[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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Dozens of vehicles blocked in

Dozens of vehicles blocked in by coaches after taking their car parking spaces near Welsh beach

A local councillor has described the parking situation in the beach town as “a conundrum”

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/dozens-vehicles-blocked-in-parking-24794645

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Man blasts hospital car park

Man blasts hospital car park waiting times as an ‘absolute joke’

“There were queues to get in and queues to get out”

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/man-blasts-hospital-car-park-7482528

Instant ‘not everyone can use a bus’ from this driver; funny how they’re always good to drive:

“Many other members of the community hit back to remind Mr Hooper that there is a free Park and Ride service, designed to reduce the amount of traffic overflow in the hospital car parks and offer an alternative solution to driving into the hospital directly. However, “not everybody can use it”, says Mr Hooper.

“If you’re someone who’s physically disabled, or perhaps you’re frail and require assistance to get on and off buses, the Park and Ride isn’t a viable option – it’s simply not available for every single person who uses the hospital.”

He admitted he wasn’t previously aware of the Park and Ride service, but stated that “there were lots of others who didn’t seem to know about it either”.

[HoarseMann]

Ideally it would be a civil

Ideally it would be a civil organisation, maybe the council, maybe a new national government body, enforcing certain moving traffic violations from public video submissions. Paid for by the fines collected and freeing up the police.

But that alongside a paid option (a bit like private healthcare alongside the NHS) where you let private companies also issue fines, could be interesting.

[brooksby]

Possibly my sarcasm was too

Possibly my sarcasm was too subtle.  I’m a hard no on it, too.

[David9694]

I think I’m a no on this.

I think I’m a no on this. Letting one of these firms loose on all the untaxed vehicles would be good through. 

[HoarseMann]

Now I like that idea!

Now I like that idea!

I’d be quite happy to pay for that service, as I’m sure many cyclists would. Even if there were some cyclists who were unable/unwilling to pay for it, they would likely benefit overall from improved driving standards; as the probability of bad drivers being stung for a hefty fine would increase massively.

[brooksby]

HoarseMann wrote:

But this is why I think inconsiderate driving should be de-criminalised and enforcement handed over to a civil organisation. The ferocity with which parking management companies hound drivers and the zero-tolerance approach that their CCTV cameras enable is admirable. Imagine what they could do with close-pass camera footage from cyclists!

If it was taken out of the hands of the authorities/police and handed over to private companies it would become a subscription service, like those private security teams on American residential estates (“Close pass, you say?  Please can I have confirmation of your Road Safety Inc insurance number… You haven’t got one?  Well, I’m sorry, sir, but there’s nothing we can do”).

[HoarseMann]

David9694 wrote:

Can’t find this location on a map

Found it! https://goo.gl/maps/WUBwpV3A7rN4neeN8

I have to agree that, as a frequent visitor, it’s unlikely she was unaware that this was a disabled space. However, the marking is inadequate and could be missed. It looks a bit like those parking space occupancy sensors. So I think the parking company is being a bit cheeky here.

But this is why I think inconsiderate driving should be de-criminalised and enforcement handed over to a civil organisation. The ferocity with which parking management companies hound drivers and the zero-tolerance approach that their CCTV cameras enable is admirable. Imagine what they could do with close-pass camera footage from cyclists!

[David9694]

Dad’s anger over £100 fine

Dad’s anger over £100 fine after wife failed to ‘park within marking’ during family emergency

“A £100 fine seems ludicrous in normal circumstances not to mention at the moment with the cost of living”

But the MEN comment column is a tough crowd and I agree with them. The fine was £60 if paid promptly – and BTW stick to one story.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/dads-anger-over-100-fine-24734006

PMM18215 HRS AGO

Kid has panic attack so best thing to do is go in a shop for 10 min!! Seriously.

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That’s why I find myself

That’s why I find myself featuring the comments like on the Land Rover pavement story – “fair play to him…Most of us are just doing our best, including him.” etc – this effortless pivoting from “leave him be” to “cyclists should be made to…”

But away from our little brand of tribalism, Land Rover man’s actions are plain wrong, (I don’t buy his excuses) yet he is supported, the ones calling it out are branded “mafia” – with some tough times coming up, I wonder how far does this “all just doing our best” thing stretch. 

[David9694]

Drivers  – it’s always this

Drivers  – it’s always this puerile “they’re out to get me” vibe and it’s “victory” (for the hard-pressed, of course) when they get out of a charge or penalty.

 
https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/bath-woman-dodges-parking-ticket-7451934?int_source=nba

So in a car park you use regularly, you see nothing at all odd in a pole position space being vacant?

Can’t find this location on a map, and it doesn’t look like a grade 1 listed sort of spot, but my guess is the Bath is the sort of place that tries to control the signage paraphernalia that comes with cars, hence this admittedly titchy stud. 

Finally: “Have you been given a parking ticket you thought was unfair? Email  imogen.mcguckin@reachplc.com to get in touch.” More on this soon?

 

[Dnnnnnn]

Pasties, please. Although not

Pasties, please. Although not good for blood pressure.

[David9694]

Land Rover driver hits back

Land Rover driver hits back after being mocked for parking on pavement – this is his justification

“if anyone disabled in a wheel chair or a pram had come along I would have moved my vehicle out of the way for them.” – yeah, like hell you would. 

joobydog7 HRS AGO

I say good luck to him. Fair play.
GK4121 HRS AGO

The Birstall mafia need to lay off him. If his If his wife’s 74 he’s probably even older. Most of us are just doing our best, including him.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/land-rover-driver-hits-back-7437250?int_source=nba

[David9694]

DM app – good grief. “Hey old

DM app – good grief. “Hey old people, the world is a terrible and misguided place. Want to know just how much so? Also: Instagram star stuns fans by sharing daring bikini pictures.”

[David9694]

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