Hillbilly Raider Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Here is a mate of mine being towed away!!! HERES WHAT HAPPENED.... He paid and displayed (£6.50) in Charlottte Street at 8.30 and went for a coffee to wait for his client to arrive at his office. It seems that the blind traffic warden didnt see the ticket, and Mate hears the alarm go off on his truck.. rushes out to the street to see this! While 8 or so chumps from the council gather around scratching their heads watching the diesel, brake and clutch fluid pour on to the street, he phoned the fire brigade to mop up the mess and rescue his truck. The Fire brigade got it down without inflicting more damage than the council already had... scratches, dents, brakes and fluids will need seeing to, but his laptop didnt fare too well. It fell from its hiding place and went hit the back door, smashing the screen! He sent me this photo and story as it will be appearing in the papers tomorrow!! Still Camdens insurers should be able to help!! Can someone make the pic bigger?? Thanks Mandy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02GF74 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 what the ?!?!?!?!?! surely not only is the truck likely to be bent on the outside but what about messing up the engine oil and other fluids inside??? <---- ah, you sneak - you editted the post as I was responding; that's not cricket you know! surely you can take the vehicle removers to court over any damage caused? <--- same here. (I seem to be using 'surely' rather a lot today, ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Raider Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 sorry just edited so the whole story is there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02GF74 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 sorry just edited so the whole story is there. ^^^^^ you done it again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Screwed up good and proper on that lift, lets hope he had it stuck to the window and not lying on the dash or something, the councils like to pull the "yeah you may have brought the ticket, but we couldn't see it so nerr nerr ney nerr nerr" card Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Sorry, it is rather a low res picture from your friend. Perhaps from a camera phone? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Raider Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 cheers yes it was . the caption says " i knew Ken Livingstone hates 4x4's but this is going too far"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRecklessEngineer Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Holy **** I truely hope they get the council to pay damages... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 I expect that the lorry was owned and operated by a contractor working for the council, in which case it is the contractor that is liable. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 One for Top Gear to pursue I feel Mr Clarkson will have a field day slating London Mayor with that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cols110 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Hmmm, glad its not mine, yep if it was legally parked I`d go to town with the council, looks like Ken is going to get a bigger truck if he want to remove all the 4x4s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROGUE TROOPER Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Yes send it to Top Gear!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_warne Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Deffinatly send it to Top Gear, maybe watchdog too. Unfortunatly, both the contractor and the council will say the ticket wasn't visible and then its two people's word against each other. He could probably try to get some money for unreasonable handling of the vehicle although these people do say they are not laible for damage incured. Whatever happens it won't be easy to get money. In the end it may be better to claim through insurance and let the insurance company sue the contractor; my parents had this a couple of years ago when a watermain burst on their street in London damaging some celars under the road. The insurance company paid up them sued the water company. However, if the insureres won't do that the only thing to do is hound the contractor and the council and accept nothing less than full payment and compensation until you get it; the only way to do it is to fight hard and to keep on at them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Raider Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 The mags are already hounding us for the story! i think it is going to cause a bit of trouble for someone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunter Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Deffinatly send it to Top Gear, maybe watchdog too. Unfortunatly, both the contractor and the council will say the ticket wasn't visible and then its two people's word against each other. He could probably try to get some money for unreasonable handling of the vehicle although these people do say they are not laible for damage incured. Whatever happens it won't be easy to get money. In the end it may be better to claim through insurance and let the insurance company sue the contractor; my parents had this a couple of years ago when a watermain burst on their street in London damaging some celars under the road. The insurance company paid up them sued the water company. However, if the insureres won't do that the only thing to do is hound the contractor and the council and accept nothing less than full payment and compensation until you get it; the only way to do it is to fight hard and to keep on at them. They must have a duty of care whatever they do so liability will be available. They will probably offer a settlement with a compromise agreement to gag you from further discussion. The photo is worth some money, so make sure you have copyright before you sell it to the media. They can't just say "we are not liable for damage" and get away with it. They won't want a court case/judgement as this will create a precident if there is not one already. Check that the recovery operator has had the necessary training for the lifting of such specific vehicles. You could argue that the lift in such a way dislogded the ticket to the back of the vehicle, should they argue the point. Also ticket wardens often take photo's of the ticket location or lack of it to prove their case, so be careful where you say the ticket was situated. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Deffinatly send it to Top Gear, maybe watchdog too. Unfortunatly, both the contractor and the council will say the ticket wasn't visible and then its two people's word against each other. He could probably try to get some money for unreasonable handling of the vehicle although these people do say they are not laible for damage incured. Whatever happens it won't be easy to get money. In the end it may be better to claim through insurance and let the insurance company sue the contractor; my parents had this a couple of years ago when a watermain burst on their street in London damaging some celars under the road. The insurance company paid up them sued the water company. However, if the insureres won't do that the only thing to do is hound the contractor and the council and accept nothing less than full payment and compensation until you get it; the only way to do it is to fight hard and to keep on at them. Then Go to the HSE The lorry was not suitable for its job there for a clear breach on work equipment regs and a clearly a method statement and Risk Assessments was not done otherwise they would have known that a LR90 it too heavy for them to lift Clearly a Dangerous occurrences in a public area without any fencing or protection for the public. So much can be pinned on them for this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Raider Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 Judging by the amount of "guests" reading this topic it is causing a bit of a stir? Any media types reading it please contact me via tombraider17@easy.com for details. Thanks Mandy Press officer www.Teamtombraider.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Apparently this was in the Evening Standard yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Go for the jugular, kill kill kill They have screwed up soo badly, don't let them get away with anything!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 that is terrible i hope your mate gets loads of money off them for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Boy Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 They really don't care what they do, do they?Then they say things like "We are not liable for any damages caused..." bunch of cowboys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin 009 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Camden have one of the worst records for stupid tickets issued, dont get me started on the t**** that work for westminster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Raider Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 He didnt say anything about the glovebox bit!( poetic licence of the press?) http://www.rebeccahenson.com/dad/LandyNews.jpg Though i have to say that my friend IS cool calm and collect ALL the time and i dont think he would have "thought compensation" straight away as implied!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jas278 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 They really don't care what they do, do they?Then they say things like "We are not liable for any damages caused..." bunch of cowboys! What a disaster , I hope that you get everything sorted out with little hassle, it just shows how ridiculus this country is becoming with its obsession with making people unhappy and stressed ....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsie Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Wants to make sure he gets extra pennies for having his limited edition un-replaceable tomb raider damaged causing sleepless nights and flashbacks .Sure there will be pictures in a ecomentalists file saying how the vicious 4x4 leapt out and attacked the defenceless towtruck as it was minding its own business Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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