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Gimme

Gimme

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I don't really regard breaking the law in a number of dangerous ways trivial.

The only thing trivial is your silly response.

"BUT MAYBE THEY WERE ONLY THERE BECAUSE YOU WERE TOO LAZY AND INCONSIDERATE TO PARK YOUR CAR PROPERLY IN THE FIRST INSTANCE" - I was standing outside my house nowhere near my car. They were not there because of anything I did.


Driving while using a mobile phone is the cause of lord knows how many accidents every year. Not sure about abysmally dangerous parking but it if it wasn't a problem it wouldn't be regulated agains.

The reason I get annoyed (and so do a lot of other people) is that those enforcing the law should not think that they are above it but frequently do. There is nothing wrong with carrying out our duty as taxpayers and citizens to ensure that those who we pay to enforce our laws also abide by them.



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sniffy

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Gimme Wrote:

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> I don't really regard breaking the law in a number

> of dangerous ways trivial.

> The only thing trivial is your silly response.

> "BUT MAYBE THEY WERE ONLY THERE BECAUSE YOU WERE

> TOO LAZY AND INCONSIDERATE TO PARK YOUR CAR

> PROPERLY IN THE FIRST INSTANCE" - I was standing

> outside my house nowhere near my car. They were

> not there because of anything I did.


Ok fair enough. You did state however, that you had been ticketed for parking in a loading bay which you then later spotted traffic warden using?


That aside, when people are 'tempted' to park illegally it is usually because there are few/no 'legal' places left to park.


So, by definition there will be no places left for parking wardens when they really need to do their job?


"The reason I get annoyed (and so do a lot of other people) is that those enforcing the law should not think that they are above it but frequently do. There is nothing wrong with carrying out our duty as taxpayers and citizens to ensure that those who we pay to enforce our laws also abide by them."


So for example, do you really expect the Police to stay within the standard realms of the law when going about their business? like staying within speed limits whilst chasing speeding stolen cars?

Surely they must be allowed extended powers in order to effectively carry out their job.

Futile otherwise?

If everyone stayed within the law, they wouldn't be forced to go beyond it in order to penalise/catch us?


Please don't get me wrong, I hate getting parking tickets, but when i do.... well it's mostly my own fault of course!

And finally, to agree with you on at least one point :) I absolutely hate people who use mobiles whilst driving...


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Jeremy

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I don't think traffic wardens are necessarily the servants of society you make them out to be. Many of them use predatory tactics, or give tickets to people who are parked legally - just in case they get away with it.


And coming to think of it - why do traffic wardens in London need to use cars anyway?

the-e-dealer

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Can you find out from 'Lord' exactly how many accidents are caused by Mobiles? Im sure they DO cause accidents.

Also what about Police on their radios does this cause accidents? Taxi drivers talking to Control Etc. Is the Radio bad to?

I wonder. I know listening to Enigma sends me to sleep and Bat out of Hell wakes me up!

Gimme

Gimme

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Someone using their phone ran into the back of my bike (pedal bike) in a transit van at a roundabout last year so I know they do cause accidents for sure. He couldn't have missed me if he was concentrating. I was only wearing a high viz jacket and 2 flashing lights....



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> Can you find out from 'Lord' exactly how many

> accidents are caused by Mobiles? Im sure they DO

> cause accidents.

> Also what about Police on their radios does this

> cause accidents? Taxi drivers talking to Control

> Etc. Is the Radio bad to?

> I wonder. I know listening to Enigma sends me to

> sleep and Bat out of Hell wakes me up!

the-e-dealer

the-e-dealer

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I'd still like the figures- Incidentally I nearly hit a bike today with only one flashing light - . It looked like a reflection from the side of the road. I expect two Flashing lights would be better. Don't they do proper lights for bikes anymore?
skumacher

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You have my sympathy. Southwark parking wardens are terrible. I got a penalty charge notice for sitting in my car for five minutes while i waited to pick my friend up. This was on a closed off road on elm grove-there is no traffic whatsoever there-there are no cars there!!!!!! Their cameras spotted me for being parked over 50cm form the double yellow. Didn't even get out the car. If you know the area you will know this is daylight robbery. I would rather be mugged for ?60 as I would feel less violated...
kford

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And the abuse of position goes on. Right on the junction of Lordship Lane and Hansler Road, one of Southwark Parking's Orwellian camera cars, parked on double-yellows, engine running, in a position blocking motorists' views left. This is a tricky sightline even when cars are parked legally and I suspect that if the police, or a civil (as opposed to council) traffic warden saw this you'd end up with endorsements. Outrageous.


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BTW, after over 30 mins, the car is still there, engine running. I think that's an offence too.

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