'Love Lock' Removal
Discussion
If you been on a bridge pretty much anywhere in Scotland you may have noticed that people have been putting 'Love Locks' on every place possible.
Say, for instance that, a person was to forcibly remove these locks using a set of bolt cutters to cut the lock on their travels around Scotland could this person face charges?
All completely hypothetical of course!
Say, for instance that, a person was to forcibly remove these locks using a set of bolt cutters to cut the lock on their travels around Scotland could this person face charges?
All completely hypothetical of course!
Hypothetically speaking,
I think that the owners of the locks would have to make a complaint, or Plod know who the locks belonged to. So no.
As for going equipped, not really. I go equipped to kill with an 18" breaker bar in my car, but I carry it in case of needing to change a wheel, and it lives in the spare wheel well with all the other bits.
I think that the owners of the locks would have to make a complaint, or Plod know who the locks belonged to. So no.
As for going equipped, not really. I go equipped to kill with an 18" breaker bar in my car, but I carry it in case of needing to change a wheel, and it lives in the spare wheel well with all the other bits.
As far as I can tell you can only be charged for 'going equipped' in Scotland if you already have two or more convictions of theft which aren't spent.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/45/sectio...
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/45/sectio...
It would seem that if you make a noise about "structural integrity" the council get going, up north here in Banchory the council chopped the locks off the Falls of Feugh bridge.
I liked the lock that was engraved with Mr and Mrs XXX, shackled together since XXX.
Possibly see how those guys got action taken?
I liked the lock that was engraved with Mr and Mrs XXX, shackled together since XXX.
Possibly see how those guys got action taken?
why would anyone think it's ok to take bolt cutters to someone else's property without good reason
you might not like them, but what if a particular council has decided it has no problem with them in it's bridge, or and want's a bridge to become covered in them as a tourist attraction, then you've committed criminal damage and theft
you might not like them, but what if a particular council has decided it has no problem with them in it's bridge, or and want's a bridge to become covered in them as a tourist attraction, then you've committed criminal damage and theft
^ Most councils seem to have to spend tax payers money to remove them. If a love locked bridge was to become a tourist attraction, you would think the Millenium Bridge in London would be a good candidate, with its view direct to St Paul's. But I've seen council contractors removing love locks from that bridge several times.
creampuff said:
^ Most councils seem to have to spend tax payers money to remove them. If a love locked bridge was to become a tourist attraction, you would think the Millenium Bridge in London would be a good candidate, with its view direct to St Paul's. But I've seen council contractors removing love locks from that bridge several times.
You could simply call the council and offer to remove them for them, if they agree then you've doing a public serviceIf not you're stealing scrap metal
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