[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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[David9694]

UK motorists could be banned

UK motorists could be banned from parking on pavements

“In 2020, the Government consulted on options to tackle pavement parking, yet no progress has been made.”

The Department for Transport said: “This highly important issue is complex and involves many conflicting factors. The Government needs to get this right and is carefully considering the issues before deciding the way forward.

Get fucked is it “complex”.  Pavement parking is wrong and it needs to stop – now.  It is no more complex than that. 

https://www.southwalesguardian.co.uk/news/24175241.uk-motorists-banned-parking-pavements/

[Hirsute]

Can’t park there

Can’t park there

https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/24179176.two-vehicle-crash-valley-road-clacton-sends-two-hospital/

[Hirsute]

Cheap parking at city college

Cheap parking at city college next to Westgate is ‘banned’

 

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24172617.cheap-parking-city-college-next-westgate-banned/

Sad Loss according to the paper’s twitter account !

[David9694]

Bicester teenager angry at

Bicester teenager angry at council as car damaged by pothole

Mr Gould said: “It is quite an expensive car and the potholes can do a lot of damage. They make me not want to drive my car but it shouldn’t be like that.”

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24176721.bicester-teenager-angry-council-car-damaged-pothole/

[David9694]

Greedy car parking policies

Greedy car parking policies have had a damaging impact on Cornwall’

If Cornwall Council was genuine, it would cut car parking charges across the board. Nothing less.

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/news-opinion/greedy-car-parking-policies-damaging-9142072

whatever you do for drivers, it’s never enough 

[David9694]

Exeter LTN haters must come

Exeter LTN haters must come up with 10-year plan’

‘I have yet to hear what an “anti-woke” transport policy looks like other than venting anger’

https://www.devonlive.com/news/news-opinion/exeter-ltn-haters-must-come-9142035

Yep – without exception, the driver accounts go silent when you ask about the future

[David9694]

No return parking sign

No return parking sign explained to drivers in TikTok video

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/23734627.no-return-parking-sign-explained-drivers-tiktok-video/

I was tempted to post something like “TikTok-er explains that sign means what it says”, but then I thought future TikToks could include more Janet & John stuff like

What’s the fastest can I drive in a 30 mph limit?

1.5 metres and you 

And I’m story-boarding a cross-section one that goes “someone’s front garden, the pavement, the kerb, the road, the other side of the road, another kerb, another pavement and someone else’s house”

And 

“I’ve been driving 5 years and I never knew what these levers at the side of the steering wheel were – it’s mental, I can tell other drivers what I’m doing before I’ve done it”

 

[SaveTheWail]

essexian wrote:

There is only one comment under the article from somewhat called “Marc.” 

Wrong name: “Moronic Moron” would be nearer to the truth. 

Makes you wonder if the comment is self-congratulatory.

(‘Good job whoever did it,’ regarding the road signs cut down in Wales, for context.)

[SaveTheWail]

This car is snitching on

This car is snitching on other cars:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c25lw57779po

 

 

[essexian]

There is only one comment

There is only one comment under the article from somewhat called “Marc.” 

Wrong name: “Moronic Moron” would be nearer to the truth. 

[David9694]

Jogle wrote:

Jogle wrote:

[b]Anger as road signs cut down in Carmarthenshire village[/b] Can anyone explain the logic in this? [Quote]The council reports seven road signs have been illegally cut down around the village in just one week, causing growing fears for road safety due to the increased risk of traffic accidents.

https://www.southwalesguardian.co.uk/news/24168603.anger-road-signs-cut-carmarthenshire-village/%5B/quote%5D
 

Meghan Markle or a cyclist. 

[David9694]

chrisonabike wrote:

This one should really be in “Drivers and everyone else’s problems” of course…

Proof that caravans aren’t just for the retired:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-68513071

BBC wrote:

An 11-year-old boy was found behind the wheel when police pulled over a BMW X5 towing a suspected stolen caravan on the M1.

Why should we break our backs
Stupidly paying tax?
Better get some untaxed income
Better pick a pocket or two
You’ve got to pick a pocket or two, boys
You’ve got to pick a pocket or two
 

[David9694]

SaveTheWail wrote:

P.S. Thanks for all the bell suggestions, folks – I will look into them provided I can ever find them again in the labyrinth that is David9694’s forum thread.

 

say a prayer to the thread gods that we may one day get it fixed 

[David9694]

Bloody swans, they’re always

Bloody swans, they’re always doing this. Oi, mate pay road tax!

Swan holds up traffic in The Causeway, Potter Heigham

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/24173071.swan-holds-traffic-causeway-potter-heigham/
 

[brooksby]

chrisonabike wrote:

BBC wrote:

An 11-year-old boy was found behind the wheel when police pulled over a BMW X5 towing a suspected stolen caravan on the M1.

Actually this sounds like police bullying, the poor lad apparently was actually extra-keen to obey the law:

BBC wrote:

Police said a selection of vehicle registration plates was found when they searched the vehicle.

I read that article and realised I do have a particular racial prejudice, because I was so sure that they’d missed out mentioning that the driver was from the GRT community.

(There’s absolutely no evidence for that, of course, and I do feel a bit ashamed of myself…)

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