whose money was it ?

ShatterProof

Pulled up to a toll boot the other day and pushed €5 note into the slot , after a few seconds it was pushed back because the machine did recognise it or whatever. It was quiet windy at the time and the note actually blew away. It got stuck in a fence about 20 yards and I was able to retrieve it.

Now if it had blown on down the road , who's money blew away. Is it a case that when you put the money into the machine it becomes the property of toll company ? Now if they decided to spit it back out then it has nothing got to do we me.

Could i have have just sat there waiting for the attendant to go chase the note and come back and give me my change ?

hullaballoo

It's your money.


You've over-thought this.

Jimdagym

It's your money as the machine didn't accept it (IMO).

ShatterProof

ShatterProof wrote: »

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Could i have have just sat there waiting for the attendant to go chase the note and come back and give me my change ?

Seriously?

listermint

One of the worst threads ive ever read...... ever...

Wile E. Coyote

listermint wrote: »

One of the worst threads ive ever read...... ever...

I don't normally log in unless there's a good discussion I want to add to but had to log in now just to agree with your post.

corktina

listermint wrote: »

One of the worst threads ive ever read...... ever...

fact

naoise80

OP, it's because you went to a boot.

Booths accept fivers no problem.

MugMugs

Can I have the 30 seconds it took for me to read this thread back please?

Tea 1000

Isn't this the motors forum? Or is boards broken?

cjt156

OK the internet has crawled up its own ar$e; I should probably go do some work...

johnos1984

How the hell did you manage to get a drivers license is the first place is what puzzles me

stephendevlin

Fr Dougal??? ...Is that .... you ??

johnos1984

In fact can you refund me my bandwidth usage charge please for wasting my time reading this.

johnos1984

OP may I advise you to carry coins in future

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLW1JAVG81o

Chuck Stone

This is fucking epic.

Friel

Do you over think everything? You must be one seriously stressed out man/woman.

mickdw

I think you should bring a case against the toll company here. You gave them the money. If they were returning you the money, the machine should be capable of holding the money and not letting the wind take it.
You are the injured party here. You had to chase after the money, using your time and energy when really it was the responsibility of the toll company to recover it.
So yes, I would consult with a solicitor, and sue for the loss incurred, your time & effort in recovering the funds and most of all, the embarrassment caused as a direct result of the actions of the toll company or its machinery.
I figure you should be good for €20,000 at a minimum.

opinion guy

OP are you saying you got out of the car at the toll booth and ran over to the fence 20 yards away for your fiver and then back to the car ?? :eek:

Our man in Havana

Worst thread ever!

Where To

Once during one of my many disputes with toll booth beauties I stepped out and picked up all the change that was lying in the muck under the booth and used it to the pay the difference. I was told I was being reported for 'stealing'.

Still waiting on the summons . . . . . .

TestTransmission

Our man in Havana wrote: »

Worst thread ever!

Beats the usual crap in here! :pac:

Voodoomelon

Brilliant!

opinion guy

TestTransmission wrote: »

Beats the usual crap in here! :pac:

I can fit a small planet in the boot of my Octavia VRs!!

EPM

OSI wrote: »

If ya get the diesel you can pull it out of orbit first to!

At least until something throws it into limp mode...

corktina

did anyone say IBTL yet?

Alanstrainor

corktina wrote: »

did anyone say IBTL yet?

Why would they say that? I'm thoroughly enjoying this.

:pac:

dr.fuzzenstein

I dare say (slow evening), that if the machine didn't accept the money, it would be the same as the toll operator not accepting the money.
So, since your payment wasn't accepted and in fact returned to you, it is your money and if you let it blow away, it's your loss.
I base this on absolutely nothing whatsoever, except what seems sensible and logical to me. Of course, in legal terms, sense and logic are guilty of contempt of court, have been fined E2m each and are currently locked up indefinitely.
There is an appeal at the European court of human rights, but I wouldn't hold my breath.;)
(how much further till lock?):D

Chuck Stone

OP's Diary.

Day 11,756 of this loathsome life.

Went to town to buy elastic for wife's knickers. Looked down and laces on shoes had come undone yet again. Am I really expected to bend over and tie these laces?

They were perfectly well tied when I left the house. It's a design flaw and yet here I am having to bend over and tie these useless pieces of string.

I mean, what if the blood rushing to my head caused me to fall over and bang my head on the ground?

Would the producer of these laces pay for my medical bills? I'm not sure if I can take much more of this corporate irresponsibility.

I'm really at my wits end.

TestTransmission

opinion guy wrote: »

I can fit a small planet in the boot of my Octavia VRs!!

Thanks for proving my point

Ken.

Dear mods,cmods and admins, boards has suffered a major malfunction. I keep clicking motors but i end up in after hours. Please sort soon:D.

dr.fuzzenstein

opinion guy wrote: »

OP are you saying you got out of the car at the toll booth and ran over to the fence 20 yards away for your fiver and then back to the car ?? :eek:

That bit I can understand, times are hard. I'd run across the runway at Shannon for a fiver!

firefly08

OP I think you're dead right to ask about this.

Pulled up to a toll boot the other day and pushed €5 note into the slot , after a few seconds it was pushed back because the machine did recognise it or whatever. It was quiet windy at the time and the note actually blew away.

Definitely not your problem. Obviously you did the sensible thing and got the money back and saved a pile of hassle, but if you couldn't get the money back it would have been 100% their problem.

I dare say (slow evening), that if the machine didn't accept the money, it would be the same as the toll operator not accepting the money.
So, since your payment wasn't accepted and in fact returned to you, it is your money and if you let it blow away, it's your loss.

Yes, except it did accept his money. The human operator analogy would be like this: the guy takes the money out of your hand, then changes his mind and drops the money. In what fcuked up backwards universe does that qualify as "returning" your payment? I would have done like the OP - try to grab the money and put it back in, but if I couldn't catch it, I'd have sat there till they let me through.

Jimdagym

firefly08 wrote: »

OP I think you're dead right to ask about this.



Definitely not your problem. Obviously you did the sensible thing and got the money back and saved a pile of hassle, but if you couldn't get the money back it would have been 100% their problem.



Yes, except it did accept his money. The human operator analogy would be like this: the guy takes the money out of your hand, then changes his mind and drops the money. In what fcuked up backwards universe does that qualify as "returning" your payment? I would have done like the OP - try to grab the money and put it back in, but if I couldn't catch it, I'd have sat there till they let me through.

It didnt accept his money. You can throw up any analogy you want to, but the money is not tendered untill the maachine recognises it. If the note was a €50 and someone stepped up and whipped it as it got returned, you think the OP would be entitled to change?
The machine is not the same as a person, it needs to evaluate the note before accepting. Untill it does, its the responsibility of the payee.

firefly08

It didnt accept his money. You can throw up any analogy you want to, but the money is not tendered untill the maachine recognises it. If the note was a €50 and someone stepped up and whipped it as it got returned, you think the OP would be entitled to change?

Yes. If the note goes into the machine, as doesn't come out immediately, then that's it as far as I'm concerned - it's their money, end of story.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Sweet baby Jesus, are people actually discussing this seriously.

OP last time you went to a vending machine for a can of cola, and its didn't take some of your change did you take it back from the return tray?....if so by your logic your a thief.

Jimdagym

firefly08 wrote: »

Yes. If the note goes into the machine, as doesn't come out immediately, then that's it as far as I'm concerned - it's their money, end of story.

All due respect, it doesnt matter if thats that as far as you are concerned. Its your money untill the transaction is done.

Alanstrainor

Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....no.

It was funny while it lasted.

TestTransmission

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....no.

It was funny while it lasted.

Ah go on