[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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[wtjs]

BMW on BMW  – genuinely

BMW on BMW  – genuinely surprised that the police swung into action here

They certainly wouldn’t have done in Lancashire- police won’t touch BMW’s here, no matter what they’ve done (or Mercedes, Audi or JLR). AF11 XVU was reported when detected on 18th July and is still driving around now

[TheBillder]

David9694 wrote:

David9694 wrote:

Pretty sure I remember Lesley Judd making one of these from a cardboard box and lashed together with sticky-back plastic. (Younger viewers have their own programmes.)

I don’t recall Lesley Judd being lashed but perhaps you were watching the continental version.

[HoarseMann]

All good points. Perhaps he

All good points. Perhaps he is being a bit dramatic and maybe only needs to never set foot in Polzeath again. If he really wants to drive, there’s a nice Spar with ample off-road parking just down the road in Rock!

https://goo.gl/maps/Q2chtNdaLu7AmvST9

Alternatively, he could just buy a bag of frozen croissants (cheaper and nicer than shop baked), get an iPad and download the Daily Mail app, then he wouldn’t need to visit the shop at all (pretty sure it’s the DM!).

[David9694]

Fake speed cameras on major

Fake speed cameras on major Gloucestershire commuter route set up to deter speeders

Locals say the fake cameras were effective at slowing motorists down but they have since disappeared

Pretty sure I remember Lesley Judd making one of these from a cardboard box and lashed together with sticky-back plastic. (Younger viewers have their own programmes.)

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/fake-speed-cameras-major-gloucestershire-7440138

[chrisonabike]

Another one where my

Another one where my reasonable and necessary use of the highway to park something in is impeded by selfish people just dumping stuff on the road in everybody’s way!

[chrisonabike]

Nimby (n): a person who

Nimby (n): a person who selfishly objects to you using their back yard for temporary parking.  Which you obviously have to do because you choose to have to live somewhere where you aren’t inconvenienced and the kids aren’t threatened by people using your back yard for temporary parking.

[Hirsute]

“. It is minutes they are
“. It is minutes they are there dropping off, people understand and would rather children get in school safely.”

Ah the old – can only be done by car ploy.

[David9694]

Police in Leeds shame

Police in Leeds shame ‘selfish’ driver as his car gets towed for blocking person’s driveway

BMW on BMW  – genuinely surprised that the police swung into action here. 

https://road.cc/content/forum/parking-driver-vows-never-return-cornwall-295109

[David9694]

‘Selfish’ driver’s car

‘Selfish’ driver’s car covered in angry notes over ‘costly’ parking ‘error’

The homeowner took to Twitter to share photos of the car and the note. The notes said: “Selfish idiotic parking!!!! Parking right next to a bulging skip that’s due to be collected today has cost me a lot of time and money. At 0803hrs this morning you parked in front of my property blocking an obviously bulging skip that was due to be collected today.

(that would be the very same skip he got parked in the road some time previously?)

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/selfish-drivers-car-covered-angry-24722828

[David9694]

DIY LTN : Homeowner who built

DIY LTN : Homeowner who built blockade to stop drivers parking in road plans to install a LAKE

‘I have upset enough people but I just don’t care now…. this just makes me more determined to carry on’

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/homeowner-who-built-blockade-stop-24693875?_ga=2.177690598.211452041.1660164929-476569565.1659632813

[David9694]

I guess the elderly blind dog

I guess the elderly blind dog doesn’t come out on the early morning shopping forays to Spar, but what about the grand piano and the anvils every driver transports? Curious to hear a driver confessing to it being just himself and a light load. 

[David9694]

I like the cut of Alliance

I like the cut of Alliance Parking’s gib: “…Without any consequences for non-payment, sadly, many motorists would not pay their way; indeed, your reader has confirmed that he has been abusing the facility ‘for as long as he can remember’ This is effectively theft, and no different to if Mr Watt had failed to pay for his papers and croissants.” 

[David9694]

“…when we got back, my

“…when we got back, my neighbour put the money in the machine. He got the ticket and the machine said it was approved. Bless him, he hasn’t twigged yet. 

“‘ere, Brian how much did you put through that thar parking machine?”

EDIT …in this story that I meant to post originally 

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/man-vows-never-return-cornwall-7439779

[Hirsute]

Couldn’t get back up the hill

Couldn’t get back up the hill with 46m of ascent.

[Simon_MacMichael]

Could have bought a bike and

Could have bought a bike and had ample change for 12 days’ worth of crossants etc and a bit left over, and it would have been good for his blood pressure too.

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