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Warren G
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   9th Nov 07 at 23:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
parked in a empty motorbike car park, when to the pub, come back car clamped!!!!


then though, okay, pay the £40 or so and forget about it!

but no, £125 to release plus vat

so, jacked the car up, managed to access the wheel nuts just, removed the wheel, but chain was also around lower arm and drive shaft

grabbed the 13mm and was about to undo the bottom ball joint, then the big wankers turn up in the van, get out the van, look like about to fight me!

just said i was about to call them, but was making sure the clamp was secure!

and had to pay £141, i feel sick.

phoned 999 and told them what was happening and wanted them to tell me my rights!

then raced a 1.8t seat thing in a stress and kept up quite well, then went past time around the corners!

dont no what would of happened if i got the clamp off and drove away! prob come around my house




think im going to complain that they scratched my wheel and report there reg for speeding, wont achieve anything but will make me feel better




rant over
Nath
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9th Nov 07 at 23:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Were they a proper company? As there are alot of Cowboys about.
Robin
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9th Nov 07 at 23:23   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by warren.g
parked in a empty motorbike car park
willay
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TheCam
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10th Nov 07 at 07:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
unlucky mate... btw what were u goni do because wouldnt tht mean u wouldnt ever get the clamp off the wheel (im assuming you were gona put ur spare wheel on)
Warren G
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after looking there were signs and it was a proper company


and i was gonna put the spare wheel on, and take it home and take a grinder to the chain, then return it to fitter,
FruitBooTeR
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10th Nov 07 at 09:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Unlucky

£141 seems a bit steep though
TheCam
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quote:
Originally posted by warren.g i was gonna put the spare wheel on, and take it home and take a grinder to the chain, then return it to fitter,




you would have got fucked for that though
Brett
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10th Nov 07 at 11:43   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£141
gavin18787
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10th Nov 07 at 16:31   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
didnt sound good today when you were saying it, and £141 is very steep


Nice to know your dad and his mate were been suportive about it

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
Phi
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10th Nov 07 at 20:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
oh dear lol
£141 random!
Were they a proper company?!
pow
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10th Nov 07 at 21:39   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by warren.g
after looking there were signs and it was a proper company


and i was gonna put the spare wheel on, and take it home and take a grinder to the chain, then return it to fitter,



I have done this. In Hertford, got clamped, jacked the car up and got it off. Slung spare wheel on, drove home and theres still a steelie on the roof of my garage with a clamp on it.
graham16v
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10th Nov 07 at 21:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If u can get the wheel clamp off you can take it to ur nearest plod shop and hand it in to the lost and found.

As long as u don't damage the clamp taking it off u can get away with it. If u damage the clamp its classed as 'criminal damage'.
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10th Nov 07 at 22:07   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its still intact.

But its art

Just noticed Graham, ur near me
graham16v
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Windsor, just up the road from me.

What Tesco was ur avatar pic taken at lol.
ainsley_brader
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mattk
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Id have to go back me on foot too see their faces when they come back and theyve lost their clamp

 
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