So.... Travellers have ended up in our carpark!

SpeedFreak · 16 Apr 2009 at 19:10

Our office is behind the service station of the Old Severn Bridge just off the M48. This morning at work we had about a dozen caravans pull up into our carpark, driving through the teeth we have at the exit, a few were broken and there's a barrier on the way in. So, after calling the police, there's nothing that can be done, as it's private land it is a civil matter apparantly! So now we have young kids and a load of dogs running about the place. Did I forget to mention the horse :confused:

Morba · 16 Apr 2009 at 19:12

congrats and jesus.jpg

gumbald · 16 Apr 2009 at 19:12

Pics!

Cosimo · 16 Apr 2009 at 19:13

Feed the horse and lock up your possessions, good luck.

eXor · 16 Apr 2009 at 19:13

SpeedFreak said:
hallucination

No photos? We don't believe you.

CaptainComedy · 16 Apr 2009 at 19:13

Morba said:
jesus.jpg

isnt that a bannable offence now?

TheCenturion · 16 Apr 2009 at 19:13

lolwut?

In all seriousness, have you asked them politely to leave?

SpeedFreak · 16 Apr 2009 at 19:16

Yeah we have asked, I'll get some pics in the morning, didn't have a camera on me today.

MikeHunt79 · 16 Apr 2009 at 19:16

Is it just me or are more and more things are a civil matter these days? :confused:

gumbald · 16 Apr 2009 at 19:17

Googling "get off my land" gives us:

Morba · 16 Apr 2009 at 19:17

codec said:
isnt that a bannable offence now?

no, but me telling you to **** off might be.

Gilly · 16 Apr 2009 at 19:19

Behave. No need for that.

Glaucus · 16 Apr 2009 at 19:19

start some fires and burn stuff taht is A) stupidly hot and B) give out horrible chocking smog.

Absolutely detest travellers and what this country allows them to do.

The council was so cleaver they let them stay and build by my work of place, which is a scrap metal place, where we turn over 10's of thousands of tons a year.

Grimley · 16 Apr 2009 at 19:31

When I worked in a DIY store years ago about 6 caravans turned up to stay for about 6 weeks. Cleared off the day they were due to be evicted. The mess they left behind :rolleyes:

. Needless to say barriers were fitted shortly afterwards.

*Moangroan* · 16 Apr 2009 at 19:43

So is tresspass a civil matter.....so they can come on my garden and I can do nothing ?????

Sinque · 16 Apr 2009 at 19:45

Start putting raw meat allover their site and release african ants!

TheCenturion · 16 Apr 2009 at 19:48

You could join them?

chumpit · 16 Apr 2009 at 19:48

*Moangroan* said:
So is tresspass a civil matter.....so they can come on my garden and I can do nothing ?????

pretty much, the only time police can do anything about trespassing is if it on hm land.

would recommend making their live hell like starting the day at 5 am with sounds of horns etc
do u have morning shift if so tell them to make as much noise as possible, ****** dont like morning sunshine.

J.B · 16 Apr 2009 at 19:51

Unlucky, the bigger problem is when they leave. A local school near me was left with damage and clean up costs worth £15,000 when they moved in on their sports field.

Is there such a thing of Gypsy insurance?

Richiev4 · 16 Apr 2009 at 19:52

I used to work for a printers, there was an area between the main building and a dual carriageway that was public land, one morning we arrived to find loads of caravans etc on the grass.

As we worked a night shift we made sure we made plenty of noise so they couldn't get any sleep, we had a stereo by the backdoor and these huge metal crates, used for storing paper - they made a great noise when - accidentally - dropped.

Needless to say - they didn't stay long - After they left a barrier went up along with some nice landscaped mounds so they couldn't get back in.