One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 3
Discussion
WD39 said:
Blanchimont said:
WD39 said:
Blanchimont said:
WD39 said:
Blanchimont said:
WD39 said:
Blanchimont said:
Knob reward goes to the dosey mare yesterday on the slip road onto the M5 at Avonmouth.
Decided that because of the heavy traffic, and the left hand was blocked for 500yrds, and the outside lane was free, I went up the outside lane to merge in much further up, along with half a dozen or so other cars, they all merged fine, without people trying to block, but dosey mare tried to block me when merging (got that close to the car infront she was inches from hitting it).
Normally I don't bother with it, and let them in front and carry on as normal, but last night for some reason I decided to engage in her childish attempts and give it a go merging. The car infront saw what was happening, waiting, and then pulled away quickly leaving a gap I could slot in, which I did. Cue doey mare giving it the horn, turning the full beams on for a couple of minutes and giving me the coffee beans.
I don't think she liked me putting my hazards on to say thanks, as she went ballistic
A query. Is the slip road on to the M5 near Avonmouth a single lane road?Decided that because of the heavy traffic, and the left hand was blocked for 500yrds, and the outside lane was free, I went up the outside lane to merge in much further up, along with half a dozen or so other cars, they all merged fine, without people trying to block, but dosey mare tried to block me when merging (got that close to the car infront she was inches from hitting it).
Normally I don't bother with it, and let them in front and carry on as normal, but last night for some reason I decided to engage in her childish attempts and give it a go merging. The car infront saw what was happening, waiting, and then pulled away quickly leaving a gap I could slot in, which I did. Cue doey mare giving it the horn, turning the full beams on for a couple of minutes and giving me the coffee beans.
I don't think she liked me putting my hazards on to say thanks, as she went ballistic
ETA: Until someone takes umbridge to a perfectly legal move and tries to block you.
Says the Highway Code.
None of this is relevant in mr. blanchimont's scenario.
I don't agree with 'blocking' and never do it, but if everybody was considerate and patient, it won't occur.
But then I guess that lifes pushers in are just that. And not only in motoring matters.
I conclude that 'merge in turn' is in the eye of the beholder.
Edited by WD39 on Wednesday 11th November 19:32
Edited by WD39 on Wednesday 11th November 19:56
Yesterday, as an example, I moved over early (as there was a big enough space for me to do so) and I caught eye contact the the bloke who was behind me in the outside lane, I let him in.
What's the point in arguing on 3ft of tarmac that you don't own. Chill out, turn the music up and everybody just wants to get home, it doesn't need to be an arguement.
You went into lane two, drove 500 yards past 'blocked traffic', before the 'merge in turn' took place.
If that is a crawl, I'm Stirling Moss, Jackie Stewart AND Lewis Hamilton.
That basically what happened.
Coolbanana said:
I haven't ranted in this Thread yet so I'll do so now 
"Knob" perfectly describes the retarded, obnoxious and dangerous numpty that decided to accelerate when I was indicating and performing an overtaking manoeuvre.
Major queues on the M40 this evening (hopefully there is no loss of life in an accident) caused me to use a back road route home and I came across a road that I know very well that is short with a couple of tight S-Bends up hill. Lovely, after my overly long journey I thought I'd blast up said hill.
However, an SUV was in front of me so I would have to overtake. No problem, he didn't seem to be in a hurry so I indicated and went to overtake. Mr Knob then puts his foot down.
Now, I could have floored it and raced past him but on a lane that has no streetlights and a tight bend coming up, I didn't believe it wise to risk the unforeseen to prove I could still overtake. So I moved back in lane behind him while he proceeded to drive up the hill slower than my dear departed Granny would have.
Had he allowed me to complete my overtake without drama, he wouldn't have seen my taillights after the first bend. I would not have slowed his progress so what goes through the minds of these idiots?
Further on at a stop street, he stuck his head out of the window to see my car more clearly. I guess he is now regaling all who will listen how he won a race of some sort. I didn't encourage any discussion, simply let him go on his merry way.
There's a good column by Richard Porter in a recent Evo about the increasingly small minded attitude of British drivers towards being overtaken, who look at you with disgust "as though you've just bad-mouthed Princess Diana or burnt a National Trust tea towel." "Knob" perfectly describes the retarded, obnoxious and dangerous numpty that decided to accelerate when I was indicating and performing an overtaking manoeuvre.
Major queues on the M40 this evening (hopefully there is no loss of life in an accident) caused me to use a back road route home and I came across a road that I know very well that is short with a couple of tight S-Bends up hill. Lovely, after my overly long journey I thought I'd blast up said hill.
However, an SUV was in front of me so I would have to overtake. No problem, he didn't seem to be in a hurry so I indicated and went to overtake. Mr Knob then puts his foot down.
Now, I could have floored it and raced past him but on a lane that has no streetlights and a tight bend coming up, I didn't believe it wise to risk the unforeseen to prove I could still overtake. So I moved back in lane behind him while he proceeded to drive up the hill slower than my dear departed Granny would have.
Had he allowed me to complete my overtake without drama, he wouldn't have seen my taillights after the first bend. I would not have slowed his progress so what goes through the minds of these idiots?
Further on at a stop street, he stuck his head out of the window to see my car more clearly. I guess he is now regaling all who will listen how he won a race of some sort. I didn't encourage any discussion, simply let him go on his merry way.
Edited by Coolbanana on Wednesday 11th November 20:00
People who severely cut painted roundabouts then beep at you because you're 'in their way'.
i.e. car at the junction to my left is turning right into the road I'm exiting. That comfortably leaves me plenty of time to get at least half way across the roundabout in normal conditions if I'm going straight over. However, angry man at the opposite junction turning right pretty much cuts the whole roundabout off straight into my path, hurling abuse and beeping as he goes.
Had he navigated the roundabout properly the capacity of the roundabout can be utilised fully.
i.e. car at the junction to my left is turning right into the road I'm exiting. That comfortably leaves me plenty of time to get at least half way across the roundabout in normal conditions if I'm going straight over. However, angry man at the opposite junction turning right pretty much cuts the whole roundabout off straight into my path, hurling abuse and beeping as he goes.
Had he navigated the roundabout properly the capacity of the roundabout can be utilised fully.
Jesus Christ..
Stupid cow in a white BMW 1 Series convertible with dodgy plate (something like BE55SIE)..
Coming back from lunch just now, roads relatively empty.
Dual carriageway to a roundabout, I'm in the right lane, indicate right, to turn right. I'm going around the roundabout, indicate left at the right time, about to enter the adjoining A road.
She didn't even try to slow down as I passed her, assuming she could just join the roundabout at full speed. She slams on, crosses the give way line, and I continue onto the A road.
She then comes flying up behind me (I'm doing 40-ish, it's a 50 but I'm about to turn left) towards my rear bumper, swerves into lane 2 at the last moment, and give me the finger and mouths something!
I turn left into my junction just after she's passed me - and here's the icing on the cake - the A-road bends to the left, and because she was on the right, and too busy looking over at me and not where she was going, she nearly ran into the side and had to swerve back to the left
What a sad, angry little girl. No idea why she was so wound up, tough day at the office? It's a lovely, bright, windy day, it's nearly the weekend.. Chill out love, and keep your eyes on the bleedin' road!
Stupid cow in a white BMW 1 Series convertible with dodgy plate (something like BE55SIE)..
Coming back from lunch just now, roads relatively empty.
Dual carriageway to a roundabout, I'm in the right lane, indicate right, to turn right. I'm going around the roundabout, indicate left at the right time, about to enter the adjoining A road.
She didn't even try to slow down as I passed her, assuming she could just join the roundabout at full speed. She slams on, crosses the give way line, and I continue onto the A road.
She then comes flying up behind me (I'm doing 40-ish, it's a 50 but I'm about to turn left) towards my rear bumper, swerves into lane 2 at the last moment, and give me the finger and mouths something!
I turn left into my junction just after she's passed me - and here's the icing on the cake - the A-road bends to the left, and because she was on the right, and too busy looking over at me and not where she was going, she nearly ran into the side and had to swerve back to the left
What a sad, angry little girl. No idea why she was so wound up, tough day at the office? It's a lovely, bright, windy day, it's nearly the weekend.. Chill out love, and keep your eyes on the bleedin' road!
Europa1 said:
There's a good column by Richard Porter in a recent Evo about the increasingly small minded attitude of British drivers towards being overtaken, who look at you with disgust "as though you've just bad-mouthed Princess Diana or burnt a National Trust tea towel."
Know which Evo that's in? Sounds like good read (and yes it is a problem on UK roads 
)yellowjack said:
Two for me today please...
The elderly Doris in front of me in Farnborough heading for the station. She was 'comfort braking' at everything in sight - peds on the footway, parked cars on the other side of the road, oncoming vehicles, the mouths of completely empty side turns. So I stayed well back, as I suspected she was struggling with her eyesight.
Suspicion appeared to be confirmed when she suddenly, and without recourse to a signal, veered across the opposite lane to take up a parking space beside the cemetery. Straight across in front of a rapidly closing Transit van, what's driver was none too pleased judging by the long blast of the horn that he gave her. The look on her face just made things worse, really. She looked incredulous that it could possibly be her action that might be the intended recipient of the Beeeeeep! I genuinely believe that she had no idea how close she'd just come to a head-on collision with one of our typically reserved and polite local white van men.
Speaking of polite and reserved van drivers, I was cycling home from the bike shop tonight,, and was passing a long queue of almost stationary traffic. I was correctly passing on the right of said traffic, taking refuge in spaces between cars when oncoming traffic required it. As I passed one van, all I heard from the open driver's window was a tirade of expletives...
What a twunt. Seriously? Who bothers to wind a window down to abuse someone who clearly doesn't give a stuff what you have to say for yourself because he's busy getting home far more quickly than you could ever hope to through that traffic. Jealous much, d
head? 
fascinating.The elderly Doris in front of me in Farnborough heading for the station. She was 'comfort braking' at everything in sight - peds on the footway, parked cars on the other side of the road, oncoming vehicles, the mouths of completely empty side turns. So I stayed well back, as I suspected she was struggling with her eyesight.
Suspicion appeared to be confirmed when she suddenly, and without recourse to a signal, veered across the opposite lane to take up a parking space beside the cemetery. Straight across in front of a rapidly closing Transit van, what's driver was none too pleased judging by the long blast of the horn that he gave her. The look on her face just made things worse, really. She looked incredulous that it could possibly be her action that might be the intended recipient of the Beeeeeep! I genuinely believe that she had no idea how close she'd just come to a head-on collision with one of our typically reserved and polite local white van men.
Speaking of polite and reserved van drivers, I was cycling home from the bike shop tonight,, and was passing a long queue of almost stationary traffic. I was correctly passing on the right of said traffic, taking refuge in spaces between cars when oncoming traffic required it. As I passed one van, all I heard from the open driver's window was a tirade of expletives...
idiot van driver said:
"--------------fking ---you-----fking -----"
...there were some non-sweary words connecting the expletives together into something vaguely resembling English, but I was too busy riding past the queue to hear what the gist of his problem was. That and the fact that his comedy hard-man 'Mockney' builder accent meant that even if I'd stuck around to hear what he had to say, I'd probably have been none the wiser.-----fking ---you-----fking -----"What a twunt. Seriously? Who bothers to wind a window down to abuse someone who clearly doesn't give a stuff what you have to say for yourself because he's busy getting home far more quickly than you could ever hope to through that traffic. Jealous much, d
head? All of the cyclists I've seen recently who are not prepared to take responsibility for their own safety. You know the ones - no lights, or just a single light that flashes with the brilliance of a million suns once a second for a millionth of a second, so you have no idea what it's speed or trajectory are.
I've moaned about it before, but I've been in London a few nights recently and they're literally everywhere. More of them than people who actually have decent, visible lights on now. Not all of London is super-brightly lit.
I've moaned about it before, but I've been in London a few nights recently and they're literally everywhere. More of them than people who actually have decent, visible lights on now. Not all of London is super-brightly lit.
Blanchimont said:
WD39 said:
Blanchimont said:
WD39 said:
Blanchimont said:
WD39 said:
Blanchimont said:
WD39 said:
Blanchimont said:
Knob reward goes to the dosey mare yesterday on the slip road onto the M5 at Avonmouth.
Decided that because of the heavy traffic, and the left hand was blocked for 500yrds, and the outside lane was free, I went up the outside lane to merge in much further up, along with half a dozen or so other cars, they all merged fine, without people trying to block, but dosey mare tried to block me when merging (got that close to the car infront she was inches from hitting it).
Normally I don't bother with it, and let them in front and carry on as normal, but last night for some reason I decided to engage in her childish attempts and give it a go merging. The car infront saw what was happening, waiting, and then pulled away quickly leaving a gap I could slot in, which I did. Cue doey mare giving it the horn, turning the full beams on for a couple of minutes and giving me the coffee beans.
I don't think she liked me putting my hazards on to say thanks, as she went ballistic
A query. Is the slip road on to the M5 near Avonmouth a single lane road?Decided that because of the heavy traffic, and the left hand was blocked for 500yrds, and the outside lane was free, I went up the outside lane to merge in much further up, along with half a dozen or so other cars, they all merged fine, without people trying to block, but dosey mare tried to block me when merging (got that close to the car infront she was inches from hitting it).
Normally I don't bother with it, and let them in front and carry on as normal, but last night for some reason I decided to engage in her childish attempts and give it a go merging. The car infront saw what was happening, waiting, and then pulled away quickly leaving a gap I could slot in, which I did. Cue doey mare giving it the horn, turning the full beams on for a couple of minutes and giving me the coffee beans.
I don't think she liked me putting my hazards on to say thanks, as she went ballistic
ETA: Until someone takes umbridge to a perfectly legal move and tries to block you.
Says the Highway Code.
None of this is relevant in mr. blanchimont's scenario.
I don't agree with 'blocking' and never do it, but if everybody was considerate and patient, it won't occur.
But then I guess that lifes pushers in are just that. And not only in motoring matters.
I conclude that 'merge in turn' is in the eye of the beholder.
Edited by WD39 on Wednesday 11th November 19:32
Edited by WD39 on Wednesday 11th November 19:56
Yesterday, as an example, I moved over early (as there was a big enough space for me to do so) and I caught eye contact the the bloke who was behind me in the outside lane, I let him in.
What's the point in arguing on 3ft of tarmac that you don't own. Chill out, turn the music up and everybody just wants to get home, it doesn't need to be an arguement.
You went into lane two, drove 500 yards past 'blocked traffic', before the 'merge in turn' took place.
If that is a crawl, I'm Stirling Moss, Jackie Stewart AND Lewis Hamilton.
That basically what happened.
Not car related, but I just went in to Aldi for some stuff (fruit, wine and chocolate is pretty good & cheap!) and was in the queue.
The woman behind me repeatedly exclaimed to her small child that they were off to waitrose next. She must've said it 7 or 8 times! Clearly worried she looked a bit council shopping in Aldi.
Absolute knob.
As if anyone in there cares that she's lowered herself to shopping in there
The woman behind me repeatedly exclaimed to her small child that they were off to waitrose next. She must've said it 7 or 8 times! Clearly worried she looked a bit council shopping in Aldi.
Absolute knob.
As if anyone in there cares that she's lowered herself to shopping in there
Ghost91 said:
Not car related, but I just went in to Aldi for some stuff (fruit, wine and chocolate is pretty good & cheap!) and was in the queue.
The woman behind me repeatedly exclaimed to her small child that they were off to waitrose next. She must've said it 7 or 8 times! Clearly worried she looked a bit council shopping in Aldi.
Absolute knob.
As if anyone in there cares that she's lowered herself to shopping in there
[PH]The woman behind me repeatedly exclaimed to her small child that they were off to waitrose next. She must've said it 7 or 8 times! Clearly worried she looked a bit council shopping in Aldi.
Absolute knob.
As if anyone in there cares that she's lowered herself to shopping in there
Aldi? What's that? Dont you have people to do your shopping for you?!
[/PH]
In addition to above with the chavvy decal.
In Tesco car park the other day and there's an 03 Golf, tango orange matte, lowered, the shortest grille ever etc etc. The tango matte paint made it look like it was made out of plasticine.
Anyway, on the windscreen down the left edge was 'Built not Bought' nooooo you bought it and fked it up.
In Tesco car park the other day and there's an 03 Golf, tango orange matte, lowered, the shortest grille ever etc etc. The tango matte paint made it look like it was made out of plasticine.
Anyway, on the windscreen down the left edge was 'Built not Bought' nooooo you bought it and f
ked it up. An autodysfunctional egotist in a red Focus last night on the A47. I caught up with the chap on a single carriageway section and followed as he was doing 48-53mph. The next section he crept off the roundabout up to 51mph so at the next roundabout I knew he'd pootle and if the road was clear I'd pass and he'd be safe going as slow as he feels is safe to do so.
Next roundabout. No traffic coming so I passed as we exited. No issues there at all, he didn't floor it to try and block my move or react at all to be honest. I carried along at sixty but noticed he was still in my mirrors a safe distance back. The next roundabout was on to a dual carriageway. Several vehicles ahead including an HGV so I took the right lane into the right lane of the dual section. Passed the truck without incident and carried on up to seventy and a bit. My exit was up ahead and just as I signal left the red Focus cuts across in front of me and slows down without brake lights. If I weren't going for the slip road I could have hit him.
What tool!
Seriously if your fragile little ego can not take being overtaken by a Fiat Panda and you have to try and ram the car off the road in a futile attempt to exact revenge you shouldn't be on the road.
Next roundabout. No traffic coming so I passed as we exited. No issues there at all, he didn't floor it to try and block my move or react at all to be honest. I carried along at sixty but noticed he was still in my mirrors a safe distance back. The next roundabout was on to a dual carriageway. Several vehicles ahead including an HGV so I took the right lane into the right lane of the dual section. Passed the truck without incident and carried on up to seventy and a bit. My exit was up ahead and just as I signal left the red Focus cuts across in front of me and slows down without brake lights. If I weren't going for the slip road I could have hit him.
What tool!
Seriously if your fragile little ego can not take being overtaken by a Fiat Panda and you have to try and ram the car off the road in a futile attempt to exact revenge you shouldn't be on the road.
The chap I booked via Shiply to drive my new purchase down from Leeds to Cornwall on trade plates.
Accepted his quote on condition was collected & delivered same day. Yesterday I text Mr Transport and ask if he's arranged collection and he tells me there's no reply, from the chap I bought the car from? I ring, get straight through and am told the guys been available all day and his phone hasn't rung once, despite an email saying Mr Transport would be in touch. I message Mr Transport, tell him to call now and he texts back to say all arranged and he'll collect at 10am following day.
Call Mr Transport at 10.15am to check car collected? No reply. Text and again, no reply. Call guy I bought car from and am told he finally collected the car at 11.15, so I then call Mr Transport and leave a voicemail asking when he's likely to arrive?
At 2.30 I try calling again, still no reply, so test asking for ETA as am supposed to be going out tonight. This is the reply.....
Hi mark have you're. Car but.
Cannot. Deliver till. 8 am
tomorrow. As rheumatoid car I
was picking. Up has been.
Cancelled so I need. To get
train. Home in the morning. Am
very. Sorry. Only bid on your car
because. Of the. One coming
back. See you early. Tomorrow.
Dek.
I called. No reply. Text asking why he hasn't called and explained sooner? Also asked where my car is being kept till tomorrow? Have called 3 times in past hour and text each time, but had no response. In fairness, I have never had a problem booking transport via shiply in the past, but this guy is taking the piss. Considering my options but am tempted to notify the Police, as I never accepted his quote in the knowledge he's have my car overnight.
Accepted his quote on condition was collected & delivered same day. Yesterday I text Mr Transport and ask if he's arranged collection and he tells me there's no reply, from the chap I bought the car from? I ring, get straight through and am told the guys been available all day and his phone hasn't rung once, despite an email saying Mr Transport would be in touch. I message Mr Transport, tell him to call now and he texts back to say all arranged and he'll collect at 10am following day.
Call Mr Transport at 10.15am to check car collected? No reply. Text and again, no reply. Call guy I bought car from and am told he finally collected the car at 11.15, so I then call Mr Transport and leave a voicemail asking when he's likely to arrive?
At 2.30 I try calling again, still no reply, so test asking for ETA as am supposed to be going out tonight. This is the reply.....
Hi mark have you're. Car but.
Cannot. Deliver till. 8 am
tomorrow. As rheumatoid car I
was picking. Up has been.
Cancelled so I need. To get
train. Home in the morning. Am
very. Sorry. Only bid on your car
because. Of the. One coming
back. See you early. Tomorrow.
Dek.
I called. No reply. Text asking why he hasn't called and explained sooner? Also asked where my car is being kept till tomorrow? Have called 3 times in past hour and text each time, but had no response. In fairness, I have never had a problem booking transport via shiply in the past, but this guy is taking the piss. Considering my options but am tempted to notify the Police, as I never accepted his quote in the knowledge he's have my car overnight.
e21Mark said:
The chap I booked via Shiply to drive my new purchase down from Leeds to Cornwall on trade plates.
Accepted his quote on condition was collected & delivered same day. Yesterday I text Mr Transport and ask if he's arranged collection and he tells me there's no reply, from the chap I bought the car from? I ring, get straight through and am told the guys been available all day and his phone hasn't rung once, despite an email saying Mr Transport would be in touch. I message Mr Transport, tell him to call now and he texts back to say all arranged and he'll collect at 10am following day.
Call Mr Transport at 10.15am to check car collected? No reply. Text and again, no reply. Call guy I bought car from and am told he finally collected the car at 11.15, so I then call Mr Transport and leave a voicemail asking when he's likely to arrive?
At 2.30 I try calling again, still no reply, so test asking for ETA as am supposed to be going out tonight. This is the reply.....
Hi mark have you're. Car but.
Cannot. Deliver till. 8 am
tomorrow. As rheumatoid car I
was picking. Up has been.
Cancelled so I need. To get
train. Home in the morning. Am
very. Sorry. Only bid on your car
because. Of the. One coming
back. See you early. Tomorrow.
Dek.
I called. No reply. Text asking why he hasn't called and explained sooner? Also asked where my car is being kept till tomorrow? Have called 3 times in past hour and text each time, but had no response. In fairness, I have never had a problem booking transport via shiply in the past, but this guy is taking the piss. Considering my options but am tempted to notify the Police, as I never accepted his quote in the knowledge he's have my car overnight.
Sounds odd. Just a simple phone call might put your mind at rest and they can't even do that! Accepted his quote on condition was collected & delivered same day. Yesterday I text Mr Transport and ask if he's arranged collection and he tells me there's no reply, from the chap I bought the car from? I ring, get straight through and am told the guys been available all day and his phone hasn't rung once, despite an email saying Mr Transport would be in touch. I message Mr Transport, tell him to call now and he texts back to say all arranged and he'll collect at 10am following day.
Call Mr Transport at 10.15am to check car collected? No reply. Text and again, no reply. Call guy I bought car from and am told he finally collected the car at 11.15, so I then call Mr Transport and leave a voicemail asking when he's likely to arrive?
At 2.30 I try calling again, still no reply, so test asking for ETA as am supposed to be going out tonight. This is the reply.....
Hi mark have you're. Car but.
Cannot. Deliver till. 8 am
tomorrow. As rheumatoid car I
was picking. Up has been.
Cancelled so I need. To get
train. Home in the morning. Am
very. Sorry. Only bid on your car
because. Of the. One coming
back. See you early. Tomorrow.
Dek.
I called. No reply. Text asking why he hasn't called and explained sooner? Also asked where my car is being kept till tomorrow? Have called 3 times in past hour and text each time, but had no response. In fairness, I have never had a problem booking transport via shiply in the past, but this guy is taking the piss. Considering my options but am tempted to notify the Police, as I never accepted his quote in the knowledge he's have my car overnight.
Ghost91 said:
e21Mark said:
The chap I booked via Shiply to drive my new purchase down from Leeds to Cornwall on trade plates.
Accepted his quote on condition was collected & delivered same day. Yesterday I text Mr Transport and ask if he's arranged collection and he tells me there's no reply, from the chap I bought the car from? I ring, get straight through and am told the guys been available all day and his phone hasn't rung once, despite an email saying Mr Transport would be in touch. I message Mr Transport, tell him to call now and he texts back to say all arranged and he'll collect at 10am following day.
Call Mr Transport at 10.15am to check car collected? No reply. Text and again, no reply. Call guy I bought car from and am told he finally collected the car at 11.15, so I then call Mr Transport and leave a voicemail asking when he's likely to arrive?
At 2.30 I try calling again, still no reply, so test asking for ETA as am supposed to be going out tonight. This is the reply.....
Hi mark have you're. Car but.
Cannot. Deliver till. 8 am
tomorrow. As rheumatoid car I
was picking. Up has been.
Cancelled so I need. To get
train. Home in the morning. Am
very. Sorry. Only bid on your car
because. Of the. One coming
back. See you early. Tomorrow.
Dek.
I called. No reply. Text asking why he hasn't called and explained sooner? Also asked where my car is being kept till tomorrow? Have called 3 times in past hour and text each time, but had no response. In fairness, I have never had a problem booking transport via shiply in the past, but this guy is taking the piss. Considering my options but am tempted to notify the Police, as I never accepted his quote in the knowledge he's have my car overnight.
Sounds odd. Just a simple phone call might put your mind at rest and they can't even do that! Accepted his quote on condition was collected & delivered same day. Yesterday I text Mr Transport and ask if he's arranged collection and he tells me there's no reply, from the chap I bought the car from? I ring, get straight through and am told the guys been available all day and his phone hasn't rung once, despite an email saying Mr Transport would be in touch. I message Mr Transport, tell him to call now and he texts back to say all arranged and he'll collect at 10am following day.
Call Mr Transport at 10.15am to check car collected? No reply. Text and again, no reply. Call guy I bought car from and am told he finally collected the car at 11.15, so I then call Mr Transport and leave a voicemail asking when he's likely to arrive?
At 2.30 I try calling again, still no reply, so test asking for ETA as am supposed to be going out tonight. This is the reply.....
Hi mark have you're. Car but.
Cannot. Deliver till. 8 am
tomorrow. As rheumatoid car I
was picking. Up has been.
Cancelled so I need. To get
train. Home in the morning. Am
very. Sorry. Only bid on your car
because. Of the. One coming
back. See you early. Tomorrow.
Dek.
I called. No reply. Text asking why he hasn't called and explained sooner? Also asked where my car is being kept till tomorrow? Have called 3 times in past hour and text each time, but had no response. In fairness, I have never had a problem booking transport via shiply in the past, but this guy is taking the piss. Considering my options but am tempted to notify the Police, as I never accepted his quote in the knowledge he's have my car overnight.
Ghost91 said:
Not car related, but I just went in to Aldi for some stuff (fruit, wine and chocolate is pretty good & cheap!) and was in the queue.
The woman behind me repeatedly exclaimed to her small child that they were off to waitrose next. She must've said it 7 or 8 times! Clearly worried she looked a bit council shopping in Aldi.
Absolute knob.
As if anyone in there cares that she's lowered herself to shopping in there
After shopping at Waitrose, I say 'Right, off to Aldi' Never fails not to raise a titter.The woman behind me repeatedly exclaimed to her small child that they were off to waitrose next. She must've said it 7 or 8 times! Clearly worried she looked a bit council shopping in Aldi.
Absolute knob.
As if anyone in there cares that she's lowered herself to shopping in there
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