Disabled Parking Spaces & NTL

01-04-2006, 23:22

Sorry I posted this in the wrong place, I should have posted it here.

On a recent visit to my local Sainsburys I was shocked and disgusted (but not surprised) to see an NTL van parked in a disabled parking bay. Notwithstanding the fact that NTL treat their customers with total contempt, have they now started to treat disabled people trying to find parking spaces at supermarkets in a similar fashion?

I would dearly like to contact some senior person within the NTL organization regarding this deplorable act of selfishness but as per usual the senior managers hide behind their office doors when it comes to dealing with their customers and I don't know who to contact. I cannot see any point in telephoning CS because nothing will be done.

Gareth

driver_problems · 01-04-2006, 23:28

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Originally Posted by Gareth56

On a recent visit to my local Sainsburys I was shocked and disgusted (but not surprised) to see an NTL van parked in a disabled parking bay.

maybe they were doing it as a sort of satirical act of empathising with their own equipment

bopdude · 01-04-2006, 23:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gareth56

Sorry I posted this in the wrong place, I should have posted it here.

On a recent visit to my local Sainsburys I was shocked and disgusted (but not surprised) to see an NTL van parked in a disabled parking bay. Notwithstanding the fact that NTL treat their customers with total contempt, have they now started to treat disabled people trying to find parking spaces at supermarkets in a similar fashion?

I would dearly like to contact some senior person within the NTL organization regarding this deplorable act of selfishness but as per usual the senior managers hide behind their office doors when it comes to dealing with their customers and I don't know who to contact. I cannot see any point in telephoning CS because nothing will be done.

Gareth

last time I knew NTL was a company and not an individual, to blame NTL for this one drivers inconsideration is IMHO crazy on your part, you should have just got the store to impliment there policy of fining / clamping or whatever

If you have a problem with NTL take it up with them, via their various means of comunnication but don't post missleading threads with titles to suit, that is just you going off on one IMO.

Oh, and

to CF

**Stuart** · 02-04-2006, 00:20

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Originally Posted by Gareth56

Sorry I posted this in the wrong place, I should have posted it here.

On a recent visit to my local Sainsburys I was shocked and disgusted (but not surprised) to see an NTL van parked in a disabled parking bay. Notwithstanding the fact that NTL treat their customers with total contempt, have they now started to treat disabled people trying to find parking spaces at supermarkets in a similar fashion?

I would dearly like to contact some senior person within the NTL organization regarding this deplorable act of selfishness but as per usual the senior managers hide behind their office doors when it comes to dealing with their customers and I don't know who to contact. I cannot see any point in telephoning CS because nothing will be done.

Gareth

Do NTL vans have a "How's my driving" number on the side? If they do, did you phone that?

If you didn't (or they don't have that number on the side), then NTL will still need the Van's registration number before they do anything.

Either way, the actions of one driver have nothing to do with NTL's customer service.

to CableForum, BTW

carlingman · 02-04-2006, 00:31

Could it be possible the NTL person driving the van may actually be disabled.

02-04-2006, 08:54

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Originally Posted by carlingman

Could it be possible the NTL person driving the van may actually be disabled.

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Originally Posted by Gareth56

Sorry I posted this in the wrong place, I should have posted it here.

Gareth

So why did you do it anyway

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gareth56

I would dearly like to contact some senior person within the NTL organization regarding this deplorable act of selfishness but as per usual the senior managers hide behind their office doors when it comes to dealing with their customers and I don't know who to contact. I cannot see any point in telephoning CS because nothing will be done.

Gareth

If you dont know who to contact how do you know they are hiding behind there doors. If you have google you can soon find the details you need from there.

Personally i think this is just a rant because you dont like NTL ?.

02-04-2006, 10:23

Hit a nerve me thinks.

For interest the ntl van was not displaying a disabled blue badge.

Thanks for the "helpful" replies.

BTW bopdude if you are driving a company van then you are a representive of the company and therefore an ambassador for them. By behaving in a disgraceful manner as this employee did you are bring the company you work for into disrepute...OK

Gareth

bopdude · 02-04-2006, 11:47

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Originally Posted by Gareth56

Hit a nerve me thinks.

For interest the ntl van was not displaying a disabled blue badge.

Thanks for the "helpful" replies.

BTW bopdude if you are driving a company van then you are a representive of the company and therefore an ambassador for them. By behaving in a disgraceful manner as this employee did you are bring the company you work for into disrepute...OK

Gareth

The only nerve you hit was that of misleading threads IMO.

As for the "thanks for the helpful replies" remark, I didn't see any request for help, just a rant, could just the way I read it.

And whilst driving a company vehicle you have the logo on the van, I still can't see any logic in blaming the company for the individual.

OK

**Stuart** · 02-04-2006, 13:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gareth56

Hit a nerve me thinks.

For interest the ntl van was not displaying a disabled blue badge.

Thanks for the "helpful" replies.

BTW bopdude if you are driving a company van then you are a representive of the company and therefore an ambassador for them. By behaving in a disgraceful manner as this employee did you are bring the company you work for into disrepute...OK

Gareth

Exactly. The van drivers (and all NTL employees) *do* represent the company. Which is why I asked if you had taken a note of the van's registration and reported it. NTL cannot do anything if they don't know the number. Otherwise, what would you expect them to do? Punish every single van driver that was in the area? Punish every single van driver they have (just in case the one that blocked the disabled space wasn't in the area he was supposed to be in).

No need to put the helpful in quotes. I said exactly what you should have done.

hairy_mick · 02-04-2006, 13:26

I drive a ntl van and my wife is disabled its not right to park in these spaces i agree but you would be supprised at how many ordinary folk do.

**Paul M** · 02-04-2006, 14:17

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Originally Posted by Gareth56

have they now started to treat disabled people trying to find parking spaces at supermarkets in a similar fashion?

Were all the other spaces full then ? Did they have a lot of equipment that needed taking inside ? Did you ask the store manager - as he may have said "park it there mate". That used to happen years ago when I worked for BT.

Simple fact is you don't really have any facts about this at all, just assumptions.

02-04-2006, 16:17

The fact of the matter is he parked in a disabled parking space which is reserved for disabled shoppers NOT thoughtless, selfish ntl employees. And yes there were other empty parking spaces but as is the case with these selfish people they couldn't be bothered to walk those extra few meters so they take the space reserved for a disabled person.

Again thanks for the "helpful" replies and "suggestions".

By the way Stuart C, who do you report thoughtless, selfish ntl van drivers to?

And bopdude..please re-read my original post and I think you will notice my request, and as for fining and clamping...get real

Gareth

**Paul M** · 02-04-2006, 16:26

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Originally Posted by Gareth56

The fact of the matter is he parked in a disabled parking space which is reserved for disabled shoppers NOT thoughtless, selfish ntl employees.

Like I said - you have no evidence of this at all, just an apparent dislike of ntl drivers.

driver_problems · 02-04-2006, 16:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gareth56

The fact of the matter is he parked in a disabled parking space which is reserved for disabled shoppers NOT thoughtless, selfish ntl employees. And yes there were other empty parking spaces but as is the case with these selfish people they couldn't be bothered to walk those extra few meters so they take the space reserved for a disabled person.

Again thanks for the "helpful" replies and "suggestions".

By the way Stuart C, who do you report thoughtless, selfish ntl van drivers to?

And bopdude..please re-read my original post and I think you will notice my request, and as for fining and clamping...get real

Gareth

i think the whole think is just ridiculous nit picking. If it was that bad you should have got his licence plate and told the old bill

Cerberus · 02-04-2006, 17:02

I would love to see your reaction if you ever got a ticket off a traffic warden or a pull off the police.

Let's all go to war with NTL because 1 of their many employees has parked in a disabled spot. You seriously need to get a life mate!

I think it is you that needs to get real.

(Flame over)