[David9694]

A new catch-all Tea Shop thread for those miscellaneous new stories that don’t quite fit with parking, crashing into buildings or trapped/prisoners in their homes. 

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[OnYerBike]

Far from an expert, but a

Far from an expert, but a brief google suggests to me that the article you have linked is wrong – tractors need plates on both sides or on the rear of the vehicle (or rear of trailer, if towing a trailer).

There’s an extensive thread here (which actually links to the same FWI article as you): https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?t=152006

AFAIK the current relevant legistlation is https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/561/regulation/8/made

[David9694]

Mum goes to court over

Mum goes to court over parking fine and judge tells firm to pay her

Not only does Jamie not have to pay the £300 fine, the company that tried to charge her has to pay her expenses

Jamie parked near a hospital in Liverpool in September 2021 for a personal medical appointment, but found the machine was broken. She instead bought a ticket over the phone and received a “parking accepted for two hours” text message.

But when Jamie came out of the hospital, she was told her parking had not been “validated” because she didn’t put in her number plate, she claims. She said she wasn’t asked to do this until 12 minutes after receiving the “accepted” text – and didn’t notice until it was too late.

She called customer services but there was no option to speak to a person, she claims. She was put through to an automated system which “hung up” instead, she said.

The parking firm’s lawyers failed to attend the hearing.

https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/mum-goes-court-over-parking-28960952

[David9694]

“The full-day charge for

“The full-day charge for parking in Hadleigh and Sudbury will reduce from the current £3-a-day to £2.50 – supporting town centre workers, and encouraging visitors from further afield to spend the day exploring the high streets and local attractions.

Refund arrangements are proposed for users of the council’s leisure centres at Sudbury and Hadleigh so no one is deterred from staying fit and active, and also for customers to Roys in Sudbury.  

In addition, officers are looking at refunds for users of nearby medical centres and mobile screening facilities, and possible means-tested permit schemes being explored for parents using council car parks for the school drop off and pick up.”

Is there so very much to see in Hadleigh and Sudbury? Utter nonsense about prescriptions etc. Impossible to draw a line – if anything, per Cllr Carter, they should keep the first 30 minutes free – but Google “induced demand” first. The best bit is driving to the leisure centre – “staying fit and active”. 

https://www.babergh.gov.uk/w/-modest-parking-charge-proposals-agreed-with-further-measures-to-limit-impact

[David9694]

How many licence plates do

How many licence plates do you need on a tractor? 

According to the small print in the regs, you need to have one on both sides at the front of the tractor, as well as at the back of the cab. However, almost all tractors just have a rear one, which suggests that there is something of gap out there between theory and practice.

https://www.fwi.co.uk/machinery/5-point-q-a-to-help-you-with-licence-plate-rules-for-agricultural-machinery

[wtjs]

Or this

Or this

[wtjs]

OK- let’s try Lancashire

OK- let’s try Lancashire Audis, then. This is as good as No Plate

[OnYerBike]

Assuming you’re referring to

Assuming you’re referring to the tractor, I believe there are slightly different requirements for agricultural vehicles with limited use on public roads. Can’t say for sure whether this tractor is compliant, but equally not confident it isn’t.

[stonojnr]

I cant believe they spent

I cant believe they spent nearly 4 hrs debating creating a £1 per hour car park charge, it should have been a 5min conversation at most if it needed anything more than rubber stamping.

and it still sounds like theyre creating some horrendous system so parking to pick up prescriptions will still be free somehow !?!

why do people find it so hard to understand using a car should cost them money and not be subsidised?

[David9694]

We’re closing this road (one

We’re closing this road (one of four that goes north from Salisbury) for 3 months so that some time in the future cars on the A303 might be able to go 15 minutes faster.  

Have I got that right? 

Salisbury Chamber of Commerce calls for A360 closure to be suspended

https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/24227126.salisbury-chamber-commerce-calls-a360-closure-suspended/

REMINDER: Section of A360 to be closed from TODAY

https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/24215154.section-a360-soon-closed-three-months/

Letter: A360 closure blows mind of Salisbury taxi driver

https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/24231979.letter-a360-closure-blows-mind-salisbury-taxi-driver/

A360 closure ‘premature and could waste more public money’

https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/24234614.a360-closure-premature-waste-public-money/

[wtjs]

You have to feel sorry for

You have to feel sorry for this poor driver

Only to a degree! He shoud have had the sense to come to Lancashire where all this petty bureaucracy of number plates, VED, MOT etc. has long since been abandoned

[Steve K]

hawkinspeter wrote:

You have to feel sorry for this poor driver: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/lamborghini-seized-police-m5-after-9213539

Something about bikes and number plates and insurance.

[hawkinspeter]

You have to feel sorry for

You have to feel sorry for this poor driver: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/lamborghini-seized-police-m5-after-9213539

[David9694]

I didn’t have it on my bingo

I didn’t have it on my bingo card for this government  that it would be the one to end the driver subsidy known as free parking. 

Cllr McCraw added: “”Effectively, with having to use resources to subsidise car parking, it is those people] who are not getting any benefit because they don’t use the car parks there, they don’t get anything back from it, and they can’t genuinely understand why that should be the case. 

Cllr Deborah Saw raised concerns over the cuts that could come if parking charges were not introduced.

She said: “I’m on record as saying I am not enamoured of charging for car parking, but I am also on record saying I am not prepared to see leisure centres limit their hours or even close.

“I am not prepared to see our funding for community groups that give advice for people who are in debt culled, or have problems with their landlord, I am not in favour of cutting that.”

[David9694]

Drivers and their problems 

Drivers and their problems 

The 12cm reason it is harder to get out of your car now

40% of drivers have reported the problem

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/12cm-reason-harder-out-your-9213490

[Steve K]

pockstone wrote:

[quote=pockstone]Loco parentis…or just plain loco? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cld442nkd4yo%5B/quote%5D

A pity she’s doesn’t appear to have been banned from driving as well as teaching.

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