dont park in the auckland central asb headoffice (the big tall building) lobby bit

[pyrocam]

Doing errands today. parked on footpath outside AA (crashe, i got my rego :) ) went around the block and parked just inside the tile lobby area outside the ASB with arty stuff. went into the bank depositied check and came out. but I was clamped!

they are pretty strict there.

oh yeah, I just saw bike and yelled explitives at the situation until a nice but rather burly fellow came out from his vantage point and unlocked it with a warning.

[placidfemme]

I didn't realise they clamped bikes :( Good to hear you only got a warning :)

[crashe]

Doing errands today. parked on footpath outside AA (crashe, i got my rego :) ) went around the block and parked just inside the tile lobby area outside the ASB with arty stuff. went into the bank depositied check and came out. but I was clamped!

they are pretty strict there.

oh yeah, I just saw bike and yelled explitives at the situation until a nice but rather burly fellow came out from his vantage point and unlocked it with a warning.

Well done on getting your REGO me lad :clap: :clap:

Ok thats a first I have heard of a bike being clamped.

I always park out on the footpath near the roadside in the city, never in lobbys/doorways...
Well at least they didnt tow you away or give you a hefty fine....

Wonder how much a fine would be????????

[pyrocam]

Well done on getting your REGO me lad :clap: :clap:

Ok thats a first I have heard of a bike being clamped.

I always park out on the footpath near the roadside in the city, never in lobbys/doorways...
Well at least they didnt tow you away or give you a hefty fine....

Wonder how much a fine would be????????

$40 from building management.
yknow the place crashe? we walked right past it last night. just before the end of federal st on the left. I was against the wall and everything.

it was just a green a4 paper too. so I suspect the security gaurd was just waiting for a bike/scooter to come so he could get his jollies/power high or something

[crashe]

$40 from building management.
yknow the place crashe? we walked right past it last night. just before the end of federal st on the left. I was against the wall and everything.

it was just a green a4 paper too. so I suspect the security gaurd was just waiting for a bike/scooter to come so he could get his jollies/power high or something


Ok I will believe you that we walked past the building last night.. :rofl:
I was concentrating on walking up that HUGE hill.... or would you call it a shuffle up that HUGE hill. :whistle:

I ain't walked up many hills of late... and that stuffed me up for a wee while.
That escalator was great thou.... :yes: :yes:

[FEINT]

They can't clamp you if you park on the pavement itself can they????

[pyrocam]

They can't clamp you if you park on the pavement itself can they????

I dont THEY could. they only clamped me cos I was on private property (as per the security gaurd) the parking wardens proberly could if they carried them and you were obstructing traffic. more likely they would just ticket you.

[FEINT]

I see... I park on the pavements when I am in town as well. I always thought that pavements were council property and only the wardens could give you grief. I don't think I will be parking on Private Property then. :D

I better keep an eye out for those traffic wardens then.... :motu: :motu:

[Zapf]

in melbourne during a sunny weekday you'll see at lease a dozen bikes parked in each office building lobby... fancy seeing that in New Zealand

[inlinefour]

They are really out for making money these days. Like many others I to was unaware that they clamped bikes. :nono:

[Ixion]

What is particularly vexatious about this is that those lobbies are there only because the Auckland City Council gives the developer a huge kickback in exchange for them (in the form of reduced fees, or exemption from the rules on size etc).

The lobbies are SUPPOSED to be provided as a public benefit. They are purportedly places where the public have free access AS OF RIGHT. Not that anyone would ever know. :mad: :mad:

[Big Dave]

in melbourne during a sunny weekday you'll see at lease a dozen bikes parked in each office building lobby... fancy seeing that in New Zealand


Wow - 2 or 3 times a year!

[pyrocam]

guys dont forget it wasnt the council that clamped me. it was the ASB building management.

which was kinda lucky actually

[skidz]

Don't the wankers have anything better to do?
they should install more M/C parks.

[pyrocam]

Don't the wankers have anything better to do?
they should install more M/C parks.

hah. I was being lazy. there was one across the road. I was only in there for 5mins so I didnt think anything of it.

Ive noticed more and more bikes parking on the viaduct harbour ave but I dont want to park there to come back and find 5 bikes with clamps or tickets on them. so I use the saftey of a parking building while at work :)

[FEINT]

This is funny, I was reading the Consumer megazine July 2005 issue number 449.


It says that : Car park owners and towies do not have any right to fine you for illegal parking on private property. No private organisation can issue fines - only the government can (including local and regional councils). Anyone else who tries to issue a fine is probably breaking the law.

Link to the article (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/feintnz/IMG_2782.jpg)

[pyrocam]

This is funny, I was reading the Consumer megazine July 2005 issue number 449.


It says that : Car park owners and towies do not have any right to fine you for illegal parking on private property. No private organisation can issue fines - only the government can (including local and regional councils). Anyone else who tries to issue a fine is probably breaking the law.

Link to the article (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/feintnz/IMG_2782.jpg)

haha! awesome. I should go there and park again, wait for clamp then spring out of the bushes yelling
ACCORDING TO SECTION 9x2-9B of THE PUBLIC LAND TRANS.......