[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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[HoarseMann]

I’m not convinced his feet

I’m not convinced his feet did much ‘setting foot’ around Cornwall anyway, considering he required his car for a round trip less than 1.5 miles…

[chrisonabike]

Sounds like a campaign for

Sounds like a campaign for twexit is needed – encouraging the twits to leave.

[Hirsute]

“If all these people

“If all these people complaining about ‘never setting foot in Cornwall again’ never actually set foot in Cornwall again it would be an absolute blessing. “

[Hirsute]

This is a twist on raod tax

This is a twist on road tax

“You pay road tax to use public roads but you can not park on them? !!**** “

[hawkinspeter]

I thought for a minute that

I thought for a minute that this was about another parking dispute that I read: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/real-life/west-country-man-vows-never-7444586

Very similar in that Michael Davies has vowed to never return to Cornwall. A few more of these and Cornwall will be an empty wasteland.

[brooksby]

Quote:

[The parking company] has made no apology for issuing holidaymaker David Watt with a fine every day during his [twelve day] stay in Polzeath.

The Newquay firm said that, even by Mr Watt’s own admission, he had not paid to stay even for a very short time at the Sea View car park at the North Cornwall seaside town where he has been holidaying regularly for 40 years – which the company said amounted to theft.

[Hirsute]

“Whatever happened to a good

“Whatever happened to a good old honesty box for honest people. “ !

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