Shopping trolley left in the car park

Thats there fax number sorry. it should be 01633 892362

Good news for all Sainsburys shoppers !!! They employ a company called trolleywise who operate nationwide on there behalf, just give them a ring and they will take it away for you. 01633 896618.

Ever since Mrs Thatcher was in power Britain has developed a large underclass of people who couldn't give a damn about the environment. These impoverished persons are slobs. They drop litter everywhere they go. They drink on buses. They throw up outside of pubs. They cause fights at football matches. They are a disgrace to the nation. They are the ones who abandon shopping trolleys, and dump waste anywhere they choose.

It is sad state of affairs when people can't return a trolley to a supermarket or holding place. This is the British attitude. I lived in Germany for many years and this does not happen there for they hold greater respect for their surroundings.

It's not the company at fault, they provide a means of carriage for shopping and people just abuse it, like everything else in this country, all subject to abuse.

Bone idle mindless individuals that would sooner pick up a rattlesnake that return a trolley. Withdraw all trolleys and provide your own shopping cart.

If you have an abandoned trolley in your road (Tony Mabbs) I would suggest you phone your local store, get the name of the person you are speaking to and tell them to come and collect it. I have done this each time there's been one dumped in our road and warned them that if my car is damaged or an accident occurs through it being misused then they will be legally liable as they have now been informed. It doesn't take long for it to disappear. In all fairness, unless you advise them they can't be held responsible for the irresponsible actions of their customers. The same applies to trolleys in the supermarket's car park. If they can demonstrate through staff rotas that they have employees making collections of trolleys (and they would need to demonstrate they have more on duty in unusually windy conditions) then any claim for damage is against the errant customer, usually unidentifiable, and not the store. If you are a well-known and long-standing customer you may possibly get a 'gesture of goodwill', ie, no admission of liability on their part, so it's always worth a try, but don't count on it. It won't usually be down to local management to make this decision, but do report it to them at the time of the incident and make sure they fill out one of their accident report forms which will be sent on to their head office. You will still have to follow up with a phone call or letter to the head office (keep a note of date and time of the incident, and who you reported it to) and tell them that you are making a claim, as they will not usually offer anything unless it's specifically requested. I used to work in a supermarket's head office dealing with just this sort of thing, so hope readers will find this helpful. It's not a comprehensive guide, but might serve as a starting point.

Abandoned trolleys have irritated me for years. I became so wound up about them that I started photographing them and you can see the results at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tietjen/sets/72157594199694874/
They are horrible things when seen out of context and there should be a charge made by every supermarket for their use.

It isn't about having shares or any form of interest in the trolley, it is about having respect for fellow shoppers and road users.

People are paid to collect many things but you wouldn't deliberatly and knowingly leave these things in a position likely to damage another person's personal property just because it isnt yours.

Selfish to the extreme.

Miss Fliss. I don't think it's appalling at all for there are guys employed to take them away. I don't own it therefore don't care about it. If it should drift off and mark a vehicle before being collected, so what? It is of no concern of mine.

What an appalling attitude to have 'cyril'. (23 Oct) I dont have shares in litter bins or fast food wrappers, that doesnt mean I drop litter all over the floor! Supermarket trolley's are a blight on our landscape and idiots that take them from the store for 'fun' should be fined if caught. Some supermarkets make it easy for people to remove trolley's from their land. If they installed one of the immobilisors that locked the wheels once they were out of range, trolley dumping would decrease significantly. It would be a lot cheaper for them to install than to continually pay for replacement trolley's OR arrange to collect them from the local river!

BTW You can arrange for rogue trolley's to be collected by your local authority. Its flytipping!

I always leave my trolley at the rear of my car after filling the boot. There are people employed to take it away.

I'm not going to push a trolley to the trolley bay. I don't have shares in it and I don't own it.

This has just happened to me at Tesco in Leeds. My car is only two weeks old and now has two lovely dints in the side. Very annoying!

I complained and took photo's as evidence as all the trolley bays were overflowing!

http://www.trolleyspotting.co.uk/

* Currently around 100,000 trolleys are stolen from supermarkets across the UK every year, with each shopping trolley costing an average of £80.
* Many supermarkets now employ a pound coin deposit system to ensure trolleys are returned to their proper place.
* Some stores have even pioneered an expensive infra-red immobiliser on their trolleys. Such developments will no doubt duly impact the cost of foodstuffs within the store.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/localenv/legislation/cnea/trolleys.pdf