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Phang · 24 May 2007, 05:48

I took 3 books out in February.

I hadn't returned them because I couldn't find one of them.

I found it this evening.

I checked my library account online.

Fines: £79.95.

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-Blue Moon- · 24 May 2007, 08:37

two options:
1) claim you gave it back ages ago and its not your fault they lost it, then secretly pop it on the shelf where it was supposed to be. they might let you off thinking that someone forgot to check it back in when they put it on the shelf.

2) ...or pay the fine - afaik if you don't they have the power to stop you graduating (or at least receiving the certificate on the day). i know its a lot of monety for a student, but you may have to bite the bullet

-- good luck! :-)

pablissimo · 24 May 2007, 09:40

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Originally Posted by -Blue Moon-

two options:
1) claim you gave it back ages ago and its not your fault they lost it, then secretly pop it on the shelf where it was supposed to be. they might let you off thinking that someone forgot to check it back in when they put it on the shelf.

2) ...or pay the fine - afaik if you don't they have the power to stop you graduating (or at least receiving the certificate on the day). i know its a lot of monety for a student, but you may have to bite the bullet

-- good luck! :-)

Number 2's certainly the way things worked in Edinburgh; you weren't permitted to graduate if you owed any University department any money. So that includes rent, course fees and library fines I guess.

ChubbyChecker · 24 May 2007, 08:42

I take it you go to Lancaster University. Which college? Which subject? I was a Grizedalean back in the late nineties / early nouties.

Phang · 24 May 2007, 21:07

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Originally Posted by ChubbyChecker

I take it you go to Lancaster University. Which college? Which subject? I was a Grizedalean back in the late nineties / early nouties.

ah yes, Grizedale: The college bar you go to if you hate yourself but can't face killing yourself. And County/Philosophy & Politics.

bwtmc · 24 May 2007, 09:14

Befriend the library staff, pick the one most likely to let you off and then drop in the bit about the fine.

Or make up some ridiculous story about returning it to the Medical library or whatever else you have. It can't possibly be your fault. Talk about your clean library record to date!

Allfather · 24 May 2007, 10:02

Pwned by kamasutra

All Systems Go · 24 May 2007, 10:43

Why didn't you keep renewing it?

furball · 24 May 2007, 10:44

Pay the fines. You didn't even take back the two books you did have

Nadar · 24 May 2007, 10:49

Three books for university courses should be worth about £100 (or more) I guess. Sell the books, pay the £75 fine and go have some fun with the £25 you have left

£75 is a pretty damn huge fine after all.

Tomkat · 24 May 2007, 12:00

Yeah that's what you get for READING, you NERD. I hope you learnt your lesson GOOD.

Hebdomad · 24 May 2007, 12:01

befriend someone who works in admin. get them to remove it.

Deffeh · 24 May 2007, 14:43

invent a time machine, go back in time, return the book before the deadline and stop wasting student resources :maturestudentmad:

pig · 24 May 2007, 16:53

I had a fine for a few hunderd, maybe more. I am not exagerating. I took out four books the Short Loan Collection at my university. I thought they were all vacation loans for Easter. I go on holiday for a week and when I get back I try checking my unis email, but with it being bank holiday weekend the servers are down for maintanence (Friday-Monday)

On the tuesday I get an email saying At 50p an hour, for 10 days on 4 books I owed them £xyz and I need to pay that and return the books.

I emailed her back saying I was in New York as my sister is giving birth etc, I didn't realise they were short loan, apologies etc. I can mail the books.

She emailed me back saying no problem, fine cleared, just return the books when I get back.

So the moral of the story is lie through your teeth.

Say someone died if you have to. 9/10 they will let you off the phone. Just apologise a lot.

You Are Gay · 24 May 2007, 20:21

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Originally Posted by pig

I owed them £xyz

£480 minus £48 for each day short loan is valid for.

I was bored.

pig · 24 May 2007, 20:49

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Originally Posted by You Are Gay

£480 minus £48 for each day short loan is valid for.

I was bored.

ta

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Originally Posted by Dante

Pay the fine and help support your school facilities. Obviously don't do that if it'll put you under undue hardship.

If it didn't put you under undue hardship don't give them your money.

The amount of money Universities make is astonishing. That is my belief anyway. At Kent, and I am sure Dantes university LSE was the same, the amount of money overseas students provided was amazing. Kent was singing happy days all the way back to the bank and in my 3 years there they have added what appear to be useless building facades, more computers, loads of disabled stuff, a few more cafe/eaterie type places and in general just spent a load of money.

Obviously speculate to accumulate etc, but I am pretty sure that Universities in Britain aren't doing as bad as we are led to believe, sure no USA, but they aren't starving of money.

All Systems Go · 24 May 2007, 20:59

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Originally Posted by pig

ta

If it didn't put you under undue hardship don't give them your money.

The amount of money Universities make is astonishing. That is my belief anyway. At Kent, and I am sure Dantes university LSE was the same, the amount of money overseas students provided was amazing. Kent was singing happy days all the way back to the bank and in my 3 years there they have added what appear to be useless building facades, more computers, loads of disabled stuff, a few more cafe/eaterie type places and in general just spent a load of money.

Obviously speculate to accumulate etc, but I am pretty sure that Universities in Britain aren't doing as bad as we are led to believe, sure no USA, but they aren't starving of money.

Yeah, Lancaster Uni and LSE are the same.

pig · 25 May 2007, 00:12

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Originally Posted by All Systems Go

Yeah, Lancaster Uni and LSE are the same.

I made the case that LSE receives plenty of foreign students thus the mula.

I still believe Lancaster University will hardly be doing badly, seeing as tuition fees have gone up. I guess you want to make some snide remark that assertion? Go ahead, I am here all evening.

Dante Hicks · 24 May 2007, 17:15

Pay the fine and help support your school facilities. Obviously don't do that if it'll put you under undue hardship.

Yahwe · 24 May 2007, 22:14

just negotiate you spineless turd.

Blastoderm · 25 May 2007, 01:32

My uni is awesome.

The maximum fine is only £10. It never increases. \o/

furball · 25 May 2007, 01:42

Cardiff's SU is big. One of the biggest in the country. It does this by having a proper nightclub instead of stupidly cheap drinks and making itself incredibly attractive to students. Good bands (Kaiser Chiefs, Manics) come and play gigs here because it has a good reputation, which brings in more money.

That money's going to be spent on a new union building which is sorely needed - it'll happen in the next few years.

Phang · 25 May 2007, 03:13

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Originally Posted by furball

having a proper nightclub instead of stupidly cheap drinks

I can't help but find this vaguely unpleasant as an idea.

Deffeh · 25 May 2007, 03:34

but nightclubs are great

Phang · 25 May 2007, 03:55

but there are lots of nightclubs and not many places selling stupidly cheap drinks with no chavs

furball · 25 May 2007, 09:43

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Originally Posted by Phang

but there are lots of nightclubs and not many places selling stupidly cheap drinks with no chavs

There aren't any chavs - it's student only. But you pay £1.25/£1.50 for a drink so they make decent money.

Alki · 25 May 2007, 12:20

i payed £129 in library fines last month, it was fantastic, somehow they came to the conmclusion i owed £180 so i paid that, but they refunded me the rest:\