[David9694]

A new catch-all Tea Shop thread for those miscellaneous new stories that don’t quite fit with parking, crashing into buildings or trapped/prisoners in their homes. 

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[ktache]

I’m guessing that some of the

I’m guessing that some of the scratches came from his very annoyed removal of a seemingly justified sticker.

[David9694]

Recommend a brownie of the

Recommend a browse of the comments. 

[hawkinspeter]

David9694 wrote:

Recommend a brownie of the comments. 

Technically, there wasn’t a “single” problem with his parking…

[hawkinspeter]

David9694 wrote:

Driver’s fury as Volkswagon Lupo damaged by ‘rude’ parking stickers in Ramsgate

I guess a description of how he was parked wouldn’t fit the victim narrative. 

“[The stickers] were right in the middle of my windscreen so someone has leant over and touched the car to put them there. It’s a show car so deep scratches don’t look good. They definitely weren’t there before.”

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/fury-as-car-damaged-by-rude-parking-stickers-299917/

I like his quote of “People just need to learn respect.”

Yeah mate, you need to learn some respect about dumping your private property like an arsehole. It got scratched? Good.

[OnYerBike]

David9694 wrote:

Parking ‘scam’ warning at Hayle beach where you cannot pay with cash or phone

Meh, I sympathise with the driver on this one, and if it goes to court I imagine he would prevail for a couple of reasons.

Firstly, the picture is too blurry to read the full details at the bottom of the sign, but the driver does state he paid the £1.30 after he got home. Unless the sign states payment must be made before departure (and the driver claims it doesn’t), then he has complied.

Secondly, parking on private land is a contractual issue. As such, customers are required to be given a reasonable time to consider the terms before being deemed to have consented. (The BPA Code of Practice states a “minimum of 5 minutes”; the proposed but since withdrawn mandatory Code of Conduct proposed a minimum of 10 minutes). If you are required to download an app and read additional online terms and conditions, then I would certainly be arguing that 14 minutes between entering and exiting the car park is actually a perfectly reasonable time to spend, including reading through before deciding you do not wish to agree. I know when it comes to apps most of us simple scroll to the “agree” button, but a court would surely agree it is in fact prudent to read what you are agreeing to!

[David9694]

Driver’s fury as Volkswagon

Driver’s fury as Volkswagon Lupo damaged by ‘rude’ parking stickers in Ramsgate

I guess a description of how he was parked wouldn’t fit the victim narrative. 

“[The stickers] were right in the middle of my windscreen so someone has leant over and touched the car to put them there. It’s a show car so deep scratches don’t look good. They definitely weren’t there before.”

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/fury-as-car-damaged-by-rude-parking-stickers-299917/

[David9694]

Parking ‘scam’ warning at

Parking ‘scam’ warning at Hayle beach where you cannot pay with cash or phone

You will need to download the app but it won’t work with Apple Pay or Google Pay

On what planet do you drive into a private ANPR car park and stay 14 minutes, drive off having not paid anything and believe all will be well? Sippi app, anyone?

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/parking-scam-warning-hayle-beach-9024867

[David9694]

Local shops ‘won’t survive’

Local shops ‘won’t survive’ if town’s free parking ends, warn councillors

“Most of the businesses on the high street are struggling to survive”

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/local-shops-wont-survive-towns-9028735

[IanMSpencer]

David9694 wrote:

conked out car is news why? 

Architect left stranded after Discovery engine fail that Land Rover refuses to fix

Steve said that despite being a loyal JLR customer for years, he’s had no help from them at all

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/architect-left-stranded-after-discovery-9013783

He;s clearly not been driving it enough. Fault due to it being underused:

 

An architect from Cornwall who racks up hundreds of miles a year travelling to projects all over the region is stuck at home after his Land Rover’s engine failed due to a “known fault”

[David9694]

Fed up residents in ‘ignored’

Fed up residents in ‘ignored’ Devon town ‘want action’

The town is suffering from traffic congestion, air pollution, and overdevelopment but the Government is ‘not listening’

“Another survey, organised by Cullompton Community Association fields, revealed that people were torn but would give up their community fields for the sake of a relief road to stop the awful congestion in the centre of the town. Now there is to be a further consultation, on both the relief road and junction 28, on which progress also needs to be made.”

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/fed-up-residents-ignored-devon-9023386

[David9694]

conked out car is news why? 

conked out car is news why? 

Architect left stranded after Discovery engine fail that Land Rover refuses to fix

Steve said that despite being a loyal JLR customer for years, he’s had no help from them at all

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/architect-left-stranded-after-discovery-9013783

[hawkinspeter]

Here’s an odd one: https:/

Here’s an odd one: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/evri-driver-suspended-after-delivery-9023942

[David9694]

Another hard-pressed driver: 

Another hard-pressed driver: 

Van driver ordered to stump up £500 after ‘lobbing’ banana skin window in Herne Bay

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/herne-bay/news/van-driver-ordered-to-stump-up-500-after-lobbing-banana-s-299753/

[Shelders]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-scotland-67916370

No mention of a professional bus driver 

[NotNigel]

Meanwhile, main news from

Meanwhile, main news from Hull…….

……car gets keyed.

 

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/driver-faces-2000-repair-bill-9021594?utm_source=linkCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

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