Parking Tickets "Plastered in a Mosaic"

[Glassman]

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[Negative Creep]

Playing devil's advocate, what is to stop someone claiming they're in for whatever and then leaving their car there for a few days to avoid paying?

[hairykrishna]

Negative Creep said:

Playing devil's advocate, what is to stop someone claiming they're in for whatever and then leaving their car there for a few days to avoid paying?

Nothing. It's private company though so they're unenforceable anyway.

[jas xjr]

What about the blue badge ? I use one for my dad sometimes but I am always a bit nervous about using it

[Negative Creep]

hairykrishna said:

Negative Creep said:

Playing devil's advocate, what is to stop someone claiming they're in for whatever and then leaving their car there for a few days to avoid paying?

Nothing. It's private company though so they're unenforceable anyway.

Indeed they are, but I don't think that's really relevant.

[Silver Smudger]

jas xjr said:

What about the blue badge ? I use one for my dad sometimes but I am always a bit nervous about using it

Issued to your dad, but you use it anyway (presumably as an able-bodied driver?) Nice.

Misusing Blue Badges

Blue Badges are the property of local councils, who can take them away if they are misused. The Blue Badge is for your use only, and it is an offence to allow other people to use it.

The maximum fine for someone convicted is £1,000 plus any additional penalty for the related parking offence.

[NiceCupOfTea]

Silver Smudger said:

jas xjr said:

What about the blue badge ? I use one for my dad sometimes but I am always a bit nervous about using it

Issued to your dad, but you use it anyway (presumably as an able-bodied driver?) Nice.

Misusing Blue Badges

Blue Badges are the property of local councils, who can take them away if they are misused. The Blue Badge is for your use only, and it is an offence to allow other people to use it.

The maximum fine for someone convicted is £1,000 plus any additional penalty for the related parking offence.

Presumably when taking his dad to/from somewhere? Perfectly legal and understandable, I have done the same for my mum. Perhaps engage brain before posting in future and consider other possibilities?

[Saddle bum]

Isn't it an offence to render a car unroadworthy, which is what has been done there?

On an Army base, I parked on a yellow line (obscured by snow) and someone plastered a huge notice on my windscreen. I said I would call the Police if it was not moved, which it was, quite quickly.

[hairykrishna]

Negative Creep said:

hairykrishna said:

Negative Creep said:

Playing devil's advocate, what is to stop someone claiming they're in for whatever and then leaving their car there for a few days to avoid paying?

Nothing. It's private company though so they're unenforceable anyway.

Indeed they are, but I don't think that's really relevant.

It was a comment that the elaborate excuse, leaving the car there etc if they weren't genuine would be fairly unnecessary!

[Glassman]

Let's look at the evidence:

1. The car is clearly displaying a disabled badge;

2. There is a note next to that badge (with what appears to be a date on it?). Or maybe there were some clues as to where in the hospital the car owner/driver could be found?

3. The car park is privately run?

4. Poor traffic warden is probably doing his/her job (possibly bonus related?)

5. If there was any justification or if the car park operators felt that strongly about it, surely the car should have been removed after say, the third notice?

6. Perhaps the owner should have instructed a friend or family member to go check on the car, or better still, move it to free up the space for another disabled visitor?

7. The tickets were neatly arranged in a mosaic and not a collage.

[Sonic]

"Traffic warden" and "compassion" are words that don't exactly go together hand-in-hand.

The general parking direness of parking at most hospitals really does piss me off though.

[Murph7355]

Sonic said:

"Traffic warden" and "compassion" are words that don't exactly go together hand-in-hand.

The general parking direness of parking at most hospitals really does piss me off though.

Controversially perhaps, but I have some sympathy with traffic wardens.

Everyone has a sob story when it comes to why they parked where they shouldn't have. And like it or not, the rules for parking are there for a reason (be it commercial or logistics). Park where shouldn't and get caught, suck it up. If traffic wardens showed compassion where would that stop, with so many people taking the piss? There'd be no point having the restrictions in the first place.

As for towing that particular car away, can you imagine the furore then?

Not read the full article but a politely worded letter to the administrators would probably have resulted in compassion had the rationale been genuine and the letter calm enough. But otherwise, cough up and learn the lesson.

[eccles]

I can't believe that there wasn't a family member/friend/neighbour that couldn't have moved the car. She must have had visitors at some point. Anyone can leave a note in the windscreen claiming anything.

[jas xjr]

Silver Smudger said:

Issued to your dad, but you use it anyway (presumably as an able-bodied driver?) Nice.

Misusing Blue Badges

Blue Badges are the property of local councils, who can take them away if they are misused. The Blue Badge is for your use only, and it is an offence to allow other people to use it.

The maximum fine for someone convicted is £1,000 plus any additional penalty for the related parking offence.

Please learn to read

[Silver Smudger]

jas xjr said:

Please learn to read

I apologise if I jumped to the wrong conclusion - I still don't know what exactly it is that you are asking about that makes you nervous, but the link I provided sets out all the rules for using a blue badge

[jas xjr]

Although I am entitled to use the badge when driving my dad around , I always expect to see a parking ticket on my car. Only been using it for a few months