About a year ago I went to the weekly discussion group I did with international students. I could find nwhere to park so I parked in the local Lidl, where there is free parking for 2 hours. I got back after 2 hours ans 6 minute and drove away. A few days later, OH had a letter fining him £60 for the 6 minutes - I was using his car. I wrote a letter explaining what I had been oding and asking for leniency, but thought I'd check on whether the fine was legitimate. On the Martin Lewis website 'Money Saving Expert' I discovered that the private firm employed by Lidl had no legal right to impose fines, since it was not the police. The site advised simply ignoring the letter and said that I would receive more demands and then phone calls, but if I ignored them all the demands would eventually cease. Sure enough, the demands got more and more insistent and fines were imposed on fines because I had not paid. Then the phone calls began, but the caller always asked for my husband and as it happened, he was always out. The fine was reduced tby stages to the original £60 again. Still we did not reply or pay. It is now some months since we heard anything and we have never paid, though we were threatened with debt collectors and court.
I thought it worth pointing out that these firms have no right to impose fines and that the most they can do is make a reasonable charge for the extra time that the car occupied the space.
GG you did a great job. It's bullying- pure and simple- a way of screwing decent people who are out working hard for their money. Don't get me started on them!! On a mlider level - teenagers who leave their hair caught in the little 'tea strainer' in the bath plughole- is it even worse when they take it out then leave it on the EDGE of the bath! GRRRRRR!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Quite agree fairygirl it's hard enough being folically challanged without it being waved in your face like that. Kids and thier full heads of hair not even any gray in it.... grumble grumble
I was in a GC recently...waiting in a queue to pay for some horticultural grit as it happens. The lady in front of me was buying six small herb plants to make up a nice pot....lovely healthy little plants they were. As she put them on the counter she noticed that the sage plant was, quite correctly, labelled as Salvia officionalis. The lady said 'But I wanted a sage, not a salvia'....the woman serving called the manager over and all three agreed that the salvia wasn't what she needed...the manager went out to look for a sage plant, returning to say that 'There aren't any...just the salvias'.
hmph
I did politely but in and say...'Excuse me...that is a sage plant' but just got a dirty look from all three....I didn't go back there.
Oh, don't get me started. Coats hung on back of dining room chairs, 3 pairs of shoes in hallway, bath mat never picked up, cap off toothpaste, shampoo, etc, not returned to basket, clothes never hung up, dirty washing all over the floor, dirty utensils, straighteners and hairdryer left out. The list goes on. But he's only 33 so plenty of time to change
Cheerypeabrain (love the name), that is so embarrassing isn't it. I am a bit wary of offering help now. Did more or less the same in Boots one day as the assistant was not giving a customer her full options re seeing a doctor. We now have an 24 Urgent Care Centre where anyone can go but she did not mention it. I politely did and if looks could kill, I wouldn't be typing this today. The customer looked at me as if I was barking mad too. Oh well, you can't win 'em all.
Well Derek, at least you only get a look! I usually get more than that not, I would add, that he gets away with it. Tells me I should stop treating him like a child - answer - will do when you stop acting like one. We get on very well really. My daughter, long flown the nest, was a treasure. Room immaculate and when she wasn't working and I was, house immaculate. Only problem was I could never find anything.
Well Derek, at least you only get a look! I usually get more than that not, I would add, that he gets away with it. Tells me I should stop treating him like a child - answer - will do when you stop acting like one. We get on very well really. My daughter, long flown the nest, was a treasure. Room immaculate and when she wasn't working and I was, house immaculate. Only problem was I could never find anything.
Made me laugh Tina! Kids eh- can't live WITH them - can't live...no that's it! They're all lovely when they're asleep! Derek, kids very hairy in this house - I'm going through an awful lot of razor blades -and I have girls!! There away to their dad now hurray!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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None of us are, Bev!
Here's another rant linked with illicit fines.
About a year ago I went to the weekly discussion group I did with international students. I could find nwhere to park so I parked in the local Lidl, where there is free parking for 2 hours. I got back after 2 hours ans 6 minute and drove away. A few days later, OH had a letter fining him £60 for the 6 minutes - I was using his car. I wrote a letter explaining what I had been oding and asking for leniency, but thought I'd check on whether the fine was legitimate. On the Martin Lewis website 'Money Saving Expert' I discovered that the private firm employed by Lidl had no legal right to impose fines, since it was not the police. The site advised simply ignoring the letter and said that I would receive more demands and then phone calls, but if I ignored them all the demands would eventually cease. Sure enough, the demands got more and more insistent and fines were imposed on fines because I had not paid. Then the phone calls began, but the caller always asked for my husband and as it happened, he was always out. The fine was reduced tby stages to the original £60 again. Still we did not reply or pay. It is now some months since we heard anything and we have never paid, though we were threatened with debt collectors and court.
I thought it worth pointing out that these firms have no right to impose fines and that the most they can do is make a reasonable charge for the extra time that the car occupied the space.
GG you did a great job. It's bullying- pure and simple- a way of screwing decent people who are out working hard for their money. Don't get me started on them!! On a mlider level - teenagers who leave their hair caught in the little 'tea strainer' in the bath plughole- is it even worse when they take it out then leave it on the EDGE of the bath! GRRRRRR!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Quite agree fairygirl it's hard enough being folically challanged without it being waved in your face like that. Kids and thier full heads of hair not even any gray in it.... grumble grumble
I was in a GC recently...waiting in a queue to pay for some horticultural grit as it happens. The lady in front of me was buying six small herb plants to make up a nice pot....lovely healthy little plants they were. As she put them on the counter she noticed that the sage plant was, quite correctly, labelled as Salvia officionalis. The lady said 'But I wanted a sage, not a salvia'....the woman serving called the manager over and all three agreed that the salvia wasn't what she needed...the manager went out to look for a sage plant, returning to say that 'There aren't any...just the salvias'.
hmph
I did politely but in and say...'Excuse me...that is a sage plant' but just got a dirty look from all three....I didn't go back there.
Oh, don't get me started. Coats hung on back of dining room chairs, 3 pairs of shoes in hallway, bath mat never picked up, cap off toothpaste, shampoo, etc, not returned to basket, clothes never hung up, dirty washing all over the floor, dirty utensils, straighteners and hairdryer left out. The list goes on. But he's only 33 so plenty of time to change
Cheerypeabrain (love the name), that is so embarrassing isn't it. I am a bit wary of offering help now. Did more or less the same in Boots one day as the assistant was not giving a customer her full options re seeing a doctor. We now have an 24 Urgent Care Centre where anyone can go but she did not mention it. I politely did and if looks could kill, I wouldn't be typing this today. The customer looked at me as if I was barking mad too. Oh well, you can't win 'em all.
Hi Tina , I suggested to my Daughters that I would like to screw a couple of "Cup hooks " into
their bedroom floor so as they could hang their clothes on them all three turned with that look
that only women can give . OUCH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Derek
Well Derek, at least you only get a look! I usually get more than that not, I would add, that he gets away with it. Tells me I should stop treating him like a child - answer - will do when you stop acting like one. We get on very well really. My daughter, long flown the nest, was a treasure. Room immaculate and when she wasn't working and I was, house immaculate. Only problem was I could never find anything.
Made me laugh Tina! Kids eh- can't live WITH them - can't live...no that's it! They're all lovely when they're asleep! Derek, kids very hairy in this house - I'm going through an awful lot of razor blades -and I have girls!!
There away to their dad now hurray!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...