Unsolicited "No Parking In Front of The Gate" signs!

mooza · 1st September 2010, 11:55

My house gate has got flooded with these unsolicited "No parking" signs, attached either early in the morning or late at night, by unscrupulous advertising agents. I have a tough time removing them (at the rate of at least 2 to 3 signboards a week), only for them to reappear again !

How do you deal with this

sgiitk · 1st September 2010, 12:03

How about sending them a bill for Rs.10,000 as advertising fee!

aargee · 1st September 2010, 12:03

Simple; put a complete metal sheet covering the entire gate so that these parking signs cannot be fastened to the gate.

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Or put a board stating, "dogs are allowed, but not ads", as a matter to insult them.

anekho · 1st September 2010, 12:10

Put a giant sign saying no ads on your gate!

Maybe catching them in the act could prevent them from doing it to your gate?

MX6 · 1st September 2010, 14:03

How about a board from your side.
"Parking welcome. Just thrash the guy who put the no parking board."

kri$hna · 1st September 2010, 14:08

best solution.. Have a DOG @ home

That solves your problem for ever. No one dares touch your gate even. Thats how i secure my residence. I dont even lock the gate in the night times.

devarshi84 · 1st September 2010, 14:10

Best is to catch them red handed. If you live in a colony notify the security about it.

srishiva · 1st September 2010, 14:21

I guess there would be some phone numbers printed along. Try giving them a call. Can you complain to police?

bblost · 1st September 2010, 14:33

The Chennai menace has reached Bangalore.

My dad finally gave up removing this boards and we now have a colorful gate. But still people do park in front of the gate.

esteem_lover · 1st September 2010, 14:34

Make an arrangement with the local scrap dealer to come over every week and pick up these boards.

Gilead · 1st September 2010, 15:27

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

Make an arrangement with the local scrap dealer to come over every week and pick up these boards.

My watchman does something like this. He collects all the boards from our 4 gates and sells them to the scrap shop. But the signs are back the very next day!

ghodlur · 1st September 2010, 15:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by mooza

My house gate has got flooded with these unsolicited "No parking" signs, attached either early in the morning or late at night, by unscrupulous advertising agents. I have a tough time removing them (at the rate of at least 2 to 3 signboards a week), only for them to reappear again !

How do you deal with this

Why dont you install a CCTV camera and capture the photos of the guys doing the posting job. Next, take a huge print out of their photos with some warnings words and stick it on the gate. When the guys come for the pasting, they will get a shock of their life seing their faces

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What say???

mooza · 1st September 2010, 16:57

Wow, thanks to all for so many suggestions ! Did not think of them, I must admit.

Let me try and implement these over the next few days

dadu · 1st September 2010, 17:07

Usually they will have the advertised names at the bottom or side. Just cut it out and fix them back. With no space left to fix they will go away and you have an advertisement free "No parking" board.

mooza · 1st September 2010, 20:28

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

Make an arrangement with the local scrap dealer to come over every week and pick up these boards.

Two of the boards had disappeared already when I reached home tonight, before I could call the scrap dealers ! I do not know who stole these boards

Anyway, I am not complaining

1st September 2010, 11:55	#1
mooza Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,096 Thanked: 368 Times	Unsolicited "No Parking In Front of The Gate" signs! My house gate has got flooded with these unsolicited "No parking" signs, attached either early in the morning or late at night, by unscrupulous advertising agents. I have a tough time removing them (at the rate of at least 2 to 3 signboards a week), only for them to reappear again ! How do you deal with this
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1st September 2010, 12:03	#2
sgiitk BANNED Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gurugram Posts: 7,969 Thanked: 4,788 Times	How about sending them a bill for Rs.10,000 as advertising fee!
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1st September 2010, 12:03	#3
aargee Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: TSTN Posts: 6,233 Thanked: 9,616 Times	Simple; put a complete metal sheet covering the entire gate so that these parking signs cannot be fastened to the gate. Or put a board stating, "dogs are allowed, but not ads", as a matter to insult them.
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1st September 2010, 12:10	#4
anekho Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: . Posts: 1,995 Thanked: 684 Times	Put a giant sign saying no ads on your gate! Maybe catching them in the act could prevent them from doing it to your gate?
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1st September 2010, 14:03	#5
MX6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: City of seven islands. Posts: 2,877 Thanked: 231 Times	How about a board from your side. "Parking welcome. Just thrash the guy who put the no parking board."
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1st September 2010, 14:08	#6
kri$hna BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bhagyanagarabad Posts: 229 Thanked: 31 Times View My Garage	best solution.. Have a DOG @ home That solves your problem for ever. No one dares touch your gate even. Thats how i secure my residence. I dont even lock the gate in the night times.
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1st September 2010, 14:10	#7
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 211 Times View My Garage	Best is to catch them red handed. If you live in a colony notify the security about it.
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1st September 2010, 14:21	#8
srishiva Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 4,375 Thanked: 2,256 Times	I guess there would be some phone numbers printed along. Try giving them a call. Can you complain to police?
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1st September 2010, 14:33	#9
bblost Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 11,000 Thanked: 15,305 Times View My Garage	The Chennai menace has reached Bangalore. My dad finally gave up removing this boards and we now have a colorful gate. But still people do park in front of the gate.
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1st September 2010, 14:34	#10
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Make an arrangement with the local scrap dealer to come over every week and pick up these boards.
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1st September 2010, 16:57	#13
mooza Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,096 Thanked: 368 Times	Wow, thanks to all for so many suggestions ! Did not think of them, I must admit. Let me try and implement these over the next few days
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1st September 2010, 17:07	#14
dadu Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,803 Thanked: 462 Times View My Garage	Usually they will have the advertised names at the bottom or side. Just cut it out and fix them back. With no space left to fix they will go away and you have an advertisement free "No parking" board.
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