Daft story in the Motor Mags? Beware the VIP Lanes!
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Did any one else see this in "Autocar/express" this week? It seem that our "lumpic bid" has found another serious way of making money out of the poor unsuspecting driver going nonchalantly about his business on the ring roads und motorways orbiting London.
The VIP Lane. Looking at the photo in the mags - it look like L3 ist to be a VIP lane.
If you stray into this lane you will be fined FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS per the article.
(Ist this in the "Standard" or any paper down there?
as it seem most bizarre to me.
Anyway.. per the article in the motoring mags - RAC's Edmund King ist quoted as "scathing at the unfair treatment of motorists". ABD quoted as saying "this ist the sort of thing which the motorist has come to expect of the motorist as cash cow policy of this country" whilst the AA worries about the driver who make simple mistake of using this empty lane when no VIPs present getting stung for a fine for a non-crime!
I assume there ist some fact to this story as even typing it out sound bizarre to me
SO Has anyone seen any other references to this as it want squashing before "red Ken" get more lunatic ideas here. Cos if he think this will draw the punters to the Games - they not going to want to sit in two lanes whilst one very expensive one lie empty. 
The VIP Lane. Looking at the photo in the mags - it look like L3 ist to be a VIP lane.
If you stray into this lane you will be fined FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS per the article.
(Ist this in the "Standard" or any paper down there?
as it seem most bizarre to me.Anyway.. per the article in the motoring mags - RAC's Edmund King ist quoted as "scathing at the unfair treatment of motorists". ABD quoted as saying "this ist the sort of thing which the motorist has come to expect of the motorist as cash cow policy of this country" whilst the AA worries about the driver who make simple mistake of using this empty lane when no VIPs present getting stung for a fine for a non-crime!
I assume there ist some fact to this story as even typing it out sound bizarre to me
SO
Has anyone seen any other references to this as it want squashing before "red Ken" get more lunatic ideas here. Cos if he think this will draw the punters to the Games - they not going to want to sit in two lanes whilst one very expensive one lie empty. Edited by WildCat on Thursday 8th November 07:47
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/article58166...
Interesting comparison with the reserved lanes in Moscow for high party members...
Interesting comparison with the reserved lanes in Moscow for high party members...
why are people who can run a bit fast or jump higher than me more important than my customers or me? It stinks that to operate the olympics in the worst traffic in the country, the organisers decide to further annoy those who have to work in the area and those who have to pay for years on their council tax.
spaximus said:
why are people who can run a bit fast or jump higher than me more important than my customers or me? It stinks that to operate the olympics in the worst traffic in the country, the organisers decide to further annoy those who have to work in the area and those who have to pay for years on their council tax.
On a similar vein why am I, the person who pays for a ticket less important than Gordon Brownstain who is given his.article said:
Although motorists will initially be issued with a fixed penalty notice of a lower value — to be set by a new Olympic Delivery Authority
Sorry, but why the hell are the Olympic Delivery Authority getting involved with the enforcement of road traffic offences at all? I will be interested to see where the proceeds of these fines will go.Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff