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WR1JLD
13 July 2007, 11:48
Hi all

On fathers day, i took the Mrs and kids to Garwnant Park and picnic area:)

So drove up to Lovely Brecon and the Garwnant Forestery Commission Park.

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p204/jldsti/IMG_0818.jpg

We parked up, paid our £2 car park ticket, and met with some friends. A quick kick of the football and a couple of egg sarnies and we were away as the Mosies were out in force.:cry:

As we proceeded in convoy to leave the car park down the one way system, i was confronted with this:eek2:

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p204/jldsti/IMG_0814.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p204/jldsti/IMG_0815.jpg

I tried the locked gate next to the metal flaps but it was no good:( There was a queue of about 6 cars all backed up waiying for me to get on with it.
So i asked Sha(the Mrs) to get out and guide me over the obsticle:nono:
but no matter how i tried the damage was done:cry: :cry:

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p204/jldsti/IMG_0821.jpg


So after a while i found out i needed to speak to a man called Mansel Jones from the Forestery Commission.

Phoned Mansel Yesterday he said "You will have to go through your car insurance. We have over 200,000 cars through there every year with no problems and also i own a sports car and come through there loads of times with no trouble or damage" :wonder: :wonder: :mad: :mad:

I thought that was a bit of a cop out as i was on their land it is the obsticle and there were no signs to state that the exit had extra high one way gaurds.

Any related usefull advice would be appreciated:thumb:


Julian

pippyrips
13 July 2007, 12:35
:eek2:

I think you may have to bite the bullet on this Jules though it is well worth arguing the case. It would probably end up in the courts so you will have to weigh up the hasstle factor:(

It won't cost too much to get the splitter sprayed again.

From the looks of it you have caught the one on the far left as you had positioned the car over to the right:wonder:

Blue Dragoon
13 July 2007, 12:46
CAB and then small claims:thumb:

DAVE-W
13 July 2007, 13:27
Or 50 quid to respray the front splitter and no hassle of trying to claim off them / phone calls / letters.....I know it's principle but I'd just get it painted myself m8 :(

Dave :cool:

WR1JLD
13 July 2007, 14:03
Cheers guys

The splitter needed sorting out as i only hand prayed it to see if i liked it white. But it was the principle!! I wont be buying a parking ticket off them again:(:)

Nevermind worth a go.

ZippyLane
13 July 2007, 16:45
I know it's no help, but from the photo it looks to me that you're going out an entrance.. from the way the plates are facing you'd come over them from the other direction and they'd flatten.. :confused:

Can you get back up there and see if they've marked the exit the wrong way..?

DannyBoy007
13 July 2007, 17:26
I'd still write to complain and take matters further. Theres no need for that sort of thing to protect a car park!!!!! from the photos it looks to be poorly maintained too boot, ie two are stuck down and three are pointing up

Unless they have a sign at the entrance advising of minimum ground clearance required to enter or exit there car park then I'd be asking for them to pay for repairs.

It does look interesting, given more time I'd if tried to of cabled tied them down or even taken them apart with the socket set.

And before anyone says it, They can afford it, have you seen the price of timber!!!!!!!!

kjdmk1
13 July 2007, 17:53
OMG:eek: not nice.
I agree it does look like the sort of device used for a one way system, I would seriously look at a claim if this is the only way in and out, it cant be right to expect peeps to drive over those bloody things:razz:

milf hunter
13 July 2007, 20:08
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r174/mgyg159/scooby/Mvc-005s.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r174/mgyg159/scooby/Mvc-011s.jpg

the last time i was in the forestry in scooby it end up like this :( :cry:

Jul
you will find it difficult to claim of the foresty commision i will have a word with my mate hes head ranger to see if it posssible to claim and what you need to do

with your excess Jul you will better off to pay for damage and do not go in the woods
unless its dark and your going dogging:norty: :norty: :norty:
Yan

kjdmk1
13 July 2007, 23:10
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r174/mgyg159/scooby/Mvc-005s.jpg (http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r174/mgyg159/scooby/Mvc-005s.jpg)
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r174/mgyg159/scooby/Mvc-011s.jpg (http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r174/mgyg159/scooby/Mvc-011s.jpg)

the last time i was in the forestry in scooby it end up like this :( :cry:

Jul
you will find it difficult to claim of the foresty commision i will have a word with my mate hes head ranger to see if it posssible to claim and what you need to do

with your excess Jul you will better off to pay for damage and do not go in the woods
unless its dark and your going dogging:norty: :norty: :norty:
Yan


Not quite the " Flat left" you called then Yan;)

milf hunter
15 July 2007, 06:33
[QUOTE=kjdmk1;7108191]Not quite the " Flat left" you called then Yan;)

no it was a 6R (dont cut logs)
he cut and yes the rest is in pics :(
stil have notes covered in my blood on that page
:eek: :eek: :eek:


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