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static 11-22-2009 12:46 AM

One way for Vancouver to deal with ricers
 
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/475...ew_up_my_car_/

Anti-bomb cops blew up my car'

7:30am Saturday 21st November 2009

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By Amanda Williams »


WHEN Headington man Michael Raphel parked his car in a London side street, the worse he feared was a parking ticket.

But when the businessman returned to his red Honda Civic Type R he found it had been blown up by anti-terrorist police.

Mr Raphel, 28, had made the mistake of abandoning his vehicle yards from Downing Street hours before a Remembrance Sunday Parade was due to start.

He had driven to London to catch a boat his friends had hired to celebrate their birthday on Saturday, November 7.

After dropping two passengers at Embankment, by the River Thames in central London, Mr Raphel pulled into what he had thought was a side street and left his car on double yellow lines.

Unfortunately, he had parked in an area of Westminster called Horse Guard Avenue, less than quarter of a mile from Number 10, and in the exact area a parade of ex-servicemen and women were due to march to mark the end of the First World War.

Last night, Mr Raphel said police who were surrounding his car when he returned at 2am told him he had been seen on CCTV running from the car.

They told him when they lost sight of him on camera, they carried out two controlled explosions in his vehicle because of the ‘sensitivity’ of the area.

He said: “They said I had parked in a sensitive area, just around the corner from Number 10 Downing Street, and close to the Ministry of Defence.

“They explained that because I was seen running from the car, and because of the parades the next day, it had heightened their suspicions. When I got back to the car, the driver and passenger windows had been blown out and the bonnet and boot had come open with the force.”

The Metropolitan Police said it was made aware of a suspicious vehicle in Horse Guard Avenue at about 10pm and carried out two controlled explosions.

A spokesman refused to answer any more questions.

Mr Raphel, who owns a men’s designer clothing store in Gloucester Green, said he would be seeking compensation from the police and an apology.

He said: “We have laughed about it a bit now but I’m bit gutted to be honest.

“I know in this day and age they have to be suspicious but I didn’t feel this was warranted. I wasn’t treated badly, but they could’ve been a bit more tactful. The car was registered to me, I’m sure there are ways they could have contacted me if they had really tried to.“ Mr Raphel is looking into an insurance claim for his car, which was worth £18,000.

A spokesman for insurance price comparison website confused.com said hypothetically if a driver parked in a prohibited place, and their vehicle was subsequently damaged by police, an insurance company would be well in their rights to contest any claim.

awilliams@oxfordmail.co.uk

EvilSpoon 11-22-2009 01:02 AM

I'm somewhere in between feeling sorry for the guy..and saying he deserved it..I'm also laughing my ass off that the cops actually decided to blow the car up. :thumbsup:

danizer 11-22-2009 01:04 AM

whats wrong? thats a civic type r dude...thats a stock civic type r in the uk...its the eudm version of the civic i dont see how thats rice...preparing to fail :)

feel sorry for the guy, totally has a point and would suck if it happened to me

CP.AR 11-22-2009 01:38 AM

i dunno... illegal parking warrants blowing your car up? WTF is wrong with the UK.


I used to like the UK and wanted to live+work there when I grew up. But this, plus stupid internet laws, survaillance, etc... makes me feel it's a police state more than feeling "safe".

I think we need to rename Orwell's "1984" to "2009"

metal 11-22-2009 01:39 AM

That sucks balls..

EmperorIS 11-22-2009 01:57 AM

VWs are the rice of europe

seakrait 11-22-2009 03:06 AM

remember that london's had terrorist attacks relatively recently... and they don't take their security lightly.

J____ 11-22-2009 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain Picard (Post 6694321)
i dunno... illegal parking warrants blowing your car up? WTF is wrong with the UK.


I used to like the UK and wanted to live+work there when I grew up. But this, plus stupid internet laws, survaillance, etc... makes me feel it's a police state more than feeling "safe".

I think we need to rename Orwell's "1984" to "2009"

haha survaillance is crazy! I checked in at a hotel and when i got up the the front desk for the first time ever in my life the reception greeting me by name. It kinda shocked me cuz i've never met the guy in my life and as soon as i walked up it's as if she knew me by face. Apparently the survaillance saw me entering the door and they had a record of my face and details from me staying at all the other hotels in the chain. It was freaky.

achiam 11-22-2009 06:04 AM

My friend here was driving on a freeway just outside of London, and pulled to the shoulder when her car's engine lights went on. She was in her car thinking about what to do for about 5 minutes when her cell phone rang -- it was the highway patrol asking if she was OK. They had spotted her stopped on the freeway, zoomed in on her plate, found her mobile number from the computer database matching her plate, and called.

moomooCow 11-22-2009 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by J____ (Post 6694370)
haha survaillance is crazy! I checked in at a hotel and when i got up the the front desk for the first time ever in my life the reception greeting me by name. It kinda shocked me cuz i've never met the guy in my life and as soon as i walked up it's as if she knew me by face. Apparently the survaillance saw me entering the door and they had a record of my face and details from me staying at all the other hotels in the chain. It was freaky.

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Originally Posted by achiam (Post 6694389)
My friend here was driving on a freeway just outside of London, and pulled to the shoulder when her car's engine lights went on. She was in her car thinking about what to do for about 5 minutes when her cell phone rang -- it was the highway patrol asking if she was OK. They had spotted her stopped on the freeway, zoomed in on her plate, found her mobile number from the computer database matching her plate, and called.

Holy shit..... :eek::eek:

ilvtofu 11-22-2009 08:30 AM

He better get his car replaced

spoon.ek9 11-22-2009 12:03 PM

i wonder which type r it is... if it's the FN2 (euro hatch) then good riddens, but for 18,000GBP (~$40,500) i'm afraid it might be an FD2 instead :(

poor guy, but he probably should have known better.

DHP 1 11-22-2009 01:01 PM

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Mugen EvOlutioN 11-22-2009 01:17 PM

i hate ricers

danizer 11-22-2009 01:58 PM

i REALLY dont see whats rice about it...its a stock car!

PiuYi 11-22-2009 02:26 PM

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why is there an ad in the middle of this thread??

tiger_handheld 11-22-2009 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by PiuYi (Post 6694774)
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why is there an ad in the middle of this thread??


that is one dumb ass way for a sponsor to advertise.

jtanner_ 11-22-2009 02:44 PM

^ Coming from the guys sig, as he edited his post lol.

Sucks for the r!

tiger_handheld 11-22-2009 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by danizer (Post 6694749)
i REALLY dont see whats rice about it...its a stock car!


maybe it was a regular honda civic , with a Type R badge. like the ones u see in richmond :D

ajax 11-22-2009 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by spoon.ctr.ek9 (Post 6694642)
i wonder which type r it is... if it's the FN2 (euro hatch) then good riddens, but for 18,000GBP (~$40,500) i'm afraid it might be an FD2 instead :(

poor guy, but he probably should have known better.

FN2, there's a picture of it.

mc. 11-22-2009 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by achiam (Post 6694389)
My friend here was driving on a freeway just outside of London, and pulled to the shoulder when her car's engine lights went on. She was in her car thinking about what to do for about 5 minutes when her cell phone rang -- it was the highway patrol asking if she was OK. They had spotted her stopped on the freeway, zoomed in on her plate, found her mobile number from the computer database matching her plate, and called.

holy crap, that is both great and scary at the same time.....

spoon.ek9 11-22-2009 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PiuYi (Post 6694774)
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why is there an ad in the middle of this thread??

Quote:

Originally Posted by DHP 1 (Post 6694686)
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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN (Post 6694709)
i hate ricers

^ that's what he said before be edited it out

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Originally Posted by ajax (Post 6694818)
FN2, there's a picture of it.

my bad, didn't see it haha. since it's an FN2 fuck it! euro trash and slower than the EP3R. :haha:

guesswho 11-22-2009 03:34 PM

his name says it all ;)

hotjoint 11-23-2009 09:36 AM

haha shitty deal for him


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