Carwash Demolition
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Just a lesson for all here, maybe make some of you think twice. If anyone has any tips on revenge Im all ears.
Last weekend whilst juggling family responsibilities I was rushing to get my sons haircut and thought I would kill two birds with one stone. Parking in the local council carpark I decided to get my car (ISF) hoovered out and washed. Ive done this before on a few rare occasions, but the problem this time around was that I couldnt park in the right space for the job, so without thinking the manager asked for my keys. In a moment of madness I though, what could possibly go wrong??
Upon my return all was done, my car had been moved to another parking bay after they had finished, I had a quick look and gave the guy £20 even saying "keep the change". Only as the last words came from my mouth did I look at the back of my car to realise it had been reversed into what looked like a brick wall!.
At this point my brain was nearly heommoraging, and a sizable arguement then followed. To which ended up with him telling me he wasnt going to give me any insurance details and that he wasnt scared of me as I was a mutherfecker! He basically denied everything and around 10 of his fellow polski carwash men all stood there looking to back him up. I ended up calling the police who were unrefeshingly useless and said they were on the way as he had to give me his insurance details and it sounded like the situation was deteriorating which it was quickly.
After an hour of patient waiting, I called to find out that they werent coming as they had decided that crashing somebodies car and they pretty much offering them out when asked for insurance details is now acceptable in the UK 2015.
To make matters even better, he then said he would only talk to the police to which werent coming. This is a 'proper' established carwash who have quite a setup in a council carpark.
Ive pretty much accepted is my fault for trusting the low life w*nker, but apart from writing a stern letter to the council cant think theres anything else I can do apart from pay for the damage. I did force the guy to give me a receipt but that was half a$$ed and theres no way Im going through my insurance (Excess etc)
The best bit was the 12 year old police operator telling me to not approach him any more and to write to him requesting his details, which fell apart once I reminded them for the 20th time I cant write to a car park and he had just told me to go f*ck myself repeatedly.
So any tips on revenge would be most appreciated. The day ended off with me waiting in the car park for 3 hours arguing, trying to scare off customer and him telling me that my car was cr*p and that he has washed much better and had more powerful ones at home (WTF!?!) Maybe in poland this is how you exchange details after an accident?
Rule no.1 - Never for a split second trust anyone with your keys - EVER.
Rule no. 2 - If you ever have an accident and its your fault, tell the other party to f*ck off, maybe offer a fight? as as far as the police are concerned thats not a problem.
Last weekend whilst juggling family responsibilities I was rushing to get my sons haircut and thought I would kill two birds with one stone. Parking in the local council carpark I decided to get my car (ISF) hoovered out and washed. Ive done this before on a few rare occasions, but the problem this time around was that I couldnt park in the right space for the job, so without thinking the manager asked for my keys. In a moment of madness I though, what could possibly go wrong??
Upon my return all was done, my car had been moved to another parking bay after they had finished, I had a quick look and gave the guy £20 even saying "keep the change". Only as the last words came from my mouth did I look at the back of my car to realise it had been reversed into what looked like a brick wall!.
At this point my brain was nearly heommoraging, and a sizable arguement then followed. To which ended up with him telling me he wasnt going to give me any insurance details and that he wasnt scared of me as I was a mutherfecker! He basically denied everything and around 10 of his fellow polski carwash men all stood there looking to back him up. I ended up calling the police who were unrefeshingly useless and said they were on the way as he had to give me his insurance details and it sounded like the situation was deteriorating which it was quickly.
After an hour of patient waiting, I called to find out that they werent coming as they had decided that crashing somebodies car and they pretty much offering them out when asked for insurance details is now acceptable in the UK 2015.
To make matters even better, he then said he would only talk to the police to which werent coming. This is a 'proper' established carwash who have quite a setup in a council carpark.
Ive pretty much accepted is my fault for trusting the low life w*nker, but apart from writing a stern letter to the council cant think theres anything else I can do apart from pay for the damage. I did force the guy to give me a receipt but that was half a$$ed and theres no way Im going through my insurance (Excess etc)
The best bit was the 12 year old police operator telling me to not approach him any more and to write to him requesting his details, which fell apart once I reminded them for the 20th time I cant write to a car park and he had just told me to go f*ck myself repeatedly.
So any tips on revenge would be most appreciated. The day ended off with me waiting in the car park for 3 hours arguing, trying to scare off customer and him telling me that my car was cr*p and that he has washed much better and had more powerful ones at home (WTF!?!) Maybe in poland this is how you exchange details after an accident?
Rule no.1 - Never for a split second trust anyone with your keys - EVER.
Rule no. 2 - If you ever have an accident and its your fault, tell the other party to f*ck off, maybe offer a fight? as as far as the police are concerned thats not a problem.
Edited by Four Litre on Thursday 4th June 17:03
Hide frozen sausages in all the cars they clean and let the badgers and foxes do the rest?
Joking aside, if that were me...and I'm not a particularly angry person, but wouldn't put up with this type of crap as it does wind me up, I'd make signs up and all sorts warning people of the fact they trashed your car.
Local facebook groups, newspapers, all of them, they'd all hear about it and I wouldn't stop until they couldn't operate there anymore.
I'd like to retract that statement about not being angry!!
Joking aside, if that were me...and I'm not a particularly angry person, but wouldn't put up with this type of crap as it does wind me up, I'd make signs up and all sorts warning people of the fact they trashed your car.
Local facebook groups, newspapers, all of them, they'd all hear about it and I wouldn't stop until they couldn't operate there anymore.
I'd like to retract that statement about not being angry!!
If they are acting with council consent then the council will have a file copy of their insurance certificate.
Interesting FOI exchange.
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/car_wash_op...
Interesting FOI exchange.
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/car_wash_op...
Agree with the above, review them everywhere you can including photos of damage, as many local groups, facebook etc.
Google bomb them if their car wash has a name, keep posting it's name with bad reviews on multiple forums etc.
If you can get their info then small claims or as above through the council.
Do up some fliers and business cards about them being s
t (quite a few companies online will do a small amount 200 or so for free) and give them out, put under people's wipers around the car wash.
Decide if you are going to do anything illegal, if not post their company details in this thread and I'm sure some might help you Google bomb them.
Whenever you go to that car park put posters up all over the inside of your car windows about how st they are and park right infront / next to them.
The realms of possibility are endless if you're creative and have a bit of time on your hands every now and then.
Maybe your car breaks down in front of the entrance of their car wash on a busy day and you've got to wait for the AA to help move it.
Google bomb them if their car wash has a name, keep posting it's name with bad reviews on multiple forums etc.
If you can get their info then small claims or as above through the council.
Do up some fliers and business cards about them being s
t (quite a few companies online will do a small amount 200 or so for free) and give them out, put under people's wipers around the car wash.Decide if you are going to do anything illegal, if not post their company details in this thread and I'm sure some might help you Google bomb them.
Whenever you go to that car park put posters up all over the inside of your car windows about how s
t they are and park right infront / next to them.The realms of possibility are endless if you're creative and have a bit of time on your hands every now and then.
Maybe your car breaks down in front of the entrance of their car wash on a busy day and you've got to wait for the AA to help move it.
That is one reason I don't use car wash business.
One of my private hire vehicles that I rent out was written off last year by a car cleaning business. Unknown to me the driver had an interior valet done on a caravelle. When he got it back the inside was soaking wet. 2 days later once it had dried out the locks started to play up. 3 weeks later the vehicle locked it self and wouldn't unlock.
2 garages later including a main dealer the repairs were going to be more than the 4 grand the vehicle was worth.
We found out later (but the cleaning company denied it) they had power the washed the inside not knowing that there are lots of electrical bits under the drivers seat.
One of my private hire vehicles that I rent out was written off last year by a car cleaning business. Unknown to me the driver had an interior valet done on a caravelle. When he got it back the inside was soaking wet. 2 days later once it had dried out the locks started to play up. 3 weeks later the vehicle locked it self and wouldn't unlock.
2 garages later including a main dealer the repairs were going to be more than the 4 grand the vehicle was worth.
We found out later (but the cleaning company denied it) they had power the washed the inside not knowing that there are lots of electrical bits under the drivers seat.
If you're feeling more vindictive then maybe some local scroat must have gone round in the night / on their lunch break and cut all the hoses on their pressure washers, cables on their vacuums, pierced a hole in the bottom of their detergent pump bottles etc
Would be a right shame if someone gave the local crack head 50 quid for their duty to the local community in assisting the car wash with their maintenance schedule.
Would be a right shame if someone gave the local crack head 50 quid for their duty to the local community in assisting the car wash with their maintenance schedule.
maurauth said:
Agree with the above, review them everywhere you can including photos of damage, as many local groups, facebook etc.
Google bomb them if their car wash has a name, keep posting it's name with bad reviews on multiple forums etc.
If you can get their info then small claims or as above through the council.
Do up some fliers and business cards about them being st (quite a few companies online will do a small amount 200 or so for free) and give them out, put under people's wipers around the car wash.
Yes, this couldn't possibly go wrong against a bunch of Poles running a car wash, who've already threatened violence Google bomb them if their car wash has a name, keep posting it's name with bad reviews on multiple forums etc.
If you can get their info then small claims or as above through the council.
Do up some fliers and business cards about them being s
t (quite a few companies online will do a small amount 200 or so for free) and give them out, put under people's wipers around the car wash.
The OP is obviously not suited to dealing with it in an illegal, nasty manner. If he was, he'd have done it rather than cried online to strangers. I'm not saying thats necessarily a bad thing... he's the native brit with the nice car, presumably a real job and everything else. He's not going to win a nasty campaign against a bunch of pig ignorant Polish immigrants who wash cars for a living is he?
Claim your insurance (or fix it yourself) and go with the sensible option of moving on. And being far more careful who you let clean your car in the future.
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