Don't overstay your parking.

[nilagin]

Warning some colourful language in the posts following the opening post of the link.

http://www.t595.net/messageboard/thread/Cant-believe-what-I-saw-today/66976.aspx

[whitewash]

brilliant, what an incompetant bunch of pratts, i hope the owner shafts them for all they are worth!

[mattyh]

:agree: muppets :D

[Matt Sayle]

Good god. Someone should go and do that to there cars and see how they like it :D I will quite happily volinteer.

[minky_monkey]

Apparently it was a defect with a hydraulic hose on the streetlifter that caused the car to drop rather than operator error, according to someone who knows the people involved (I`m in the vehicle recovery business)

The bit that got me was the ticket that was issued after they`d put it back! lol.

[Marcel]

Haha thats ace. I hope they get shafted.

I don't think cars should be lifted unless they're causing an obstruction.

[Eric Mc]

Apparently it was a defect with a hydraulic hose on the streetlifter that caused the car to drop rather than operator error, according to someone who knows the people involved

Of course it was :lol: After all why would someone admit to being a useless waste of human skin when it's easier to blame a piece of equipment?

[minky_monkey]

S/L`s have a hydraulic levelling system. You don`t "suddenly" lose it unless there`s a failure of sorts.

And personally, I don`t have a problem with removals either. If you`re in the wrong, that`s down to you! (and yes, I`ve been clamped in the past too!)

[Jelster]

Interesting to see what the legal standing of this is. By all accounts it wasn't a red route, it was an "overstayed" parking fine, which it seems they were waiting for. If the car was parked illegally then I think it may be a different matter, but removal for just 10 mins over, and then dropping it, is going to cost somebody £1000's, and not the owner.

If the car had been an obstruction I can see a different set of circumstances, but in the end I would expect it to go through the insurance of the "parking management" company (I take it they must have some). I think they may lose their contarct with the council too....

Steve

[mattyh]

I'd guess they have a duty of care if they do decide to lift a car, regardless of the area it's parked... otherwise they'd just stick the crane through the windscreen and lift it with the roof :D. But yes, I'd guess it'll go through the insurance, and the guy will get a *******ing.

I doubt they'll lose their contract because of this one incident, it'll be put down to an accident :)

[Slipper-one]

BBC1 9pm Wednesdays, AMS and crew ;) :lol:

[inaneredstripe]

they caused the damage, through equipment failure or human error.
they are liable.
and i would imagine a good crease in the roof would right off the car.
bet he still has to pay the ticket ***. maybe only the first one.
OUCH.
me nad swmbo just sat here alughing our heads off at that one.
oh dear.

[inaneredstripe]

oh, and ive seen a guy drop a 1000 kg pack of bricks straight thru a lorry floor onto the chassis outrigger. when a hose failed on a hiab crane.

[mattyh]

I did something similar... I put 1/2 tonne sand straight through someones trailer a while ago... stupid crappy cheap trailer ;)

I did laugh though :D

[dellipher]

:lol: i couldnt help but laugh.