[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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a passenger said they were

a passenger said they were “just in the process of applying for insurance”

Couldn’t happen in Lancashire, which declines to waste police time on trivia like this. Lancashire Constabulary also saves time by ignoring reports of vehicles like DX65 UCT owned by Matthew John Twitchett with no MOT for 7 months- he lives in North Lancashire so the company address is probably his mother’s. Opinion seems to be divided on whether the MOT absence automatically makes his motor insurance invalid.

The Salisbury Journal doesn’t say anything about them having to buy insurance over the phone, like they do on ‘Motorway Cops’. 

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Toyota driver stopped on A303

Toyota driver stopped on A303 for having no insurance

When questioned, a passenger said they were “just in the process of applying for insurance”, according to Wiltshire Police. 

Practised behaviour much?

https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/23766451.toyota-driver-stopped-a303-no-insurance/

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Simon Randall used to make up

Simon Randall used to make up rhymes about Miss Parse, who taught English and Geography – half the IVth form were crying themselves to sleep over her. I only remember fragments:

Miss Parse is blooming in Geography (Roses are shining in Picardie)

Miss Parse, Miss Parse 

How I wish I was in your class

Miss Parse, my heart turns to glass

 

 

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Rampaging driver had children

Rampaging driver had children in his car as he crashed into vehicles and a wall

A driver who caught up with him was left injured

“You explained to the officer it was a medical episode,” the judge told him in the dock. “You said you were taking Xanax to help you sleep, and drinking the night before. This might well be right to explain the way you drove the morning after.

“I accept you are remorseful and ashamed of what you have done”. The assault on the other driver was impulsive, he added, but the situation was of his own making and was aggravated by the presence of children and he was under the influence of alcohol but not over the limit.

The driving, he said, in many ways is worse – as he highlighted it was a serious offence with multiple collisions, causing some injury, persistent, and it was good fortune the driver or others did no suffer serious injury.

https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/rampaging-driver-children-car-crashed-8725570

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Residents fume over Exeter

Residents fume over Exeter parking permit plans

“Wait until they start charging you congestion charges to get to your house”

“If you pay road tax why should you pay extra to park on the public highway”

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/residents-fume-over-exeter-parking-8725543

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Genteel Verwood rocked by

Genteel Verwood rocked by catapult firing car passengers at 3 o’clock on a Wednesday afternoon 

Witness appeal after Verwood criminal damage incidents

Occupants of a silver Suzuki Vitara were witnessed aiming catapults at several other motorists as it drove through the town and in the areas of Home Farm Road and Station Road.

The window of a Barber’s shop in the Ringwood Road area was also damaged around the same time after also being reportedly shot by a catapult.

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/23765703.witness-appeal-verwood-criminal-damage-incidents/

[chrisonabike]

David9694 wrote:

David9694 wrote:

Genteel Verwood rocked by catapult firing car passengers at 3 olclock on a Wednesday afternoon 

I mis-parsed that the first time and enjoyed the slapstick image … anyway surely the solution is to give *all* motorists catapults?

“When catapults are outlawed, only outlaws will have catapults” as the Romans used to say? “The way to stop a bad motorist with a catapult is …” etc.

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Children injured on way to

Children injured on way to Gloucestershire school sparks calls for reduction in speed limit

Mum of two Sian Blackham has launched a petition to keep children in the village of Kingswood safe

Campaigners in Gloucestershire are calling for a reduction in the speed limit and a school bus ban in a village where children have been injured by vehicles. One youngster was treated for a fractured arm and two were clipped by vehicles in Kingswood near Wotton-Under-Edge.

Sian Blackham, 44, has lived in the village for 10 years with her husband and two children Henry, five, and Dylan, 10. With narrow pavements and pinch points, despite getting used to more independence walking to school, Dylan says one coach came very close to him because it mounted the kerb which was very scary.

A narrow section of footpath on Wotton Road at just 78cm as well as a combination of parked cars and school buses regularly mounting the kerb has left the lives of school children walking to and from school at risk from dangerous driving through the village.

 https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/gloucestershire-villager-campaigning-protect-children-8721052

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Locals fed up of ‘obnoxiously

Locals fed up of ‘obnoxiously big cars’ in quiet village – and warn tourists to stay away

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/locals-fed-up-obnoxiously-big-30851168

The first ad in the article is for a Volvo SUV obviously.

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“I’ve voted Conservative all

“I’ve voted Conservative all my life and so has my husband and all this rampant development all over city is the result.  We used to love to go for a nice quiet drive on a Sunday, but it’s so busy everywhere these days.”

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Canterbury City Council back

Canterbury City Council back down after ‘furious’ great-grandmother given parking fine in Herne Bay

“I was entitled to park on a single yellow line. I saw absolutely no signs.

“I was in the charity shop for no more than 30 minutes. I just dropped off the stuff and had a look around at some books.

‘Blue Badge holders are legally allowed to park on single or double yellow lines in Canterbury for up to three hours so long as it is safe, but not in a pedestrianised zone.’  
In their efforts to make concessions to drivers, this whole thing sounds like it’s gotten too complicated. 

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/herne-bay/news/furious-great-grandmother-given-parking-fine-while-donatin-292670/

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And yet in the same letter

And yet in the same letter she bemoans “the already serious traffic problem”. Cognitive dissonance much?

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Letter to the Bath Chron from

Letter to the Bath Chron from – I’m going to venture – Boomer June:

“OBSESSION – Sadly it is not just the outskirts of the city that are under attack, it includes the most beautiful old centre, this time with the ‘anti-car obsession’. We are, I gather, to have an attack of GREEN MEASLES – large bicycle sheds.”

If you want to know what’s spoiling Bath, look no further than your own driveway. 

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/letter-once-world-renowned-bath-8720937

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Devon firefighters urge

Devon firefighters urge drivers to think where they park after squeezing through road

There was an incident in Barnstaple which crews found it difficult to get to due to parking (wot no LTN??)

Posting on Facebook, Barnstaple Fire Station said: “Last night we had an incident near Gloster Road, Barnstaple. It was very difficult to get through but the driver did a great job under pressure.

“This post is just to make you think when you park. Can an emergency vehicle fit through? We understand parking is difficult but please be mindful before you leave your vehicle.”

The Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service website states: “You may be concerned about how people are parking in your local area and it stopping a fire engine from getting to your house.

“In these situations, it may be helpful to speak to those involved and highlight your concerns. You could also try contacting your local council or the police for advice.(Good luck with that – probably just results in a mouthful of abuse and/or more pavement parking.)

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-firefighters-urge-drivers-think-8724277

[chrisonabike]

i) yes… but the standard
i) yes… but the standard “just a minute” is measured in units of 5 minutes it seems.

iii) This should be a thing but IIRC there was some debate here before. Don’t recall detail but probably a point to investigate rather than an axiom.

iv) I’m lucky in that a couple of the LBS will actually receive parts for people. Less convenient than a home delivery… unless you’re out, or they deliver to the wrong flat, or they say you signed for it but actually they just stuck it in the main entrance and where is it now…?

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