My god, maybe the clampers have a heart after all

nialler

Well went up for a sarnie and a coffee outta starbucks on Mespil Road this afternoon, at the side of the hotel parked halfway in the disc parking area half way in the coach loading bay, 3 mins later after legging it for the coffee and sarnie I came back to see a clamper doing the jobbie on my car, sh1te I said to myself, there goes today's money or a good chunk of it, so I asked for a bit of leniency told him I was just stopping off to get a list of jobs for this evening (car is limo badged) and we all had to try and make a living in this climate, he walked over to his boss, I followed, appealed to his better nature and the boys let me go. I thanked them profusely and once declamped was out of there with a quick wave.

Maybe they're not so bad after all.

We all need a bit of good cheer and luck in these times, I got my bit today.

stealthyspeeder

It'd be such a different post if you had come out and seen them just a wee bit later!

L-M

stealthyspeeder wrote: »

It'd be such a different post if you had come out and seen them just a wee bit later!

Lol rightly so too!!:D

Maybe he got lazy and knew it would take him longer to put on than to take off.

DanGerMus

AFAIK they have to call in the clamp asap and if you catch em before the call it's really no skin off there nose to remove it. After the call and there is feck all they can do unless they're goin to pay the fine themselves. You got lucky mate do the lotto.


O/T question for you though. Is it much trouble to get a limo badge and is there a certain amount of business you have to do annually to hold on to it? Also who picks what can or can't be a limo? ?Is there an age limit. Sorry for the off topic qs.

L-M

DanGerMus wrote: »

O/T question for you though. Is it much trouble to get a limo badge and is there a certain amount of business you have to do annually to hold on to it? Also who picks what can or can't be a limo? ?Is there an age limit. Sorry for the off topic qs.

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055481943&highlight=limo

Could be of some help

doolox

Our fella down in Lucan does his rounds and gives about 5 minutes grace, enough time to get cash from an ATM as long as you keep the car in sight and get back pronto.

The Parking control people in LIDL are not so good.
I saw a woman, obviously foreign with 5 young kids in a people carrier being clamped and obviously irate about the whole thing.
She was in a wheelchair space but, with 5 infant kids I'd classify her as disabled after a fashion. Some stores have space for mother and child customers and she probably got mixed up in the rules.
The guys weren't taking any excuses and were looking for money by the sound of it.( Much screaming and arguing going on between them.)

Another time I saw a Taxi man pull into a disabled space and get out, obviously looking for his customer in the immediate vicinity. Two corner boys remarked to the fit-looking, fully mobile taxi man:" I love your wheelchair"
To which he replied" you'll need one if you don't mind your f'ing business!".
Would love to see his response to the members of the force in the quaintly named Carriage Office..........................

Anan1

Sounds from that like the clampers in Lidl are doing their job properly, TBH.

nialler

You're right though a minute or two later and it was done.

He had put the sign on the drivers window and the clamp was affixed to the offside rear wheel, so it was double the work in fact. Maybe they were feeling generous today.

As for limo, get your PSV apply to regulator for Limo Licence, get the car NCT'd and that should be it. Generally cars have to be of a sufficient standard (E class, S class, 7 Series, Lexus GS/LS) over 2ltr.

tywy

Anan1 wrote: »

Sounds from that like the clampers in Lidl are doing their job properly, TBH.

Yup, I've no sympathy for people who get clamped for parking in disabled spaces with no sticker... Those spaces are pretty obviously marked so no excuse.

conlonbmw

Parking in disabled bay needs to be enforced more. Usually it's some lunch woman in her Merc jeep (needed for kerbs in D4).

If the clamp is not fixed on to your vehicle or they are about to lift it off the ground, you can just drive off. It pisses them off so much.

Orla K

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XYSpmkW5KM
It's about half way through.

Also I can't stand people parking in the disabled spaces, they are for disabled people because they are wider so a wheelchair can fit beside the car.

L-M

Actually, i was in Aldi the other week talking to someone outside. A girl in a 206 pulled straight into the disabled spot (not disabled in any way, a little scummer to be frank). In the meantime a class bottle of some form had rolled directly behind her rear wheel. When she got into the car i was going to go over a stop her from reversing on top of the bottle, but i saw another lad walking over. He looked at me, obviously thought the same of her parking in the spot, and kept walking.

I didn't tell her, but she wheel just pushed the bottle out of the way. No damage done.

I know it wasn't right not to move the bottle, but it's the simple things that annoy me.

McSpud

tywy wrote: »

Yup, I've no sympathy for people who get clamped for parking in disabled spaces with no sticker... Those spaces are pretty obviously marked so no excuse.

I agree. Should be zero tolerance for parking in disabled spaces.

mikemac

doolox wrote: »

The Parking control people in LIDL are not so good.
I saw a woman, obviously foreign with 5 young kids in a people carrier being clamped and obviously irate about the whole thing.
She was in a wheelchair space but, with 5 infant kids I'd classify her as disabled after a fashion. Some stores have space for mother and child customers and she probably got mixed up in the rules.
The guys weren't taking any excuses...

Sounds like these guys were doing their job.
Ireland isn't the only country with disabled parking, being a non-national is no excuse for getting confused in a Lidl Ireland car park