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Were The Aa The Right People To Call, In A Situation Such As This?
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The police or the fire service will generally help out in situations such as this.
I have twice locked myself out of a car, the first time was when there wasn't so many dishonest people around, because I simply went to a close by Halfords shop (who in those days held stocks of the most popular car keys) and for a deposit of just £1 they lent me a brown bag full of keys, I then sat on the kerb edge trying out these keys until I finally found one that fitted.
On the second occasion i was near to a police station and I went in to explain what had happened and they sent out a policeman complete with a certain tool and he simply pushed this down the door jamb and lifted the latch.
Ah those Halcyon days of yore.
The police or the fire service will generally help out in situations such as this.
I have twice locked myself out of a car, the first time was when there wasn't so many dishonest people around, because I simply went to a close by Halfords shop (who in those days held stocks of the most popular car keys) and for a deposit of just £1 they lent me a brown bag full of keys, I then sat on the kerb edge trying out these keys until I finally found one that fitted.
On the second occasion i was near to a police station and I went in to explain what had happened and they sent out a policeman complete with a certain tool and he simply pushed this down the door jamb and lifted the latch.
Ah those Halcyon days of yore.
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/// And if she had called the police to come and rescue her child from the locked car I expect we would now be discussing the waste of public resources when she could have called the AA instead... ///
No why would one?
The AA is a paying member's emergency service, why should they be expected to be on call to the general public, whereas the police etc are for the protection of the public and their duty's cover many things.
/// And if she had called the police to come and rescue her child from the locked car I expect we would now be discussing the waste of public resources when she could have called the AA instead... ///
No why would one?
The AA is a paying member's emergency service, why should they be expected to be on call to the general public, whereas the police etc are for the protection of the public and their duty's cover many things.
AOG - I too remeber the 'good old days' when such situations could be resolved in the way yours were, and i am sure you join me in bemoaning their passing.
I think the lady was probably flustered and confused, and thought of the AA as a first response - correctly as it turned out - because their standard proceedure would have been to assist this lady and then sort out membership - which is standard for offering their services.
I agree that had the lady called out the police or fire brigade, she could have been accused of wasting public resources.
I recall years ago calling the fire brigade at 11:00 p.m.out to turn of our street stop cock because a kitchen pipe in the celing space has burst and was flooding the kitchen. The officer in charge of the crew advised me that this was considered a 'non-emergency', and they may charge me a considerable fee for their service. They didn't charge, and am unsure if that system still works - but who would want to test it in our modern financially straitened times?
With the hindsight offered to us sitting at our keyboards, we all have ideas of what the correct action is / was, but as a mum with a crying toddler, who knows what we would have done?
I think the lady was probably flustered and confused, and thought of the AA as a first response - correctly as it turned out - because their standard proceedure would have been to assist this lady and then sort out membership - which is standard for offering their services.
I agree that had the lady called out the police or fire brigade, she could have been accused of wasting public resources.
I recall years ago calling the fire brigade at 11:00 p.m.out to turn of our street stop cock because a kitchen pipe in the celing space has burst and was flooding the kitchen. The officer in charge of the crew advised me that this was considered a 'non-emergency', and they may charge me a considerable fee for their service. They didn't charge, and am unsure if that system still works - but who would want to test it in our modern financially straitened times?
With the hindsight offered to us sitting at our keyboards, we all have ideas of what the correct action is / was, but as a mum with a crying toddler, who knows what we would have done?
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Oh! I see......she waited until she needed the AA....and then decided to join.
Why not wait until your are burgled and then take out contents insurance?
Why not wait until you are in a car crash and then taken out car insurance?
Why not wait until you are ill on holiday and then take out Health Insurance?
The mother has a miserable face...and i bet she is overweight, smokes and has tattoos.
No the AA should not have come to her aid.
Why not wait until your are burgled and then take out contents insurance?
Why not wait until you are in a car crash and then taken out car insurance?
Why not wait until you are ill on holiday and then take out Health Insurance?
The mother has a miserable face...and i bet she is overweight, smokes and has tattoos.
No the AA should not have come to her aid.
