Parking wardens with no limits or respect
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/...
Saw this about parking attendants giving out tickets to cars that were pulling over on rememberance Sunday for the two minutes silence.
Makes you wonder just what was being fought for all those years ago......
Saw this about parking attendants giving out tickets to cars that were pulling over on rememberance Sunday for the two minutes silence.
Makes you wonder just what was being fought for all those years ago......
I remeber reading a while back about a load of people at a funeral. It was for an Iraq war casualty who had died very young. His family and fellow soldiers were there. A parking attendant decided to start ticketing their cars outside the cremetorium and needless to say they very nearly had to arrange his funeral as well. Deserved every beating they gave him in my opinion.
You must be psychic - I can see no mention whether or not there were actually people in these cars observing the 2 minutes silence, or whether they had parked for 2 hours while they were attending a service.
If the music was playing then the 2 minutes silence either hadn't started, or had finished - either way they could have driven away if they'd been occupied.
Still think TWs are scum/Hitler/paedophiles/perverts/wannabe rapists/etc.
If the music was playing then the 2 minutes silence either hadn't started, or had finished - either way they could have driven away if they'd been occupied.
Still think TWs are scum/Hitler/paedophiles/perverts/wannabe rapists/etc.
I don't believe this story at all, not one bit.
Story implies heartless warden ticketing cars at precisely 11am right outside the church. Reality is probably warden ticketing illegally parked cars several streets away a couple of hours earlier or later, with nothing to connect them with rememberance Sunday whatsoever.
Any real precise facts? in the story, they are noticeable by their absence, I smell a journalistic rat.
Story implies heartless warden ticketing cars at precisely 11am right outside the church. Reality is probably warden ticketing illegally parked cars several streets away a couple of hours earlier or later, with nothing to connect them with rememberance Sunday whatsoever.
Any real precise facts? in the story, they are noticeable by their absence, I smell a journalistic rat.
Read the story!
The people had parked in residents parking spots whilst they had gone off to attend the Remembrance Day service.
"The spokesman said the parking area for residents was clearly signed and there were more than 200 alternative spaces available so there was no reason for any motorist "to abuse the residents' parking area"."
By the by, I live in Brighton where we seem to have a warden per street, and I believe we came second in the country for highest number of tickets issued last year! I am no lover of them.
The people had parked in residents parking spots whilst they had gone off to attend the Remembrance Day service.
"The spokesman said the parking area for residents was clearly signed and there were more than 200 alternative spaces available so there was no reason for any motorist "to abuse the residents' parking area"."
By the by, I live in Brighton where we seem to have a warden per street, and I believe we came second in the country for highest number of tickets issued last year! I am no lover of them.
While parking in my local high street, I locked the car and walked over to the ticket machine to get my ticket, no sooner had I turned round to return to my car, there a parking warden writing out my ticket. I ran to the car and got back in, to pull away, he stood in front of my car to stop me driving away and issued the ticket, placed under my windscreen wiper and walked away!!!! I tried to appeal but my local council said that I was parked without a valid pay and display ticket!
i hate them, with the same amount of passion that I share for cars!!!!!!!
i hate them, with the same amount of passion that I share for cars!!!!!!!
charliekikika said:
While parking in my local high street, I locked the car and walked over to the ticket machine to get my ticket, no sooner had I turned round to return to my car, there a parking warden writing out my ticket. I ran to the car and got back in, to pull away, he stood in front of my car to stop me driving away and issued the ticket, placed under my windscreen wiper and walked away!!!! I tried to appeal but my local council said that I was parked without a valid pay and display ticket!
i hate them, with the same amount of passion that I share for cars!!!!!!!
If we lived in a fair and just world then you should have been able to run this little scum bag over! Sadly would have resulted in your reciving more than just a ticket....i hate them, with the same amount of passion that I share for cars!!!!!!!
skymaster said:
charliekikika said:
While parking in my local high street, I locked the car and walked over to the ticket machine to get my ticket, no sooner had I turned round to return to my car, there a parking warden writing out my ticket. I ran to the car and got back in, to pull away, he stood in front of my car to stop me driving away and issued the ticket, placed under my windscreen wiper and walked away!!!! I tried to appeal but my local council said that I was parked without a valid pay and display ticket!
i hate them, with the same amount of passion that I share for cars!!!!!!!
If we lived in a fair and just world then you should have been able to run this little scum bag over! Sadly would have resulted in your reciving more than just a ticket....i hate them, with the same amount of passion that I share for cars!!!!!!!
never had that happen to me, but if it did would probably remove the ticket machine by force from the said parking attendent, if u cant leave a car to walk to the ticket machine to buy a ticket, not really fair and shows that they simply want your money...
recall hearing about the above on the radio, local residents were plagued by people parking where they wanted to instead of walking for 5-10 mins from the car parks set up for non residents
recall hearing about the above on the radio, local residents were plagued by people parking where they wanted to instead of walking for 5-10 mins from the car parks set up for non residents
Little sympathy from me.
If you park on a parking restriction or within the limits of a "residents only" or stay longer than the permitted time on a "XXX mins only" sign then you're fair game for a parking warden.
Why the hell should I park further away just because someone wants to try it on and stay longer than they're allowed to?
Dodgy wardens however who issue tickets long before the times up or who don't let you even get to a ticket machine, as in one of the above posts, are crooks.
In twenty years of motoring I have never been ticketed and the only people I know who've been ticketed, or who I've seen get ticketed, were parking on well marked restricted areas. Now it is fair to say that I did once see a particulary keen warden making an issue of a fairly trivial infringement but this was in a very well marked area.
I have heard that if you report a dubious ticket incident you stand a fair chance of getting off. Has anyone actually tried? Not just shouted at someone or considered complaining, but actually officially tried to get off?
If you park on a parking restriction or within the limits of a "residents only" or stay longer than the permitted time on a "XXX mins only" sign then you're fair game for a parking warden.
Why the hell should I park further away just because someone wants to try it on and stay longer than they're allowed to?
Dodgy wardens however who issue tickets long before the times up or who don't let you even get to a ticket machine, as in one of the above posts, are crooks.
In twenty years of motoring I have never been ticketed and the only people I know who've been ticketed, or who I've seen get ticketed, were parking on well marked restricted areas. Now it is fair to say that I did once see a particulary keen warden making an issue of a fairly trivial infringement but this was in a very well marked area.
I have heard that if you report a dubious ticket incident you stand a fair chance of getting off. Has anyone actually tried? Not just shouted at someone or considered complaining, but actually officially tried to get off?
Scraggles said:
never had that happen to me, but if it did would probably remove the ticket machine by force from the said parking attendent, if u cant leave a car to walk to the ticket machine to buy a ticket, not really fair and shows that they simply want your money...
recall hearing about the above on the radio, local residents were plagued by people parking where they wanted to instead of walking for 5-10 mins from the car parks set up for non residents
Some park at nearest to the point of the shop they want to enter. In Portlethen, Aberdeenshire, not much on the road, but outside the local post office is double yellows, a few meters either way is free parking, also and a little parking area a few metres the either way.recall hearing about the above on the radio, local residents were plagued by people parking where they wanted to instead of walking for 5-10 mins from the car parks set up for non residents
Plonkers actually park on the double yellows, right on the corner at the junction, and I mean on the corner, like 1-2 metres from the actual junction. In order to only have to walk straight across the path to the shop?
I have mixed thoughts of the guy who got a ticket whilst he was away getting a parking ticket, doesnt sound just right?.
The issue of tickets by wardens IMO has never been based on common sence or any kind of compassion, regardless of the cercumstances. It's targets and and revenue, and little else.
Example, a few years ago afriend of mine stopped his car to lend assistance to an elderly lady who had fallen in the street. He parked paying little attention to the fact he'd parked on double yellows. My frind rendered first aid, a passer by phoned for an ambulance. The traffic warden even asked if there was anything she could do. Too many cooks and all, she was asked just to keep people away until the ambulance arived.
Done and dusted, the ambulance had left with the elderly woman on board, my mate retured to his car and low and behold found a ticket on his windscreen. He had no doubt that it had been the same warden who had asked if she could do anything.
No amount of explanation got him out of that ticket, and it seemed even the wordens were not above denying any knowledge, as my mate was as good as accused of lying about the incident. The local rag had very nearly a full page about it. Only then did anything get done about his ticket.
I have no doubt that wardens are human, trying to do a difficult job, but if they displayed some common while carrying it out, we might be a little more understanding. Well, I might anyway.
Example, a few years ago afriend of mine stopped his car to lend assistance to an elderly lady who had fallen in the street. He parked paying little attention to the fact he'd parked on double yellows. My frind rendered first aid, a passer by phoned for an ambulance. The traffic warden even asked if there was anything she could do. Too many cooks and all, she was asked just to keep people away until the ambulance arived.
Done and dusted, the ambulance had left with the elderly woman on board, my mate retured to his car and low and behold found a ticket on his windscreen. He had no doubt that it had been the same warden who had asked if she could do anything.
No amount of explanation got him out of that ticket, and it seemed even the wordens were not above denying any knowledge, as my mate was as good as accused of lying about the incident. The local rag had very nearly a full page about it. Only then did anything get done about his ticket.
I have no doubt that wardens are human, trying to do a difficult job, but if they displayed some common while carrying it out, we might be a little more understanding. Well, I might anyway.
T0nup said:
Done and dusted, the ambulance had left with the elderly woman on board, my mate retured to his car and low and behold found a ticket on his windscreen. He had no doubt that it had been the same warden who had asked if she could do anything.
No amount of explanation got him out of that ticket,.
No doubt this happened as explained, but view it from a different slant, if the Traffic Warden didnt know it was his car WHEN he issued ticket, no argueing with him can cancel it once issued, as I understand. If of course he knew well it was the guy assisting the old lady, then I take it back. But there is usually two situations in this sort of thing.No amount of explanation got him out of that ticket,.
Generally speaking, an awful of drivers do abuse parking restrictions, just stop on doubles to nip in the shop, causing a blockage behind them. Parking on zig zags as well. I was waiting outside Argos in Edinburgh for my son the other day, a car had parked on zig zags just past a traffic island, which doubled as pedestrian crossing, thus the zig zag. I must have been waiting there for over 10 minutes, whilst this plonker sat his car causing some difficulity for others to pass.
Sadly, no Wardens about.
When did a Warden ever do anything that improved a situation. All Wardens are dimwitted 28th rate bureaucrats who would be turned down for just about any job on the planet. Most too thick even to be Community Support Officers, which is their fantasy. Just like the one who walked up to my car this morning and stared through the windscreen at me like the brain dead pillock he was, because in his view I was taking too long to get out of the car and buy a parking ticket. Why was I taking time? Because it was poring with rain and I preferred to get the change sorted in the dry. Numb nuts tapped his watch. As I got out I could not resist saying, ' have you tried winding it?" He just stared blankly.
DWP said:
When did a Warden ever do anything that improved a situation. All Wardens are dimwitted 28th rate bureaucrats who would be turned down for just about any job on the planet. Most too thick
There all tossers in all walks of life, as we have been reading on this post, but lets not forget when you were last moaning about a "tosser" who had inadvertantly parked on double yellows, instead of perhaps find a parking space, or a car park, and was causing a lot of aggro to other vehicles trying to get pass, maybe you for example.Arnt just these "Tossers" also a little thick? dont they understand DOUBLE YELLOW LINES, or ZIG ZAGS, or anything in the H.C. for that matter.
Personally, I do not, and never have parked where I shouldnt, I recognise that the highway is not just for me, others have to use it as well.
Yes, some of the wardens do seem heavy handed, but maybe they are fed up of being abused by drivers, are you verbaly abused on a daily basis? I doubt it.
Yes, I have read the ones ticked on Remerberance Day, and for that one, and others, words fail me. I have to agree all comments on that one.
But perhaps the thought of a fixed penalty makes some drivers think twice about just stopping anywhere they feel like it.
I always smile when I see a car being ticketed. Remember we on here are all "Competent Drivers", and yet so many seem to blatently ignore the rules of the road, but are quick to chastise others who do?
DWP, I side with your own incident BTW, seems out of hand that one.
Edited by Vipers on Monday 19th November 21:32
i caught one of the little sh1ts writting me a ticket 10mins before my pay and display expired. caught red handed he starts lying and squirming patheticly like a young child before basicly running off. fcking b*stard. anyone who gives these thieving 
s a hard time or better yet a good kicking gets a thumbs up from me.
s a hard time or better yet a good kicking gets a thumbs up from me.Gassing Station | Motoring News | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff