Parking ticket? Fine by me.
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I am in Paris this week on business and yesterday we saw some very nice cars with their owners finding a unique way of getting a parking space, in this case on Avenue Montaigne, directly off Avenue des Champs Elysees, where parking is always harder than finding a Boris-loving Brexiteer at a Pride event.
A Ferrari Enzo and then a Ferrari 575 GT pulled up outside a fashion store (where shoes were £2,000 and dresses £10,000) and simply illegally parked. The tickets went on the screens and the official walked away. I asked him what was going on and he said it's normal in Paris. Many people are happy to pay the £52 ( i think it works out at) fine to go shopping! There were also 2 of those hideous but mega powerful Mercedes Jeep-type AMG monstrosities parked illegally with tickets on the screen. £52 to park? No thanks.
How about they start towing them away?
A Ferrari Enzo and then a Ferrari 575 GT pulled up outside a fashion store (where shoes were £2,000 and dresses £10,000) and simply illegally parked. The tickets went on the screens and the official walked away. I asked him what was going on and he said it's normal in Paris. Many people are happy to pay the £52 ( i think it works out at) fine to go shopping! There were also 2 of those hideous but mega powerful Mercedes Jeep-type AMG monstrosities parked illegally with tickets on the screen. £52 to park? No thanks.
How about they start towing them away?
craig511 said:
Nothing new there.
People in Edinburgh can either pay £38 on the meter for a days parking or just get a parking ticket, and if paid within 14 days its only £30. Bargain and no need for loose change, just pay the ticket online while admiring your car in their photo lol.
£38? That's mad.People in Edinburgh can either pay £38 on the meter for a days parking or just get a parking ticket, and if paid within 14 days its only £30. Bargain and no need for loose change, just pay the ticket online while admiring your car in their photo lol.
I took a trip down to Brighton a few years a back, spent the entire day doing some shopping, on the pier etc. All the usual stuff.
Got back to the car and that cost us £25!!! I'm not surprised by some of these parking prices in other city centre. Pretty sure there's parking round the City of London which is £35+ per day.
Also I suppose if you have money to burn and are planning on spending thousands on a shopping trip then what's a £60 fine in comparison! I doubt the authorities are fussed if they're making a tidy sum on a daily basis.
Got back to the car and that cost us £25!!! I'm not surprised by some of these parking prices in other city centre. Pretty sure there's parking round the City of London which is £35+ per day.
Also I suppose if you have money to burn and are planning on spending thousands on a shopping trip then what's a £60 fine in comparison! I doubt the authorities are fussed if they're making a tidy sum on a daily basis.
If theyre outside a shop where shoes are £2000, they clearly arent fussed by a £52 ticket.
Authorities should make it £500 a ticket, the super wealthy would probably still pay it for the convenience of parking right outside their favourite store. Indeed in London i bet there are those who would pay £1000 a day to park.
Authorities should make it £500 a ticket, the super wealthy would probably still pay it for the convenience of parking right outside their favourite store. Indeed in London i bet there are those who would pay £1000 a day to park.
I do something similar. I can never park near the my football ground, its a nightmare. I always park in Sainsburys, as I lock the car the man in the hi-Vis jacket comes and takes a photo of my car because he knows I'm not shopping in Sainsburys. I come back to a £30 ticket that I pay within 14 days to Horizon Parking. This is on Saturdays, mid week games they often do not bother monitoring those that park. Something about a maximum of a 2 hour stay on a Saturday. I simply dont have the time or effort to look for a space in the rat run, residential parking only roads that are around the ground. I cant walk, public transport would take hours
Edited by oldaudi on Friday 2nd August 12:28
Probably shouldn't admit to this, but as a lot of on road parking is council controlled, the fine if paid in 14 days is only £25. If, say, I'm staying at a friend's house in a permit zone for the weekend, it's far easier and cheaper to just risk the fine and leave my car outside their houses. Especially as these zones are normally free all day Sunday anyway. I probably get done around 1 in 4 times, so overall it works out pretty cheap for a couple of day's parking and the convenience. I'm sure the council enjoy the extra revenue too...
I don't play that game with private car parks though as the fines are normally double and the hassle with some of those companies just isn't worth it.
NB - there's always plenty of space around these guys houses so I'm not taking valuable spaces away from residents etc etc
I don't play that game with private car parks though as the fines are normally double and the hassle with some of those companies just isn't worth it.
NB - there's always plenty of space around these guys houses so I'm not taking valuable spaces away from residents etc etc
Shrimpvende said:
Probably shouldn't admit to this, but as a lot of on road parking is council controlled, the fine if paid in 14 days is only £25. If, say, I'm staying at a friend's house in a permit zone for the weekend, it's far easier and cheaper to just risk the fine and leave my car outside their houses. Especially as these zones are normally free all day Sunday anyway. I probably get done around 1 in 4 times, so overall it works out pretty cheap for a couple of day's parking and the convenience. I'm sure the council enjoy the extra revenue too...
I don't play that game with private car parks though as the fines are normally double and the hassle with some of those companies just isn't worth it.
NB - there's always plenty of space around these guys houses so I'm not taking valuable spaces away from residents etc etc
I don't play that game with private car parks though as the fines are normally double and the hassle with some of those companies just isn't worth it.
NB - there's always plenty of space around these guys houses so I'm not taking valuable spaces away from residents etc etc
So spread out, it's about £7 a day for parking. Bargain.oldaudi said:
I do something similar. I can never park near the my football ground, its a nightmare. I always park in Sainsburys, as I lock the car the man in the hi-Vis jacket comes and takes a photo of my car because he knows I'm not shopping in Sainsburys. I come back to a £30 ticket that I pay within 14 days to Horizon Parking. This is on Saturdays, mid week games they often do not bother monitoring those that park. Something about a maximum of a 2 hour stay on a Saturday. I simply dont have the time or effort to look for a space in the rat run, residential parking only roads that are around the ground. I cant walk, public transport would take hours
There may be an option to book a parking space with Horizon. Our local Sainsburys does.Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 2nd August 12:28
DaveH23 said:
This is a common sight outside Harrods as well. Double yellows all over and they just pull up and wander in.
Alot of them have foreign plates on as well so wonder how many of them actually get paid.
I have always wondered how those on Arabic-script plates get a parking ticket ... lolAlot of them have foreign plates on as well so wonder how many of them actually get paid.
There was an article in the Evening Standard a few years ago about a business owner in central London who parked outside his office everyday and got a ticket.
Recall his reasoning was that it cost £32/day to park in the local NCP half a mile away & he couldn't fit his Bentley into the spaces easily. Also got a few door dings etc from other users.
A ticket, paid in 14 days was reduced to £40 so he thought the extra £8/day was money well-spent for the convenience.
Not excusing his behaviour as he is clearly a bit of a nobber if he feels the need to drive a Bentley into London on a daily basis just to go to the office but can see his logic.
Recall his reasoning was that it cost £32/day to park in the local NCP half a mile away & he couldn't fit his Bentley into the spaces easily. Also got a few door dings etc from other users.
A ticket, paid in 14 days was reduced to £40 so he thought the extra £8/day was money well-spent for the convenience.
Not excusing his behaviour as he is clearly a bit of a nobber if he feels the need to drive a Bentley into London on a daily basis just to go to the office but can see his logic.
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