tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post5379949900080016983..comments2023-10-04T16:22:32.920+01:00Comments on Thanet Strife: CLAMPING IN LIDO AND DREAMLAND - A SEASIDE RIP-OFF?Bertie Biggleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197385124719226254noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-55883493404733848222010-08-04T20:48:32.844+01:002010-08-04T20:48:32.844+01:00To answer the question below, The lido is in the h...To answer the question below, The lido is in the hands of administrators so I asume that includes the carpark<br /><br /> Anonymous said...<br />22.59 those out to make a fast buck in Thanet only have their own interests in mind and could not give a fig about everyone else. <br /><br />Anyone involved in these clamping episodes- land owners, security companies, clampers themselves are looking after one thing - money.<br /><br />23 March 2010 08:25Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-54519619072337838602010-08-04T20:45:51.908+01:002010-08-04T20:45:51.908+01:00We had just finished a charity walk from hernebay ...We had just finished a charity walk from hernebay to Cliftonville raising money to send a terminally ill little girl to disney land paris before she gets too ill, my dad picked our car up from hernebay and parked it up in the lido carpark, he got out the car walked down to where we were to let us know he had arrived and 2 minutes later when he went back to the car they were already clamping it, we explained that my dad was just picking us up after the walk but they didn`t care and we had to pay £120 to get the car unclamped so we could get home back to Derbyshire. To make matters worse this was on a sunday when there was only about 3 other cars in the carpark. I hope they can live with themselves. I have since been told that an unmarked car parks in the carpark and as soon as you leave your car and don`t head towards the ticket machine, the chap phones a guy in a van who comes straight down and clamps you. And they want people to start coming back to Margate and they treat them like that, I feel a parking ticket would be fairer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-78875844124238437422010-08-02T07:23:29.586+01:002010-08-02T07:23:29.586+01:00"At the local level, 'Mauwice' or his..."At the local level, 'Mauwice' or his successor, need to consider that visitors paying £2.20 for their latte and £120 for their car to be 'un-clamped' might regard their tax-payer subsidised visit to the TC to see Tracy's dirty linen or a 'walking art' performance as money badly spent and that Margate's growing reputation as a 'clamper's den' puts them and many others off from ever visiting , let alone returning."<br /><br />Well, as one of those latte drinkers you're talking about who came to visit your beautiful town, (cappuccino drinker actually, and not even a subsidised one) just having been clamped at Dreamland does indeed make me think that Margate is a rip off town and makes me wonder about ever coming back. Whether what Barry Dawson is doing is legal or not, it's a disgrace and congratulations to sites like yours that are working to expose this unpleasant business. Margate's never going to be on the up as long as people like that are around.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181760439333509199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-29532897497695626102010-03-28T02:44:54.301+01:002010-03-28T02:44:54.301+01:00anon again!
If it is 'Private Property' it...anon again!<br />If it is 'Private Property' it should have locked secure gates, otherwise the owners 'non-commitally' allow Parkers to park there. Signs are insufficient and rascist, if only painted in English. There are many Immigrants in the area who cannot read these signs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-12660994343314303852010-03-23T14:19:39.588+00:002010-03-23T14:19:39.588+00:0008:18, I was told earlier today that the late BBC ...08:18, I was told earlier today that the late BBC South East bulletin last night, reported that the fee had been paid for by a Cllr. You may wish to note that Dr M at 22:12 just stated the matter had been resolved.<br /><br />I feel that such quick action by Cllr Moores is much to his credit in personal terms regarding an act of instant charity to those in need and perhaps you should recognise that?<br /><br />The other good to come of this is that a story that does not reflect well on Margate and Thanet, has been nipped in the bud before appearing on more news bulletins or in The Sun. <br /><br />Perhaps we should recognise that too and that fast moving Cllrs acting on an individual's behalf or for the common good should be appreciated, whatever their political views.Bertie Biggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197385124719226254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-80853470602235316252010-03-23T08:25:49.772+00:002010-03-23T08:25:49.772+00:0022.59 those out to make a fast buck in Thanet only...22.59 those out to make a fast buck in Thanet only have their own interests in mind and could not give a fig about everyone else. <br /><br />Anyone involved in these clamping episodes- land owners, security companies, clampers themselves are looking after one thing - money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-11861382996399340862010-03-23T08:18:44.750+00:002010-03-23T08:18:44.750+00:00Resolved in what way? Did the Good Doctor pay the ...Resolved in what way? Did the Good Doctor pay the clamping fee? Did CSS wave all charges? Did Mrs. Rossiter pitch up with the readies?<br />If I get clamped by CSS can I ring up Dr. M. and get him to bail me out?<br /><br />I think we should be told.<br /><br />The Lido, I think, is owned by the company that went into liquidation some time ago or was it sold to another firm? That question is just for personal interest as I assume CSS has an agreement with the current owner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-18787798489211746882010-03-23T08:00:47.951+00:002010-03-23T08:00:47.951+00:00The KFC site near ASDA in Broadstairs, before it w...The KFC site near ASDA in Broadstairs, before it was engulfed in flames, did have signs clearly indicating parkers would be clamped although there were no machines as the site was intended for dining customers (if you could describe those buying bargain buckets as 'diners')<br /><br />Bit different to sites where the signs are barely visible or machines are out of sight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-55443883212230635162010-03-22T23:04:05.560+00:002010-03-22T23:04:05.560+00:00Thanks, Peter! Have amended.It was your Winter gar...Thanks, Peter! Have amended.It was your Winter gardens of course!Bertie Biggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197385124719226254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-4433368346379484962010-03-22T22:59:26.498+00:002010-03-22T22:59:26.498+00:00Parking is at a premium nearby on big nights for t...Parking is at a premium nearby on big nights for the Winter Gardens. Couldn't the owners of private car parks (normally empty at night) be asked to let them be used at a suitable fee? I thinking of Aldi and the Lido, entering into partnership with Thanet Leisure Force. With suitable yellow 'concert parking' signage. If people are getting clamped, they may decide to go to another venue next time, so it should be in everyone's best interests to work together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-21686485012846036252010-03-22T22:49:59.382+00:002010-03-22T22:49:59.382+00:00I didn't realise that The Lost Prophets did a ...I didn't realise that The Lost Prophets did a gig at Dreamland in addition to The Winter Gardens... ; )Peter Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283534498743254609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-77425484083927429372010-03-22T22:39:51.062+00:002010-03-22T22:39:51.062+00:00That is excellent news, Cllr Moores. Well done!That is excellent news, Cllr Moores. Well done!Bertie Biggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197385124719226254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-47127639735083573432010-03-22T22:31:59.790+00:002010-03-22T22:31:59.790+00:00Also heard tales of it happening in the KFC car pa...Also heard tales of it happening in the KFC car park in Broadstairs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-31193932640942179972010-03-22T22:12:53.875+00:002010-03-22T22:12:53.875+00:00Bertie
This is now resolved between Mr Dawson, the...Bertie<br />This is now resolved between Mr Dawson, the clamper and Mrs Rossiter, whose car it is. I watched the same report on BBC SE News and intervened this evening.<br /><br />While I recognise that one should properly pay 30 pence to park one's car in a private car park as advertised, I also believe this 'clamping' behaviour, preying on motorists who are often among the poorest and deprived members of our society is quite wrong from a simple moral perspective.<br /><br />This is really a matter for central government, any government to deal with but quite how we deal with the problem of clamping legally on private property I don't know until politicians at a higher level come to grips with the problem.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03755236438987278120noreply@blogger.com