Tuesday 18th March 2008

£120 Parking Fine Not Fine

Rise in parking fines under new rules

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Motorists are facing parking fines of up to £120 under new laws, it has been reported.

It is feared that from next months new rules will set different levels of fines for different parking offences, meaning a huge increase in parking fines.

In London, motorists could face fines of up to £120 while outside the capital the maximum penalty will be £70.

More serious offences will warrant higher fines, such as parking on double yellow lines on important roads.

If you overstay a parking meter you’ll be hit by one of the lower fines.

The Government has claimed that this is a fairer system but motoring groups have criticised the new rules.

Nigel Humphries, from the Association of British Drivers, said it was a ‘scam to make money’, adding: ‘A £120 fine is ridiculous and over the top. It is part of the Government's anti-car agenda to make car use unpleasant.’

[ibiza_warrior]

This is just another way of making money out of us. It's rediculous, This country is begining to take the piss.... It will end up with serious consequences.

[Apache]

ibiza_warrior said:

This is just another way of making money out of us. It's rediculous, This country is begining to take the piss.... It will end up with serious consequences.

yup......£250 in a years time

[HeavyRightFoot]

ibiza_warrior said:

This is just another way of making money out of us. It's rediculous, This country is begining to take the piss.... It will end up with serious consequences.

Beginning to take the piss????

They've been taking the piss now for a long time and motorists are bearing the brunt.

It's about time we stood up for ourselves!!

Grrrr...

[dasherdiablo1]

Okay...now this is getting stupid.

Just how does one go about staging / organising a revolution???

Any ideas as to shopping list??? My first few buys would be.....

1. Challenger Tank
2. Enough 12" 8utt plugs for every MP.....well they've been doing it to us for years......
3. A Tomohawk Cruise Missile with the facility to strap Mr Livingstone to it!

[leicesterboy15]

It was only a matter of time, when will this madness end?

[Fetchez la vache]

The news is full of sticks to stop using the car.
Where are the carrots to start using public transport? As far as I can see it's sticks there too...

[richyb]

Why is it £50 more in London than elsewhere in the country? Surely the same 'offence' has been committed.

[neh321]

It's another good foot-shooting exercise and will seal their fate at the next election. The public don't like it and will show them when box-ticking time comes. With luck...!

[The Black Duke]

Call me old fashioned but why park on double yellows anyway? Oh I think the lower fines if you overstay your meter are ok.
This is not a tax on the motorist, its a tax on the idiots who clog our streets illegaly parked.
I do think that they should have increased the number of carparks and made them cheaper though.

[steve2606]

I like the idea of a revolution. anyone know where to pick up a reasonably priced tank?

[richyb]

steve2606 said:

I like the idea of a revolution. anyone know where to pick up a reasonably priced tank?

With the price of diesel these days................

[Gizmo535]

I got a ticket in a multi-storey in Harrow on Sunday.
£20 (rising to £40).

What infuriates me is that I'd actually bought a ticket... it was on the passenger side of the dashboard. Letter written, awaiting response.

[stuthemong]

richyb said:

steve2606 said:

I like the idea of a revolution. anyone know where to pick up a reasonably priced tank?

With the price of diesel these days................

I'd run it on red, I mean, who's going to stop you?

Edited by stuthemong on Tuesday 18th March 12:12

[cowellsj]

They're headed for trouble here.

A lot of people will just pay a £30 or £40 fine because they don't need the hassle of argueing it.

How many people are going to roll over and pay £120?

[g60_go]

Never hear any positive news these days.....
its always about law abiding motorists getting properly ed by the scumbag s that we call the "government"
.....bring on the revolution.....i quite fancy running over Ken in a tank

[officialslacker]

So Red Ken has found another way to rape our wallets!!!


What an arse!!

I'm heading down to my local tank showroom and trading in my car - Fuehrer Livingston must be stopped!!

I was going to call in the A-Team, but their van runs on unleaded and can't afford to pay the gas prices AND the congestion charge . . . . .

[Robinlarge]

The Black Duke said:

Call me old fashioned but why park on double yellows anyway? Oh I think the lower fines if you overstay your meter are ok.
This is not a tax on the motorist, its a tax on the idiots who clog our streets illegaly parked.
I do think that they should have increased the number of carparks and made them cheaper though.

I am into driving cars - not parking them (mine generally dont fit in the allocated bays in any case). If people park irresponsibly and cant be arsed paying to park - then they are volunteering for whatever the government throws at them.
Though I do think that all the 'foreign' motors that seem to be arriving with the influx of migrant workers are taking the piss. Ticket? they are unlikely to care too much!!

[Hooli]

steve2606 said:

I like the idea of a revolution. anyone know where to pick up a reasonably priced tank?

http://www.witham-sv.com/index1.html

[Bunglist]

steve2606 said:

I like the idea of a revolution. anyone know where to pick up a reasonably priced tank?

You could buy one here

www.tanks-alot.co.uk/sales

Sorry when you click on this link you need to click on parent directory at the top of the page.

Edited by Bunglist on Tuesday 18th March 13:01

[vonhosen]

Robinlarge said:

The Black Duke said:

Call me old fashioned but why park on double yellows anyway? Oh I think the lower fines if you overstay your meter are ok.
This is not a tax on the motorist, its a tax on the idiots who clog our streets illegaly parked.
I do think that they should have increased the number of carparks and made them cheaper though.

I am into driving cars - not parking them (mine generally dont fit in the allocated bays in any case). If people park irresponsibly and cant be arsed paying to park - then they are volunteering for whatever the government throws at them.
Though I do think that all the 'foreign' motors that seem to be arriving with the influx of migrant workers are taking the piss. Ticket? they are unlikely to care too much!!