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2old4this

Post subject: Clamping at Gatwick BP Station

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 5:56 pm

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Location: Buckinghamshire

One of our drivers went in inside to use the toilets & buy a drink came out and there was a clamp on his car he had to pay £130 to get it realised
have not got the full detail off where he parked in the station :cry:

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Sussex

Post subject: Re: Clamping at Gatwick BP Station

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 6:09 pm

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Location: 1066 Country

2old4this wrote:

Can't believe they could do that so quick.

I find the best place to wait (for free), is MacDonald's car park. :wink:

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Ollie

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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 8:14 am

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Location: London LPH

When I pick up at Gatwick I find the best proceedure is to go to the car park and park your car there.

Ollie

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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:00 pm

Ollie wrote:

When I pick up at Gatwick I find the best proceedure is to go to the car park and park your car there.

give the customers your mobile when you drop them off.
then wait in macdonalds for them to ring.
go and pick them up and it doesnt cost anything.
other than 4 big macs and a bucket of fries. :oops:

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GBC

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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:12 pm

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Location: London

I thought there was a thread on this, did'nt think it was from so long ago.

I was in this filling station last night courtesy of the Hilton Metropole, (

)I see they have these cameras that time you in and time you out.

Despite that there seemed to be plenty of cabs parked up waiting.

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echo15

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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 3:46 pm

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The sign says your allowed 40 mins so that must have been some use of the toilet!

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wannabeeahack

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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 3:58 pm

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echo15 wrote:

The sign says your allowed 40 mins so that must have been some use of the toilet!

george michael was in there...

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bloodnock

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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:54 pm

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wannabeeahack wrote:

echo15 wrote:

The sign says your allowed 40 mins so that must have been some use of the toilet!

george michael was in there...

Pardon, Come again...I think I missed that last remark?

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acabbie

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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:58 pm

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Location: London

i can believe drivers getting nicked what i find harder to believe is getting a decent job from the metropole :wink:

nice going GBC

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Sussex

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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:05 pm

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GBC wrote:

I thought there was a thread on this, did'nt think it was from so long ago.

Time does fly.

I think more and more drivers are taking their 40 minutes worth in MacDonald's car park. Rather than pay a fiver in the airport car park.

And if you have to wait a tad longer, then there is a Tesco not that far away where you can wait for weeks.

Thank god for mobile phones.

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echo15

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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:39 pm

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The Pease Pottage services allow you 2 hours and as Sussex says there is the Tescos which is unlimited :wink:

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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:21 pm

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Location: london/croydon

Tescos cafe is quite good as well :lol:

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cabbyman

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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:07 pm

Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:07 am
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Location: Hampshire (HC)

I'm currently itching to get a ticket from Maccy D's. I'm gonna have some fun with them when I do!!!!!!!!!

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bloodnock

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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:01 pm

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echo15 wrote:

The Pease Pottage services allow you 2 hours and as Sussex says there is the Tescos which is unlimited :wink:

Dunno about Tescos Being unlimited...I got a very Nasty letter from my local Tescos for being three and half hours in there Carpark...and I wasnt even using the car..It was the little woman :roll:

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Sussex

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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:09 pm

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cabbyman wrote:

I'm currently itching to get a ticket from Maccy D's. I'm gonna have some fun with them when I do!!!!!!!!!

The problem is it's not MacDonalds that give you the ticket, and their staff/managers have no local control over the situation.

Usually it's a security firm with a PO Box address that try and scam with threats and penalties.

But the biggest crooks in all of this is the DVLA who sell our details to the scammers. :shock:

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