my windscreen to ask if i was going out so they could get the space! Letting down at least 2 tyres is probably the easiest option and it does no damage. -- sme |
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The message
from sme contains these words: Letting down at least 2 tyres is probably the easiest option and it does no damage. When shoppers used to pinch my wife's disabled space in Hounslow we just parked each end of 'em boxing them in with less than an inch to spare. Since we both ran old bangers neither of us cared a lot if they struggled to get out. Surprisingly, quite a few chose to ring the police, who were in on the game and would come round and give 'em a bollocking for parking in a disabled space without a blue badge. -- Skipweasel. Ivor Cutler - "Never knowingly understood." |
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On Fri, 20 May 2005 13:51:03 UTC, Guy King
wrote: When shoppers used to pinch my wife's disabled space in Hounslow we just parked each end of 'em boxing them in with less than an inch to spare. Since we both ran old bangers neither of us cared a lot if they struggled to get out. I used to have a reserved space at work, because I was on 24 hour call for things such as fires, deaths etc. Every Friday a group of people used to come along for a noon prayer meeting, and I was sometimes out. Nearly every time, one of them would use that space, and (unlike me) was untouchable because they were not a student or an employee. When I returned, I just parked across the front of the space. Somebody in it? Tough. -- Bob Eager begin a new life...take up Extreme Ironing! |
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Bob Eager loved her ferret enough to say...
On Fri, 20 May 2005 13:51:03 UTC, Guy King wrote: When shoppers used to pinch my wife's disabled space in Hounslow we just parked each end of 'em boxing them in with less than an inch to spare. Since we both ran old bangers neither of us cared a lot if they struggled to get out. I used to have a reserved space at work, because I was on 24 hour call for things such as fires, deaths etc. Every Friday a group of people used to come along for a noon prayer meeting, and I was sometimes out. Nearly every time, one of them would use that space, and (unlike me) was untouchable because they were not a student or an employee. When I returned, I just parked across the front of the space. Somebody in it? Tough. You didn't happen to lecture at UKC did you? If so, you taught me -- Trooper lid (remove the obvious) |
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On Fri, 20 May 2005 15:10:37 UTC, Trooper
wrote: You didn't happen to lecture at UKC did you? If so, you taught me Oh dear. Another one! Yes.... Email address *is* valid...identify yourself! -- Bob Eager begin a new life...take up Extreme Ironing! |
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You say this is *your* car park, but you need to be clear what this
means before you take action. Either it is reserved in some way for your use (either because it is privately owned or because the local authority has set it aside for your exclusive use) OR it is a public parking place. If the former, you have my sympathy, and perhaps some of the actions mentioned in this thread will help. However, you should really turn to legal remedies rather than vigilantism - you're more than likely to get confrontations with the kind of people who invade other people's parking spaces - good luck, take a big dog with you. If you don't have legal right to exclusive parking, on the other hand, tough. Suck it down. There's nothing more annoying than those nutters who leave their own personal traffic cones on the street in front of their house. If I parked in a legal parking spot and someone vandalized my car, I'd take photos, have it professionally cleaned and take them to the small claims courts for costs. So which are you, aggrieved victim or cone-nutter? |
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