Parking fines - Ouch

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Tue 9 Jul 2013 08:53
Parking fines - Ouch - oldroverboy.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/10167552/Motorist-fury-over-bigger-parking-fines.html

WE NEED YOUR MONEY!

If I cannot park legally and at a fair price, I simply won't go shopping in those areas.

In Cardiff one of our parking companies imposes a 2 hour minimum at an excessive rate.

No more parking there then!

Edited by oldroverboy. on 09/07/2013 at 08:57

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Tue 9 Jul 2013 09:01
Parking fines - Ouch - gordonbennet

When people stop doing as they're told and think laterally the money will dry up and the govt will have to have a rethink.

Don't use your car to drive into towns, do your shopping via the internet if at all possible, its usually cheaper and far more convenient, you won't get parking fines and they won't get tax revenue from the fuel you haven't used, and the high street will close down even more.

Whilst we continue to be good little drones doing exactly as they want we'll get more of the same, think outside the box.

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Tue 9 Jul 2013 09:12
Parking fines - Ouch - Falkirk Bairn

My last parking fine was £6.....about 30 years ago. Car was on a meter and I forgot!

I go out of my way to avoid parking illegally - I just avoid areas where parking is a problem - either do not go there or take the train/bus.

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Tue 9 Jul 2013 13:14
Parking fines - Ouch - Snakey

The comment from the 'british parking association' made me laugh. Of course they want higher fines/less free spaces - the robbing little crooks!

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Tue 9 Jul 2013 13:51
Parking fines - Ouch - Andrew-T

Whilst we continue to be good little drones doing exactly as they want we'll get more of the same, think outside the box.

Problem is, GB, there is more than one box (the one you drive) you have to think outside. When this source of 'taxation' shrinks, the money has to come from somewhere else or everyone (probably including you) grumbles at the gradual loss of services they have come to expect. You may feel good for a while, having beaten the system. And as you have suggested, you may have helped to put traders out of business and keep unemployment up, which then requires more 'taxation'.

Vicious circle - but of course the thinking is that one or two people beating the system may make no difference. Like many other things.

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Tue 9 Jul 2013 14:41
Parking fines - Ouch - RT

One of the vicious circles started when parking became difficult/expensive in town centres so out-of-town shopping grew, originally with free parking where the cost of parking provision was part of the overhead included in the price of the items we bought.

Add-on charges are easy to justify on one hand because they do involve obvious costs to provide - but shouldn't they be included in the price? It's like delivery charges on cars, in my book they should only be an add-on if they're optional, ie collect from factory or delivery to dealer.

One principle I have in life is :- I earn my money legally and pay tax on it - I'll spend it whichever way I want, no-one but no-one tells me how to spend my money.

If items I want are sold in two places, one with free parking and one with chargeable parking I'll simply choose - the traders where the parking is chargeable needn't come to me for sympathy if the go out of business - they adopted the wrong business model so their fault.

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Tue 9 Jul 2013 16:22
Parking fines - Ouch - Armitage Shanks {p}

Here is market town with the right idea. Two car parks, max charge £1.60 and three free. They want you and your business. http://en.parkopedia.co.uk/parking/kington/

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Tue 9 Jul 2013 17:29
Parking fines - Ouch - madf

Councils worry about high styreet shops closing.

They want more and higher parking fines.

Even an IQ of 100 can work out the potential conflict of interest.

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Tue 9 Jul 2013 23:55
Parking fines - Ouch - Smileyman

So build a new (rather good) regional shopping centre, near to 3 town centres, plenty of free parking, and don't forget to charge anyone who parks in the tranditonal town centres .... no wonder the local shops are shutting ..... even Mary Portas cannot change the situation - welcome to Margate! (and Broadstairs and Ramsgate)

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