[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]

“Ah, medical episode, mind

“Ah, medical episode, mind how you go sir”. This whole “it was a medical episode” is starting to wear a bit thin for me.

PS This was back in June – good luck if you need hospital this week. 

https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/a1m-crash-welwyn-garden-city-8760595?int_source=nba

[David9694]

“We’re stout and we’re proud.

“We’re stout and we’re proud.”

Also “clunk-click every trip”.

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That and if your car has a

That and if your car has a blowout on the motorway and your car flips…

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Interesting. She may be

Interesting. She may be railing against seatbelts, but at least acknowledges they’re only necessary because of “speed maniacs and sheer bad drivers”.

[David9694]

Driver told to get ‘eyes

Driver told to get ‘eyes checked’ after leaving car parked on pavement blocking home ‘for two days’ (picture) 

A Selly Park councillor has slammed a driver for leaving a car dumped across pavement outside a resident’s home

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/driver-told-eyes-checked-after-27735683

Bad drivers ‘park wherever they want’ in ‘lawless’ suburb as call issued for tougher enforcement 

Activist Naveed Sadiq believes major intervention is needed from police and the council to crackdown on illegal parking in Small Heat

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/bad-drivers-park-wherever-want-27738286

[David9694]

Drivers and their problems…

Drivers and their problems…

Essex man who claims he shouldn’t be paying ULEZ says TfL have ‘ignored him’

Mr Deans claims upgrades to his 2004 Mitsubishi Evo make it compliant with emissions standards

He told MyLondon: “I drive my car maybe once or twice a month and do less than 3,000 miles a year. It mainly lives in my garage as I am collecting it as it’s so rare. It’s mainly a weekend car. I don’t drive much in the winter and never ever if it’s raining or wet on the roads.

But Mr Deans claims to have to spent £20,000 on upgrades to the Mitsubishi Evo and organised for it to be tested, meaning he has a EUROCert document confirming his car is Euro 4 NOx compliant.

“Currently I take care of my mum and dad who are old now which now costs me even more to do every time I go to see them at weekends to make sure they are ok and have all they need. Our freedom is gone.

A TfL spokesperson said: “Vehicles built for markets outside Europe have different emissions standards and regulations from those needed to comply with ULEZ standards, meaning that we cannot ensure that these vehicles are compliant based on the information non-European manufacturers provide. We have advised Mr Deans to contact his manufacturer for a certificate of conformity or to request the relevant proof of emissions standards from them.”

https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/essex-man-who-claims-shouldnt-8759388

[David9694]

Growing frustration as

Growing frustration as drivers continue to park on grass verges and footpaths in Skegness

Bollards have been put in place – but have not yet proven effective – bit of a long read, this one. TL? Cars.destroy.everything

“The police lacked the resources to regularly issue tickets, leading to the exploration of alternative solutions.” No, no, no that can’t be right – I have it on good authority from drivers that fines income is pure profit, etc etc

“Google Street View images from 2009 to 2019 show no vehicles on the grass verge, suggesting that this is a recent problem. She said the situation has prompted an increase in litter, with discarded items such as nappies and waste bags now littering the area.”

https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/growing-frustration-drivers-continue-park-8761271

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The old letter to a newspaper

The old letter to a newspaper about seat belts that shows people never like new laws

One woman argued her husband was less in control of his car wearing a seat belt because he is stout and often wore an overcoat while driving
 

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/old-letter-newspaper-seat-belts-27741325

[David9694]

Wait ’til she hears about

Wait ’til she hears about cars…

Bath woman fed up with ‘selfish’ e-scooter riders on pavements

“It is very unnerving and stressful having to be constantly on the lookout for danger”

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/bath-woman-fed-up-selfish-8748588

[hawkinspeter]

Hirsute wrote:

From World Bollards

Those bell-shaped bollards don’t mess about, do they?

[David9694]

I see they also re-jigged the

I see they also re-jigged the indicator controls:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Hirsute]

The new BMW Wales edition

The new BMW Wales edition

[Hirsute]

From World Bollards

From World Bollards

[David9694]

“Let them have their fun”

“Let them have their fun” latest: Car park off of Laser Quay in Medway City Estate plagued by anti-social drivers and vandalism

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/boy-racers-are-vandalising-offices-and-mooning-staff-we-r-293442/

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Exeter street becomes ‘free

Exeter street becomes ‘free car park’ as permit plans spark anger

Petition raised against in Location A  – but then comes this reader letter, from a Mr “You see most people are honest. They don’t see parking outside other people’s homes as theft” from Location B :

Once upon a time, and it seems a very long time ago, I shared the same view. Nobody wants Devon County Council telling us where we can and can’t park and charging us for the privilege.

But let me tell you what you’ll want even less: you’ll not want to be the street next to the street with parking restrictions. You’ll not want everyone and his uncle parking in your street, blocking your drive, wrecking the pavements. How would you like to come home from a hard day’s work sweating over whether you’ll be able to park in your own street, never mind outside your own house?

This is the situation Stoke Hill Crescent has had to contend with for the last five years. Our street is nothing short of a free car park. It is infamous to anybody who wants to save the £18 per day our city council is charging to park in the city centre…

We can’t complain because five years ago we said no to parking restrictions. In that time we have had three general elections and several council elections and even though the contractors and the university have agreed to foot the bill, Devon Highways are quite adamant. No means no. So there you have it.

My advice to you is to think long and hard about it. You see most people are honest. They don’t see parking outside other people’s homes as theft. I’ve put signs up asking them not to park outside our homes. It worked until Devon County Council took them away (but not before threatening me with legal action).

It’s cause and effect you see. Once there is a precedent for parking restrictions, everywhere else is fair game, even if the street is reduced to a single lane, refuse lorries held up, emergency vehicles and the school run disrupted. I’ve given up asking. Don’t let it happen to you.

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