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whatasingerang · 18-01-2010, 18:12

Hi there i have had problems with that CID security firm you wrote about. I went to Blackpool on 15th jan for my daughters 21st birthday. We stayed in a hotel in charnley rd. When i git there it was dark and i parked in a parking bay. When we got back at 5am my friend said my car was not there i didnt believe her and went to bed. When i got up another friend confirmed my car was not there. At first i thought it had been stolen but the landlord of the hotel explained to me that it would have been towed away by this firm. Iphoned them and they confirmed it said i had to pay 275 pound to get it back and that they would be there in 15 mins.i went outside to where my car had been and couldnt understand why it had been taken as i dont come from blackpool.The pickup truck arrived and one of the men said there was a poster above my car saying that it would be towed if i parked there. I explained that there was no poster there and they said they had a picture of it. i asked to see it and one of the men showed me a picture on a digital camera of my car but you couldnt make the poster out i asked him to zoom in but he didnt. I then got my nephew to take a picture of the wall were they said the poster had been. they then started to accuse myself and my family of taking the poster down which made me quite upset as myself and my family have never done anything illegal.I went to get my bag at the hotel and when i came back down they said that they found the poster in an alleyway but my question is what made them look down an alleyway and where was this alleyway as i didnt see any.They refused to take my credit card and said it had to be cash.they then took myself and my nephew to where my car was which was literally 5 mins away so that was another lie as they said it was 15 minutes away on the outskirts of blackpool.I then said i was taking it further and asked for the number and address of their office one of the men said the address was on the receipt that he gave me when i had to pay the 275 cash. I have since then tried to look up the address given in london and cannot find it. I have also phoned the mobile number given by them at first the man on the phone knew who i was even when i stated on the phone im the women whose mazda you took away today. then when i asked him for the london number he changed his attitude and said that this was the london number i told him it wasnt as i was speaking to the guy who took me for my car during the day as i recognised his voice he denied this.I then explained that i needed a copy of the photograph. he said i had to write to the london office for this even though it was in a digital camera in blackpool.Something is not right about this and i feel like i have been conned.

18-01-2010, 18:12	#10
whatasingerang Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 0	Re: security firms who take your cars away! Hi there i have had problems with that CID security firm you wrote about. I went to Blackpool on 15th jan for my daughters 21st birthday. We stayed in a hotel in charnley rd. When i git there it was dark and i parked in a parking bay. When we got back at 5am my friend said my car was not there i didnt believe her and went to bed. When i got up another friend confirmed my car was not there. At first i thought it had been stolen but the landlord of the hotel explained to me that it would have been towed away by this firm. Iphoned them and they confirmed it said i had to pay 275 pound to get it back and that they would be there in 15 mins.i went outside to where my car had been and couldnt understand why it had been taken as i dont come from blackpool.The pickup truck arrived and one of the men said there was a poster above my car saying that it would be towed if i parked there. I explained that there was no poster there and they said they had a picture of it. i asked to see it and one of the men showed me a picture on a digital camera of my car but you couldnt make the poster out i asked him to zoom in but he didnt. I then got my nephew to take a picture of the wall were they said the poster had been. they then started to accuse myself and my family of taking the poster down which made me quite upset as myself and my family have never done anything illegal.I went to get my bag at the hotel and when i came back down they said that they found the poster in an alleyway but my question is what made them look down an alleyway and where was this alleyway as i didnt see any.They refused to take my credit card and said it had to be cash.they then took myself and my nephew to where my car was which was literally 5 mins away so that was another lie as they said it was 15 minutes away on the outskirts of blackpool.I then said i was taking it further and asked for the number and address of their office one of the men said the address was on the receipt that he gave me when i had to pay the 275 cash. I have since then tried to look up the address given in london and cannot find it. I have also phoned the mobile number given by them at first the man on the phone knew who i was even when i stated on the phone im the women whose mazda you took away today. then when i asked him for the london number he changed his attitude and said that this was the london number i told him it wasnt as i was speaking to the guy who took me for my car during the day as i recognised his voice he denied this.I then explained that i needed a copy of the photograph. he said i had to write to the london office for this even though it was in a digital camera in blackpool.Something is not right about this and i feel like i have been conned.