I'm not having a very good day :(

blurred · Post by **blurred** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:47 pm

That sounds really shite, SKD, you have my sympathies. Hope you get to the bottom of it, and the insurance cough up for whatever's needed.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 12:41 pm

Sorry to hear this hope you get it back soon.

And yes scabs nicking/damaging cars should be horse whipped (see am losing my liberal minded streak). Used our park and ride last year and came back to bits missing of me car, won't bother with that again!

Keeping them crossed for you SKD, sorry don't know how to post frog pics and only frog joke I know is the one about the frog in the library hopping past the shelves saying

"RIDDIT" "RIDDIT" "RIDDIT"

Sorry, best of luck

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 1:26 pm

You think you've got it bad SKD, I woke up this morning to find I'd turned in to a toad!!!!

Don't worry, am phibian.

I'm guesssing that only has a chance of raising a smile with Gertie and SKD, everyone else will throw stuff at me for it.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 1:35 pm

communistworkethic wrote:You think you've got it bad SKD, I woke up this morning to find I'd turned in to a toad!!!!

Don't worry, am phibian.I'm guees that only has a chance of raising a smile with Gertie and SKD, everyone else will throw stuff at me for it.

You're just hoping one of them will kiss you and make you "Charming"

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 1:46 pm

it'll take more than a kiss

Super_Kevin_Davies · Post by **Super_Kevin_Davies** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 2:52 pm

Ok - my car has been found - lack of communication between me, mum and dad - the DVLA. the police and the company that took my car seems to be the problem.

Basically it turns out the car tax had run out, I had no idea (unfortunately I didn't check as my mum assured me that it was all up to date so I just got on with it - i'm only borrowing the car at the mo!). We never received the notifcation letter the DVLA sent out, and unfortunately the buggers only give you one chance and that's it, if you never get the letter....it's an expensive lesson to be learnt.

What didn't help and caused extra unnecessary stress was the fact that we tried to check if this was the case yesterday, as nobody knew for sure - but when the police confirmed that the computer systems said that the car tax was valid - one assumes that therefore the car has been nicked!!! The police had already phoned the company that had actually taken my car after we reported it missing, and the company said they didn't have it....although they did, a ploy to get a load more money me thinks (the overnight holding fee).

Anyway, it wasn't even the company that let us know they had the car, had the police not phoned around every company again today and found out where it was, we would still be looking at having a stolen car and actually be racking up a HUGE bill at the company holding the car who seemingly had no intention of notifying us they took it. It's all so ridiculous!!! And I am also left wondering if someone grassed me up as the car is registered to a place nowhere near where they took it from, and the DVLA wouldn't have any idea it was there.

I guess it's all a comedy of errors - but a lesson has been learnt, I will always check my tax disk regardless if it is actually my car or not, and my parents are changing their policy on keeping up to date with the business car tax and MOTs!! Plus, it's a relief to have the car back along with my things that were in it - but I think this whole episode has made me really paranoid now!!!!

Oh, and I noticed someone else on my street has an invalid tax disk this morning, I best slip a note under the windscreen wiper to warn them, I wish someone had done that to me, not called the DVLA!!!!

americantrotter · Post by **americantrotter** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 3:09 pm

Well good news and bad then. What a stupid system. The things you brits put up with is beyond me.

Gertie · Post by **Gertie** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 3:12 pm

Wowzers !!!!

What a few days... Well I'll call off Miss Marple... I did check every car I saw that looked like yours today to see if they had frog accessories!!!

I'm sooooo relieved that it's all over and you can get back to normal life. And get your assignement done!!!!

Hoooooorrray!

xx

Montreal Wanderer · Post by **Montreal Wanderer** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 3:15 pm

americantrotter wrote:Well good news and bad then. What a stupid system. The things you brits put up with is beyond me.

Great news Steph (all dad's fault as usual!). AT and I probably cannot understand the bizarre system you seem to work under - we don't do things that way here. Plus the Towing Company would probably get sued for their part in running up expenses. Anyway, all's well that ends well.

CAPSLOCK · Post by **CAPSLOCK** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:03 pm

Can't find too much sympathy I'm afraid

Anything that clamps down on folk driving without Road Tax has to be applauded

Sadly, I doubt they often get to grips with shits who do it for fun, but all the same, the laws the law

Montreal Wanderer · Post by **Montreal Wanderer** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:12 pm

CAPSLOCK wrote:Can't find too much sympathy I'm afraid

Anything that clamps down on folk driving without Road Tax has to be applauded

Sadly, I doubt they often get to grips with shits who do it for fun, but all the same, the laws the law

What we find North Americans find bizarre however is that a private company can just tow someone's car without authorization from the authorities. Over here only the police can authorize a tow so they are able to tell owners what happened. We only tow cars if they blocking something important or, in Montreal, hinder snow removal (in this latter case they don't go to a city impound but are just towed round the corner). If it is a matter of a car legally parked but owing money, they would snap a Denver boot on it.

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:16 pm

they did have authority - from teh DVLA.

More shocking was that Gertie got it right straightaway!!! No road tax indeed!

CrazyHorse · Post by **CrazyHorse** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:20 pm

I am correct in assuming that the tax didn't run out in October? Because that is bloody efficient (and hard faced) of them to swoop after just one day.

Montreal Wanderer · Post by **Montreal Wanderer** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:27 pm

communistworkethic wrote:they did have authority - from teh DVLA.

More shocking was that Gertie got it right straightaway!!! No road tax indeed!

I meant specific authority to tow a specific car, not a general authorization to tow a car if its llicense had run out.
Perhaps Gertie has had some experience with this type of thing (I shall have to re-read my Perils of Gertie).

Super_Kevin_Davies · Post by **Super_Kevin_Davies** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:34 pm

I don't make a habit of driving without tax - it would have been taxed immediately if the form had arrived, the last thing I wanted was to have my car disappear. It's just the fact that after the event I was that told it wasn't taken due to expired tax, and that I could have had this sorted out yesterday had there been no lying with regard to who was holding the car. But as I say, lesson learned by all - and I really do appreciate the convenience my car brings to my life at the moment!!! *phew*

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:44 pm

My Frogmobile just got Toad.

Super_Kevin_Davies · Post by **Super_Kevin_Davies** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:06 pm

TANGODANCER wrote:My Frogmobile just got Toad.

LOL - best one yet Tango

!!!

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:25 pm

you'll enjoy this then...

http://www.thamenews.net/readmore.asp?C ... tion_ID=41

77,78,81,84,05 · Post by **77,78,81,84,05** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:48 pm

Gertie wrote:
Who have we annoyed recently??

Rafa Bentez (I think he was busy last night)

Yes he was very busy taking the greatest English club into the knock out stages of the best club competition in the world.

So go take your face for a dump.

Soldier_Of_The_White_Army · Post by **Soldier_Of_The_White_Army** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:15 pm

77,78,81,84,05 wrote:
Gertie wrote:
Who have we annoyed recently??

Rafa Bentez (I think he was busy last night)
Yes he was very busy taking the greatest English club into the knock out stages of the best club competition in the world.

So go take your face for a dump.

Telling our very own pixie to take her face for a dump is like telling Benitez what his best team is,

unappreciated!!

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