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I've just got my fourth £100 parking ticket in seven days, for parking a van with a big f___ing sign saying 'LOADING' and with hazard lights on, in a loading bay which allows twenty minutes loading time. The reason given is always 'not seen continuous loading/unloading for 2 minutes'.
Previous to this, I hadnt had one for six months. Has Red Ken put a rocket up their arses saying 'make us some more money for the London Olympics' please?
Nick King wrote: I like Roger's Profanisaurus (Viz magazine) definition of a Traffic Warden:
see: c*nt
Yes my sister bestowed that tome of wisdom on me this past yuletide...and a most amusing work it is.
As for parking guys....pay them by the hour, they'll be nice...pay them by the bust...well...what would YOU do :D
Actually.. it wasnt a traffic warden this time. Was a fake cop' aka a Community Warden. I unleashed so much abuse, he was calling for back-up as i drove off. Think it was the line about him being an unsuccessful abortion that did it.
I can relate to that, and it irritates me when things like that occur. Are all of the tickets for the same offense? Hopefully you can prove that you were indeed unloading.
A co-worker was tickted for unloading in an alleyway last year, even with the hazards on, by a cop with nothing better to do. The co-worker had no other place to park around this business. Paradoxically, whenever we deliver to the local county courthouse, full of cops, they take no notice of when we double park in the street.
I personally find the attendants who work college campuses here to be the worst of 'em all; it seems like they'll be all too eager looking for the person who's meter ran out, and not for things like parking in a loading zone.
[darkgreen]Green[/darkgreen] wrote: I can relate to that, and it irritates me when things like that occur. Are all of the tickets for the same offense? Hopefully you can prove that you were indeed unloading.
A co-worker was tickted for unloading in an alleyway last year, even with the hazards on, by a cop with nothing better to do. The co-worker had no other place to park around this business. Paradoxically, whenever we deliver to the local county courthouse, full of cops, they take no notice of when we double park in the street.
I personally find the attendants who work college campuses here to be the worst of 'em all; it seems like they'll be all too eager looking for the person who's meter ran out, and not for things like parking in a loading zone.
I wasn't actually doing any loading, but I can fake invoices Green, and i won't have to pay. I had 26/26 successful appeals last year.
What annoys me is that they are issued in the first place; the fine increases four fold, with around 8 different threatening letters arriving before the 'right of appeal', which needs to be filled in comprehensively with photocopies of invoices etc. When they acknowledge the right of appeal, it will be upheld instantly, possibly by computer.
All of this takes time, and all of these are going to arrive at once, wasting an afternoon for me or my staff. My main concern is that this is a change in policy, cos its a joke, and will drive many out of business, especially the ones who are too frightened to appeal.
Well, that's great you won't have to pay, but you've made the "waste of time" argument quite clear. What a hassle indeed, not to mention those who would rather pay the fine than jump through all of the aforementioned legal hoops. Good luck, is what I say.
ah yes,own a vehicle in the uk at the moment and you are akin to a peadophile.
speed trap cameras everywhere,average speed cameras everywhere,tax disc cameras everywhere,traffic cops/wardens everywhere,computerised mot certificates,facial recognition cameras,d.o.t. random spot checks,tank dipping,over priced fuel ect.
i think id get less hassle if i was a granny mugger,in fact i know id get less.
mike powell wrote: ah yes,own a vehicle in the uk at the moment and you are akin to a peadophile. speed trap cameras everywhere,average speed cameras everywhere,tax disc cameras everywhere,traffic cops/wardens everywhere,computerised mot certificates,facial recognition cameras,d.o.t. random spot checks,tank dipping,over priced fuel ect. i think id get less hassle if i was a granny mugger,in fact i know id get less.
is this a conspiracy to force you to use public transportation? Could be.
In America, we have automated cameras to catch those who fail to pay the toll or pass through the red light. Oh, yeah, and don't use the carpool lane if you're a single person in the car, unless you want to pay $273 per violation.
Emma Peel wrote:
mike powell wrote: ah yes,own a vehicle in the uk at the moment and you are akin to a peadophile. speed trap cameras everywhere,average speed cameras everywhere,tax disc cameras everywhere,traffic cops/wardens everywhere,computerised mot certificates,facial recognition cameras,d.o.t. random spot checks,tank dipping,over priced fuel ect. i think id get less hassle if i was a granny mugger,in fact i know id get less.
is this a conspiracy to force you to use public transportation? Could be.
In America, we have automated cameras to catch those who fail to pay the toll or pass through the red light. Oh, yeah, and don't use the carpool lane if you're a single person in the car, unless you want to pay $273 per violation.
They might try to (make us use public transport), and in my case (at the moment), that's my only options (since I can't yet drive)...
However, considering that public transport in this country sucks big time, I've now gone to the next hoop and applied for a provisional license (after intending to do just that for the past 15 years!)... Once that's through, lessons/tests and then public transport can go and kiss my :moon:
Emma Peel wrote:
is this a conspiracy to force you to use public transportation? Could be.
In America, we have automated cameras to catch those who fail to pay the toll or pass through the red light. Oh, yeah, and don't use the carpool lane if you're a single person in the car, unless you want to pay $273 per violation.
ohhhhhh Emmmmmmaaaaa.......Public transport would be a viable option, if it could get me to 35-40 businesses a day. But this is the real world.
Unfortunately, its all about generating hard cash. Nothing more. As mike said, crime is a secondary issue these days.
Burt Reynolds wrote:
Emma Peel wrote:
is this a conspiracy to force you to use public transportation? Could be.
In America, we have automated cameras to catch those who fail to pay the toll or pass through the red light. Oh, yeah, and don't use the carpool lane if you're a single person in the car, unless you want to pay $273 per violation.
ohhhhhh Emmmmmmaaaaa.......Public transport would be a viable option, if it could get me to 35-40 businesses a day. But this is the real world.
Unfortunately, its all about generating hard cash. Nothing more. As mike said, crime is a secondary issue these days.
ohhhhhh Burt.... I like public transportation when it saves me money, but you're right, it isn't very practical, especially if you have to go to 35-40 businesses a day.
I can't use public transportation because it would take me about an hour to get to work if I did!
That sucks that you have to go through the appeal process. What a load of crappola. And 100 quid is a lot of money, especially if you convert it to American dollars!
Emma Peel wrote: I can't use public transportation because it would take me about an hour to get to work if I did!
Especially when it only takes 59 minutes on 101. :D
Comrade Shampanyov, Last of the Red Hot Gentlemen wrote:
Emma Peel wrote: I can't use public transportation because it would take me about an hour to get to work if I did!
Especially when it only takes 59 minutes on 101. :D
God, did you have to remind me?! :)
Now why the hell do I live here, again?!
I think I need to move...
Emma Peel wrote:
Comrade Shampanyov, Last of the Red Hot Gentlemen wrote:
Emma Peel wrote: I can't use public transportation because it would take me about an hour to get to work if I did!
Especially when it only takes 59 minutes on 101. :D
God, did you have to remind me?! :)
Now why the hell do I live here, again?!
I think I need to move...
I hear Portland's lovely.
I've never ventured to Portland, I wonder how pretty it is.
Okay, going back on topic -- I think that parking cops have a quota to meet so they give out a bunch of citations, even if all of them don't stick.... am I right?
Emma Peel wrote: I've never ventured to Portland, I wonder how pretty it is.
Portland has its moments, but it can't possibly compare to you.
Comrade Shampanyov, Last of the Red Hot Gentlemen wrote:
Emma Peel wrote: I've never ventured to Portland, I wonder how pretty it is.
Portland has its moments, but it can't possibly compare to you.
I think I'm it. 
