parking ticket

[Stingo]

Originally Posted by Ed

I think Stingo was suggesting that there might be a discount for a season ticket.

Hovis im not in any way having a go at you here but id say a £30 fine was lucky. If a cop had seen it, you'd be looking at double that and 3 points. Sorry pal but no excuses

Originally Posted by keithd

can i get this straight...you parked on the zig zags by a zebra crossing? and are ranting about getting a ticket?

you could have got 3 points had it been a traffic copper. i got 3 points for unloading on zigzags about 12 yrs ago!

Originally Posted by hovi5

just got a parking ticket for parking on the zig zags out side my house is was only ther a few mins & saw him writing out a ticket so went out .but he said "its too late" so when i started to walk away he asked if i was going to move my car? i said no..i might as well leave it there now....so he said i will give you another ticket........so i said go on then ......i did not think he could do that

anyway i moved the car & now im £30 lighter

over

Think yourself lucky, you could be toast next time.

Don't think yourself lucky for only getting £30 fine.
Think the retired old dear lucky, who has partial sighting and dodgy hearing. Stopping at the crossing to cross the road as safely as she can. Then, just as she has taken a couple of steps onto the crossing some bloke who is running late and not paying full attention to the road wipes her out as he didn't see her in time because what little attention he was paying was hampered by your vehicle blocking a clear view o the crossing.
Sorry Hovi5 but it's my opinion that if you are parking on zig zags at a crossing you are putting others lives at risk. Being there for only a couple of minutes is no excuse either. It takes seconds to knock somebody over.
With regards to blocking a driveway, as far as I can remember, as far as there is no vehicle in the driveway then it's OK to park there. Its an offence to block a vehicle in a driveway but not to block access to the driveway.

Originally Posted by Furry Ginger One

With regards to blocking a driveway, as far as I can remember, as far as there is no vehicle in the driveway then it's OK to park there. Its an offence to block a vehicle in a driveway but not to block access to the driveway.

I'm pretty sure you can't block a driveway with a dropped curb, doesn't matter if there is a car in the drive or not.

Hovis, use you loaf mate, you knew it was wrong. Sorry to say it but you deserved this one. Learn from this experience.

Originally Posted by Beenz

Hovis, use you loaf mate, you knew it was wrong. Sorry to say it but you deserved this one. Learn from this experience.

i know, & i have admited it & sent off the cheque

Had Plod round at our house last night (unrelated matter to parking), they never battered an eyelid, even when i purposefully told them that I park the bike outside on the zigzags.

But then, they were local coppers who knew the village very well, and they've probably driven past both my bike & car parked on the zigzags about a gazillion times.

Sorry Hovi5 :P

Originally Posted by Apophes

no comment really

you have zebras in caerphilly ...... cool

bows head in shame and heads for the door