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Whilst visiting MIL I couldnt find a parking space. So parked on double yellows. My wife has a blue badge so I thought I would be fine. I was not in a silly spot as per the rules of the badge. Came back to a charge notice:mad:.Its private land I suppose but I dont know if the same rules apply for disabled parking.
Am I obliged to pay a fine imposed by a private company? I want to don my citizen smith cap.
 
If you were on a public highway, then no private company can fine you, only the local authority.

If you were on private land, then parking charges are a matter of contract. They make an offer by clearly advertising terms and conditions on signs, which you accept by parking on their land. That contract can include extra charges for overstaying, parking in the wrong place, or any other breach of the conditions, provided it's clearly set out on the signage what those charges are and how to incur them. This still isn't a fine - it's an invoice, and if you don't pay and they want to enforce it then they have to take you to court, most likely through the small claims process.

So in summary: it depends exactly where you were parked (public or private land) and, if private land, exactly what signs were displayed at the time you parked.
 
Whilst waiting for a bus in Wilton to go into town, some eejit carelessly swung a big Range Rover into a parking space and instead of occupying one slot, he took up two. I happened to be nattering to a very pleasant traffic warden who watched him; said warden then sauntered over and gave him a ticket. RR driver distinctly unchuffed - Rob
 
One of my neighbours parked up in a disabled bay at a local large shopping centre, (private car park) and unfortunately displayed her blue badge the wrong side up. Despite this showing her photo and full details she got a £100 "fine". After taking advice she was told to pay up the reduced offer of £40 / 14 day payment as she had no chance of avoiding it.

Seemed wrong to me especially as all details were there and could be verified but they use the bullying tactics of pay up quickly or it's likely to cost a lot more.
 
After doing some reading about my broken contract it would seem I have no legs, unless the company is not registered with the BPA, if they weren't they would not be able to obtain my details from the dvla.
I would of thought parking at a hospital owned by the tax payer but parking and eating facility revenue given to the builder of the hospital they would be registered so I will stump up.
Strange thing I've been to 3 local hospitals and bought from their shops and it comes up as synchronicity scents on my statement.
 
I get annoyed at people grabbing the few disabled places at our local mini-Sainsbury's. I saw a sign saying that it was managed by Europarks and out of curiosity asked one of the checkout ladies how often they patrolled. Apparently it's now owned by....well...she wasn't that clear...Northumberland Council ? The Town Council ? Pointless asking my local Councillor who makes even a chocolate teapot look useful.

I can see a polite' Excuse me, can I ask you a quick question?'..."Yes"...'Where is your Disabled badge' on the agenda.
 
The problem with Waitrose "Managers" is that in the constant drive to cut costs by the inept civil service leader, they got rid of the manager positions. Derek who was manager in charge of our village Waityrosy is still there and still wears a suit but is no longer called manager. The HO "managers" have caused a lot of disaffection among the shop floor "partners". I know some of them well and they think the price rises are hard to fathom and even with the staff discount the temptation of Lidlaldi is hard to resist. It's right by a station, hence the WR car park is patrolled, but outsourced by a JW. He doesn't care about blue badge or mummy and toddler bays - just whether you are 1 minute over the 2 hours allowed.
 
AJB Temple said:
The problem with Waitrose "Managers" is that in the constant drive to cut costs by the inept civil service leader, they got rid of the manager positions. Derek who was manager in charge of our village Waityrosy is still there and still wears a suit but is no longer called manager. The HO "managers" have caused a lot of disaffection among the shop floor "partners". I know some of them well and they think the price rises are hard to fathom and even with the staff discount the temptation of Lidlaldi is hard to resist. It's right by a station, hence the WR car park is patrolled, but outsourced by a JW. He doesn't care about blue badge or mummy and toddler bays - just whether you are 1 minute over the 2 hours allowed.
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Yebut our Waity Rose also has an in-store John Lewis so I suspect there's a proper, 'ye olde skool' manager - Rob
 
The price of butter is my go to gauge.

Normandy cream butter that we used to buy from WR was at most £1.75 per block 2 years ago and is now £2.75. We can still buy this exact product wholesale from our restaurant supplier for £1.50 per 500g pack as long as we buy a box of 40. It freezes perfectly - so this is what we do. Basic lidlaldi butter is £1.65 unsalted as of today and the Waitrose "essentials" was £2.15 (indistinguishable). They sent me what they called an enticing offer of 50p off a a single pack today and 50p off a multi pack of crisps. Honestly these guys have lost the plot.
 
Gone are the days of cost based pricing. Today it is market led. What ever the market will pay. Waitrose seem to be profitable so they must be doing something right.
 
The disposable funds may be true Lurker, but people with money are rarely find of giving it away. Sevenoaks is where we shop quite a lot and has a very good WR but also nearly new Lidl and Aldi. You see a lot of people with Waitrose bags shopping there. Waitrose have become a rip off. To quote an example their No 1 Balsamic in the square bottles is very good. 2 years ago it was £7.50 and excellent value, and frequently on offer. Now it is £15. There is no justification for this price gouging and people are not stupid so they dump the brand loyalty and shop elsewhere. We have done exactly that even though we have a WR in our village a couple of minutes drive away. Now they bombard us with trivial offers online. Inept marketing.
 
Many inept products as well.

For example, their 'Strong' foil...that leaks. Heaven forbid what the normal stuff is like.

Or their inability to make a box for their clingfilm that doesn't collapse in a heap after a few pulls and/or loses the serrated 'cutting' edge within a few pulls as the adhesive is so poor.

Or their so-called 'compostable' bags that don't. I keep nagging them to send a team round to go through our compost bins and take away their non-composting bags.
 
There was a time when we would go to Waitrose specifically for their balsamic vinegar, but they stopped selling the one we liked.
Lidl do a “ luxury “ one that’s 1.99 per 250ml. I noticed that it’s on offer next week for £1.49 so I will buy a few. It’s not the best I have had , but quite acceptable.
 
RogerS said:
Or their so-called 'compostable' bags that don't. I keep nagging them to send a team round to go through our compost bins and take away their non-composting bags.
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I put quite a few of those WR things into one of our Dalek bins a couple of years ago and found that they didn't compost I any way shape or form. I had to upend the bin with it's half composted contents (yuk) extract all their green bags and then re-fill the bin; quite the most disgusting gardening job I've ever done. I took pictures as I was working and went into WR the following day and gave someone on d'management team a severe ear ache about their abysmal product.

"Complain to head office" was their only reply, which I did.

Some days later I received a £5 voucher through the post - Rob
 
Me too. There was a thing on R4 a year or two ago where they tested compostable bags. Didn't work domestically at all. They only composted in the high temperature units the council uses to turn food waste into compost. Marketing scam basically.
 
The compostable bags seem to compost quite quickly in my pot by the sink that I use to put tea bags into. When I remove the bag, twice per week, it is usually leaking and incapable of holding the tea bags. A waste of time basically. I have never put them on the compost heap so no idea of their log term life.
 
HappyHacker said:
The compostable bags seem to compost quite quickly in my pot by the sink that I use to put tea bags into. When I remove the bag, twice per week, it is usually leaking and incapable of holding the tea bags. A waste of time basically. I have never put them on the compost heap so no idea of their log term life.
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Yep same here, they fall apart in the counter top food waste bin, so much so I stopped using it.
 
Strangely, most tea bags aren't compostable, though the contents are; that's 'cos they're made of plastic. The only ones I've come across to date where the actual bag decomposes as well as the tea are made by Clipper - Rob
 
Woodbloke said:
Strangely, most tea bags aren't compostable, though the contents are; that's 'cos they're made of plastic. The only ones I've come across to date where the actual bag decomposes as well as the tea are made by Clipper - Rob
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I would say most are paper, at least the ones we use. I've seen some plastic but mostly on the fancy pants flavours, but my Typhoo, Yorkshire or Tetley's all seem to be paper and fall apart at the slightest pull once wet.
 
Ditch the bags and get yourselves a mug infuser. Use leaf tea in what ever flavour floats you boat. Tap the contents into your recycling pot, quick rinse under tap and good to go.
Can also be used in a teapot for more than one mug.
Something like this
www.whittard.co.uk

Mug Infuser | Tea Equipment | Whittard of Chelsea

Buy the Mug Infuser Infuser online from Whittard of Chelsea, providers of expert tea equipment for all you need to craft the perfect cuppa.
www.whittard.co.uk www.whittard.co.uk
 
TrimTheKing said:
I would say most are paper, at least the ones we use. I've seen some plastic but mostly on the fancy pants flavours, but my Typhoo, Yorkshire or Tetley's all seem to be paper and fall apart at the slightest pull once wet.
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Just check on the packet that they're biodegradable Trim; even thought they appear to be paper and fall apart they're actually plastic and won't compost in a Dalek bin - Rob
 
Woodbloke said:
Just check on the packet that they're biodegradable Trim; even thought they appear to be paper and fall apart they're actually plastic and won't compost in a Dalek bin - Rob
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Interesting, I'll have a look.

Andy I will have a look at an infuser, I'm always conscious to cut down on packaging where possible.
 
Woodbloke said:
Strangely, most tea bags aren't compostable, though the contents are; that's 'cos they're made of plastic. The only ones I've come across to date where the actual bag decomposes as well as the tea are made by Clipper - Rob
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Yes you’re correct, also Clipper ones are unbleached, I can’t believe the others don’t still have traces of bleach in the paper. Bleach and plastic shouldn’t be part of a good cup of tea imo.
When my family were in catering a good few years ago we used so much tea we had our own blend supplied by Brooke Bond, well remember scooping it into big brown 5lb paper bags to send out to the cafes, the smell of tea permeated the office, 1 gallon teapots and specially Tin-smith made little scoops so that the correct amount of tea was used, memories of simpler times.
Ian
 
AndyP said:
Ditch the bags and get yourselves a mug infuser. Use leaf tea in what ever flavour floats you boat. Tap the contents into your recycling pot, quick rinse under tap and good to go.
Can also be used in a teapot for more than one mug.
Something like this
www.whittard.co.uk

Mug Infuser | Tea Equipment | Whittard of Chelsea

Buy the Mug Infuser Infuser online from Whittard of Chelsea, providers of expert tea equipment for all you need to craft the perfect cuppa.
www.whittard.co.uk www.whittard.co.uk
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+1

This is all we use (the ones we've got came in some teapots, "Chatsford" I think they were called, but they fit in mugs just fine).

Edit: these are the ones we use: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232705201002

I don't find it any quicker to use a teabag than just to use the filter and there's much less waste with the re-usable filter and leaf tea. You can get much nicer tea too.

We do use the "compostable" bags for the kitchen food waste bin. They hold up okay for up to about a week, but we don't put that much in the food waste bin as anything compostable goes in the compost. Those compostable bags make it easier to transfer the contents of the kitchen food waste bin into the outside food waste bin that the council collects and reduce (but not completely eliminate) the amount of cleaning of the kitchen caddy that's needed.
 
We’ve a couple Mark, originally bought for us in that twin walled glass on the left. Can be used in ordinary mugs too and if you teapot is narrow enough can be used there too
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Our Japanese cast iron tea pot also has one; only used for leaf green tea mind:

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The little cast iron cat sleeps permanently in the tray behind 😁 - Rob
 
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