[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]

chrisonabike wrote:

chrisonabike wrote:

What seems to be an open and shut case of parking ANPR fail gets more complicated as you read on: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj9w0e13zkyo

BBC wrote:

A man was wrongly issued with a parking charge after his car was mixed up with another vehicle with a nearly identical number plate.

But:

BBC wrote:

On 25 March 2024, Mr Lynn was sent a letter demanding £85 – £51 if he paid within 14 days. However, he said he only became aware of the matter in July this year – when he received a letter from solicitors acting on behalf of Horizon Parking demanding £165. Mr Lynn said he moved house in December 2022 but said he had, in error, not notified the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), external of his change of address until some time in “early 2024”.

… and the parking firm haven’t been completely clear this is now sorted. Is the moral that DVLA stuff *is* actually important? Or is it “why pay AND risk the parkcos – just abandon your vehicle where you like on the streets/ roads”?

He’s mainly “angry” because of his poor admin – a non-story, but it is August. 

[chrisonabike]

What seems to be an open and
What seems to be an open and shut case of parking ANPR fail gets more complicated as you read on:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj9w0e13zkyo

BBC wrote:

A man was wrongly issued with a parking charge after his car was mixed up with another vehicle with a nearly identical number plate.

But:

BBC wrote:

On 25 March 2024, Mr Lynn was sent a letter demanding £85 – £51 if he paid within 14 days.

However, he said he only became aware of the matter in July this year – when he received a letter from solicitors acting on behalf of Horizon Parking demanding £165.

Mr Lynn said he moved house in December 2022 but said he had, in error, not notified the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), external of his change of address until some time in “early 2024”.

… and the parking firm haven’t been completely clear this is now sorted.

Is the moral that DVLA stuff *is* actually important? Or is it “why pay AND risk the parkcos – just abandon your vehicle where you like on the streets/ roads”?

[David9694]

Van driver pretty sure road

Van driver pretty sure road closure doesn’t apply to him 

Van crashes into roadworks ‘trench’ as police, fire crews and paramedics called
Highways officials from the council were also sent to the scene

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/van-crashes-roadworks-trench-police-10409074?int_source=nba

(my version of the headline inspired by this: https://dumbrunner.com/news-blog/2017/7/28/woman-pretty-sure-local-5ks-ban-on-strollers-doesnt-apply-to-her)

see also: Man who has spent most of his career encouraging folk to trash the place appalled to find placed is trashed

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/jeremy-clarkson-predicts-catastrophic-year-10411769?int_source=nba

 

[David9694]

We’ve created a monster,

We’ve created a monster, haven’t we? 

Stogursey speed indicator device written-off as car hits it on first use

A NEWLY-bought speed indicator device (SID) and its post in Claylands Corner, Stogursey, has been destroyed after a car crashed into it the first time it was used.

Parish councillors were told matters became even worse when within two days a second post in Idson Lane which was to have been used for the SID ‘disappeared without trace.’

https://www.wsfp.co.uk/news/stogursey-speed-indicator-device-written-off-as-car-hits-it-on-first-use-820297

[David9694]

Level crossing? white van man

Level crossing? white van man in Poland FAFO

[David9694]

My Newsthump / Daily Mash

My Newsthump / Daily Mash headline is “Brits can’t quite decide whether it was OK to push someone into a canal and leave them there”

Oh no, wait 

Debate rages after female cyclist pushed into canal 

Thousands of people have reacted to the shocking footage of a female cyclist being pushed into a canal by a man who told her to ‘slow down’ as she rode past him and his wife on a narrow path

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/debate-rages-after-female-cyclist-32215172?int_source=nba

[David9694]

How much does a driver have

How much does a driver have to take the piss before the police will act?

Audi parked on the pavement in Hastings removed by police

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/25373999.audi-parked-pavement-hastings-removed-police/

go around 

its not in anyone’s way

it’s only for a minute 

if there’s a problem let me know and I’ll move it

 

[David9694]

No actual drivers on another

No actual drivers on another cycle parking story,  but the kicker for me on this one is that the man causing all the issues is himself a district councillor.  The “door” is long disused and he wants to bring it back into use. The town council hasn’t been quick enough for him about moving the cycle rack, so he’s DIY-ed it (picture). The council have responded in kind and put it back – across the “door”. 

Businessman’s fury as Dover Town Council reinstalls bicycle rack in front of entrance to his new art gallery

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/it-s-madness-council-bike-rack-is-blocking-entrance-to-my-328317/

[David9694]

This is enough to set your

This is enough to set your curtains twitching – you can’t have a bike dock here because cars 

Totton residents oppose e-bike location plans near homes

The junction itself has also been labelled as hazardous, with Alison describing it as a “very blind bend” where drivers often struggle to stay on the correct side of the road.

“There is not a day that goes by that you don’t hear screeching or beeping because two cars nearly collided with each other here.”

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/25360901.totton-residents-oppose-e-bike-location-plans-near-homes/

[chrisonabike]

ktache wrote:

ktache wrote:

I recommend the blue shoe covers (for DIY?) for leaving on the saddle to keep the rain off (the Italian leather on my flite Tis don’t appreciate it), work out at 10p each. 

That might just work!  My problem is that while I almost always drag along a pannier or two (Orlieb Backrollers currently) and usually have a manbag’s worth of “useful” items (raincoat, pump, tools, lock(s), sometimes spares …) including a plastic carrier or two …

… I tend to use the carriers (shopping then putting elsewhere, quickly scooping up discarded glass bottles before they become fragmented then needing to bin them etc.) thus often still find myself sitting soggily.

[ktache]

I recommend the blue shoe

I recommend the blue shoe covers (for DIY?) for leaving on the saddle to keep the rain off (the Italian leather on my flite Tis don’t appreciate it), work out at 10p each. They last for a while, up to a month before holes and rips develop.

Was given an Oxford Cycle Org promotional saddle cover, which was disappointingly not at all waterproof, would have been reasonable on a plastic covered saddle. I passed it forward.

[mdavidford]

hawkinspeter wrote:

That sounds really useful. I’ve often wondered what I should use when taking my squirrels out – do you have any suggestions on how to waterproof squirrels so that they don’t get wet in the rain?

 

[hawkinspeter]

haruto wrote:

I had major issues before I got a waterproof car seat cover. Every time it rained or I took my dog out, the seats would end up soaked and muddy. Spills from coffee or water bottles left stains that were hard to clean and made the car smell musty. Since I didn’t have any protection, the fabric wore out quickly. That’s why I switched to the Stablela waterproof cover for car seat  – now everything stays clean, dry, and easy to wipe down.

That sounds really useful. I’ve often wondered what I should use when taking my squirrels out – do you have any suggestions on how to waterproof squirrels so that they don’t get wet in the rain?

[chrisonabike]

Interesting – but will it

Interesting – but will it help me get compensation for my mis-sold car finance scheme, or make scratches on my damaged paintwork invisible, just like that?

Can you recommend any covers for cycle tracks, to help clean them of all the grime, stored building materials and illegally-driven-there motor vehicles?

[haruto]

I had major issues before I

I had major issues before I got a waterproof car seat cover. Every time it rained or I took my dog out, the seats would end up soaked and muddy. Spills from coffee or water bottles left stains that were hard to clean and made the car smell musty. Since I didn’t have any protection, the fabric wore out quickly. That’s why I switched to the Stablela waterproof cover for car seat  – now everything stays clean, dry, and easy to wipe down.

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