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sanfrandragon
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« on: April 11, 2014, 16:25:46 » |
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My first post  There is a pot hole appearing at the entrance to the Maidenhead station car park on Shoppenhangers Road, so I emailed APCOA▸ to warn them that a car might be damaged or pedestrian injured as drivers concentrate on avoiding the hole. They emailed my back, suggesting I contact FGW▸ as maintenance is their responsibility. So I emailed FGW with the same advice. As you can guess, they kindly called me back stating that no, it is the responsibility of APCOA! Anyway I have let both parties know they are waiting for each other to do the repair and left them to sort it out. We shall see - 2 weeks and counting! |
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« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2014, 17:17:52 » |
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My first post There is a pot hole appearing at the entrance to the Maidenhead station car park on Shoppenhangers Road, so I emailed APCOA▸ to warn them that a car might be damaged or pedestrian injured as drivers concentrate on avoiding the hole. They emailed my back, suggesting I contact FGW▸ as maintenance is their responsibility. So I emailed FGW with the same advice. As you can guess, they kindly called me back stating that no, it is the responsibility of APCOA! Anyway I have let both parties know they are waiting for each other to do the repair and left them to sort it out. We shall see - 2 weeks and counting! Don't you just love the efficiency of the privatised world  |
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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JayMac
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« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2014, 18:04:37 » |
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Welcome to the forum sanfrandragon! Hopefully either FGW▸ or APCOA▸ will step up to the plate sometime soon and fix the pothole. However if they are anything like local authorities with the public highway, then you could be in for a bit of a wait! APCOA on their website do mention that maintenance can be part of their contract to manage a car park. Whether that is the case with this specific car-park or more generally across all the FGW sites they manage I know not. Keep pestering both companies. A publicly viewable query on FGW's Twitter or Facebook accounts might hurry things along a bit. |
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
- Sir Terry Pratchett.
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Ollie
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« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2014, 18:05:59 » |
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I'm looking into this one, hopefully have an answer next week.
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JayMac
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« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2014, 18:28:43 » |
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Well done Ollie. That's saved the OP▸ the need to go public!  |
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
- Sir Terry Pratchett.
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2014, 18:36:44 » |
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Thanks, Ollie!  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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sanfrandragon
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« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2014, 09:40:16 » |
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Update!
As of yesterday a white line has been drawn around the pothole (which is now 50% bigger than when I first reported it, just under 7 weeks ago).
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bobm
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« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2014, 21:31:16 » |
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Thank you for the update. Hopefully that will now mean some remedial work is on the way.
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2014, 23:10:19 » |
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Indeed: thanks for posting your update, sanfrandragon! Hopefully, you will not see what has apparently happened here in North Somerset occasionally, whereby a second team is sent out, some weeks later - not to do the necessary repairs, but to re-paint the faded white lines around where the repairs are needed.  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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NickB
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« Reply #9 on: June 02, 2014, 09:42:36 » |
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Hello, I know the carpark and I know the pothole well It is getting deeper by the day and is a real suspension cruncher. I can confirm that FGW▸ are responsible for the maintainence of that particular carpark, and that APCOA▸ are simply subcontracted to collect the cash. I know this because I took a nasty tumble in the same carpark last winter when no effort had been made to grit the surface at all. FGW accepted responsibility for that, so I would pursue them over the pothole. PS. rather makes a mockery of FGW's declaration that the reason for increasing parking fees at that site by 200% inthe past 5 years is to ensure first class infrastructure and safety....  |
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sanfrandragon
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« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2014, 09:23:41 » |
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Result!
14 weeks later the pot hole has been filled, albeit with a temporary looking patch.
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BerkshireBugsy
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« Reply #12 on: July 17, 2014, 14:09:37 » |
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My first post There is a pot hole appearing at the entrance to the Maidenhead station car park on Shoppenhangers Road, so I emailed APCOA▸ to warn them that a car might be damaged or pedestrian injured as drivers concentrate on avoiding the hole. They emailed my back, suggesting I contact FGW▸ as maintenance is their responsibility. So I emailed FGW with the same advice. As you can guess, they kindly called me back stating that no, it is the responsibility of APCOA! Anyway I have let both parties know they are waiting for each other to do the repair and left them to sort it out. We shall see - 2 weeks and counting! Don't you just love the efficiency of the privatised world Electric Train I think your reply is extremely cynical! I think the private sector is extremely efficient at passing the buck when the chance arises |
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