Damage to vehicles?

trubster

Quick one.

A hospital not a million miles away from me do not use the likes of a PPC, but do charge for parking, they use a very good system controlled by barriers and pay on exit.

Now the select few morons that park in ambulance bays/double yellows/access roads/disabled bays without a blue badge/permit get a A4 yellow sticker glued onto a side window for all to see.

You see all the "Repeat offenders" with bits of the sticker still attached as the adhesive has been too strong.

Is this legal or is it damage (Possibly criminal?)

bod1467

Do the signs talk about not accepting liability for any damage, and drivers park at their own risk?

But yes - It's an interesting conundrum.

bazster

bod1467 wrote: »

Do the signs talk about not accepting liability for any damage, and drivers park at their own risk?

But yes - It's an interesting conundrum.

They can't "not accept" liability for damage they've caused deliberately!

If it weren't for the mention of Blue Badges and disabled bays I'd have said it serves the inconsiderate b'stards right.

Guys_Dad

trubster wrote: »

Quick one.



Is this legal or is it damage (Possibly criminal?)

Don't know.

But it seems like fair retribution to me. :beer:

bod1467

bazster wrote: »

They can't "not accept" liability for damage they've caused deliberately!

Hence why I said:

bod1467 wrote: »

But yes - It's an interesting conundrum.

Dee140157

I would be tempted to contact the hospital car park management and explain that although you are ambivalent on the use of these stickers, you do understand them. However you feel obligated to point out the blue badge versus EA2010 issue and explain they are potentially breaking the law if these people have EA2010 protected characteristics and they may wish to think this particular one through a bit more.
On the whole though this is a far better way of approaching it than PCNs in my personal opinion.

trubster

For the record, this didn't happen to me, it was just an observation

Even a shiny Merc with a letter in windscreen saying "Dr Xxxxx, A&E on call doctor" got one

No signage on the access roads, just double yellows and loads of blue badge holders parked on both sides

adouglasmhor

The adhesive is easily removed by spraying with WD40 then allowing to soak in before removing the stickers OP.

trubster

adouglasmhor wrote: »

The adhesive is easily removed by spraying with WD40 then allowing to soak in before removing the stickers OP.

Handy to know, won't it leave the windows all oily?

Another point... don't do it whilst having a cigarette

FatAndy

My local college have been something like this for years. There's a part of the carpark designated for college minibuses only and anyone who leaves their car there runs the risk of having a dayglo orange sign superglued to their windscreen. At one time it was quite common to see battered old Vauxhall Nova's driving round town with half scraped off sheets of paper still on display but it's becoming a less common sight so perhaps it actually works as a deterrent.

nigelbb

trubster wrote: »

Quick one.

A hospital not a million miles away from me do not use the likes of a PPC, but do charge for parking, they use a very good system controlled by barriers and pay on exit.

Now the select few morons that park in ambulance bays/double yellows/access roads/disabled bays without a blue badge/permit get a A4 yellow sticker glued onto a side window for all to see.

You see all the "Repeat offenders" with bits of the sticker still attached as the adhesive has been too strong.

Is this legal or is it damage (Possibly criminal?)

If the glue & sticker remnants really cannot be removed then it certainly is not legal as it amounts to criminal damage.

When I was at Uni at a particular Hall of Residence they used to punish offenders for parking on double yellow lines by glueing a big sticker right across the windscreen completely obstructing the driver's field of vision.