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Parking inspector fines motorist despite car having no wheels
COR version - scum steals guy's wheels off his car. Parking inspector fines the owner twice for not moving the car.
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Parking inspector fines motorist despite car having no wheels MATTHEW Goodlet's car is missing all four of its wheels courtesy of a late-night thief, but that didn't stop a parking inspector from repeatedly fining him yesterday for failing to move his immobile Renault. Mr Goodlet, a chef who lives in an inner-city apartment, woke on Sunday to find thieves had stolen the $2000 set of wheels from his car. He told police of the theft and ordered a new set as soon as businesses re-opened after the long weekend. Mr Goodlet then placed signs on his car with the words "police aware" so passer by would know the situation. But yesterday, while waiting for the new set of wheels to arrive, Mr Goodlet came home from work to find a parking inspector had put a fine on the immobile Renault. And two hours later, an inspector returned to fine Mr Goodlet again. "I went over to explain myself to him but I was told they'll tow my car tomorrow if it hasn't been moved," he said. "They were supposed to be delivering the wheels first thing in the morning but I had to pay another $200 to rush the order. "I'll be sending the bill for that to Adelaide City Council, I think." Shocked workers from nearby businesses yesterday contacted The Advertiser to express their disgust that Mr Goodlet could be fined for not moving a car with no wheels. "A bunch of us who work on or near the road just witnessed a parking inspector giving this car a ticket for parking too long in the zone," a woman said. "It's not as if they can move it the car has no wheels!" Mr Goodlet said it had been a frustrating experience. "I don't think they help their own case when people complain about revenue raising," he said. "They could have just contacted me to ask what the deal was. "But it's easier for them to keep putting multiple fines on the car, it's easier for them to kick me when I'm down." Adelaide City Council did not respond. |
Outstanding 
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| Originally posted by Sushipunk No standing |
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| Originally posted by ******** Uhm how much would it have cost just to tow it to temp storage somewhere? |
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| Originally posted by Sushipunk Tow it? With no wheels? Get a grip, William. |
Uhm you do realize there is something called a flatbed truck.
Option 1
Step one
lift one end - low friction surface or space block with moveable wheels or tires eg. movable jacks or wheel bench.
step two lift other end
low friction surface or space block with moveable wheels or tires eg. movable jacks or wheel bench.
move car to flat bed
option 2
secure vehicle. - move vehicle from ground to flat bed. DONE.
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| Originally posted by ******** option 2 secure vehicle. - move vehicle from ground to flat bed. DONE. |
You're a patent idiot if you try to load that onto a flatbed truck and any tow truck driver will tell you that. The front end will be bent on the incline, the disk brakes will be damaged, it'll crush the chassis rails, grind the sump into mush, flatten fuel and brake lines, then once its halfway up the whole back end will be ripped off.
Good job, now the customers car is a write-off.
Do you have any actual practical experience?
I woudnt hold up ashley to any standard here, as the people whos actual job there is to tow cars can be just as stupid. I know of a few cases when tow workers did such a poor job that when they were lifting the car up (one of those trucks where it lifts the car not pull it up, more usable in dense city centres) the whatdoyoucallits that were holding the car up came off and the car slammed on the ground from the height of about 1,5 to 2 metres 
Now, most of these cases were told to me by friends or friends of friends, but i tend to believe them as i witness personally a then new 911 Turbo fall down on the curve and it broke my heart to see the puddle of leaking fluids forming under the car The pain was slightly relieved though because i knew that the poor Porsche will get avenged since the owner was a rather bloodthirsty lawyer. Im thinking that the grandchildren of those idiots who didn't know how to do their job properly will still have to pay damages to that man.
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| Originally posted by ******** Uhm you do realize there is something called a flatbed truck. Option 1 Step one lift one end - low friction surface or space block with moveable wheels or tires eg. movable jacks or wheel bench. step two lift other end low friction surface or space block with moveable wheels or tires eg. movable jacks or wheel bench. move car to flat bed option 2 secure vehicle. - move vehicle from ground to flat bed. DONE. |
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| Originally posted by ******** Uhm you do realize there is something called a flatbed truck. Option 1 Step one lift one end - low friction surface or space block with moveable wheels or tires eg. movable jacks or wheel bench. step two lift other end low friction surface or space block with moveable wheels or tires eg. movable jacks or wheel bench. move car to flat bed option 2 secure vehicle. - move vehicle from ground to flat bed. DONE. |
Re: Parking inspector fines motorist despite car having no wheels
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| Originally posted by Trance Nutter COR version - scum steals guy's wheels off his car. Parking inspector fines the owner twice for not moving the car. http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/parki...u-1225880778209 Adelaide |
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| Originally posted by ******** Uhm you do realize there is something called a flatbed truck. Option 1 Step one lift one end - low friction surface or space block with moveable wheels or tires eg. movable jacks or wheel bench. step two lift other end low friction surface or space block with moveable wheels or tires eg. movable jacks or wheel bench. move car to flat bed option 2 secure vehicle. - move vehicle from ground to flat bed. DONE. |
How hard is it to buy a new set of wheels?
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| Originally posted by Fledz How hard is it to buy a new set of wheels? |
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| Originally posted by Lira He had already bought them, but he was waiting for them to get delivered. But I always thought you could walk out the store with them if you need them really bad. |
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| Originally posted by Sushipunk You're stronger than I thought, Lira. |
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| Originally posted by Lira That's not what I meant! I mean one tyre at a time: you ask a friend to help you out, load them in your friend's car... ... is it really infeasible? I've never had that happen to me, and I've never bought a single tyre/wheel in my life. |
He would have ordered OEM Renault Megane wheels (as would you in that circumstance). Adelaide isn't big enough for the Renault dealers to hold stock like that so it would have had to be couriered from Melbourne or Sydney. Hence a couple of days wait.
i think you guys are looking into this into too much detail..
It'll be the most exciting thing to happen in Adelaide until their next mass murderer pops up... 10-1, it'll probably some guy who gets his wheels nicked and then goes on a meth fuelled killing spree
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