Parking in entranceway to industrial Estate opposite Cougars : Sun Jun 20, 2010 6:52 pm  

Something should really be done about people being clamped when visiting Cougar Park. They are making vast profit out of clamping, not sure of the legalities of it all but the police are certainly not interested. There were at least four cars clamped today on which seems to be a common road. The industrial estate is unused and the clampers are purely there to make profit.

Cougars should do more, raising awareness so that these clampers get nothing.

Notices where everyone can see them, possibly near the turnstiles, I would like a bus stop type of sign, or even a steward. Notices over the tannoy in some places are garbled and if you are inside you miss them.

Spoilt the day for a lot of travelling fans .......... do think Cougars should make people more aware and stop feeding these parasites.

Re: Parking in entranceway to industrial Estate opposite Cougars : Sun Jun 20, 2010 6:54 pm  

My friend was one of the victims,I was disgusted by it,£160!!!

Re: Parking in entranceway to industrial Estate opposite Cougars : Sun Jun 20, 2010 6:56 pm  

Its just not right its looks like common road

Re: Parking in entranceway to industrial Estate opposite Cougars : Sun Jun 20, 2010 7:01 pm  

Thats what she thought,poor lass,I was gutted for her,if id had cutters in my car I wouldve been very tempted to free her,on the plus side the police did come to her aid and said they would support her in her appeal for her money back and also told the clamper himself that his car wasnt road worthy so he got done also!!every cloud eh?!

Re: Parking in entranceway to industrial Estate opposite Cougars : Sun Jun 20, 2010 7:13 pm  

A load got done there at the Batley game earlier in the season so I put together a parking guide and it is a "sticky" on here.

Whilst I've every sympathy for anyone who's been clamped and this instance seems particularly dodgy there's a club car park a matter of yards away.

Maybe the club should publicise this more, or have an attendent keeping an eye out for people parking there so they don't get done by these fleecing gets.

Re: Parking in entranceway to industrial Estate opposite Cougars : Sun Jun 20, 2010 7:16 pm  

Is this what they were announcing over the tannoy during the game? Im sure they warned people a few times over parking somewhere?

Re: Parking in entranceway to industrial Estate opposite Cougars : Sun Jun 20, 2010 7:57 pm  

Stealth Comic wrote:

Whilst I've every sympathy for anyone who's been clamped and this instance seems particularly dodgy there's a club car park a matter of yards away.

Maybe the club should publicise this more, or have an attendent keeping an eye out for people parking there so they don't get done by these fleecing gets.

Is it a club car park though, i was told it was when i emailed the club this week, 20 yards down from turnstile number 9, however its clearly marked up as Magnet LTD business car park, i was just about to turn in there but turned away as i thought the guy on the gate was actually there to stop RL fans going in, he didnt have any Cougar gear on, no hi vis vest, no stewards vest, i actually thought it might have been the business owner and not a club car park attendant, i parked on the rodside further down.

It clearly needs marking up as matchday parking for the Cougars and the business sign covering up.

it says Magnet Ltd, Parking for employees only, nothing about Keighley Cougars

If i was put off im sure others were also

Re: Parking in entranceway to industrial Estate opposite Cougars : Sun Jun 20, 2010 8:22 pm  

I'm surprised at that.

During the week it's Magnet's car park but the club are allowed to use it for games.

There's usually a guy in a high-viz vest on the gate ready to take the money and a sign put up.

Re: Parking in entranceway to industrial Estate opposite Cougars : Sun Jun 20, 2010 11:02 pm  

No fault of the Cougars today.

There were several tannoy announcements about the cars being parked on the road and even descriptions of the cars. I clearly remember '..... a white fiat ....' being included and was listening-out for my wife's car.

Tannoy warnings are always given by the Cougars but £160 (if that's what it was) is criminal.

Are there any warning notices?

That said, the police are the greatest criminals since they had double yellow lines painted outside their new HQ for no apparent reason. Can they explain why?

Re: Parking in entranceway to industrial Estate opposite Cougars : Sun Jun 20, 2010 11:14 pm  

666 there has to be a sign up.