Rubydays Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 The only people they are clamping (and rightly too) are those who knowingly and inconsiderately park in disabled parking bays. Too many people abuse these spaces and I think other shopping centers and supermarkets should follow suit. A warning to those WITH a disabled badge,if it is not shown correctly ie date, name or time not correct, you will be clamped until you return to your vehicle and then when you can prove the badge is yours and the details are correct you will be unclamped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dongle Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 just come back from meadowhall,they were in the process of clamping a people carrier parked in the disabled bay outside argos, if it was you with the blue people carrier then it serves you right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clairerina Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 i was clamped for parking in a disabled space despite clearly displaying disability badge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geotom Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I usually find a paddy's motorbike will help to remove a clamp. http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/dpc6410-300mm-petrol-disc-cutter/path/compactor-plates-block-paving-tools-pokers- Why go to the expense of buying such equipment, or risk being charged with damaging some one's property.... just park correctly and legally.. simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antuk Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 i work for meadowhall and i have got to say that 90% of the clamped cars i have seen have been either in disabled bays or park very poorly....i.e one idiot parked on a zebra crossing and another in the entrance to the pink car park...stupid people getting a £95 lesson in life is all this is. anyway... i now think i might invest in a few clamps and a van...the director of the clamping company has come in to the centre everyday this week...he drives a Lamborghini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 ...the director of the clamping company has come in to the centre everyday this week...he drives a LamborghiniWhere does he park it? I think in your position I might be tempted to buy a single wheel-clamp, to keep in reserve... Just in case he breaks any of the regulations and his employees fail to notice the fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vader Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 ...stupid people getting a £95 lesson in life is all this is. anyway... i now think i might invest in a few clamps and a van...the director of the clamping company has come in to the centre everyday this week...he drives a Lamborghini The trouble is the majority of custom that Meadowhall enjoys comes from these "stupid people". Let's not pretend that it is only those parked in disabled spaces without a badge that will be victims. Already, on the news we've seen that's not the case, and it's only early days. The only reason I'm tempted to go to this hellish place is because the parking is free. I won't be coming again. The clamper can pay for his own Lamborghini. Now that's Meadowhall Retail Park, Centertainment, Wickes AND Meadowhall off my places to visit, my bank manager is going to be sooooo happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squiggs Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 "Mr O'Brien, who runs O'Brien's skip hire on nearby Blackburn Road, Blackburn, vowed he would never shop at Meadowhall again." What would make me REALLY laugh is if he started to get fines on these dark evenings for leaving metal containers in the road without lighting, if he does as many skip operators seem to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squiggs Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 The only reason I'm tempted to go to this hellish place is because the parking is free. I won't be coming again. Not a fan of Meadowhell either but the parking is free and opening hours are convenient. Nothing's changed in that respect. Car parking is still free. Oh, lets take the view that parking in the taxi rank is fine, or the loading bays. Lets burn off all the car parking markers and make the ground a free-for-all, park where the hell you like, and watch the ensuing chaos (That might be fun, as long as I go on my bike to watch ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 ... people who park there car and take up 2 spaces should also spare a thought for other drivers instead of being selfish numptys. nobody needs two parking spaces, if everyone goes about their every day life with just a little bit of consideration for others, then the world would be a much happier place to live. Agreed. Which is why, on occasion, and if there's tons of other places for people to park, I'll park HALF a carspace away from the next car... if it has kid seats in the back! I do so out of consideration for the person who'll need to get their car door wider than usual to strap their kid in the back seat, not because I can't park (coz I can ) I certainly don't park in that fashion when it's busy though Meadowhell is best accessed by train over Christmas btw - and the trains which stop at Woodhouse go right through without having to change these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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