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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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https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/25081035.bexley-man-slams-council-dropped-kerb-nightmare/#
A Bexley man has hit out over a “nightmare” bid to extend his dropped kerb after council contractors laid down new tarmac exactly where his pavement will soon be ripped out.
“What do we want?”
“more paved over gardens so that there is more flooding”
“when do we want it ?”
“now”
Maidenhead tradesmen fear for
Maidenhead tradesmen fear for future amid ‘disgraceful’ council parking crackdown
The watchful eye of RBWM’s parking department has fallen upon vans used by Ray Street and Ray Park Lane residents, with the council threatening to revoke their permits over claimed rule-breaking.
But their owners say, after years of having to fork out hundreds of pounds for parking permits, the swoop on their vital vehicles is hypocritical and has left them fearing for their futures.
An email to Gary from RBWM parking and enforcement, seen by the Advertiser, said his resident’s parking permit was was breaking the rules because it was too heavy to meet the criteria.
But he hit back at this claim.
“It’s only a small wheelbase Vauxhall Vivaro,” he said. “It’s no bigger than most of the cars when it’s parked in the bays here.”
“Goods vehicles exceeding 1500kg, business vans, lorries and buses are excluded from the scheme. Also you cannot park trailers or caravans whether they are linked or stand alone in a Resident Permit Area. All vehicles must be able to fit into any markings of the bays or area.”
looks to me the Vivaro exceeds the 1500 kg kerb weight limit:
Picture : why, oh why can’t I park my van here?
‘Road rage driver jumped out of his van and punched cyclist in the face because he wasn’t using nearby bike path’I note that the courts made the motorist pay for the (very cheap!) repairs to the bike, which is nice.
I think the thing I found more disturbing is all the talk about how the motorist was not under the influence of alcohol at the time, as if that Somehow makes it better… (rather than, IMO, worse)
And, of course, the motorist was a hard working family man who’d never been in trouble with the law before and who was terribly regretful…
Mr McGoo drives a Tesla
Mr McGoo drives a Tesla (prototype)
Live scenes from Silly
Live scenes from Silly Suffolk
Mr Magoo fury as car insurance renewal rejected
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