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Hi

Can anyone recommend an online supplier of signs. I've tried the local
hardware store and B&Q and a couple of local sign shops, but none of
them have what I'm looking for. Basically I'm having trouble with kids
on motorbikes messing about on my parking area, so I need a sign that
says private parking, no motorcycles (or 2 separate signs would do).

Ben
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Hi

Can anyone recommend an online supplier of signs. I've tried the local
hardware store and B&Q and a couple of local sign shops, but none of
them have what I'm looking for. Basically I'm having trouble with kids
on motorbikes messing about on my parking area, so I need a sign that
says private parking, no motorcycles (or 2 separate signs would do).


http://www.uk-safety-signs.co.uk/parking-signs.htm

How do you plan to enforce it?

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Hywel wrote:
In article , Ben says...
Hi

Can anyone recommend an online supplier of signs. I've tried the local
hardware store and B&Q and a couple of local sign shops, but none of
them have what I'm looking for. Basically I'm having trouble with kids
on motorbikes messing about on my parking area, so I need a sign that
says private parking, no motorcycles (or 2 separate signs would do).


http://www.uk-safety-signs.co.uk/parking-signs.htm

How do you plan to enforce it?


Add another "Caution, oily road" sign?
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Hywel wrote:
In article , Ben says...

Hi

Can anyone recommend an online supplier of signs. I've tried the local
hardware store and B&Q and a couple of local sign shops, but none of
them have what I'm looking for. Basically I'm having trouble with kids
on motorbikes messing about on my parking area, so I need a sign that
says private parking, no motorcycles (or 2 separate signs would do).



http://www.uk-safety-signs.co.uk/parking-signs.htm


Thanks, that's the best site I've seen yet, but it only has the private
car park sign - I didn't see one about motorcycles.

How do you plan to enforce it?


At the moment it works like a 3-stage filter system
(1) One of us goes out and tells them to stop
(2) The police come round and tell them to stop
(3) The police take them away in the back of a van

Like all filter systems, the majority are stopped at the first stage,
and the majority that get through are stopped at the second stage. The
sign is intended to make life a bit easier by acting as a stage 0.
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In article , Ben says...
Hywel wrote:
In article , Ben says...

Hi

Can anyone recommend an online supplier of signs. I've tried the local
hardware store and B&Q and a couple of local sign shops, but none of
them have what I'm looking for. Basically I'm having trouble with kids
on motorbikes messing about on my parking area, so I need a sign that
says private parking, no motorcycles (or 2 separate signs would do).



http://www.uk-safety-signs.co.uk/parking-signs.htm


Thanks, that's the best site I've seen yet, but it only has the private
car park sign - I didn't see one about motorcycles.

How do you plan to enforce it?


At the moment it works like a 3-stage filter system
(1) One of us goes out and tells them to stop
(2) The police come round and tell them to stop
(3) The police take them away in the back of a van


Why would the police get involved - what's the crime?

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On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 22:59:04 UTC, Hywel wrote:

In article , Ben says...
Hywel wrote:
In article , Ben says...

Hi

Can anyone recommend an online supplier of signs. I've tried the local
hardware store and B&Q and a couple of local sign shops, but none of
them have what I'm looking for. Basically I'm having trouble with kids
on motorbikes messing about on my parking area, so I need a sign that
says private parking, no motorcycles (or 2 separate signs would do).


http://www.uk-safety-signs.co.uk/parking-signs.htm


Thanks, that's the best site I've seen yet, but it only has the private
car park sign - I didn't see one about motorcycles.

How do you plan to enforce it?


At the moment it works like a 3-stage filter system
(1) One of us goes out and tells them to stop
(2) The police come round and tell them to stop
(3) The police take them away in the back of a van


Why would the police get involved - what's the crime?


He says 'parking area' - some kind of private off-street area? The sort
that is good to zoom around on? Trespass?

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In article , Bob Eager
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On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 22:59:04 UTC, Hywel wrote:

In article , Ben says...
Hywel wrote:
In article , Ben says...

Hi

Can anyone recommend an online supplier of signs. I've tried the local
hardware store and B&Q and a couple of local sign shops, but none of
them have what I'm looking for. Basically I'm having trouble with kids
on motorbikes messing about on my parking area, so I need a sign that
says private parking, no motorcycles (or 2 separate signs would do).


http://www.uk-safety-signs.co.uk/parking-signs.htm

Thanks, that's the best site I've seen yet, but it only has the private
car park sign - I didn't see one about motorcycles.

How do you plan to enforce it?

At the moment it works like a 3-stage filter system
(1) One of us goes out and tells them to stop
(2) The police come round and tell them to stop
(3) The police take them away in the back of a van


Why would the police get involved - what's the crime?


He says 'parking area' - some kind of private off-street area? The sort
that is good to zoom around on? Trespass?


Trespass isn't a crime, though, is it?

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On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 23:59:04 +0100, Hywel
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In article , Ben says...
Hywel wrote:
In article , Ben says...

Hi

Can anyone recommend an online supplier of signs. I've tried the local
hardware store and B&Q and a couple of local sign shops, but none of
them have what I'm looking for. Basically I'm having trouble with kids
on motorbikes messing about on my parking area, so I need a sign that
says private parking, no motorcycles (or 2 separate signs would do).


http://www.uk-safety-signs.co.uk/parking-signs.htm


Thanks, that's the best site I've seen yet, but it only has the private
car park sign - I didn't see one about motorcycles.

How do you plan to enforce it?


At the moment it works like a 3-stage filter system
(1) One of us goes out and tells them to stop
(2) The police come round and tell them to stop
(3) The police take them away in the back of a van


Why would the police get involved - what's the crime?


There's been an advert on the "Real Radio" station round here for a
send away for parking notice complete with parking tickets.... you
couldn't make it up. ;-)

Mark S.
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Mark S. wrote in message . ..

There's been an advert on the "Real Radio" station round here for a
send away for parking notice complete with parking tickets.... you
couldn't make it up. ;-)


Not as daft as it sounds:

http://www.parkforce.com/
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"Ben" wrote in message
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Hi

Can anyone recommend an online supplier of signs. I've tried the local
hardware store and B&Q and a couple of local sign shops, but none of
them have what I'm looking for. Basically I'm having trouble with kids
on motorbikes messing about on my parking area, so I need a sign that
says private parking, no motorcycles (or 2 separate signs would do).



Use Microsoft Word and a cheap £25 laminator from Safeway or Office
Supplies.




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Use Microsoft Word and a cheap £25 laminator from Safeway or Office
Supplies.


For that really pro look, RS do an ally etching process. Posh, innit.

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Ben wrote:
Hi

Can anyone recommend an online supplier of signs. I've tried the local
hardware store and B&Q and a couple of local sign shops, but none of
them have what I'm looking for. Basically I'm having trouble with kids
on motorbikes messing about on my parking area, so I need a sign that
says private parking, no motorcycles (or 2 separate signs would do).

Ben


One interesting site I've found is www.seton.co.uk
They have proper aluminium reflective signs like the council use
(although they're not cheap).
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"Ben" wrote in message
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Can anyone recommend an online supplier of signs. I've tried the local
hardware store and B&Q and a couple of local sign shops, but none of
them have what I'm looking for. Basically I'm having trouble with kids
on motorbikes messing about on my parking area, so I need a sign that
says private parking, no motorcycles (or 2 separate signs would do).


One interesting site I've found is www.seton.co.uk
They have proper aluminium reflective signs like the council use
(although they're not cheap).


And get nicked for the scrap value of the ali !!!


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