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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    clampers were chased out of scotland as far as i know.
    It's illegal there unless the cops do it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    It's illegal there unless the cops do it.
    thought that. and quite right too.
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    I don't know. Seems to me if someone parks their vehicle on my land without my permission I should be allowed to do anything I want with it. Not that I have any land, but if I did.
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    If you park in the wrong place here, they just slash your tyres. If that doesn't work it gets torched.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    I don't know. Seems to me if someone parks their vehicle on my land without my permission I should be allowed to do anything I want with it. Not that I have any land, but if I did.
    it was to stop folk conning people by inviting them in then clamping them, which was rife.. nothing stopping you calling the cops to get vehicle removed(next month)
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    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    If you park in the wrong place here, they just slash your tyres. If that doesn't work it gets torched.
    if you park in wrong place here your likely to get slashed.
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    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


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    When I was at university they had a big car park for students that was never more than half full until my final year when all of a sudden every new student seemed to own a car and it was impossible to park there. So people started parking on the campus roads. It was all private property of course, and, after issuing a few edicts with no result they introduced wheel clamping. Of course they skimped and bought really crappy, cheapo clamps. Somebody quickly acquired some industrial bolt cutters and pretty soon the verges were littered with the remains of the clamps.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Very nice! However... How busy are the towns and roads within the surrounding area? Is there much traffic congestion? And how easy is it to park in large towns in your local area?

    For example, Wrexham is approximately the size of Basingstoke....

    I could jump in my car and go into Wrexham town centre, at ANY time of the day, and *instantly*, without any effort, find a FREE car parking space for up to three hours, right in the centre of town [without having to worry about over-zealous clamping firms either].

    And there would be zero traffic jams/congestion on the way there or back, even in the so-called 'rush hour'!

    How easy is it to do that down your way?

    Marco.
    Well, Winchester is our nearest town and parking is OK but not free. However, our shopping mainly consists of Lidl (out of town, easy access, free parking) or jumping on our bikes and cycling 5 miles down the disused railway line to the local market town and farm shop!

    The main attraction for us here, though is our house being on a private estate in the grounds of a former Manor House and being surrounded by fields. When we step outside, all you hear is birdsong and the occasional snort of a horse in the field next door. I can cope with a bit of traffic as long as I know I’m coming back to this.

    And anyway, you’ve forgotten one important flaw in your suggestion. If we all follow your advice and move to North Wales, we’ll bring our cars with us - you’ll end up sat in traffic jams behind us and it’ll be your fault for giving us the idea!!
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    I think it's been illegal in all of Britain for some years now, unless you're a copper or bailiff. Too many dodgy folk laying in wait for 'offenders' to get round the corner before pouncing.

    The 'tow it away' crews in Bulgaria certainly know how to get a move on. We watched cars being removed on three separate occasions. Not unlike those events where you see sappers disassemble a big gun, carry it over there and re-assemble it. You could nip in the shop for 20 fags and a loaf, and come out to find your wheels gone - they're that quick.
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    one of the main problems is that everyone wants to use cars at same time..ie, rush hrs... staggered starting and finishing hrs would probably help this along with more working from home etc.
    Even here, its busy at rush times, as our roads are not as big as Englands and motorways are nearly all 2 lane(not that we have many). outwith rush periods its not too bad here and this is the central belt where most of the vehicles are. The newer train link (that alas goes by my house instead of the nice cycle path)between Glasgow and Edinburgh has made a big difference as well.
    Regards,
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    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
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    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


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