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The standard Transit seems so
The standard Transit seems so unsuited to this type of work. The continual stop-start alone must cause disproportionate wear and tear. I think the old electric milk floats had a lot right – a much more open-bodied design for use in urban areas.
It seems like such nonsense that up to five different parcel delivery firms can appear in my little road on a weekday.
But, I retain a soft spot for the delivery men because:
(I) it usually is only for a minute
(ii) I’m very much part of the problem of using them
(iii) a lot of individual shopping trips replaced (but have these in their turn been replaced by others?)
(iv) bike tinkering and the ability to get parts delivered helped keep me sane in 2020
A justified complaint.oh, very well played
Pathetic attitude
Pathetic attitude
ULEZ cameras and signs will not be put up in Surrey, ‘incredibly disappointed’ council says
Conservative Councillor Matt Furness has issued a defiant statement
He continued: “If they wish to install advanced signage or have safety concerns, it’s in their gift to install it on their land and to change the ULEZ border.
https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/ulez-cameras-signs-not-put-27626908
https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/exact-streets-near-surrey-border-27626801
ULEZ protesters spotted in Folkestone ‘knocking on windows’ at traffic lights
clearly confusion reigns among Kent old banger drivers as to where the ULEZ boundary is
https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/folkestone-ulez-protesters-traffic-lights-8722719
One more lane didn’t get
One more lane didn’t get built and didn’t therefore fix it…
Seven missed opportunities to transform Hull’s gridlocked roads
They would have changed the face of the city had they gone ahead
https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/history/seven-ambitious-hull-road-schemes-7229722
He told the Mail: “I’d
He told the Mail: “I’d happily let the people either side of me use my parking area, but the bollards now mean none of us can reach it. Do the Council want us to park on the road because that’s will happen.
I’ve still got 18 months of the payments left on my car, and in this cost of living crisis there’s no way I can afford their price for a driveway across the grass verge.(me making-up nonsense again)
Buses ‘unreliable’ latest:
Buses ‘unreliable’ latest:
Nottingham estate residents ‘screaming out’ for bad parking solution as buses unable to serve stops
People on the Edwards Lane estate say the issue of bad parking in the area has been a problem for many years
https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/nottingham-estate-residents-screaming-out-8722806
Buses forced to divert due to ‘badly parked vehicles’ in Nottinghamshire village
It comes days after buses were unable to serve the Edwards Lane estate amid bad parking
https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/buses-forced-divert-due-badly-8722945
Ah, the long-since broken RCC
Ah, the long-since broken RCC threading. And thank-you.
Curious isn’t it, over the past few years central funding to local authorities has been decimated and meaningful parking charges are one of the results – from the “on the side of the motorist” Tories, no less.
I think the idea here is right, but we’ll soon be into ” this tariff ‘confuses drivers’ ” territory. I’d always say keep it (brutally) simple, with little or no scope for drivers, in the hope of saving themselves a few pence, to argue the toss.
I don’t see how traders are so worried about (and councils bending over backwards to accommodate) the loss of a few shoppers who are running some old rustheap and are seriously blanching at paying a few quid to park it.
Residents’ fury as council
Residents’ fury as council installs ‘eyesore’ bollards blocking parking to ‘protect pedestrians’
“How is my disabled father-in-law meant to get to the house?”
(edit – arms folded stance pic added)
‘Selfish’ 4×4 convoy slammed
‘Selfish’ 4×4 convoy slammed for parking on beach as children played
Anglesey Council said it will consider new beach barriers on the island if motorists affect public safety
“One vehicle had a boat trailer and rubber dinghy. According to witnesses the visitors stopped for a barbecue and left their litter behind. A woman said more vehicles were parked up further along the beach.
She was saddened to see the beach being used “like a car park”. On Facebook she said: “There were people there with children playing not expecting to have to look out for cars. I had to call my dog back to me as there was one driving towards her.
“It’s not great when we can’t feel safe on our local beaches. I felt angry and upset – I’m not a fan of selfish, inconsiderate, and self-entitled behaviour. I wouldn’t dream of driving onto a beach but it seems that some people think they can park wherever they want.”
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/selfish-4×4-convoy-slammed-parking-27642810
In view of your defiant
In view of your defiant attitude, I sentence you to a bottle cage bolt working loose.
Bring back the speed limits
Bring back the speed limits of the 1970s
David Walker argues that reinstating the speed restrictions introduced in 1973 would go a long way in curbing greenhouse gas emissions
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/14/bring-back-the-speed-limits-of-the-1970s
Drivers – I can do whatever I
Drivers – I can do whatever I like, police don’t scare me :
Inside secret world of street racing where drivers post near misses online for likes
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/inside-secret-world-street-racing-27632567
Police aware of ‘major’ car enthusiast meeting as they issue street racing warning
They said people warned being arrested if caught and the roads could not be used as a race track
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/police-aware-major-car-enthusiast-27637651
Also drivers :
Sheerness man who dialed 999 76 times and threatened to stab and kill Kent Police officers in court
A victim angry at being told to report vandalism to his car on a non-emergency phoneline made 76 abusive calls to 999 threatening to kill officers.
The Bath parking charges?
The Bath parking charges?
Drivers with polluting cars
Drivers with polluting cars to be charged more to park in Bath
https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/drivers-polluting-cars-charged-more-8722433