"You couldn't make it up."

[thehoneyant]

Disabled bay painted around car


A council has apologised to a woman who was fined £60 after workmen painted a disabled bay around her car.


When Shirley Hatcher, 67, parked her car in North Road, Southampton, Hampshire, there were no parking restrictions in place.
Mrs Hatcher, of Priory Road, said: "I had just gone to the hairdressers and when I returned there was this disabled bay and the £60 fine."
A spokeswoman for Southampton City Council has apologised for the error.

Mrs Hatcher said: "I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it.
"My car was covered in polka dots from the paint they had used.
"I was fuming, absolutely fuming, all I could think was what sort of idiot did this.
"I saw the funny side of it the next day - you couldn't make it up."


A spokeswoman for Southampton City Council said the authority would cover the costs of repairs to her car.
She added: "Occasionally things go wrong no matter how hard we try to get things right.
"We were in error, as was our painting contractor, and we're very sorry.
"We are doing everything we can to put it right, and to examine our processes to prevent anything like this happening again."

What's to examine, except perhaps the mentality of the jobsworth's.

[damian_steele]

Maybe the jobsworth's were under threat of penalty if they didn't get their work done. If they are not at the end of the decision chain, then is it really their fault? Perhaps it is the council who hired them who are fault for not giving them instructions what to do in this situation?

[emma5721]

Disabled bay painted around car


A council has apologised to a woman who was fined £60 after workmen painted a disabled bay around her car.


When Shirley Hatcher, 67, parked her car in North Road, Southampton, Hampshire, there were no parking restrictions in place.
Mrs Hatcher, of Priory Road, said: "I had just gone to the hairdressers and when I returned there was this disabled bay and the £60 fine."
A spokeswoman for Southampton City Council has apologised for the error.

Mrs Hatcher said: "I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it.
"My car was covered in polka dots from the paint they had used.
"I was fuming, absolutely fuming, all I could think was what sort of idiot did this.
"I saw the funny side of it the next day - you couldn't make it up."


A spokeswoman for Southampton City Council said the authority would cover the costs of repairs to her car.
She added: "Occasionally things go wrong no matter how hard we try to get things right.
"We were in error, as was our painting contractor, and we're very sorry.
"We are doing everything we can to put it right, and to examine our processes to prevent anything like this happening again."

What's to examine, except perhaps the mentality of the jobsworth's.

pmsl! no you COULDN'T make it up - bunch of bozos lol
and i guess their EXAMINING lmao their processes will add another tenner onto the council tax bills no doubt pfffffft

[pheasantplukka]

Disabled bay painted around car


A council has apologised to a woman who was fined £60 after workmen painted a disabled bay around her car.


When Shirley Hatcher, 67, parked her car in North Road, Southampton, Hampshire, there were no parking restrictions in place.
Mrs Hatcher, of Priory Road, said: "I had just gone to the hairdressers and when I returned there was this disabled bay and the £60 fine."
A spokeswoman for Southampton City Council has apologised for the error.

Mrs Hatcher said: "I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it.
"My car was covered in polka dots from the paint they had used.
"I was fuming, absolutely fuming, all I could think was what sort of idiot did this.
"I saw the funny side of it the next day - you couldn't make it up."


A spokeswoman for Southampton City Council said the authority would cover the costs of repairs to her car.
She added: "Occasionally things go wrong no matter how hard we try to get things right.
"We were in error, as was our painting contractor, and we're very sorry.
"We are doing everything we can to put it right, and to examine our processes to prevent anything like this happening again."

What's to examine, except perhaps the mentality of the jobsworth's.

sounds about right for around here! tw*ts!!

[thehoneyant]

sounds about right for around here! tw*ts!!

Oi you, watcha doing online !! you should be out practicing for that run.............. ..................