Valet Drivers = Your car's worst nightmare

normally_crazy · 11th January 2005, 21:47

Guys,

remember we had a thread about the valets and their parking earlier?

well this happened in front of me -

i had been to Tian for dinner and gave the valet my car and he reversed it and parked it properly , i stood there till zulu was parked. after a while i remembered that i had left my cell in the car and i went down to get it - as i collected my phone and was walking back i hear a loud THUD

i turn back and see - the valet in a zen has banged head on in to a cycle !!

what happened was the valet saw there was no traffic coming from behind , so he made a quick u turn and proceeded in the wrong direction dint see the cycle and crashed into him !! the poor zen had scratches on the bonnet and the head light bent too but this guy just went ahead nonchantlyand parked it.

i waited for him but then he had jammed the door on impact - God knows what he did after that !! i gave a piece of my mind to the management about the valets !!

but no use - its always written - car parked at owners risk , we are not responsible for theft , damage or anything else!! that clause lets them get away !!

we gotta do something about this guys !!

wat say?? and now i read that a C klasse gone from a colaba hotel !!

*** !!

speedsatya · 11th January 2005, 21:59

yeah,
a friend of mine had gone to a hotel in chembur .and and his brand new Flair had its bonnet dented and the number plate broken.
as it was already late he did not notice it,and to his shock when he saw it the next day,the hotel simply refused to accept their responsibilty.

Dippy · 11th January 2005, 23:10

I always think many times before I give my car to the valet. Mostly i park it myself. Dont trust these guys esp with my AT transmission. Btw NC the C Class which flicked has been found

Dippy

bhp · 11th January 2005, 23:13

and the way these guys rev the car to hear that free flowing sound !!! sick they are

normally_crazy · 11th January 2005, 23:22

yeah dips

read abt that too !! that was quick work by the cops

jesal · 11th January 2005, 23:31

ITC valets are rash and JW the bridge on tops takes a lotta revving for these. either i take the qualis now or stop going places like those lol

Rehaan · 12th January 2005, 03:14

Hey NC,

You should have found the owner of the zen and told him. Because i am 100% sure the hotel would tell him that the car was parked and some1 came and banged it.

I just NEVER EVER give my car to the valets.
Once my friends were all complaining about that when we went to the taj, and my other friend gave his new baleno to the valet, came back, and the rear bumper had a HUGE dent. They claimed the valet was parked in the car and a esteem came and banged it (claimed the driver was drunk) and then sped off. Suprisingly they said they got the number plate..... however i seriously doubt that story! looked more like the valet reversed into something to me.

cya
R

Aditya · 12th January 2005, 07:45

Three years ago, I was out pubbing and my car had just been polished. The valet parked her at some godforsaken place and when I got her back, she was covered in bird droppings. I was well and truly put off. Since then, I've not given her to any valet. My friends complain too, but, I just ignore them.

Rudra Sen · 12th January 2005, 10:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aditya

The valet parked her at some godforsaken place and when I got her back, she was covered in bird droppings.

Same thing happend to me last night. I had to clean the car late in the night after getting back.
Bird droppings leave strong marks on paint.

manaa45 · 12th January 2005, 13:57

hi totally agree with u ppl and do not ever hand it over to the valet for parking except for a hotel which i frequent to in ghatkopar (its called Meghdoot), there the valet has been working for years and he always manages to park the car well in small place and has never damaged any of our family cars ( accent and M800) the management although has put up this clause, always takes care of the cars which are givrn to be parked and thus the customer as well as the management is happy.

shubbhi

X-Machine · 12th January 2005, 23:44

Well,i dunt mind giving the car to the valets,as such an untoward incident has never happened with me.I usually give the valet around 10rs-20rs before he parks my car,and after i get it back too.So they do take good care of the car.

X

androdev · 26th February 2008, 11:09

Have to make a trip to the dealer soon because got a big ugly scratch on the front left bumper. Luckily fog light did not break. There was a water pipe I could not see and this guy kept signaling me to inch forward, so drove into the pipe

Hope heaven has wide open roads and parking lots :-)

theMAG · 26th February 2008, 11:22

And how! An attendant "assisted" in my backing up my car and before I know it the top edge of by rear bumper has kissed a protruding pole edge. Needless to say, gave him a watering down and had that part of my bumper re-done the next day.

benbsb29 · 26th February 2008, 11:25

Somehow i have always been lucky with these so-called attendants. Usually, i ask my wife to help, if i feel its required.

amtak · 26th February 2008, 11:40

This reminds me of the "kaccha aam" ads where the driver is backing his amby and tells the kid there to see "chotu lagg raha hai kya" and nce the car his the wall, the kid says, lagg gaya!!!!

Sorry to hear about your car's bumper issue. Hope you gave the parking attendant your piece of mind.

11th January 2005, 21:47	#1
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 528 Times View My Garage	Valet Drivers = Your car's worst nightmare Guys, remember we had a thread about the valets and their parking earlier? well this happened in front of me - i had been to Tian for dinner and gave the valet my car and he reversed it and parked it properly , i stood there till zulu was parked. after a while i remembered that i had left my cell in the car and i went down to get it - as i collected my phone and was walking back i hear a loud THUD i turn back and see - the valet in a zen has banged head on in to a cycle !! what happened was the valet saw there was no traffic coming from behind , so he made a quick u turn and proceeded in the wrong direction dint see the cycle and crashed into him !! the poor zen had scratches on the bonnet and the head light bent too but this guy just went ahead nonchantlyand parked it. i waited for him but then he had jammed the door on impact - God knows what he did after that !! i gave a piece of my mind to the management about the valets !! but no use - its always written - car parked at owners risk , we are not responsible for theft , damage or anything else!! that clause lets them get away !! we gotta do something about this guys !! wat say?? and now i read that a C klasse gone from a colaba hotel !! *** !! Last edited by normally_crazy : 11th January 2005 at 21:48.
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11th January 2005, 21:59	#2
speedsatya Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: bangalore/manga Posts: 3,169 Thanked: 738 Times View My Garage	yeah, a friend of mine had gone to a hotel in chembur .and and his brand new Flair had its bonnet dented and the number plate broken. as it was already late he did not notice it,and to his shock when he saw it the next day,the hotel simply refused to accept their responsibilty.
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11th January 2005, 23:10	#3
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,558 Thanked: 2,462 Times	I always think many times before I give my car to the valet. Mostly i park it myself. Dont trust these guys esp with my AT transmission. Btw NC the C Class which flicked has been found Dippy
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11th January 2005, 23:13	#4
bhp BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: lokhandwala mumbai Posts: 840 Thanked: 168 Times View My Garage	and the way these guys rev the car to hear that free flowing sound !!! sick they are
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11th January 2005, 23:22	#5
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 528 Times View My Garage	yeah dips read abt that too !! that was quick work by the cops
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11th January 2005, 23:31	#6
jesal BANNED Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	ITC valets are rash and JW the bridge on tops takes a lotta revving for these. either i take the qualis now or stop going places like those lol
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12th January 2005, 03:14	#7
Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 24,042 Thanked: 34,073 Times	Hey NC, You should have found the owner of the zen and told him. Because i am 100% sure the hotel would tell him that the car was parked and some1 came and banged it. I just NEVER EVER give my car to the valets. Once my friends were all complaining about that when we went to the taj, and my other friend gave his new baleno to the valet, came back, and the rear bumper had a HUGE dent. They claimed the valet was parked in the car and a esteem came and banged it (claimed the driver was drunk) and then sped off. Suprisingly they said they got the number plate..... however i seriously doubt that story! looked more like the valet reversed into something to me. cya R
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12th January 2005, 07:45	#8
Aditya Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 17,828 Thanked: 76,997 Times View My Garage	Three years ago, I was out pubbing and my car had just been polished. The valet parked her at some godforsaken place and when I got her back, she was covered in bird droppings. I was well and truly put off. Since then, I've not given her to any valet. My friends complain too, but, I just ignore them.
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12th January 2005, 13:57	#10
manaa45 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: nerul, navi mum Posts: 357 Thanked: 49 Times	hi totally agree with u ppl and do not ever hand it over to the valet for parking except for a hotel which i frequent to in ghatkopar (its called Meghdoot), there the valet has been working for years and he always manages to park the car well in small place and has never damaged any of our family cars ( accent and M800) the management although has put up this clause, always takes care of the cars which are givrn to be parked and thus the customer as well as the management is happy. shubbhi
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12th January 2005, 23:44	#11
X-Machine Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mumbai/Tokyo Posts: 1,475 Thanked: 29 Times	Well,i dunt mind giving the car to the valets,as such an untoward incident has never happened with me.I usually give the valet around 10rs-20rs before he parks my car,and after i get it back too.So they do take good care of the car. X
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26th February 2008, 11:09	#12
androdev Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 3,096 Thanked: 22,210 Times	Never trust people who assist you with parking! Have to make a trip to the dealer soon because got a big ugly scratch on the front left bumper. Luckily fog light did not break. There was a water pipe I could not see and this guy kept signaling me to inch forward, so drove into the pipe Hope heaven has wide open roads and parking lots :-)
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26th February 2008, 11:22	#13
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,807 Times View My Garage	And how! An attendant "assisted" in my backing up my car and before I know it the top edge of by rear bumper has kissed a protruding pole edge. Needless to say, gave him a watering down and had that part of my bumper re-done the next day.
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26th February 2008, 11:25	#14
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,968 Thanked: 13,205 Times View My Garage	Somehow i have always been lucky with these so-called attendants. Usually, i ask my wife to help, if i feel its required.
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26th February 2008, 11:40	#15
amtak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai - The city of Sea Link!!! Posts: 2,914 Thanked: 899 Times View My Garage	This reminds me of the "kaccha aam" ads where the driver is backing his amby and tells the kid there to see "chotu lagg raha hai kya" and nce the car his the wall, the kid says, lagg gaya!!!! Sorry to hear about your car's bumper issue. Hope you gave the parking attendant your piece of mind.
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