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Vesuvius 996
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31,976 posts
140 months
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dazren
21,744 posts
130 months
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article said: A Lambeth spokesman said: "Solicitors acting for Lambeth council have accepted breach of duty on behalf of their client. The council apologises to Mr Stewart.
"As the matter is currently being litigated, we cannot comment further at this time but we are working hard to resolve this case as soon as possible." So the council have admitted screwing up big time, for the matter still to be in litigation they've clearly been spending the last few years arguing over the value. After this length of time I hope it goes to court and the Judge drop kicks the relevent head of Dept to Mars. Heads must roll.
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herewego
5,717 posts
82 months
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dazren said: article said: A Lambeth spokesman said: "Solicitors acting for Lambeth council have accepted breach of duty on behalf of their client. The council apologises to Mr Stewart.
"As the matter is currently being litigated, we cannot comment further at this time but we are working hard to resolve this case as soon as possible." So the council have admitted screwing up big time, for the matter still to be in litigation they've clearly been spending the last few years arguing over the value. After this length of time I hope it goes to court and the Judge drop kicks the relevent head of Dept to Mars. Heads must roll. Could the guy be overvaluing the car? Or the lawyers stretching the case out?
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nobleguy
7,030 posts
84 months
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Retards. How has it taken 2+ years to sort out?
Typical council cvnts. They're quite quick to take our money.....
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Vesuvius 996
Original Poster
31,976 posts
140 months
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They've probably offered him £19k back. I hope he takes them to the cleaners.
Utter wankers.
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bob1179
13,461 posts
78 months
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Reading that just makes me so angry.
I hope this guy takes the council to the cleaners, but we all know that in this day and age, the council will no doubt be found blameless (even though they admit screwing up) and the lazy, fat, usless barstewards in office will get a slap on the wrists and told to be more careful in future.
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TPS
1,562 posts
82 months
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How could they get it this wrong.The car should have been safely transported to a secure compound and the driver given a chance to pay the fine and costs,that is if it were not tax exempt which it was so should not have been touched in the first place.Sack everyone involved and for the council to still not have paid after two years is disgusting.A waste of a rare car by utter idiots. 
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Vesuvius 996
Original Poster
31,976 posts
140 months
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TPS said: How could they get it this wrong.The car should have been safely transported to a secure compound and the driver given a chance to pay the fine and costs,that is if it were not tax exempt which it was so should not have been touched in the first place.Sack everyone involved and for the council to still not have paid after two years is disgusting.A waste of a rare car by utter idiots. Jealousy. "Oh, quick come on, this looks like it's worth a fortune - it must belong to some rich bastard. Let's fvcking crush it." I HATE THIS COUNTRY sometimes
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jwo
679 posts
118 months
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what complete tools.
the sickening think is they probably only nabbed it because it was any easy target too! whilst mr uninsured, untaxed chavboy gets away with it. if only the authorities crushed the cars with no insurance, no tax that had been caught (by anpr etc.) with the owner/driver in immediately that would be much better!
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streaky
18,232 posts
118 months
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Even if the Council is forced to pay out, it's the rate-payers who'll suffer (again). No-one on the Council (or in any contractor) will have to put their hands in their pockets. THAT'S what's wrong. In central and local government, screw-ups never have to pay. When Jo Citizen makes a small error they suffer financially. When they try to get their 'rights'. it costs a fortune, they wait years, and sometimes, perversely, lose. It sickens me (almost as much as the apology for 15 marines and sailors recently in the news ... but don't get me started on THAT!) - Streaky
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Carfiend
3,186 posts
78 months
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I say crush the useless heads of the morons who did it personally. The quarter the remains and have them placed at the 4 corners of the kingdom. I just wish my shoulders were as teflon coated as a civil servants.
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safespeed
2,983 posts
143 months
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streaky said: Even if the Council is forced to pay out, it's the rate-payers who'll suffer (again). No-one on the Council (or in any contractor) will have to put their hands in their pockets. THAT'S what's wrong. In central and local government, screw-ups never have to pay. When Jo Citizen makes a small error they suffer financially. When they try to get their 'rights'. it costs a fortune, they wait years, and sometimes, perversely, lose. It sickens me (almost as much as the apology for 15 marines and sailors recently in the news ... but don't get me started on THAT!) - Streaky Yeah. Exactly. Discussing the same topic at the same time over at Safe Speed: www.safespeed.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13981 , I wrote: If we're giving these sorts of powers, then we must also make the decision makers personally liable. That rate-payers will foot the bill for this is beyond belief.
NO POWER WITHOUT RESPONSIBILITY. EVER.
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900T-R
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126 months
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KB_S1
5,938 posts
98 months
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Effectively this guy is actually contributing to the wages of people who stole and destroyed his property.
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Stu R
19,528 posts
84 months
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Bugger, thought the title referred to the city  Rediculous that the car was crushed, really don't know how I'd react if that happened to me.
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pdV6
16,437 posts
130 months
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Stu R said: Bugger, thought the title referred to the city Me too. Ironically it probably sums up the feelings of those of us who live here and like to drive for (*gasp*) "pleasure" upon the odd occasion.
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7db
5,533 posts
99 months
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Stu R said: Bugger, thought the title referred to the city Crushed by the Bristol Cities? Sounds eye-watering.
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Stu R
19,528 posts
84 months
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7db said: Stu R said: Bugger, thought the title referred to the city Crushed by the Bristol Cities? Sounds eye-watering. No finer way to go 
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negative creep
11,274 posts
96 months
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Now that has made me really angry. I hope he screws them for every single penny
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corozin
1,716 posts
140 months
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From reading the recent news, I suspect the owner will be well within his rights to get a court order against Lambeth Council and send the bailiffs in to recover the full value of the disputed car + damages + costs. If he does, I can only hope that The Sun is there to report it.
These council officials deserve to be publicly named and shamed, in the way that Tony Blair would have common criminals treated.
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