Greg_M
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Registered: 2nd Sep 03
Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire
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Really pissed off, some scumbag has smashed by window and half inched my sat nav
not just that theyve scrathed down the door, scrathed all the inside trim on the door and smashed the wing mirror off
all for 150 worth of sat nav. now ive goota pay 300 excess to get it repaired.
anyone know if i can claim compensation as car was parked in work car park with no sign up saying 'car parked at owners risk'.
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boyracer2002
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Registered: 10th Aug 02
Location: West Yorkshire
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sorry but why leave your sat nav in your car on display - its shouting out "nick me" end of
still people should have their arms and legs broken for it 
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Greg_M
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Registered: 2nd Sep 03
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quote:
Originally posted by boyracer2002
sorry but why leave your sat nav in your car on display
who said it was on display. it was in the glove box (yeah fair enough shouldnt be in there) but i dodnt have the craddle attached to the windo, no mark on the windo. nothing to say it was in there
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boyracer2002
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Registered: 10th Aug 02
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ahh - let you off then  sorry jus sounded like it was on display - as for the signs being up or not dont think you have a chance there unfortunatly
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K2 GTi
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Registered: 21st Oct 04
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should never leave expensive things in cars anyway... there is so many signs in car parks etc saying never leave anything in car... but yeah its a shitter
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dan_c4rsa
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Registered: 12th Dec 06
Location: North Yorks Drives: MK3 Seat Cupra
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if you leave it on now people go round with phone looking for bluetooth capable satnavs and find out that way.
been happening a lot recently
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marklaruk
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Registered: 4th Sep 04
Location: Leeds
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quote:
Originally posted by dan_c4rsa
if you leave it on now people go round with phone looking for bluetooth capable satnavs and find out that way.
been happening a lot recently
how does that help tho? you would still have to look for them?
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
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i wont even leave my cd player in on display even for 2 mins to get a newspaper,because thats all it takes is 2 mins.
gutted for you mate,must be some one that knows you and where ya put it when not in use.
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dan_c4rsa
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Registered: 12th Dec 06
Location: North Yorks Drives: MK3 Seat Cupra
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quote:
Originally posted by marklaruk
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Originally posted by dan_c4rsa
if you leave it on now people go round with phone looking for bluetooth capable satnavs and find out that way.
been happening a lot recently
how does that help tho? you would still have to look for them?
remembering bluetooth has like a 10 metre radius it gives them a fairly good idea.
i dont think they;d use it in a multi story, more a quiet street with cars on their own or in small groups.
when thinking like they do say u pick one up and theres two cars. An S type with built in satnav, and a corsa...... it's going to be in the corsa.
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marklaruk
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Registered: 4th Sep 04
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ah right i thought it was more than 10 metres but yeh ur right
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Greg_M
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quote:
Originally posted by boyracer2002
as for the signs being up or not dont think you have a chance there unfortunatly
i have heard before of a claim where the owners of the car park (i.e. my work) are not excluding themselves from liability for the cars parked in it.
im sure i could argue that they provide the car park for staff and display no signs so you take a reasonable assumption that its safe to do so??? but im not sure if id get anywhere
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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quote:
Originally posted by Greg_M
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Originally posted by boyracer2002
as for the signs being up or not dont think you have a chance there unfortunatly
i have heard before of a claim where the owners of the car park (i.e. my work) are not excluding themselves from liability for the cars parked in it.
im sure i could argue that they provide the car park for staff and display no signs so you take a reasonable assumption that its safe to do so??? but im not sure if id get anywhere
iv heard that before also, that the signs mean jack shit
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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havent read it properly yet, but there may be some useful info in here
http://www.workplacelaw.net/forum/thread.php?thread_id=1106
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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http://roadsidelawyer.co.uk/questions/reasonable-definition-of-parking-at-owners-risk-when-vehicle-is-seriously-damaged-1117936
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Greg_M
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Registered: 2nd Sep 03
Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire
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hmmmm so contrasting info on there.
its seems that with it being a staff only car park its an extension of the working evironment, and so they have to take 'reasonable' steps to ensure Health and saftey is maintained.
Only trouble is im sure reasonable steps could be intrerpreted as nearly anything.
previos insidents have been reported to the company and nothing has been done about it so i could argue the case with them
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ClaireF
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Registered: 1st Nov 05
Location: hurlford, scotland Drives: corsa again
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thats wat i am scared of now leaving my car round mine, my standard corsa got broke into now i have a modded one.
There total knobs thinking they can do this to ppls cars
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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Somone tried to do that to my dads car. They failed.
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