Idling fines
Manchester pilots new scheme with traffic wardens
Turn off your engine if these guys are around
In a new scheme being piloted by Manchester City Council over the next six months, 12 Traffic Wardens have the power to fine drivers £80 if they are caught.
However, a predictable row is brewing as to how long the wardens will wait before issuing a fine, and what proof they might need to back it all up.The council will review the environmental benefits at the end of the scheme, although there’s no word on how this will be done.
Neil Swannick, the council’s executive member for environment, stressed the green aims of the scheme. "Parking attendants already play a vital role in the city centre on a number of non-parking related issues such as combating vehicle crime and preventing the fraudulent use of blue badges," he said. "Parking will still be their number one priority."
"But as the eyes and ears of the city it would seem sensible to explore the value of providing them with additional powers to use, whenever necessary, as they go about their main duties. Our aim to become the greenest city in the UK will certainly be strengthened by using all the resources that we have to make the city centre a cleaner and greener place to live, shop, work and do business in."
James Pritchard, communications manager from NCP Services, which provides traffic enforcement and transport management, said: "We believe our attendants already make a contribution towards the orderliness of Manchester’s streets. Hopefully this pilot can only increase the benefits they bring."
No, seriously does it.. Cos you can bet that some little adolf will take it to mean that.
What about defrosting your windows. Surly they don't want you to drive off without being able to see where your going.
£80 eh! can't see why they came up with the idea. Just thinks of all the trees thay will kill issuing tickets.
Can see wardens being attacked for their camera's. You can get less of a fine for TWOC`ing a car these days.
Can see wardens being attacked for their camera's. You can get less of a fine for TWOC`ing a car these days.
Can never understand why I still see people with hand-helds at that price when they drive around in £30 grand+ motors ? Weird.
Can see wardens being attacked for their camera's. You can get less of a fine for TWOC`ing a car these days.
Can never understand why I still see people with hand-helds at that price when they drive around in £30 grand+ motors ? Weird.
Where I live they recently introduced a 'one way' restriction to a 10m piece of road which I used to use to access where I live. I now need to drive for five minutes longer because of this one way street, thus causing more air polution in the process. Not only that but the food I've collected from my local Pizza Hut now has five minute longer to go cold
Environment my arse.
Can see wardens being attacked for their camera's. You can get less of a fine for TWOC`ing a car these days.
Can never understand why I still see people with hand-helds at that price when they drive around in £30 grand+ motors ? Weird.
WRT the idling thing though, I can understand they don't want parked cars idling for an unnecessary length of time, but surely they wouldn't do you for idling while waiting for traffic lights etc.?
And for those of you moaning about de-frosting the car, a bucket of water at about 10degrees does the job perfectly! Not so good if you don't have good drainage nearby though!
Is this is you're sat in the car or not?
What a stupid rule
Where I live they recently introduced a 'one way' restriction to a 10m piece of road which I used to use to access where I live. I now need to drive for five minutes longer because of this one way street, thus causing more air polution in the process. Not only that but the food I've collected from my local Pizza Hut now has five minute longer to go cold
Environment my arse.
No, seriously does it.. Cos you can bet that some little adolf will take it to mean that.
What about defrosting your windows. Surly they don't want you to drive off without being able to see where your going.
£80 eh! can't see why they came up with the idea. Just thinks of all the trees thay will kill issuing tickets.
However, then I can see them doing those closest to the lights for switching their engines off and calling it parked on double yellows (if present), parked within 10yards of a junction etc So double whammy, fined if you do, fined if you don't.
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