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Then they should rip up the tarmac they paid for and drive across the resultant sea of mud. As I said, if it's a ' public highway" they should feel free to drive across it regardless of wether it is tarmaced or not.
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Then they should rip up the tarmac they paid for and drive across the resultant sea of mud. As I said if it's a ' public highway" they should feel free to drive across it regardless of wether it is tarmaced or not.
How about rip up the tarmac, put bollards there, and not less them cross at all.
Do tell Mr x.
Why DO you live in the UK at all?
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'How about rip up the tarmac, put bollards there, and not less them cross at all.'
Nahhh, I doubt the council would do that. More likely they would introduce a yearly charge first for the privilege of allowing them to cross their bit of land.
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The council missed a trick here, put bollards along the verge, remove the yellow lines, and introduce a residents parking scheme with an annual charge, and pay and display for non residents.
Edited by Old Navy on 29/06/2009 at 20:06
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If she parked partly on her driveway, and partly on the "tarmac", she must have blocked the footway. About time the selfish were brought to book!
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Did you read the article Mr x?
'The warden explained that because she was not entirely on her driveway and had parked partly on the tarmac that crosses the grass verge leading up to the road'
If she was not 'entirely on her driveway' then she must have been partly on her driveway and the other part must have been on the footway. Not between the grass!
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Thats your view. I think she was not on her drive way at all but on the bit in the middle.
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You might think that Mr X, but she admits to being on the driveway. Thus, unless her car is physically divisible, part of it must also be on the footway. QED. Kindly take your anxieties to the Daily Wail.
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maximus,
You are probably right but how about a bit of "give and take"? Why didn't the warden knock on her door and have a quiet word? How about "Excuse me Madam, your car is blocking the footpath. Technically this is an offence but, on this occasion, could I ask you to move your car onto your drive. If it happens again I will have to book you and it is rather a large fine for such a small offence. I'm sure you won't do it again! " Funny how they explain after writing the ticket rather than before.
Trouble is, these fines are so arbitrary - I see worse in my village every day - parking on double yellow lines, on the zig-zags of a pedestrian crossing, on the dropped kerb of the ped. crossing - all because people cannot be bothered to walk the extra 10 yards to either of the free car parks provided so they can use the paper shop, Chinese, Indian, fish and chip shops, cash point etc. Does anyone get done? NO - because a traffic warden never comes near the village.
Bad luck on the lady's part.
Phil
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I see worse in my village every the free car parks provided so they can use the paper shop Chinese Indian fish and chip shops cash point etc.
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What a remarkably well equipped village! Would you care to tell us where it is?
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"What a remarkably well equipped village! Would you care to tell us where it is? "
OK, Maybe I exaggerate - everyone refers to it as a village but the footy and cricket teams are "Barrow Town".
Here it is, under "Leicestershire Villages"
www.leicestershirevillages.com/barrowuponsoar/vill...l
- 2 Indians, 2 Chinese, a brilliant F&C, 7 pubs, PostOffice, Boots, Somerfield, Spar, Londis and petrol station, bakers, butcher, cafe, station, etc: doctors, dentist and numerous hairdressers: primary and secondary school - all you need really. Support your local shop! (wet fish shop and a butchers gone!!) And the on premises bakery).
Sorry, off topic!!
Phil
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Not as far off topic as you'd think.
A local paper in my neck of the woods is running a shop local campaign. It has a few local councillors on board . It's trying to stop people heading towards retail parks and larger towns in the area.
Why the need to do this ?. Well the local council have handed over parking enforcement and fine issuing to a private company that has swept locust like through the place, sticking tickets on cars the minute ( and I mean MINUTE ) the Pay and Display ticket expires. result, a massive drop in visitors and people shopping in the place. You couldn't make it up as they say.
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Phil, I congratulate you. Truly an excellent village.
It even has a railway station (that's train station for anyone below a certain age)
With East Midlands Airport not too far away.
Edited by drbe on 30/06/2009 at 18:23
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No way the warden is going to knock before he's earned his company £70.
Thought we'd have had a ' if it's saved a childs life, then it's all been worth while " post by now. dear me, some of you are slipping.
Looking at the picture in the link, her gates open OUT on to the public footpath. Are they due a fine for obstruction ?
Edited by Mr X on 29/06/2009 at 20:51
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It was only a couple of months back we were reading about a bloke who SCORNED his vehicle, stuck it on his drive and left it . There it sat for several weeks until the DVLA people came along to check up on it. They were over joyed to find it over hung his drive way by ONE FOOT, out on to a public footpath ( not a road ). Now I remember the picture and it was quite a wide footpath so obstruction was not the issue. Nope, they decided he was using an untaxed vehicle on the public highway because of that one foot over hang and issued their fines.
One foot. You have to ask how few inches it would need to be before the pettiness stopped ?
6 inches, 3 inches, one inch ?
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It was only a couple of months back we were reading about a bloke who SCORNED his vehicle stuck it on his drive and left it .
Was the vehicle upset when it was scorned?
alfalfa
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Sorry, but in the link you provided neither the photo or the article support your point that she was parked between the grass.
On your initial point I agree that sometimes things can seem/are petty. Thats why when I park--go in a bus lane or any other of the things 'they' can get you for I try to be fireproof. If I had had that untaxed car I would have made sure it was all on my drive.
Thats not to say I won't be caught out and boy would I be VERY angry.
Edited by maximus on 29/06/2009 at 20:46
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I don't care whether it is right / wrong or whatever, it is simply petty.
Regardless of whether she is a pensioner / grandmother or whatever it is still petty.
Double yellows, blocked access, obstruction, no ticket yes but this, this is just the result of targets, performance related pay and bonus tier schemes.
The problem is encouraging the wardens to get more tickets to quality for extra pay.
Hideous.
Its bad enough that there are literally no free places to park in most of the main areas of england. Every single square meter of tarmac now seems to have a minimum of £3 charge for being parked on for any length of time. They are just squeezing money from left right and center. I have no respect for them anymore with their target based policies and their take attitude. Give us some freedom and respect for the hours we spend slaving away for money until we die.
Edited by OldSkoOL on 29/06/2009 at 21:33
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I don't care whether it is right / wrong or whatever, it is simply petty.
I can understand this view, and I can understand the view that the warden should have given a warning before the fine. That does not mean the fine should not stand - the probable truth is that the parking has gone on unfined for years, and the victims are just irritated that they have finally been caught. A bit like the MPs and expenses, really - but we don't sympathise with them, do we?
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