[David9694]

Let’s cheer up our heatwave conditions, impending power cuts, fuel bills and big freeze with a couple of silly season stories about drivers on holiday and their problems. 

Family vows never to return to Cornwall after racking up £760 in parking tickets over 12 days
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/family-vows-never-return-cornwall-7426072

Unapologetic Cornwall parking firm says tourist who racked up £760 in fines over 12 days must pay
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/unapologetic-cornwall-parking-firm-says-7445322

I love the “push off then, emmet” comments on these stories, e.g.

CornishBornCornishBred4 DAYS AGO 

You’re not coming back to Cornwall ??? these are HAPPY tears!!!! Now how do we get rid of the rest you and stop you from coming down! Because I can assure you…. WE DONT WANT YOU HERE ANYWAY!

 

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[David9694]

and we’re back to Skegness’s

and we’re back to Skegness’s Fantasy Island and a new twist 

A stressed dad says he has been “hounded” for seven months over a parking ticket due to his dyslexic son accidentally entering the wrong digits on the machine. Kieran Ramsey, 29, parked at Fantasy Island car park in Skegness with his one-year-old son on Saturday, April 23 and paid for a £6-day ticket but was left with a £30 fine due to entering the wrong car registration number.

I’m a bit confused about who’s who. Middle Mr Marshall must be the one with dyslexia,  and maybe Mr Marshall senior is the registered keeper of the car? Or did the dyslexic one year old do the parking meter? 

https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/dad-fighting-170-parking-fine-7776477

[David9694]

one more demolished building

one more demolished building will fix it

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/hospital-staff-forced-park-grass-7705663

[David9694]

Youtuber breaks car parking

Youtuber breaks car parking rules in St Ives van life experiment

Shaun, who actually lives in Cornwall, attempted to get around local parking restrictions

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/youtuber-breaks-car-parking-rules-7699048

and what a brave soldier he is 

[David9694]

No sale – too well used.

No sale – too well used.

Or is that skates trying to get it open? 

[Hirsute]

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[David9694]

‘Legendary’ mum tapes pink

‘Legendary’ mum tapes pink sex toy to ex’s car outside Solihull Morrisons amid cheating claims

The cheating victim knew exactly where to find her ex’s car

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/legendary-mum-tapes-pink-sex-25224378

 

[David9694]

Nom Nom, that cake was nice.

Nom Nom, that cake was nice.  Gosh, look at my nice cake. 

[David9694]

Bristol car parking charges

Bristol car parking charges to rocket – with some in the city centre doubling in price

will someone please think of the drivers – and Go! Cookedsock
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-car-parking-charges-rocket-7668838

thecookedsock2 HRS AGO

Parking is not a statutory service, if you feel you can get a better price or a better service, or maybe both, elsewhere, you are free to use those.

I’m sure all the people who claim they no longer come into Bristol because of <inset made up reason> will now definitely not be coming to Bristol.

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[wycombewheeler]

TheBillder wrote:

TheBillder wrote:

As anyone who has ever been punishment-passed for causing a motorist a delay of 30 seconds will know, it’s entirely possible that his delay of 23 minutes for a call of nature and waiting for someone else to manoeuvre was not accompanied by an attack of biblical rage. However… I have a modicum of sympathy. In the old days when car parks were patrolled by people, you’d never have been ticketed while you waited to exit. With ANPR, the click is ticking until you leave the site entirely.

I think it’s safe to assume the vast majority of the 23 minutes was for his wifes call of nature, this is clearly time he was still parked and should be paid for, while the feeble excuse of delayed leaving th car park due to another road user was unlikely to be more than two minutes, but we will sling some mud around and see what sticks.

from the artical, he had paid for parking until 4:33, at 4:30 they got to the car, but decided to leave it in the car park while his wife used the facilities (were they in the car park?). It’s hard to believe that he was trying to exit the car park for 23 minutes while being delayed by another car, without going totally batshit.

[wycombewheeler]

David9694 wrote:

 

“I think the general public don’t know about this. I didn’t even know about the ten minute grace period until I appealed and I wanted knowledge to back me up. I had no idea it had been withdrawn, and people need to be aware of that.

Something I never knew about has been withdrawn and I feel unfairly penalised?

[ktache]

This one really does seem

This one really does seem like a problem.

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/oct/05/worcester-parking-glitch-drains-money-from-drivers-bank-accounts

[Hirsute]

Maybe they could go by bike
Maybe they could go by bike or have a 5 minute walk

[David9694]

update from rain-soaked

update from rain-soaked Lymington High Street, where on street parking meters came in in er August…

Lymington High Street traders see drop in customers after Hampshire County Council installs new ticket machines

“There used to be more people popping in between 3pm and 5pm, probably while doing the school run, just to buy something quickly and go again, but that’s died off.”

https://www.advertiserandtimes.co.uk/news/a-nightmare-for-them-lymington-traders-say-customers-put-9276344/

[David9694]

Letter: ‘Think twice before

Letter: ‘Think twice before visiting Bournemouth’

“Despite several attempts, we were unable to operate the ticket machine.

I looked around the cars parked. None was displaying a ticket. It seemed reasonable to suppose that the machine was out of order.” 

…and that somehow, all would be well?

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/22644789.letter-think-twice-visiting-bournemouth/

[NOtotheEU]

“Steve McNamara, general

“Steve McNamara, general secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association, said the changes had had a huge effect on taxi drivers who were being caught breaking the law more frequently”

It’s hard to believe he actually said this out loud. ?

[Author]

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