Trench Lane Car Boot Sale near Bristol horrid experience

SCoomby

Hi all
Thought I would let you all know about my experience with the Trench Lane car boot near Bristol.
The car boot runs most Sundays during the spring and summer and you can see it from the M4 motorway. This was my first (and now last) visit.
It is very busy and went to park up but I followed the cars in front of me who just happened to be parking in the disabled area. I was a bit confused by the signs but an organiser came running over. I wound the window down to speak to him and he stated that this for disabled only and accused me of ignoring his signals. I said I got confused when both cars turned right in front of me and I said I was sorry. He replied yes you will be sorry in a threatening manner. There was no need for this attitude. My partner was fuming and gave them a hand gesture as we drove by the organiser (I said to her don't escalate this). Any way the organiser jumped on his quad bike and chased after us. Getting a bit scary now. I stopped and spoke to the organiser and he said there was no need for the attitude and it was his field. He then ordered us of his field and him and a colleague escorted us with their quad bikes.
What a lovely Sunday morning.
I cannot recommend anyone to go there to save money!

Barneysmom

What a horrible bunch of people.

We had an experience like that in Sainsburys car park, we'd got there about 15 minutes before it opened and the car park taliban told us to clear off.
We saw the petrol station was already open so decided to go and fill up while we waited, one of the car park taliban came over to us as we filled up and tried to get us to get off 'this land'.

I've never been there since, the one at Hanley.

Booley

Barneysmom wrote: »

What a horrible bunch of people.

We had an experience like that in Sainsburys car park, we'd got there about 15 minutes before it opened and the car park taliban told us to clear off.
We saw the petrol station was already open so decided to go and fill up while we waited, one of the car park taliban came over to us as we filled up and tried to get us to get off 'this land'.

I've never been there since, the one at Hanley.

How odd, you'd think they'd be glad that people were turning up. If you'd mistakenly driven onto MOD land during some top secret mission I could understand but Sainsburys car park/petrol station ? Looney tunes.

suited-aces

Not quite sure this is a kosher version of events.

SCoomby

My version of events were kosher. I made a mistake and apologised for it. Won't go back there ever.

thepedestrian

Barneysmom wrote: »

What a horrible bunch of people.

We had an experience like that in Sainsburys car park, we'd got there about 15 minutes before it opened and the car park taliban told us to clear off.

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car park taliban ! - excellent ! - still smiling at this one ! :beer:

Barneysmom

They lost my £50 spend that day, and the the £50 spends since, no skin off my nose, I prefer Morrisons anyway

terra_ferma

SCoomby wrote: »

I said I got confused when both cars turned right in front of me and I said I was sorry.

My partner was fuming and gave them a hand gesture as we drove by the organiser (I said to her don't escalate this).

One says sorry the other one gives the two fingers.... mhhh

suited-aces

That's why I'm questioning the story terra, and you assume she bothered with the 2nd finger...

porto_bello

I've found appealling items at bootsales few and far between and appealling people even fewer and farther between!

With eBay around, bootsales appear past their sell by date - plus you don't have to get up ridiculously early on a Sunday! :j

Strapped

If someone had flipped me the bird, I'd've kicked them out too.