Vince Cable parks on Cycle Superhighway

Business Secretary Vince Cable scored no PR points yesterday when his chauffeur parked on one of the Barclay’s Cycle Superhighway routes.

The Evening Standard published a photo of the ministerial car parked on a double yellow line outside South Bank University.

Cyclist Charlie Holland said to the paper, “I trust his driver will be disciplined.”

The article prompts the usual flurry of pro- and anti-cyclist commentary, with the pick of the bunch being Brightonian Ian Dickson’s ill-informed remark, “If cyclists paid any sort of contribution to the upkeep of our streets, I'd be more kindly disposed to them. As it is, it costs me over £200 for the privilege of driving on our streets while trying to avoid lunatics on two wheels who go anywhere they feel like, irrespective of the Highway Code or, indeed, any criteria of sensible behaviour. They are a total menace.”