BearPear
Veteran
- Location
- God's Own County
I am hoping that the CCers can help me today after we had a bit of a nightmare last night.
We took our son and his mate to see Pendulum at the Doncaster Dome last night, we then drove into town for some tea and a mosey round. We parked in a marked-out parking area with a sign up saying "Free Parking Saturday Only" and written on by hand "closed 9am to 6pm". It was about 7.45pm at that time. and we assumed that it must be "open" as it was after 6pm. There were no barriers to the parking area.
We returned at about 10pm to find that the car had gone. We asked a bouncer in a nearby bar where the nearest police station and told him what had happened and he said that cars were being removed from the area we had parked, so that was more likely than theft. We drive an 09 Passatt estate with a fob, not a key and there was no glass so removal rather than theft looks to be likely.
So we spend ages ringing all the 4 numbers on the sign we found, leaving messages but no response then or now. We asked a passing police van and they basically said that it happens all the time! We then had to get a taxi to collect our son and his mate, then to take us home - cost £60. The sign that we found said that release cost £100, removal of a clamp was £70. I am expecting £100 but the policeman said it was nearer £300!!
So, we are now 50 miles away from a clamper who's phone message says that it is only open 12-2 today, who we can only presume has our car. Luckily we have 2 cars and when Mr BP returns from his morning cycle we will be off to Doncaster hoping to retrieve the car. Totally bummed, feel very sick and somehow have a feeling that we won't see our car today. What would be the best way to proceed - the only address I have for the company is one off the internet (PO box only on the notice). I have no idea if our car will be there or off-site somewhere. Grrrrr.
We took our son and his mate to see Pendulum at the Doncaster Dome last night, we then drove into town for some tea and a mosey round. We parked in a marked-out parking area with a sign up saying "Free Parking Saturday Only" and written on by hand "closed 9am to 6pm". It was about 7.45pm at that time. and we assumed that it must be "open" as it was after 6pm. There were no barriers to the parking area.
We returned at about 10pm to find that the car had gone. We asked a bouncer in a nearby bar where the nearest police station and told him what had happened and he said that cars were being removed from the area we had parked, so that was more likely than theft. We drive an 09 Passatt estate with a fob, not a key and there was no glass so removal rather than theft looks to be likely.
So we spend ages ringing all the 4 numbers on the sign we found, leaving messages but no response then or now. We asked a passing police van and they basically said that it happens all the time! We then had to get a taxi to collect our son and his mate, then to take us home - cost £60. The sign that we found said that release cost £100, removal of a clamp was £70. I am expecting £100 but the policeman said it was nearer £300!!
So, we are now 50 miles away from a clamper who's phone message says that it is only open 12-2 today, who we can only presume has our car. Luckily we have 2 cars and when Mr BP returns from his morning cycle we will be off to Doncaster hoping to retrieve the car. Totally bummed, feel very sick and somehow have a feeling that we won't see our car today. What would be the best way to proceed - the only address I have for the company is one off the internet (PO box only on the notice). I have no idea if our car will be there or off-site somewhere. Grrrrr.