Builders have wrapped my car in tape...

[Big News]

So I got back home at about 1am last night - we live on a residential road with nowhere near enough parking, and it's basically a free-for-all on anywhere which doesn't have a dropped kerb - and duly parked up. I went out to my car earlier today and noticed that the contractors working on the house I parked outside (no dropped kerb, have parked here plenty of times before, as does everyone else) have decided to wrap some red and white tape around my car.

Seriously? If they wanted me to move so they could park their van outside (fair enough, though they are only parked on the other side of the road...), most people they could ask would know who my car belongs to and I'd happily shift it somewhere else.

I'm aware this is a pathetic rant but it's really flipping annoyed me.

Gits.

[schmalex]

[Conian]

Request title change please... Builders have dangled a single thread of non sticky plastic around my car...

[GG89]

Are you sure they have done this? if so, why? Could the wind have blown it over your car?

Bit of a non-story either way, Apt username!

[R8Steve]

How do you know it was them?

[Ved]

To be fair, I would have not been pleased either. Do you have any clingfilm to hand and what have they scribed on the rear hatch?

[pad58]

Oh come on that's not wrapped is it , I mean how long would it take you to take that off the car.
Not a biggie.

[chili1]

Have they wrote a message in the dirt on the boot, or did you write it?

As clean as ??????

I'd be pretty peeved off if they'd put tape on my car. Have you asked them about it?

[SystemParanoia]

what did they write in the filth?

[Dr Doofenshmirtz]

This thread failed to deliver.
I was expecting something sililar to what they do in airports for suitcases.

[TheEnd]

GG89 said:

Are you sure they have done this? if so, why? Could the wind have blown it over your car?

It would have to be a pretty complex weather system to completely encircle one car, and tie it at the wing mirror and tow bar.

[Rickyy]

What made you think it was the builders? Why would "loft converters" need red and white bunting/tape? Why would they do this to your car?

[EDLT]

It was probably the cretin comedian who wrote "As clean as his mrs" on the back of your car.

[pad58]

Borrowed from my other thread...this is wrapped.

[Big News]

Yeah sorry for the let down

Though they'd tied it pretty solidly onto both wing mirrors and I was in a rush!

The back says 'As clean as the NHS'. Dont know when that appeared. To be fair I do need to wash my car...!

[GG89]

I'd bet on it being some bored kids rather than guys out earning a crust.

[Big News]

Rickyy said:

What made you think it was the builders? Why would "loft converters" need red and white bunting/tape? Why would they do this to your car?

I've lived on this road for 13 years, and know the vast majority of the people - none of them (as far as I'm aware...!) have a problem with me. And I'm parked outside a house on which the work is being done.

I understand it's only a shed of a Volvo, but it's my shed of a Volvo.

[monthefish]

Big News said:

I understand it's only a shed of a Volvo, but it's my shed of a Volvo.

The type/condition of car is irrelevant - I'd be very pissed off too if it were my car.

It's a fair point that it might not have been them, but on the balance of probablity, it probably was.

[Rickyy]

Big News said:

Rickyy said:

What made you think it was the builders? Why would "loft converters" need red and white bunting/tape? Why would they do this to your car?

I've lived on this road for 13 years, and know the vast majority of the people - none of them (as far as I'm aware...!) have a problem with me. And I'm parked outside a house on which the work is being done.

I understand it's only a shed of a Volvo, but it's my shed of a Volvo.

I'd be pee'd off too! Just seems a bit of a strange thing for a professional looking company to do!

[Matt UK]

pad58 said:

Borrowed from my other thread...this is wrapped.