Parking attendant ****wit
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Zoobeef

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6,004 posts

184 months

Monday 13th August 2012
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Took a mate to Doncaster station. Pulled in and the drop off lay by was full of taxis as normal so pulled into a bay and mate got out and took his bag.
I then wrote a post on here and the parking git came over and said I needed a ticket even if I was still sat in the car.
I said 'right' put my window up, backed out and drove off. At which point he was writing my reg down. Am I now expecting a ticket?

Centurion07

10,395 posts

273 months

Monday 13th August 2012
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Why would you? He asked you to move in a slightly less confrontational way than just telling you to shift which you did.

Did you not point out to him the drop-off point was full of taxis which is why you'd pulled into a bay or did you just get a huff-on and drive off?

Zoobeef

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6,004 posts

184 months

Monday 13th August 2012
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Centurion07 said:
Why would you? He asked you to move in a slightly less confrontational way than just telling you to shift which you did.

Did you not point out to him the drop-off point was full of taxis which is why you'd pulled into a bay or did you just get a huff-on and drive off?
I just said 'right' backed out and drove off. I didn't want a discussion as I'd finished my dropping off anyway. He defiantly looked at the plate, wrote it down then watched me as I left the carpark.

Just thinking if he decides to say I was parked illegally and something comes through the post its just on his word because he's decided to be a pain. Is there a buffer for me pulling in and a ticket being issued as I was there less than 5 minutes

Robatr0n

12,362 posts

242 months

Monday 13th August 2012
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I doubt you'll be getting a ticket as they would need your tax disc number too.

As just mentioned, it was just a less confrontional way of getting you to move.

Quite often you'll see traffic wardens noting down reg numbers but it's normally due to this whole "Maximum of 2 hours paid parking, no return within 2 hours" just to make sure you arean't coming back and putting another ticket in the car. He may even have been taking a note of your reg so if he sees you parked in a bay with no ticket he could point out that he has already warned you and that now he is going to write you a ticket.

Zoobeef

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6,004 posts

184 months

Monday 13th August 2012
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Robatr0n said:
I doubt you'll be getting a ticket as they would need your tax disc number too.

As just mentioned, it was just a less confrontional way of getting you to move.

Quite often you'll see traffic wardens noting down reg numbers but it's normally due to this whole "Maximum of 2 hours paid parking, no return within 2 hours" just to make sure you arean't coming back and putting another ticket in the car. He may even have been taking a note of your reg so if he sees you parked in a bay with no ticket he could point out that he has already warned you and that now he is going to write you a ticket.
Cheers, he may just stick it on the notice board to keep an eye out for and check haha.
Just been reading regulations and apparently need 5 minutes observation before issuing a ticket. Also you get 5 mins buffer at the end of your display. Didn't know that

AKindSoul

154 posts

210 months

Monday 13th August 2012
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Zoobeef said:
He defiantly looked at the plate, wrote it down then watched me as I left the carpark.
I reckon he definitely looked at the plate, in a defiant manner at a guess.

Corpulent Tosser

5,468 posts

271 months

Monday 13th August 2012
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Zoobeef said:
At which point he was writing my reg down. Am I now expecting a ticket?
He was probably just pretending to write down your registration to wind you up - It worked didn't it ? wink

Zoobeef

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184 months

Monday 13th August 2012
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AKindSoul said:
Zoobeef said:
He defiantly looked at the plate, wrote it down then watched me as I left the carpark.
I reckon he definitely looked at the plate, in a defiant manner at a guess.
Yup he was boldly resistant!

Zoobeef

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184 months

Monday 13th August 2012
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Corpulent Tosser said:
He was probably just pretending to write down your registration to wind you up - It worked didn't it ? wink
Thankfully resisted the temptation to look anything other than neutral.
Then boiled over down the road haha

Deva Link

26,934 posts

271 months

Monday 13th August 2012
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Zoobeef said:
I just said 'right' backed out and drove off. I didn't want a discussion as I'd finished my dropping off anyway.
But you didn't leave as soon as you'd finished your dropping off - you sat there, taking up a parking space, and wrote a post on PH.

specialboy

20 posts

168 months

Thursday 16th August 2012
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Was the car park a council one?

Mr AJ

1,247 posts

197 months

Thursday 16th August 2012
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To be fair, Calling him a fkwit is a bit harsh. By your own admission you was no longer dropping anyone off, You was surfing (And replying to posts on) PH - So you was parked in a parking bay without a parking ticket. The fact you was sat in the car is irrelevant. His job is to stop people doing this, He hasn't given you a ticket he simply asked you to move on or buy a ticket in a polite way.

WhereamI

6,887 posts

243 months

Thursday 16th August 2012
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Robatr0n said:
I doubt you'll be getting a ticket as they would need your tax disc number too.
What? Why would they need a tax disc number?

pitmansboots

1,372 posts

213 months

Thursday 16th August 2012
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Zoobeef said:
Took a mate to Doncaster station. Pulled in and the drop off lay by was full of taxis as normal so pulled into a bay and mate got out and took his bag.
I then wrote a post on here and the parking git came over and said I needed a ticket even if I was still sat in the car.
I said 'right' put my window up, backed out and drove off. At which point he was writing my reg down. Am I now expecting a ticket?
You were parked without paying for it; why wouldn't you expect a ticket?

The parking attendant was doing exactly what he was supposed to be doing, looking for ****wits who park without paying. There is only one ****wit in the piece you describe and it certainly is not the parking attendant.

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7,371 posts

304 months

Thursday 16th August 2012
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Zoobeef said:
Took a mate to Doncaster station. Pulled in and the drop off lay by was full of taxis as normal so pulled into a bay and mate got out and took his bag.
I then wrote a post on here and the parking git came over and said I needed a ticket even if I was still sat in the car.
I said 'right' put my window up, backed out and drove off. At which point he was writing my reg down. Am I now expecting a ticket?
This strikes me as the actions of someone who is parked, not someone who is dropping off.