Left work today at 6.30pm to find my scooter had been towed away. I've been parking in the same spot for ages - under the arches next to Nuffield Gym (formerly Cannons Gym) behind Cannon St tube. Basically an alleyway with scooters & mototrbikes parked across each side. I realised there was a new sign that had been put up recently on one side which I hadn't seen before, right at the end. There were still several motorbikes parked there as there were this morning, except mine!
I went back to work, phoned the number from the sign and was told that my scooter had been towed away and was now in Swanley, Kent. The guy who was on a mobile and driving at the time told me the sign was new and had been put up in the past month (i reckon last week) - it would cost me £415 cash (as their card machine was broken). £125 for clamping, £250 for towing and £40 per day storage.
So basically I have to trek out to the middle of nowhere tomorrow morning between 9-12 with £415 cash to hand over to some dodgy guy in the middle of an industrial estate. Trains leave from Victoria but with Met, Jubilee & Victoria lines all out due to 'engineering work' i'm screwed!
If the guy decides to knife me and take the cash plus my scooter then the address is Unit 5, Mark Way, Swanley Kent.
Seriously though, any London-based members who used to park there - beware of the new sign and hopefully none of you will have to go through the same hassle as me.
Rant over and thanks for listening!