[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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[stonojnr]

Ipswich residents try to

Ipswich residents try to improve Humber Doucy Lane traffic, essentially they want to create an LTN.

https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/24212046.ipswich-residents-try-improve-humber-doucy-lane-traffic/

even if the article is paywalled, the comments give a flavour of the attitudes against however.

[Steve K]

brooksby wrote:

Dad says he’s racked up £30,000 in ULEZ fines taking his child to school

Dad says he’s racked up £30,000 in ULEZ fines taking his child to school

He’s not the sharpest tool in the box, is he?

[brooksby]

Dad says he’s racked up £30

Dad says he’s racked up £30,000 in ULEZ fines taking his child to school

Dad says he’s racked up £30,000 in ULEZ fines taking his child to school

[David9694]

one more lane will fix Brexit

one more lane will fix Brexit 

Port of Dover to process coach traffic at old boatyard amid fears ‘horrendous’ gridlock could get worse under EU’s new EES rules

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/new-space-for-port-traffic-amid-fears-horrendous-gridlock-304156/

[David9694]

In Wales, perchance? 

In Wales, perchance? 

[hawkinspeter]

brooksby wrote:

One of the tabloids recently ran a story on some bloke getting fined for outstaying the parking restriction limits in a cinema car park, after going to watch Dune part 2 

Lucky they weren’t watching Sátántangó

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111341

[brooksby]

hawkinspeter wrote:

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/tourists-fined-taking-long-pay-9191558

Maybe there should be some kind of amnesty for parkers if the payment options aren’t working properly

One of the tabloids recently ran a story on some bloke getting fined for outstaying the parking restriction limits in a cinema car park, after going to watch Dune part 2 

[hawkinspeter]

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/tourists-fined-taking-long-pay-9191558

Maybe there should be some kind of amnesty for parkers if the payment options aren’t working properly

[Rendel Harris]

David9694 wrote:

“I spent so much time Given my inability to drive at the same time as checking my speedo I am sure I was definitely a danger to pedestrians and errant drivers. My wife was glued to the satnav reminding me whenever I was approaching 20 and couldn’t appreciate the view clearly doesn’t trust my driving either.”

[David9694]

Travelling by train, you’re

Travelling by train, you’re bombarded by announcements and posters about penalty fare and how busted you’ll be if there’s anything amiss. I wish drivers were subject to the same rigour and focus.

[David9694]

The stink of extortion:

The stink of extortion: “Customers at Cineworld Llandudno wishing to use the Junction Leisure Park car park for longer than 3 hours can do so by validating their parking. Visitors should enter their registration details and proof of ticket purchase into one of the tablets located inside the cinema.”

 

[David9694]

Tourists vow ‘never to set

Tourists vow ‘never to set foot in Wales again’ over 20mph row

“I spent so much time checking my speedo I am sure I was a danger to pedestrians and errant drivers. My wife was glued to the satnav reminding me whenever I was approaching 20 and couldn’t appreciate the view.”

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/tourists-vow-never-set-foot-28886981

hwyl wedyn
 

[David9694]

Active travel, anyone?  A bit

Active travel, anyone?  A bit of a long read here: it’s new housing developers, it’s road repairs. Drivers seem to be into the idea of overpopulation at the moment. 

The comments do shed a little light. 

“You feel like you’re physically trapped.” Hm, noticed that, have you?

People in Sittingbourne feel ‘trapped’ by the traffic in the town

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourne/news/were-trapped-in-our-homes-304094/

[Hirsute]

” We never had these harsh

” We never had these harsh parking fines before Brexit  “

I assume this is humour !

[stonojnr]

two classics here

two classics here

taxi driver demands road is widened so they can do uturns (more quickly) at a taxi rank, despite it working fine for best part of 40 years like this.

https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/24209463.taxi-drivers-want-ipswich-council-broaden-lloyds-avenue/

and passive aggressive notes left on parked cars near a 6th form college as residents revolt about students dumping their cars (some have parked on peoples drives and blocked them too, its not just about parking in a road), the students complain the park & ride set aside for them is a 20min walk which is too far…

https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/24209325.abusive-note-left-car-near-suffolk-one-college-ipswich/

[Author]

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