They are seriously corrupt. I had to resort to bribery to get my ID back after i got the birthday wrong. It was my friend's brothers but not the usual one i use so i said the wrong birthday. They confiscated it, gave me some form and said i had to get onto the Borough Council and speak to either Trading Standards or the police. (:O) The guy who's ID it was would have to pick it up in person, pay an £80 fine, i would be up to my neck in shit, both he and I would be barred from everywhere in Warrington so I had to resort to desperate measures.
I spoke to the guy and was straight with him, i told him i wasn't from round where we were, had never been here before and was probably never going back, and tried to appeal to his better nature. It turned out he was from kind of where my school is so i spoke to him about the pubs round there so he believed me. Then i said I would just walk away and he'd never see me again, still no. I'd pay the fine right there? Still no. I'd pay £100? Still no.
So here i walked away and tried to get a plan of action going. I went back and was speaking to the guy, told him the situation, Tom's at uni. so can't come for it, I can't get it confiscated or will get my head kicked in, and asked what i had to do to get it back. He still offered no suggestions so i looked him right in the eye and said I'd double the fine. Thats £160! I had just been paid the night before and that was half of my wages!
The guy thought i was joking, but now he knew how much i needed it. I'd been on a level with him and told him I simply couldn't afford to get it confiscated and get in trouble, I am 18 in like 5 months, and so i had to meet him round the back after a trip to the cash machine to get it back, which i did.
I still can't decide whether it was stupid (too much money) or smart thing to do? (saved a lot of people a lot of trouble and kept the police out of it)
Anyway, I am staying away from the club in question for another 207 days! (until my birthday) After that I'll be reet. Its a good story anyway.
