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Shopping trolley in the river, does £1 deposit stop this?

Shopping trolley left in the car park

Runaway shopping trolley

Some people are just thoughtless, they leave their shopping trolley wherever they like in the supermarket car park and on a windy day it just rolls down the hill into the nearest parked car.



I dread going shopping at the big supermarkets such as Tesco where they don’t operate a deposit system.

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09-5-2008Thats there fax number sorry. it should be 01633 892362Stewart
09-5-2008Good 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.stewart
08-5-2008Ever 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 ma...moreKarolina
07-5-2008It 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 provi...moreKarl
06-5-2008If 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...moreChicken's Ma
14-4-2008Abandoned 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 ever...morePete
02-3-2008It 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 pers...moreSimpson
01-11-2007Miss 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.Cyril
01-11-2007What 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 ...moreMiss Fliss
23-10-2007I 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.Cyril
10-5-2007This 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!Mini Driver
10-4-2007http://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 prop...moreTroll ey hunter



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