Jump to content

Parking Fine Outside Sainsbury's Local on Lordship Lane

RicB

By RicB
in The Lounge

 Share

Recommended Posts

Simonet

Simonet

Posted
Posted

Huguenot Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> So I was right with Phil Mitchell age and

> attitude... Now about the drugs and the guns...?

>

> I don't know whether you can see the flaw in your

> argument Simonet, but it's the other Phil Mitchell

> approaching the same junction at 5.00am from a

> different direction whilst speeding and thinking

> the roads are clear...


The whole point is that there was no-one else around and as I was already in the Main Road i.e. The Walworth Road heading towards Dulwich that there was no point in my Red Light at that time. What happens in sensible areas is that anyone driving in the early hours from a side road triggers the traffic system which makes sense, but there were no pedestrians or other Motorists anywhere and yet I had to give way to the Green light in favour of the Bus Lane.


If a Bus comes along then, naturally, they should trip the Light system and gain precedence but there were no buses or anyone else around so why was it necessary for me to stop when I was in the Main Road?


Coming down the A13 from Barking thru' The Blackwall Tunnel the cars are on permanent GREEN unless a Bus comes along in the inside lane and the bus gets priority by triggerring the lights and the Motorists lights turn Red. THAT makes sense.


Free-flowing cars and the bus gets priority at the lights so continually moves but there were no buses at 5.00AM at the time I was there and no-one wanted to enter from the side-roads and there were no pedestrians so what was the point of me stopping Huguenot? Pray tell...

zeban

zeban

Posted
Posted

Simonet Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> zeban Wrote:

>

> Clearly by your attitude, it sounds like you're

> pissed off, not sorry. You shouldn't be driving as

> far as I'm

> concerned. Bring on your ban, it sounds as though

> it will come soon anyway.

>

> Sorry but I've just reviewed your comments and

> they are utterly ridiculous.

>

> I'm delighted NOT "pissed off, as you charmingly

> put it, as the Guy showed flexibility and ignored

> the rule-book and gave me a final chance which I

> grabbed with both hands.

>

> Hence 200,000 miles since of perfectly legal

> driving.

>

> I was demonstrating how refreshing it was that

> someone used their discretion and I've proved they

> were 100% right in doing so. How you interpret my

> gratitude as "pissed off" beggars belief!

>

> Its the complete antithesis of that!


Simonet, I am talking about the pissed off attutide you have towards the points you have acrued so far, the ones where you were over the speed limit, not your grateful attitude to the warden who let you off.


No I'm not a driver. My concerns come from being a pedestrian which is why I think people like you should stay off the road.

Simonet

Simonet

Posted
Posted

zeban Wrote:

No I'm not a driver. My concerns come from being a

pedestrian which is why I think people like you

should stay off the road.


zeban I had established you weren't a driver after your opening gambit.:))


I just hope that every single time you cross a road that you do it EXACTLY withinthe Law and never cross any road apart from the obvious places like Zebra Crossings/Traffic Lights.


Please confirm that you have never transgressed as you expect high standards in motorists so I assume you have ALWAYS crossed at designated places. That is so, isn't it ?


p.s. I'm sorry that 200,000 (mainly ) London miles without a single incident is not goodenough for you but I am at a loss on how I can improve on an exemplary driving record, in ( mainly ) London, of all places and yet you still say "people like you should stay off the road."


I like the "people like me" bit ! So how can I improve on perfectly obeying every Road Law and on having no incidents in the last 12 years, please ??

Twirly

Twirly

Posted
Posted

What makes me curious is why the first 3 penalty points didn?t increase your caution when driving, and why it took getting a further 6 and the possibility of losing your licence and your job before you suddenly reverted to following the rules of the road?


I managed to get 3 points last summer by doing 30 over Tower Bridge, as I missed the sign saying the speed limit was 20 (it?s a small one), so thought I was within the speed limit. I?m still amazed that I managed to do 30, as every other time I?ve been over it, there has been so much traffic that doing 10 mph is a challenge! It was early on a Saturday morning is the only way to account for it. I was always pretty good at sticking to the speed limit anyway, but I?m even more careful and observant now.


I am also quite curious about this stranger who got into your car and insisted on being taken to Harrow? when did s/he make their escape in your little story?

zeban

zeban

Posted
Posted

Exactly Twirly.


It's not the fact that you've made a mistake Simonet- everyone makes mistakes, but it's your nonchalent attitude I have a problem with. You don't seem to have learnt your lesson, in fact it seems you don't think you were in the wrong at all, therefore it seems you will still continue to make these mistakes, in the hope that people will let you off or be 'flexible' when you plead with them about what a 'mistake' you've made. As you have indeed demonstrated.

Horsebox

Horsebox

Posted
Posted

Jeremy Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Is this "Simonet" character an old poster

> returning under a new name?

>

> I think I recognise his style.


I thought the same, Jeremy, but not enough emoticons for my chief suspect.

Simonet

Simonet

Posted
Posted

Twirly Wrote:

I am also quite curious about this stranger who got into your car and insisted on being taken to Harrow? when did s/he make their escape in your little story?


This is what actually occurred in "my little story".


The traffic in Piccadilly Circus was not moving due to the traffic chaos at the (old) Trafalgar Square junction. A complete stranger of Mediterranean appearance suddenly opened my passenger door and insisted that I take him to Harrow.

I informed him that I was not a Cab and, surrealistically, he told me that he knew that but still wanted me to take him to Harrow. I got out of my car clutching the keys and made it clear I wasn't going anywhere and he, eventually, got out and walked away! lol...


Whilst this was a HARROWing experience it had nothing to do with my getting, rightfully, stopped but I used it as an excuse that I was disorientated. I was not disorientated but my quick thinking might have got me the benefit of the doubt with the Policeman.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing
  • Advertise Here

  • Latest Discussions

    • HeadNun
      Taxes

      By HeadNun · Posted

      Hey Sue, I was wrong - I don't think it would just be for foreign tourists. So yeah I assume that, if someone lives in Lewisham and wants to say the night in southwark, they'd pay a levy.  The hotels wouldn't need to vet anyone's address or passports - the levy is automatically added on top of the bill by every hotel / BnB / hostel and passed on to Southwark. So basically, you're paying an extra two quid a night, or whatever, to stay in this borough.  It's a great way to drive footfall... to the other London boroughs.  https://www.ukpropertyaccountants.co.uk/uk-tourist-tax-exploring-the-rise-of-visitor-levies-and-foreign-property-charges/
    • David Peckham
      Taxes

      By David Peckham · Posted

      Pretty much, Sue, yeah. It's the perennial, knotty problem of imposing a tax and balancing that with the cost of collecting it.  The famous one was the dog licence - I think it was 37 1/2 pence when it was abolished, but the revenue didn't' come close to covering the administration costs. As much I'd love to have a Stasi patrolling the South Bank, looking for mullet haircuts, unshaven armpits, overly expressive hand movements and red Kicker shoes, I'm afraid your modern Continental is almost indistinguishable from your modern Londoner. That's Schengen for you. So you couldn't justify it from an ROI point of view, really. This scheme seems a pretty good idea, overall. It's not perfect, but it's cheap to implement and takes some tax burden off Southwark residents.   'The Man' has got wise to this. It's got bad juju now. If you're looking to rinse medium to large amounts of small denomination notes, there are far better ways. Please drop me a direct message if you'd like to discuss this matter further.   Kind Regards  Dave
    • jazzer
      Is Rachel Reeves becoming the new Liz Truss?

      By jazzer · Posted

      "What's worse is that the perceived 20 billion black hole has increased to 30 billion in a year. Is there a risk that after 5 years it could be as high as 70 billion ???" Why is it perceived, Reeves is responsible for doubling the "black hole" to £20b through the public sector pay increases. You can't live beyond your means and when you try you go bankrupt pdq. In 4 yrs time if this Govt survives that long and the country doesn't go bust before then, in 2029 I dread to think the state the country will be in.  At least Sunak and co had inflation back to 2% with unemployment being stable and not rising.   
    • CPR Dave
      Cllr Williams to stand down

      By CPR Dave · Posted

      He seemed to me to be fully immersed in the Jeremy Corbyn ethos of the Labour Party. I dint think that (and self describing as a Marxist) would have helped much when Labour was changed under Starmer. There was a purge of people as far left as him that he was lucky to survive once in my opinion.   Stuff like this heavy endorsement of Momentum and Corbyn. It doesn't wash with a party that is in actual government.   https://labourlist.org/2020/04/forward-momentum-weve-launched-to-change-it-from-the-bottom-up/

East Dulwich Forum

Established in 2006, we are an online community discussion forum for people who live, work in and visit SE22.

Home
Events
Sign In

Sign In



Or sign in with one of these services

Search
×
    Search In
×
×
  • Create New...