One good turn deserves a smack in the mouth.

davemac · 14-03-2014, 21:38

Paying for my shopping at the supermarket I inserted my card into the machine, however due to some confusion the assistant neglected to authorise my card payment, and started to serve the next person. Had I been so disposed I could simply have taken my card out of the machine and left the shop, however, I believe what you do today you have to live with tomorrow, so I pointed out the error and my payment was then re-authorised and £47 was deducted from my debit card.
To digress slightly my wife has mobility problems and has been issued with a blue badge for me to use when she is in the car with me, and she was, so we were parked in the disabled section with my blue badge displayed prominently.

Now here is the crux of this epistle, as we returned to the car some scrota had "had it away" with my wheel trims, and it crossed my mind that had I not been honest the £47 would have replaced my trims, but as this would not sit comfortably with me, would never have happened.
So I was doing the right thing, some person was steeling from a disabled persons car in a disabled bay. I will sleep comfortably tonight, I hope however the the tea leaf wets the bed.

maxthecollie · 14-03-2014, 21:41

The scrote need de-testiclising

davemac · 14-03-2014, 21:56

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Originally Posted by maxthecollie

The scrote need de-testiclising

In all the years I have been driving (1974) I have never had any trims taken, I have seen others put those zip locks through though, I will secure them when I get around to replacing them. It crossed my mind that perhaps they took my old trims so I would go and buy some new ones and have those as well, so for the time being I will be driving around without them, so you will easily spot me on the road, although the simple thing like lack of trims make a motor look like a shed.

Margaret Pilkington · 14-03-2014, 22:27

Dave, I am sorry to hear of your misfortune.....but the thief will get his comeuppance.
You won't see it, you won't know about it...but he/she will.
What a very sad person this thief must be to steal wheel trims.

Turtle · 14-03-2014, 22:27

Appalling, especially in light of your good deed. I like to think there will be 'justice' down the road for that toe rag.

Margaret Pilkington · 14-03-2014, 22:29

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Originally Posted by davemac

In all the years I have been driving (1974) I have never had any trims taken, I have seen others put those zip locks through though, I will secure them when I get around to replacing them. It crossed my mind that perhaps they took my old trims so I would go and buy some new ones and have those as well, so for the time being I will be driving around without them, so you will easily spot me on the road, although the simple thing like lack of trims make a motor look like a shed.

Don't think about your vehicle looking like a shed.....you can't see it when you are riding in it......and why should you be providing a pretty sight for others?
If they want to look at something attractive, they can buy you some new ones!

shillelagh · 14-03-2014, 23:39

wonder if someone nicked his ... and hes decided he'd nick yours to make up for it ... agree totally with you .. hopefully he will get his comeuppance ..

gpick24 · 14-03-2014, 23:41

Is DiG in town.

cashman · 14-03-2014, 23:42

Probably the mentality of scumbags like this is = Disabled people have less chance of catching me, sad but probably true.

Whats goes around,comes around i always think.

davemac · 15-03-2014, 01:32

Sad but true, but how come they weren't observed on a supermarket car park, or perhaps they were and no one bothered to ask what they were doing.

gpick24 · 15-03-2014, 01:35

Have you checked with security, may have CCTV.

Neil · 15-03-2014, 08:21

It happened to me on the Asda car park last year. Don't bother with cable ties they just cut them off. Only reason I used them was to stop the trims falling off. I went back inside only to be told that because I was parked under a light the camera would be no good because the light flooded out the camera. Asda like taking your money but they obviously don't spend it on decent security cameras.

westendlass · 15-03-2014, 10:00

I hope you get a big dose of good luck soon. Nothing is safe anymore and people just seem to walk on by rather than get involved when they see something dodgy going on. There will always be scumbags on the make around, perhaps these scum will one day return to find their car nicked and just the wheel trims left on the floor!

davemac · 15-03-2014, 10:46

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Originally Posted by gpick24

Have you checked with security, may have CCTV.

There are no cameras at this supermarket.

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Originally Posted by Neil

It happened to me on the Asda car park last year. Don't bother with cable ties they just cut them off. Only reason I used them was to stop the trims falling off. I went back inside only to be told that because I was parked under a light the camera would be no good because the light flooded out the camera. Asda like taking your money but they obviously don't spend it on decent security cameras.

You also have to weigh up how much time you want to spend chasing something that you know you will never get back, I have checked the prices and they cost between £20 and £40, so will eventually will be off to Halfords, but not just yet.

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Originally Posted by westendlass

I hope you get a big dose of good luck soon. Nothing is safe anymore and people just seem to walk on by rather than get involved when they see something dodgy going on. There will always be scumbags on the make around, perhaps these scum will one day return to find their car nicked and just the wheel trims left on the floor!

There is always the possibility that this will happen to them, they were not in good condition as I had kerbed them a few times. This sort of theft was very popular a few years ago but I thought it had died out as they are not all that expensive any more. Another trend I remember from a few yeas ago was the snapping off of those metal retractable aerials, this became extinct when manufacturers put flexible ones on the roof of the car.

I wont let the thieves get inside my head though, there isn't room for them, it could dislodge pin numbers and recipes if I do.

accyman · 15-03-2014, 11:11

the other week someone had thrown their trolly after using it into my car rather than take it away and asda refused to check the footage

are cars left at their own risk as i havnt seen any signs saying so or is it now a standard assumption that if you use asda carpark you do so at your own peril?