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Bird poo problem!

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  • sandsni
    sandsni Posts: 683 Forumite
    regency_man wrote: »
    Just wanted to re-open this old thread to say that, thanks to these seagulls, when I part-exed my car the dealer took £250 off the value for the paintwork damage the birds had caused :-(

    I was expecting this, but it still hurt, the bird crap had eaten right through the paint lacquer in several places, it looked awful. Worse, when I got my brand new car home, I woke up the very next morning to find it covered in poo. :-(

    I think I'm going to have to move.

    So I take it you didnt buy a cover as suggested last year?
  • LeafGreen
    LeafGreen Posts: 558 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    go back to the building maintenance people (as after a year it is clearly not a "temporary" problem) and ask them to fit some seagull spikes.
  • Angelicdevil
    Angelicdevil Posts: 1,707 Forumite
    regency_man wrote: »
    Just wanted to re-open this old thread to say that, thanks to these seagulls, when I part-exed my car the dealer took £250 off the value for the paintwork damage the birds had caused :-(

    I was expecting this, but it still hurt, the bird crap had eaten right through the paint lacquer in several places, it looked awful. Worse, when I got my brand new car home, I woke up the very next morning to find it covered in poo. :-(

    I think I'm going to have to move.

    I'd be tempted to bill the management company for your losses. You might not get anywhere but worth a try?
    I have a simple philosophy:
    Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches.
    - Alice Roosevelt Longworth
  • shegirl
    shegirl Posts: 10,107 Forumite
    For heavens sake,just buy a cover for your car!

    It can happen anywhere and I cannot imagine that a group of 4-5 seagulls who perch for a short time during the day are actually completely covering your car!
    If women are birds and freedom is flight are trapped women Dodos?
  • HappySeagull
    HappySeagull Posts: 145 Forumite
    shegirl wrote: »
    For heavens sake,just buy a cover for your car!

    That's not solving the problem, just transferring it to the cover.
  • shegirl
    shegirl Posts: 10,107 Forumite
    HappySeagull wrote: »
    That's not solving the problem, just transferring it to the cover.

    At least the he can stop worrying about and moaning about his car....
    If women are birds and freedom is flight are trapped women Dodos?
  • silk_2
    silk_2 Posts: 215 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 100 Posts
    Would you get planning permission to build a perspex cover over your spot?
  • Jonesy_McJones
    Jonesy_McJones Posts: 209 Forumite
    shegirl wrote: »
    At least the he can stop worrying about and moaning about his car....

    Did you actually read the OP's responses explaining why he didn't want to get a cover? Valid reasons imho.
  • geoffky
    geoffky Posts: 6,835 Forumite
    Shoot them...Get a bird control guy in with his gun....
    It is nice to see the value of your house going up'' Why ?
    Unless you are planning to sell up and not live anywhere, I can;t see the advantage.
    If you are planning to upsize the new house will cost more.
    If you are planning to downsize your new house will cost more than it should
    If you are trying to buy your first house its almost impossible.
  • silk_2
    silk_2 Posts: 215 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 100 Posts
    If you can't get planning permission for your own perspex, consider getting a couple of cats.
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