Library fine question

Mr.Nice Guy

Hello to you. I've just received a second letter from UCD Library asking for me to return a book of theirs. This book is a Short-Loan book and from checking my account online, it says I owe them €30.00.

Now for my question - the letter says fines are increasing each day so I'm wondering if anyone knows whether they limit the fines to €30 or whether the fines can actually continue past this point?

I was under the impression the fines can't go past €30 but I'm not sure.

Thanks in advance.

elmyra

To the best of my knowledge it is limited to €30, and given that you're on your second notice I would imagine that if it could have gone beyond €30 it would have by now.

However, if it's a certain History book that I've been looking for for ages, I hate you.

Bring it back.

irlrobins

Doesn't matter. You don't exist so there's not need to pay fine.

Upper limit is €30 per item

http://www.ucd.ie/library/services_&_facilities/book_borrowing/charges_fines.htm

kittenkiller

Cheebus, then why not 'borrow'all the books you nee at the start of the year & then 'forget'to bring them back?
€30's damn cheap when you consider how much some of those books go for!!!

Riamfada

I have a fine of €6:20 . Im very proud of myself

Dave!

Why didn't you bring the book back...?

Riamfada

i presume it was a really good book? Was it MNG porn?

kittenkiller

^ I just got a lil sick in my mouth just there!

And I had noodles for dinner! That wasn't pleasant!

Chinafoot

I had a fine of €52.40

Friend of mine paid her fine off yesterday. She's had it since first year so she hasn't taken any books out for the past 2 years.

besty

kittenkiller wrote:

Cheebus, then why not 'borrow'all the books you nee at the start of the year & then 'forget'to bring them back?
€30's damn cheap when you consider how much some of those books go for!!!

I might look into that one next year! Don't think it would earn me many browning points with the ol' library staff though! Could they suspend your right to enter the lib. etc if you did something like that or would the fines be the end of the matter....hmmmm!

Chinafoot

As far as I know if you don't pay the fines you won't graduate.

Happened a friend of mine in New Zealand. The tight bastard wouldnt pay an $80 fine so he never got his degree in political science.

:rolleyes:

besty

peachypants wrote:

As far as I know if you don't pay the fines you won't graduate.

Happened a friend of mine in New Zealand. The tight bastard wouldnt pay an $80 fine so he never got his degree in political science.

:rolleyes:

Students eh. :rolleyes:

rainbow kirby

It's very rare that I take books from the library, but every time I do I end up with fines!

boneless

Did'nt MNG ask this same question this time last year??

Mr.Nice Guy

boneless wrote:

Did'nt MNG ask this same question this time last year??

I hope not. :eek:

Guess I'm out €30 tomorrow.

boneless wrote:

Why didn't you bring the book back...?

Idiocy, laziness etc.

Pythia

I've never taken a book out of the library, so no fines for me!

Samos

Mr.Nice Guy wrote:

Hello to you. I've just received a second letter from UCD Library asking for me to return a book of theirs. This book is a Short-Loan book and from checking my account online, it says I owe them €30.00.

Now for my question - the letter says fines are increasing each day so I'm wondering if anyone knows whether they limit the fines to €30 or whether the fines can actually continue past this point?

I was under the impression the fines can't go past €30 but I'm not sure.

Thanks in advance.

Ah come on! This is about the zillonth time you've posted here with regard to library fines. Do you ever learn?! If you know you can't bring them back on time then don't take them out. It's like a stupidity tax.

irlrobins

MNG's thread asking same question last year

Slow learner...

Hermione*

How do people survive without taking books out?! It seems unfantomable. My sis used to spend a fortune on college books (poshie law student that she was ) and still needed to take out library books.

Most expensive fine I've ever had was about €8. And I was annoyed by that.

Jonny Arson

Out of interest how long abouts would a E30 fine be for?

Hermione* wrote:

Most expensive fine I've ever had was about €8. And I was annoyed by that.

Most expensive fine I've had is 40 cent and I was so annoyed because I DID bring the book back on time! :mad: *


* I'm think I'm sounding cheap!

Blowfish

Hermione* wrote:

How do people survive without taking books out?! It seems unfantomable. My sis used to spend a fortune on college books (poshie law student that she was ) and still needed to take out library books.

It's quite easy, it just depends on the course you're in. I've never taken anything out because any notes I don't have online I just google.

snickerpuss

Everytime i take a book out i always end up getting fined.
I might just stop taking out books altogether.
Or maybe ill start to remember to bring em back.

LovelyHurling

wait til you hear this for a shocking story (youd better take a seat) ill set the scene: there i was casually walking to the librarians desk in the dear vet library, give the old bag my student card, she ka-chings it next thing i see dollar signs in her glinty little beady eyes cos apparently i owe her a fifty euro note. Well, not one to carry that sort of stash on my person, I sort of fumble around my wallet and produce a ten euro note, some sterling and a Luas card. So I go to give her the ten euro, seeing as how they let you pay these things off in instalments. and shes like No way you cnut, you have to pay me the whole fine now today or you cant get out any more books. And threatened that I wouldnt be allow graduate and do all sorts of wonders if i didnt pay by 19th may. er hello? power trip or what, she reminded me of some arm-folding-shoulder-hugging-sunglasses-wearing bouncer who cant spell his own name (which just happens to be Darren etc) okay so they want their money but she was just taking the biscuit.

ive just got done out of my lunch money by a librarian!!

panda100

LovelyHurling wrote:

wait til you hear this for a shocking story (youd better take a seat) ill set the scene: there i was casually walking to the librarians desk in the dear vet library, give the old bag my student card, she ka-chings it next thing i see dollar signs in her glinty little beady eyes cos apparently i owe her a fifty euro note. Well, not one to carry that sort of stash on my person, I sort of fumble around my wallet and produce a ten euro note, some sterling and a Luas card. So I go to give her the ten euro, seeing as how they let you pay these things off in instalments. and shes like No way you cnut, you have to pay me the whole fine now today or you cant get out any more books. And threatened that I wouldnt be allow graduate and do all sorts of wonders if i didnt pay by 19th may. er hello? power trip or what, she reminded me of some arm-folding-shoulder-hugging-sunglasses-wearing bouncer who cant spell his own name (which just happens to be Darren etc) okay so they want their money but she was just taking the biscuit.

ive just got done out of my lunch money by a librarian!!

wtf??Lovely hurling???is it a ghost??a mirage??am I seeing things??has the study made me gone mad??!

LovelyHurling

yeah no ive been very quiet, im a grown up now you know

Scraggs

LOVELY!!! Its so good to see your name!!

eh Library fines yes indeed...

beanyb

A friend of mine had a very lucky escape in the library this morning. She dropped back a short loan book and went back later and it just happened to be there again and since its the core book for our exam on monday she decided to take it out again, just to have it. She went up to the issue desk and it was the same librarian who she'd returned it to. When she scanned it in, the librarian said she already had it out, the idiot hadnt taken it off her account properly. So if she hadnt been taking the same book out later she would've been screwed with a massive short loan fine for a book that she'd returned.

panda100

Id say the computers are going mad with all the pressure cos the scanny thing on the left hand side when your leaving the library is malfunctioning bigtime...you have to swipe your card atleast 5 times and that keeps holding up the queue......

humbert

That's prob cuz it's dirty!

hullaballoo

Only ever taken one book out of the library. I brought it back a few days late.

Then *BAM*



















Sixth months later, herpes.*
















*No.

Blush_01

If you don't pay your fines, they'll get a debt collector onto you. A friend fo mine who was sick for a long period of time last year brought books home with her before she got sick, and as she lives down the country, forgot about them... until a letter saying she owed 60 odd quid arrived. Unfortunately her motehr opened it. Talk about fireworks! ANYWAY, long story short, she decided to sort it out when she got back up to the big smoke, but by then she'd received written notice that debt collectors had been called in to deal with the situation... OTT? Maybe. Good way to get the cash? Probably!

Hermione*

My sis was hospitalised last year, and she had library books out at the time. They were in her locker, and as she was really ill, we never thought about it til the end of the college year ended and a friend of hers emptied her locker for us and brought back the books to the library. When my sister first had an oppurtunity to check her emails last autumn, she had emails from NUIG library requesting she return the books and informing her that her fines were about €80 per book (reserve books). The fines had later been cleared without our knowing about them, due to the seriousness of my sister's condition, if it weren't for the emails we'd never had known she'd incurred fines, but if she'd had to pay them it would've come to about €150/200 iirc.