City of london tickets - how to waste their time?

where abouts on your bike do they stick these tickets?

Sometimes the screen, sometimes the rear seat, had it wrapped around my bars once which really annoyed me for some reason 0_O

[fizzwheel]

Is the area clearly marked as "Private Property"

If so can you not wait for the phantom ticketer to turn up, perform a citizens arrest for trespass and then phone the police ?

I know nothing about the legality of any of this, but it'd sure p*ss me off if somebody did that to me.

Is it the same warden each time ?

Know what time he comes round?

Hide in a bush, jump out and scare the sh!t out of him?

Hide under youre bike cover and jump out when you hear him...

Emmm I shall have a think!!

[yorkie_chris]

Follow the c*ck home and clone his plate so he sends himself a ticket.

[dizzyblonde]

follow him home, and stick all the tickets hes given you, on his vehicle, see how he likes that!

[keith_d]

Start photocopying tickets for a week or two so you've got details of the number of tickets issued.

Then, when he passes buy ask for his identification. When he asks why, explain that you are going to complain to his manager about harassment. When he claims he's only doing his job, point out that he's on private property and not entitled to ticket your bike there. So what he's doing is harassment!

If he doesn't back down at this point it's time for a formal complaint. That's in writing with copies to:

a) His boss.
b) The numpty responsible for parking enforcement in the borough
c) The head of the council
d) Whoever is specified in the official complaints procedure

Be sure to include details of the location including photos, details of the tickets and the name of the warden(s) in question.


Edit - you might also want to set up CCTV monitoring your bike (with your bosses permission) so that if he vandalises your bike after his disciplinary hearing you can approach the council for compensation (and probably cost him his job). Vindictive but effective.

[MisterTommyH]

Sounds like harassment to me. Try a restraining order against the CEO - he's obviously got some grudge against you and shouldn't be allowed within 50 feet of you or your bike.

have a look on the tickets and see if the time of issue is more or less the same each day.
would be worth having a word with the police saying that some knob is messing with your bike daily at xxxxx time.

[yorkie_chris]

And some weird adhesive near the primary brake controls, attempted murder if you ask me!