£400 an Hour

Richie, that was brilliant Inspired in fact

[jambo]

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

2. To challenge a ticket means sacrificing the 50% 'discount'. That's extortion in anyones book.

Actually if you challenge the ticket within 14 days the original price is put on hold while the complaint is settled.

Other than that, I've lived and worked here my entire life and racked up a sum total of 0 parking tickets.

You're doing it wrong.

If you can't park outside your house legally find somewhere you can park. If that means getting up and walking 5 minutes to your car every day then so be it. If the parking is inconvenient, then find a way to work with it, your current approach isn't working out so well.

Jambo

Originally Posted by jambo

your current approach isn't working out so well.

Jambo

What he means is, avoid taking a dump between 1 and 3

[yorkie_chris]

Seems a bit alien to not be allowed to park outside your own house?

[jambo]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Seems a bit alien to not be allowed to park outside your own house?

Yorkshire and London have somewhat different layouts and population densities. Plenty of houses have no dedicated parking at all, and many streets would be unable to cope if everyone parked outside their house. I know many people in London who have never owned a car and I don't disagree with any of them. It's busy and crowded, and a git to park most places. A motorbike's a much better bet for me

Jambo

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Seems a bit alien to not be allowed to park outside your own house?

That's how life is in London, but it's one of those "I want them to change to suit me" type things that blow-ins tend to want and moan about. Like I said, if you don't like it, don't move there ... which is why I live in an area where I can afford to rent a house with a 6 car drive and two garages. In my 20s I lived in both Harrow and Ealing, and hated every day there.

I spent the best part of 15 years sales repping in various company cars around that London and found somewhere free to park in most areas. If anything needs complaining about it's the Congestion Charge and the huge number of traffic offence cameras they have. I'd rather see them done away with and more proper coppers employed doing that job.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Lozzo

Like I said, if you don't like it, don't move there ...

I have no intention of doing!
To quote Mick Dundee "the place is crowded, I'd only make it worse"

Originally Posted by Lozzo

If anything needs complaining about it's the Congestion Charge and the huge number of traffic offence cameras they have. I'd rather see them done away with and more proper coppers employed doing that job.

...just like they do in north Wales

[andrewsmith]

*Northerner Alert*

The only problem with London is Southerners
Facking cockneys

Hated everytime I've been there. If a try again it'll be on bike

Originally Posted by Ed

...just like they do in north Wales

I said proper coppers