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Lol, a parking enforcement officer ticketed a bicycle

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  • January 16, 2020 at 9:57 am #30416
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    https://twitter.com/GaryRidgeway/status/1217499870069764096

    I saw this on Twitter.  Either we’re being trolled or someone really was stupid enough to ticket a bicycle that’s no more blocking the highway than the tables and chairs it was placed behind.

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  • January 20, 2020 at 9:23 am #954985
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    fenix

    The OP on twitter eventually

    The OP on twitter eventually confirmed it was a joke.  Apparently his mate was always holding them up leaving places with faffing – so they asked the parking lady to put a sticker on his bike. 

    January 16, 2020 at 3:27 pm #954983
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    Hirsute

    John Smith wrote:

    John Smith wrote:

    I would be supprised if the ticket machines even let a ticket be printed without a reg number.


    B1KE N+1

    January 16, 2020 at 3:06 pm #954981
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    John Smith

    I would be supprised if the

    I would be supprised if the ticket machines even let a ticket be printed without a reg number.

    January 16, 2020 at 1:13 pm #954979
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    Hirsute
    peted76 wrote:
    It could be used as an argument for licensing bikes.. I think we best just keep quiet on this one. Nothing to see here.

    The last review (2 years ago ?) said it won’t happen

    Though assume you are jesting.

    January 16, 2020 at 1:12 pm #954977
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    Xenophon2 wrote:
    Out of curiosity:  from what stage can they decide to remove a vehicle or put a clamp/lock on it?  In Belgium police have to order that, not the rent-a-cops. 

    But they do on occasion remove bicycles that are obstructing e.g. a sidewalk.  When you get there, all there is, is a sticker on the ground stating ‘Bicycle removed on police order, phone…..’.  And you only get it back after paying a handsome ransom (and being able to describe the bike or prove ownership).

    In the UK, you have to be a local authority or police or dvla.

    Some London boroughs will remove vehicles which are causing an obstruction.

    The dval will clamp and remove vehicles for non payment of ved. 

    Police will remove vehicles with no insurance.

    January 16, 2020 at 1:07 pm #954975
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    peted76 wrote:
    It could be used as an argument for licensing bikes.. I think we best just keep quiet on this one. Nothing to see here.

    We could employ some licensing enforcement officers to go around and ticket the bikes that aren’t licensed.

    January 16, 2020 at 1:06 pm #954973
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    Xenophon2

    Out of curiosity:  from what

    Out of curiosity:  from what stage can they decide to remove a vehicle or put a clamp/lock on it?  In Belgium police have to order that, not the rent-a-cops. 

    But they do on occasion remove bicycles that are obstructing e.g. a sidewalk.  When you get there, all there is, is a sticker on the ground stating ‘Bicycle removed on police order, phone…..’.  And you only get it back after paying a handsome ransom (and being able to describe the bike or prove ownership).

    January 16, 2020 at 1:02 pm #954971
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    peted76

    It could be used as an

    It could be used as an argument for licensing bikes.. I think we best just keep quiet on this one. Nothing to see here.

    January 16, 2020 at 1:00 pm #954969
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    Hirsute

    Surely they must know one

    Surely they must know one another and it was a joke ?

    January 16, 2020 at 12:04 pm #954967
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    hawkinspeter

    As stated on that thread – it

    As stated on that thread – it’s unenforceable. They can go around putting parking tickets on bikes, tables, chairs, trees etc. but it’s just a waste of time and paper.

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