What would you do?

Mups · September 17, 2025, 10:10:21 PM

Sorry to keep going back to this, but I wanted to tell you something.

When I was drawing the curtains this morning, the old wreck across the road was still there parked in the kerb, but it had a notice stuck on the windscreen. No idea what it said.
Then when I had to go out later today, I noticed it also had a big yellow wheel clamp on the front wheel too, and it had DVLA written on the clamp.

I'm assuming he's in trouble for leaving it on the road now.
I hope I don't get the blame though, as it was nothing to do with me. Maybe the Cops drove by and saw it? Dunno.

Raven · September 17, 2025, 10:38:40 PM

I guess it's one of two things.
1 someone shopped him.
2 police saw it.

Either way I'd keep quiet and say nothing to anyone at all.

Mups · September 17, 2025, 10:40:46 PM

Quote from: Raven on September 17, 2025, 10:38:40 PMI guess it's one of two things.
1 someone shopped him.
2 police saw it.

Either way I'd keep quiet and say nothing to anyone at all.

Yes, I think you're right.
I'd best say no more.

I just hope I don't get my tyres slashed when I knew nothing about it till this morning.

Dextrous63 · September 18, 2025, 07:37:43 AM

He could have put it back on his drive and asked his visitors to park on the road. He could have got some scrap dealers to take it away. But he did neither. Instead, he dumped it on the road which someone reported, or possibly a passing police car picked up automatically through ANPR.

So now he's likely to get fined and possibly have a bigger expense when the police arrange for it to get towed to be destroyed or the additional cost of being taken to a compound for storage prior to its destruction.

Stoopid boy!

klondike · September 18, 2025, 07:49:44 AM

My bet would be on him being shopped if it was an eyesore. Could have been ANPR I suppose - depends how busy the road is. I'm on a main road and see plenty of police cars and they usually have flashing lights so I doubt have ANPR operating. I rarely if ever see any obviously patrolling side roads. Won't say never but I don't ever recall even seeing one in a side road unless it's parked up.

The obvious answer would have been to either get it scrapped or leave it off road.

Scrumpy · September 18, 2025, 09:24:12 AM

Quote from: Mups on September 17, 2025, 10:40:46 PMYes, I think you're right.
I'd best say no more.

I just hope I don't get my tyres slashed when I knew nothing about it till this morning.

NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU... IGNORE IT...

He knew this would happen.. That is why he wanted to offload it on your driveway..
He is a Twerp...

Mups · September 18, 2025, 09:32:39 AM

My friend's husband has just said there has been one of those cars with the camera on top going round the streets. He said he has seen a few others that have been clamped as well.

Scrumpy · September 18, 2025, 09:44:10 AM

What a rough area you live in...

Mups · September 18, 2025, 09:56:12 AM

Quote from: Scrumpy on September 18, 2025, 09:44:10 AMWhat a rough area you live in...

Yes, but when George Clooney takes me away from this sordid life, things will be so much better.

Dextrous63 · September 18, 2025, 10:13:35 AM

Quote from: Mups on September 18, 2025, 09:56:12 AMYes, but when George Clooney takes me away from this sordid life, things will be so much better.

Meaning,..., it ain't going to get better for you Mups. 😬

Mups · September 19, 2025, 09:20:01 PM

Three days later and that old wreck is still parked over the road, and still clamped.
I thought perhaps they would have taken it away by now.

Raven · September 20, 2025, 10:11:41 AM

They probably will tow it, but they don't need to hurry as it's not going anywhere with a clamp on. Depends on the circumstances they found out about it I expect, you know how the authorities love to waste time with paperwork ect.

klondike · September 20, 2025, 12:31:16 PM

I thought dobbed in but somebody mentioned a camera van. I know police cars have the kit installed and there are fixed camera sites but I didn't know that they had vans doing the rounds. Probably have to or cars like that could hang around forever.

I remember booking an MOT a bit late so mine was parked on the road without one for a few days. I was expecting to get a tug as I live on a main road.

Mups · September 20, 2025, 12:56:30 PM

Quote from: klondike on September 20, 2025, 12:31:16 PMI thought dobbed in but somebody mentioned a camera van. I know police cars have the kit installed and there are fixed camera sites but I didn't know that they had vans doing the rounds. Probably have to or cars like that could hang around forever.

I remember booking an MOT a bit late so mine was parked on the road without one for a few days. I was expecting to get a tug as I live on a main road.

It was me who mentioned the police vehicle, Klondike.
My friend and her husband called in, and it was he who told me he had seen the car with the camera on top, an Automatic Number Plate Recognition vehicle. He is an ex-prison officer, (6'7")!! and knows a bit about cops activities probably.
He also said he had seen a couple of other vehicles locally that had been clamped too.

GrannyMac · September 20, 2025, 01:01:32 PM

You can check online to see if they're taxed and MOT'd. Parking is short where we live,its popular for tram users, park users, and when Wednesday are at home we don't move the car! I reported one that sat for a couple of without moving. It wasn't taxed, got a penalty notice, eventually it was removed. I think it had been nicked and dumped.