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Tony McC
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Post: # 86837Post Tony McC

Stoopid Parking

...but they left him an escape ramp! Far too generous!

We had summat similar when re-paving Preston town centre 20-odd years ago. Some arrogant twonk moved our 'Road Closed' barriers and parked his BMW on our newly laid paving. Came back a couple of hours later to find the car surrounded by a dozen or so packs of 80mm blocks and no-one willing to listen to his bullshit excuses. Let him out eventually - the police didn't quite share our sense of humour.
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Post: # 86840Post lutonlagerlout

saw that and couldnt believe it wasn't a beemer driver :;):
surprised they were that courteous
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Post: # 86844Post Dave_L

Happened in our local town; road was due to be planed off, advance notices put out etc - but one car remained in place.

Upshot of it was the owner couldn't be located so they had to resurface around it and return [at great cost] when it had moved.

I'd have dragged it away - and have done so on previous occasions on housing estates.
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Post: # 86853Post rimexboy

What a plank, that proves you can't buy common sense

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Post: # 86854Post Tommy

Should have *moved* it with whatever is available, i.e 3cx, then chalk it down to a harsh life lesson for not being able to comprehend clear warning signage

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Post: # 86901Post henpecked

more than likely a consultant visiting 'relatives' abroad and taking advantage of free parking (on his £160k a year salary.
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Post: # 86906Post Carberry

Tommy wrote:Should have *moved* it with whatever is available, i.e 3cx, then chalk it down to a harsh life lesson for not being able to comprehend clear warning signage

Should have done what they do in China

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Can't damage the car because he would just claim it on insurance.

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Post: # 86907Post henpecked

Nice how that has no protection or lighting, a couple of weeks and a Mitsubishi will be stuck in the living room :D

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Post: # 86915Post GB_Groundworks

weve moved cars before on jobs, dragged them with the 3cx etc did some palisade fencing to a car park, put a barrier up and signs got there to start 5 cars had decided to park so moved them

on last job this olb boy insisted parking his old 3 series right on the corner at the bottom of steep drive on 90 degree bend made it a nightmare to get travis rd or anything bigger than a car, id asked him 3 times not to park there and wed coned it and red taped it he'd move them, so i parked 3cx behind him and the little utility tractor in front. let him out after an hour
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