Parking near CPIT?

[Timmah]

Does anyone know of a safe place that's near CPIT that I can park my car during the week? Or have a workplace that I could possibly pay a small fee??

My work (A Supermarket across the road) told me that I'm not allowed to park there anymore or I'll get clamped

I'm going to try use the CPIT parks but I hadn't heard good things

[slystiguy]

under no circumstances would I park a nice car there. ive heard of so so so many cars go missing from that car park.surprising to think there are no cameras. gps unit could be an option?

[Timmah]

 slystiguy said:

under no circumstances would I park a nice car there. ive heard of so so so many cars go missing from that car park.surprising to think there are no cameras. gps unit could be an option?

Exactly why I'm too nervous to want to park there.. If I had the money I'd get a GPS unit but not that atm.

I'm going to write a letter to my Store Manager and see if being nice will get him to help out.

[subieboy]

 Timmah']

[quote name='slystiguy said:

under no circumstances would I park a nice car there. ive heard of so so so many cars go missing from that car park.surprising to think there are no cameras. gps unit could be an option?

/quote]

Exactly why I'm too nervous to want to park there.. If I had the money I'd get a GPS unit but not that atm.

I'm going to write a letter to my Store Manager and see if being nice will get him to help out.

Why not park in the supermarket/shopping centre carpark??

[Timmah]

Countdown?? That's my work and they told me I'm not to park there anymore while I'm at tech and if I do they'll clamp me.

IMO, I think it's rather unjust, the store manager's reason is because there isn't enough parking space for customers if we do. However, employee's can only park at the end of the carpark, or alongside madras st. The amount of employee's who go to Polytech and work is about 4.

During the week, between 7am and 5pm, there is absolutely never a parking problem.

[subieboy]

 Timmah said:

Countdown?? That's my work and they told me I'm not to park there anymore while I'm at tech and if I do they'll clamp me.

IMO, I think it's rather unjust, the store manager's reason is because there isn't enough parking space for customers if we do. However, employee's can only park at the end of the carpark, or alongside madras st. The amount of employee's who go to Polytech and work is about 4.

During the week, between 7am and 5pm, there is absolutely never a parking problem.

What a dickhead... See if you can reason with him otherwise shit happens I guess...

[gazzy2000]

yea when i was studying at CPIT (years ago now) i was having a ciggy out side and watched as some dodgy looking brown brothers walked through the car park looking in windows and trying door handles.

I did tell campus security/mall cops but meh! no video survelance back then either.

[Timmah]

 gazzy2000 said:

yea when i was studying at CPIT (years ago now) i was having a ciggy out side and watched as some dodgy looking brown brothers walked through the car park looking in windows and trying door handles.

I did tell campus security/mall cops but meh! no video survelance back then either.

My confidence just keeps going down and down

[Divine]

Park in the front complex?

You can still do that can't you?

[Timmah]

 Divine said:

Park in the front complex?

You can still do that can't you?

You can but there's never a park.

I'm just getting good luck and parking in the student parking down one of the side streets and then near Hammonds.

[subieboy]

I still cant fathom his (your manager's) reasoning in the current climes of the CHCH CBD... I have been past there now 5 times at various times and it is empty as...

[Timmah]

 subieboy said:

I still cant fathom his (your manager's) reasoning in the current climes of the CHCH CBD... I have been past there now 5 times at various times and it is empty as...

I found out why. Some ass who worked there decided to sell his parking permit, then ask for a new one and then write down his friends number plates.. So I understand why we aren't allowed to park there.

However, that guy left AND the Store manager left and a new one is going to start.

So I'm going to write a nice letter and ask if we can park there again and propose a way to monitor ther permits so someone can't ruin it again.

[Joker]

go over and buy a packet of M&M's every 2 hours

[Divine]

Clamp your own car

[slystiguy]

hmmm how about parking in a tight spot and just getting a steering lock an leaving your wheels in full turn an lock it that way. then you cant be towed or stolen. but still can be broken into.

I would say a good steering lock would set you back 80$

or clamping your own car would be good to

[Timmah]

Repco/Supercheap sell steering locks?

[subieboy]

 Timmah said:

Repco/Supercheap sell steering locks?

Yes

[Joker]

steering lock aint a hindrance to a good tow truck driver

waste of time there

clamping your own car may work for a day or two but then you're stuffed when another clamp appears on the other side that you dont have key for...

[Divine]

 JoKer said:

steering lock aint a hindrance to a good tow truck driver

waste of time there

clamping your own car may work for a day or two but then you're stuffed when another clamp appears on the other side that you dont have key for...

That's what the space saver is for!

Unless your unlucky like me and get 2 wheel clamps in the space of 2min

[Timmah]

Now that's unlucky!

[96WRX]

hire the trolly boy to watch your car lol ;D

[Timmah]

I'm just taking my locknut and head unit with me. My car never has anything in it, so if someone thinks it's worth stealing, then so be it. But there's other, more "interesting" Subby's, Silvia's and Utes around so not to worried anymore.

[DacerX]

Park beside my work outside computer automotive I park there all day and people are coming and going all the time so nice and safe

[Timmah]

 dacerx said:

Park beside my work outside computer automotive I park there all day and people are coming and going all the time so nice and safe

Where is that?

[DacerX]

Down Carlyle St