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What's worse then 'do not lock bike here' signs is the practice of large developments (I'm thinking of More London Riverside, on Tooley street, my least favourite corperate pisspot in all of London) where they 'clamp' bikes left on 'their' property, and charge £50 for release. They have a few tiny signs on some of their lamposts which they claim covers them legally, but I'm not sure where the limits of their authority are. They even 'clamp' bikes chained to lamposts right next to the road on Tooley street, but I wonder if this is their land? Sureley the pavement constitutes a public footpath or something. I suppose I'd have to check the blue prints to work out were their 'land' ends, the filthy cunts.
Luckily, they use very shitty locks to lock up your bike, so rather than legal challenges I'd recommend coming back with bolt cutters and dealing out some rough(ish) justice. This puts the ball firmly back in their court (legally, and they'd have to catch you first), and you could always argue that you thought it was a bike theif 'kidnapping' your wheels. enough rambles, but if anyone could shed light on this heinous pratice It'd be much appreciated...