Topic ID 1963
I know we have been here before but it seems after the success of the previous thread Tesco trolleys are once again becoming prominent around the town. Hopefully Tesco will take the hint again and get their act together and maybe the threat of a devise or devices to retain the trolleys will materialise after all I think they can afford it. I'll start the ball rolling with 3, yes 3, in the field west of Fanshaw swimming pool.
Reply ID 20695
I spotted three more trolleys in front of the Waterfront in Star Street on Saturday. They had gone this morning (not sure where)...
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Originally posted by Andy B
I know we have been here before but it seems after the success of the previous thread Tesco trolleys are once again becoming prominent around the town. Hopefully Tesco will take the hint again and get their act together and maybe the threat of a devise or devices to retain the trolleys will materialise after all I think they can afford it. I'll start the ball rolling with 3, yes 3, in the field west of Fanshaw swimming pool.
Reply ID 20709
4 that's FOUR seem to have sprouted in the flower beds in Baldock Street car park! Two more in the beds behind the bus stop opposite the war memorial, perhaps this is one for "ware spring watch"?!
Reply ID 20710
The ones up on the field next to Fanshawe are there because kids took them there in the snow last thursday. Have seen alot around latly, was going to say the ones in the Baldock carpark but have been beaten to it
Reply ID 20711
I saw about 30 of them today ..... in the back lobby at Tesco.
Reply ID 20712
On a more serious note it’s the general public (us lot!) that need to take responsibility, not Tesco. They supply the trolleys and we take them, who wants one of those annoying pound coin chains or locking wheels because people are too lazy to return the trolleys? How about a "return a trolley scheme", kind of like the bike shares they have in some cities? If you are on the way to or past Tesco and you see a trolley, why not return it?
Reply ID 20715
Personally, I think the quid-a-go chain idea is the best. Not many people abandon their trolley when it costs them a quid to do so!
Reply ID 20716
If your too lazy to return it in the first place what chance of a "return trolley scheme"
Reply ID 20718
The responsibility is Tesco's they choose to leave them in the open overnight which is when most go walkies. I have seen people take them across the road and leave them once in their car and I'm sure the quid a time would put paid to that. I wonder how many are in the river and cannot be seen?
Reply ID 20724
Saw one today loitering with intent on the corner of Wulfrath Way and Delcroft thats about a mile from Tesco.
Reply ID 20728
There is one in the Memorial Gardens outside the Deli been there for 2 days now. As the public spirited Birdman suggested I decided to leave it there.
Reply ID 20730
There is one in French's yard.
Reply ID 20770
The 3 in Fanshaw's field have now multiplied to 5 and there's 3 in the woods off Trapstyle Road although 2 of them look like they have been tortured. I was wondering at around £300 a time do Tesco care?
Reply ID 20806
One trolley has mysteriously sneaked its way to the back of the Navigator, next to the big skip..... [V]
Reply ID 20828
Thought they had a trolly collecter blokey
Reply ID 20829
The said trolley has now been replaced with a larger one [?][}:)]Something spooky is going on ... [:D]
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Originally posted by WareBear
Thought they had a trolly collecter blokey
Reply ID 21201
Taken from East Herts website: The Clean Neighbourhoods Act (2005) enables East Herts Council to issue Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) to those found to be committing “Environmental Crime”. This legislation allows the Council and the residents to work together in keeping the streets, parks and open spaces free from Abandoned Shopping Trolleys and other Environmental Crime. As part of this new legislation the powers to remove and recover costs for abandoned shopping trolleys have been adopted. Retailers will be advised that the Council will charge for recovery, return and storage or disposal of shopping trolleys if they do not take appropriate measures to deal with this problem. Report abandoned trolleys to: environmentalcrime(at)eastherts.gov.uk
Reply ID 21206
If Tesco had a £1 coin system on the trolleys then the ioks that play with them would be keen to return any that went astray.
Reply ID 21207
A £2 system would be good - those that return their trolleys have nothing to worry about and if any "strapped-for-cash" kids see them about town they may be inclined to return a few for a couple of quid a go...
Reply ID 21219
It would also, hopefully, mean people would take their trolleys back to the trolley park and not leave them lying about all over the car park.
Reply ID 21229
Work this out I have an asda trolley in my car park a new one with a pound coin in it nearest asda 8 or 9 miles away
Reply ID 21230
I'm impressed, you have a car park!!
Reply ID 21232
quote:It goes with the pub - the Old Bulls Head. I wonder where that came from Jayzee? Very odd.
I'm impressed, you have a car park!!
Reply ID 21233
I'm even more impressed you have a pub.[^]
Reply ID 25850
As an ex-worker at Tesco the whole reason a wheel-lock system was never installed around the premises to stop the public removing trollys from the site is because residents in the immediate vicinity to Tesco did not want any digging of the streets and such like to be able to install such a system. The public should learn that they cannot do whatever they want to (i.e. remove trolleys, which is technically stealing) and expect someone else to then clear up after them.
Reply ID 25853
Do Tesco not have a responsablilty to secure their trolleys to stop them becoming litter or is this another way to get cheap advertising by leaving logo'ed trolleys laying around. I do appreciate they have a tight budget so as to remian in profit.
Reply ID 25854
Tesco need to do what Sainsbury's have done, while over there in Hodd on saturday we noticed red lines around the car park and a notice on all the trolly's that said the trolly would be disabled if it crossed the line, being us we though we would try it [}:)] and.. whey hey !! apart from the laughter the trolly wheels went all funny and would not move, some how I think this would stop them being dumped all over Ware [^]
Reply ID 25855
Just to follow on from what ej7ak said regarding digging up the road etc, Sainsbury's didn't dig anywhere up, they are strips which are placed on the floor, to add to your count Andy, at least 4 in and around the crane mead area, one is parked in the car park !!
Reply ID 25856
quote:I too have noticed that there are a few more around of late maybe we should highlighting them here again and checking which one's stay put the longest.
Originally posted by Mancunian
Just to follow on from what ej7ak said regarding digging up the road etc, Sainsbury's didn't dig anywhere up, they are strips which are placed on the floor, to add to your count Andy, at least 4 in and around the crane mead area, one is parked in the car park !!
Reply ID 25858
Amazes me the people you see wheeling a trolly home with their shopping in it. What a cheek! I imagine they feel that the money they spend allows the right to hold their own trolly at home!
Reply ID 25860
Quite simple solution is to have the coin deposit trolleys. Enterprising youngsters would take any abandoned ones back to the store to get the £1 deposit!
Reply ID 25861
And enterprising adults.
Reply ID 25863
Just got back from holiday in France where all supermarkets use the coin deposit system - seems to work well there. Another benefit is that it stops people leaving their trolleys in parking bays rather than putting them back (my car was once scratched by an abandoned trolley that was blown into it on a windy day [:(])
Reply ID 25864
quote:This was suggested in "Tesco trolley spotting I" but to no avail.
Originally posted by Whereaami
Quite simple solution is to have the coin deposit trolleys. Enterprising youngsters would take any abandoned ones back to the store to get the £1 deposit!
Reply ID 25890
quote:True. It does seem to be a low cost, low tech solution to the problem though and surely cheaper than having some sort of wheel-lock solution!
Originally posted by Andy Bquote:This was suggested in "Tesco trolley spotting I" but to no avail.
Originally posted by Whereaami
Quite simple solution is to have the coin deposit trolleys. Enterprising youngsters would take any abandoned ones back to the store to get the £1 deposit!
Reply ID 25912
I saw a trolley between Sky and Andrews fish bar which has the personnal trolley?
Reply ID 25922
quote:Must be Andrews Fish Bar for the 'Fresh Fish Delivered Daily from Grimsby'!!
Originally posted by Andy B
I saw a trolley between Sky and Andrews fish bar which has the personnal trolley?