MarkSport
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Registered: 22nd May 09
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What a joke last night was.
After going out for a good night with food/a few games of pool and a couple of carlings I walk out to find a bloody clamp on the car  .release fee was £125.I couldn't draw it out as I had drew my limit out that day
Had to get my mum to phone my aunty and drop it to me at 1am.
It seriously felt like I had been set alight and put out with a spade, the feeling was shit as it was money for my tools for work.
Lesson learnt though.A disabled bay doesn't have to have a hatched area either side of the car...apparently!
first offence in driving after 5 and half years
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Chris x
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MarkSport
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Registered: 22nd May 09
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Indeed.Thing is,I'm tempted to protest it as the bay didnt have hatched markings each side to allow wheelchair access.it only had it on one side which i thought was strange
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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Did it clearly state it was a disabled spot? As in, was it not obvious to you, even with only one side of hatched markings and most likely the big universal sign they paint inside every disabled spot?
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
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Did it clearly state it was a disabled spot? As in, was it not obvious to you, even with only one side of hatched markings and most likely the big universal sign they paint inside every disabled spot?
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MarkSport
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Registered: 22nd May 09
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There was 4 of us in the car and I never noticed the sign on the floor (was parked on it) .one hatched bit on the drivers side but passenger side was like not even 2 ft to the next car (my mate struggled to get out)
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Shell
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Registered: 14th Oct 08
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Sorry, that was actually me. Evidently Eck doesnt know how to sign out on my phone either, not just the laptop.
You can't contest the fine because you and 4 other people weren't very observant. Yeah, mistakes happen, but you take it on the chin and learn not to do it again. It's not like when we're kids and could claim it was unfair "cos it was an accident".
Also, disabled bays aren't just for disabled passengers, some, like this one by the sounds of it, was for a disabled driver.
[Edited on 28-04-2010 by Shell]
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luciaadr
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Registered: 11th Aug 04
Location: Bexleyheath, Greater London
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When space is at a premium they'll just put hatchings on one side. If the driver has a disabled passenger all they have to do is reverse into the bay!
You can't claim. Chin up
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Half Pint
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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quote:
Originally posted by MarkSport
There was 4 of us in the car and I never noticed the sign on the floor (was parked on it) .one hatched bit on the drivers side but passenger side was like not even 2 ft to the next car (my mate struggled to get out)
never noticed..... What are you disabled?
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adiohead
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Registered: 28th Sep 01
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hate getting clamped.
I once had permission to park in a private space and I still got clamped and had to pay a fine.
Never got that money back, I'm betting my old friend kept it.
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