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Help with useless council!

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  • gabyjane wrote: »
    I reported a car some 6 weeks ago (did post on here but can't find) and IT IS STILL THERE...basically someone leaves their car between 2 roads on a bed...


    Single, double or Kingsize??
    "You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"
  • gabyjane
    gabyjane Posts: 3,541 Forumite
    Thank guys..i will try and google it for you..it is deff not a disabled badge jobby..as for unloading it won't be that restriction as nowhere at all to stop and only a pub further up..as for rd markings ill try and look later when dh is driving.
    I will be writing at this rate as annoys me..why does everyone else (rightly so) get a tacket for parking wrongly and she isn't grrr!
  • gabyjane
    gabyjane Posts: 3,541 Forumite
    Single, double or Kingsize??

    Pmsl!! bend i meant!..although if it was on a bed least ide be able to push it down the rd!!
  • nicechap
    nicechap Posts: 2,852 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    How do you know it doesn't have a blue badge displayed if you haven't the time to stop & take a photo?
    Originally Posted by shortcrust
    "Contact the Ministry of Fairness....If sufficient evidence of unfairness is discovered you’ll get an apology, a permanent contract with backdated benefits, a ‘Let’s Make it Fair!’ tshirt and mug, and those guilty of unfairness will be sent on a Fairness Awareness course."
  • gabyjane
    gabyjane Posts: 3,541 Forumite
    nicechap wrote: »
    How do you know it doesn't have a blue badge displayed if you haven't the time to stop & take a photo?

    Because i have stopped right infront of it and can see 90% of the dash in the mirror..dd has also had a good nose when we have driven past and said there is nothing..plus i now know there is a young girl driving as have seen her runnign to it/getting into it so doubt it very much.
  • if you are getting no joy from the police or the local council. why dont you get in touch with your local newspaper and express the situation with them and they will have a dept that will question why this matter hasnt been dealt with and that you are getting pushed from one to the other without anyone of them taking responsibility for the matter. or you can get hold of your local council parking authority and they should deal with it.

    someone should be in charge of this type of situation???? :confused:
  • greenface
    greenface Posts: 4,871 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    just tell us where it is and we will try to google map it for you . Or maybe they dont know how much they affect you and others slap a message on their screen
    :cool: hard as nails on the internet . wimp in the real world :cool:
  • gabyjane
    gabyjane Posts: 3,541 Forumite
    Well from what i can work out (knew posting would help with my memory!) i started moaning about this last October..it is now Feb and guess what..it's still there grr! We haven't been here for 2 weeks of Jan as we were on holiday so imagine when i got back and there it was the morning i travelled back from work..So i rung them..why i dont know the usual old rubbish so a letter has been done and sent so we will see if that does any good.
    Are the council trying to tell me that in 4.5 months they haven't seen it there..hmm!
  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 5 February 2010 at 11:35AM
    The thing to do is contact the police again but this time just state that the vehicle is causing an obstruction and is dangerously parked. Don't mention it's illegally parked because they'll just refer you back to the council each time.

    Why not take a pic and post it here, maybe if the driver sees you taking an interest in his car they may move it.

    Give us the town and street and we could take a look on Google maps to see what sort of road you're referring to.
  • What sort of bed is it - single,double,king/queen size???
    "You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"
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