The Coopers Arms, Chadwell Heath

An very nasty scam operates in this pub car-park.

After a lovely day out my husband, myself and daughter decided to have lunch here since it was opposite a cake shop where we wanted to order a celebration cake. We thought we could kill two birds with one stone but as soon as we crossed the road from the car park clampers rushed over to our car and clamped it. I happened to turn around just as we crossed. We rushed back over to tell them we were customers and they said we had to get a permit first. We explained that we had hardly had a chance to collect a permit we had only been 10 seconds maximum!!!

LEGAL THEFT!!! BE WARNED.

The customers in the pub thought it was hysterical - lovely place to go - very classy clientele.

The young girl serving seemed genuinely sympathetic and embarrassed about our treatment but the land lady told us we had no intention of coming into the pub and was utterly obnoxious .

We chose the place because it looked ideal - opposite the shop we wanted to go to with parking and a nice garden for our daughter. We ended up with a ruined day and a nasty taste in our mouth...if you lay down with dogs you get up with fleas. I wouldn't recommend this place to my worst enemy.

LBS clampers - google them - they're well known for their scamming.

28 Jul 2010 17:05