Chancers of the month

[lkc]

This lot most definitely get my vote for the new FS chancers of the month/week/day (delete as applicable) award

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19833237

In short Highways Agency contractors are sending huge bills to people who have had accidents on the motorway no matter how slight. We're talking an outrageous £300 to clear up a slight oil spillage from a car broken down on the hard shoulder to an eye-watering £3000 for inspection work after someone hit liquid and skidded.

The good news is if you challenge them they back off so perhaps it's like private parking companies - ignore them and they give up as they haven't got a leg to stand on

 

[Andi9386]

Amey Highways or whatever they are called, tried that on me 3 years ago when I had a bad car accident.

They were wanting me to pay £3k "for repairs to the road surface, repairs to the Crash Barrier & replacment of a streetlight"

There was NO damage to the road, Crash Barrier or streetlight, just 3 cars. I sent it to my insurance company, as my car had caused NO damage to the road, at least not that I can rember.

Local recovery company came out to remove the cars & swept the glass up, Police closed the road & I think there was 1 or 2 Ambulances invloved as well as ADOC (Ayrshire Doctor On call).

All Amey want is more money from the public, so they can sit in their vans at the side of the road doing nothing.

 

[M21MFS]

Can I class the muppets on the roads of Leytonstone in the Chancers of the month category?

I've seen arseholes skelping up the high street circa 11pm at speeds of 60mph. One guy in an Audi TT must have been doing at least 50mph, pulled right across traffic to do a 3 point turn then belted it back down the road again. Arse.

 

[lkc]

If dunno if I'd class them as chancers - ******s more like.

 

[mrcinquecento]

what Martyn really wanted was the old Golden Cock thread for that one

and this coveted FS award

 

[M21MFS]

Ah yes, the Golden Cock award. How silly of me >_<

 

[lkc]

We have a new contender for the coveted FS chancers of the month award although perhaps chancers of the Apocalypse is more apt....

There are apparently suggestions on the internet that the only place to survive the end of the world on the 21st of December will be a small village called Bugarach in France. Call me a cynic but I bet those suggestions can be traced back to a small village in the Pyrenees looking to increase it's revenue from tourism and realising exploiting the gullible is an easy way to do it. After all replacing the village sign a few times is small beer compared with a huge influx of tourists all requiring accommodation and food :laugh:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/19/bugarach-french-village-survive-mayan-apocalypse