Darbees

My car registration number is clearly visible on this thing as is the woman across the road gazing out the window at the google car passing by.

OK but please don't complain when it happens again.

That would be far too complicated and expensive for them, all they do is emply morons who wander round the car park making note of when cars park there and putting the notices on them. If they ever took anyone to court (which they won't) they would do what beloved SCC do with tramgates and charge the vehicle keeper not necessarily the driver. I had a ticket once on a vehicle which wasn't registered to me but was insured and they tracked me down through Motor Insureres Bureau. I ignored all their unenforceable threats which included seizing the vehicle and making it impossible for me to obtain a mortgage amongst other things. It's all hot air.

Yes and in a round about way the management have robbed the customers of the money they paid in good faith as tips to waiters for their good service.

How come the customer has done you out of the money when it isn't your business? I bet if you took the money out of the till and told boss to get stuffed he'd have something to say about it. Which restaurant is it? I'd be inclined to get a friend to go there, not pay and explain that they are giving you the money instead. As others have said, always refer this kind of thing to management.

No one was driving if it was parked. I'll say as I always do on this subject, ignore them, don't respond at all to any of their threats and they will go away.

No they don't, nor are they allowed to.

I'd be very surprised if you got a full refund for the bottle price. Who's bottle is it?

You don't ever own the bottle, you pay for the right to use a bottle because you get another one each time you get a refill and the bottle owner (company who's name is on it) is responsible for maintaining and providing public liability insurance on it. You do not get the money back either, you will be entitled to a proportion if you retain the original hire form, depending on how long you have had it with a maximum of 40%. Without that the dealer may make an ex gratia payment for it but it won't be anywhere near original cost.

It is at the beginning and could be up to £30 extra for the cylinder but those prices are just for the gas.

That is cheap but make sure it's the same size. Calor do 15kg and the others do 13kg or sometimes less so you will have to collect it more often..

If you apply to council they may give you permission but I suspect that you will have to pay for the dropped kerb yourself. Probably best to do that before the vindictive parking people start fining you.

Think I'll get myself a free council house for those two weeks then I can ring council up on Christmas day and complain they haven't come round immediately and renovated my house for nowt.

It's not sticking my head in the sand, I know it will go away if I ignore it because the parking companies won't risk losing a court case as it will set a precedent and that is how civil law works. If the overstay penalties were a reasonable amount I might pay but they often charge more than a motorist would pay for a "proper" dangerous offence such as careless driving and demand money with menaces when they don't have a court judgement. The fact that some people think that is reasonable is just playing into the hands of these bullies.

I'm talking about private firms in car parks.