Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. Protection built in.

Meet the Other Phone.
Protection built in.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Mumsnet classics

Relive the funniest, most unforgettable threads. For a daily dose of Mumsnet’s best bits, sign up for Mumsnet's daily newsletter.

See all MNHQ comments on this thread

Original poster

Locked parking thread 4 - The End

999 replies

BlueEyesWhiteDragon · 02/08/2021 19:33

We hope!

OP posts:
Thread gallery
9
LakieLady · 03/08/2021 07:20

FYi these are the excuses I hear often from defendants, it would not stand up in law. Also just because the defendant had CCTV the owness is not on the driver to prove any thing, I suggest you learn how these things work before quoting me. hmm

If you're actually some sort of legal bod, I suggest you learn how to spell "onus". Spelling it "owness" makes you look a bit - well, twattish, frankly.

Orgasmagorical · 03/08/2021 07:23

I think we should form an orderly queue for heading to Montrose on Saturday. It's a dirty job but someone's got to do it - I'll go first, thank me later. 'journalists' from the Daily Shite - you're not due ever till the following Saturday and can FRO.

KateTheEighth · 03/08/2021 07:24

@LakieLady

FYi these are the excuses I hear often from defendants, it would not stand up in law. Also just because the defendant had CCTV the owness is not on the driver to prove any thing, I suggest you learn how these things work before quoting me. hmm

If you're actually some sort of legal bod, I suggest you learn how to spell "onus". Spelling it "owness" makes you look a bit - well, twattish, frankly.

Quite

Spudlet · 03/08/2021 07:32

I think that parking act was put into place to stop cowboy clamping. It used to happen a fair bit, people would park on what they understood to be legitimate parking areas, there would be either no sign at all or a tiny sign hidden away somewhere that nobody would see it, and they’d get back after a short amount of time to find themselves clamped and would have scary men demanding large amounts of money to release them.

Not quite what the op is doing here.

Congressdingo · 03/08/2021 07:33

FYi these are the excuses I hear often from defendants, it would not stand up in law. Also just because the defendant had CCTV the owness is not on the driver to prove any thing, I suggest you learn how these things work before quoting me

Howling at owness. Bet you dont get too many clients when they realise you cant possibly be legally trained.

Plus further down the act is a paragraph about barriers being in place, wether open or not. But the implication is that if you see a barrier then you can expect the barrier to be closed.
And that's from memory of reading the act, around 15 years ago.

LakieLady · 03/08/2021 07:34

I'm gutted because I actually have to go to work in the office today, in proper clothes and everything!

I would just keep checking on my phone, but I'll be in a meeting for much of the time and it would be rather rude.

I finish at 2.30 and hope I don't miss too much. If the CF comes back this morning for the car, he could well be over the limit to drive if he's been on the piss with his celebrity mate until the small hours. It would be terribly unfortunate if he got stopped by the Plods on the way home.

And I'm gutted that your wonderful DB won't be there for the denouement. I hope you have a nice but feisty mate who can come and provide moral support, OP.

Gizlotsmum · 03/08/2021 07:34

it is a criminal offence to clamp, tow, block-in or immobilise a vehicle without lawful authority on private land under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

I would argue that none of the above actually are what you have done. You have offered to release his car at a mutually convenient time, you cannot risk leaving an unsecured gate and as he has shown he is unreliable you couldn’t guarantee he would close the gate after himself.

KupoNutCoffee · 03/08/2021 07:36

Also if the onus (owness? Even autocorrect doesn't like that) is not on the driver then the cctv would be perfect evidence for the defendant to prove any alleged damage did not occur, rather than the driver proving it did.

I hope I don't ever need your lawyer prowess (poweressHalo?)

Sunbird24 · 03/08/2021 07:37

@LakieLady

FYi these are the excuses I hear often from defendants, it would not stand up in law. Also just because the defendant had CCTV the owness is not on the driver to prove any thing, I suggest you learn how these things work before quoting me. hmm

If you're actually some sort of legal bod, I suggest you learn how to spell "onus". Spelling it "owness" makes you look a bit - well, twattish, frankly.

I totally read that as twatfish 🤦‍♀️
BlueLobelia · 03/08/2021 07:38

riveted. even DH is riveted. he had some interesting ideas as well, but they all involved criminal damage.

Terhou · 03/08/2021 07:38

@LakieLady

FYi these are the excuses I hear often from defendants, it would not stand up in law. Also just because the defendant had CCTV the owness is not on the driver to prove any thing, I suggest you learn how these things work before quoting me. hmm

If you're actually some sort of legal bod, I suggest you learn how to spell "onus". Spelling it "owness" makes you look a bit - well, twattish, frankly.

See also the repeated use of "your" instead of "you're".
Billybagpuss · 03/08/2021 07:39

@LakieLady

I'm gutted because I actually have to go to work in the office today, in proper clothes and everything!

I would just keep checking on my phone, but I'll be in a meeting for much of the time and it would be rather rude.

I finish at 2.30 and hope I don't miss too much. If the CF comes back this morning for the car, he could well be over the limit to drive if he's been on the piss with his celebrity mate until the small hours. It would be terribly unfortunate if he got stopped by the Plods on the way home.

And I'm gutted that your wonderful DB won't be there for the denouement. I hope you have a nice but feisty mate who can come and provide moral support, OP.

He won’t be back this morning, he’ll be sleeping off his strenuous evening of Twister with tierri henri.
Twitchynose · 03/08/2021 07:47

@atlastifoundit

“Oh God no, not fireworks.

Some utter fuckwits are having a party up the road from us this evening, and have been setting off fireworks right next to a field full of horses, who went absolutely frantic. What kind of entitled shit-for-brains does that?”

The type that drives a ranger perhaps?

CandyLeBonBon · 03/08/2021 07:53

'Owness'

😂

Still1nLove · 03/08/2021 07:53

The absolute cheek!

movingstars · 03/08/2021 07:54

@LakieLady

I'm gutted because I actually have to go to work in the office today, in proper clothes and everything!

I would just keep checking on my phone, but I'll be in a meeting for much of the time and it would be rather rude.

I finish at 2.30 and hope I don't miss too much. If the CF comes back this morning for the car, he could well be over the limit to drive if he's been on the piss with his celebrity mate until the small hours. It would be terribly unfortunate if he got stopped by the Plods on the way home.

And I'm gutted that your wonderful DB won't be there for the denouement. I hope you have a nice but feisty mate who can come and provide moral support, OP.

Me too - sat on a train on the way to the office trying to work out how I'll be able to check my phone when in actual face to face meetings.

Zoom, I hate you but I need you in my life today!

LakieLady · 03/08/2021 07:55

See also the repeated use of "your" instead of "you're"

Shocking, isn't it? They'll let practically anyone into Law School these days. Wink

QueenStromba · 03/08/2021 07:59

@LakieLady

See also the repeated use of "your" instead of "you're"

Shocking, isn't it? They'll let practically anyone into Law School these days. Wink

I know, right? It's almost like she's some thicko internet troll and not a real lawyer at all!
KindleAndCake · 03/08/2021 08:00

Wow, still can't believe the the CF has not picked up his car yet! I think its yours now OP, congrats 👏

Hopeisallineed · 03/08/2021 08:01

I would message and say we are going on holiday tomorrow, if you don’t have the courtesy to pick up your car that you illegally parked on my property, you will not be able to access it for two weeks.

Cavagirl · 03/08/2021 08:03

Place your bets then....

I'm betting a pissed off message to OP later today to agree a new time
5pm is agreed
CF turns up at 5.30

Hopefully OP is out Grin

DevonTF · 03/08/2021 08:07

I would start to get more forceful. You need to tell him.

He did not collect his car at 7.30pm as suggested, and the car is still parked on Private Land, something you instructed him not to do.
The car must be removed at Midday today.

MaMelon · 03/08/2021 08:08

@Hopeisallineed

I would message and say we are going on holiday tomorrow, if you don’t have the courtesy to pick up your car that you illegally parked on my property, you will not be able to access it for two weeks.
Same here. I wouldn’t be accommodating this CF any further.
QueenStromba · 03/08/2021 08:08

@Cavagirl

Place your bets then....

I'm betting a pissed off message to OP later today to agree a new time
5pm is agreed
CF turns up at 5.30

Hopefully OP is out Grin

She should give him a very precise time window e.g. 17:07-17:14 and refuse to deal with him outside of that. "Sorry, I've got to go milk the cows now or they're at risk of mastitis. Come back between 07:24 and 07:31 when I should have time for you between mucking out the stables and feeding the chickens".
HaveringWavering · 03/08/2021 08:11

How did he get your number op was that from the sister, was she genuine?
OP put her phone number on the Facebook post. She said it was her business number and already public.