Beyond A Joke

[emmie]

not sure what the parking warden or what passes for them these days was thinking,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-26074514

[hc4361]

You mean she left her car illegally parked and went off on holiday?
Bizarre.

[Zacs-Master]

yes, but it wasn't issued by a traffic warden.

[emmie]

no they are not santa clause or the tooth fairy, parking enforcement officers are clear enough, i see them every day.

[emmie]

no she wasn't parked illegally as far as i remember, she was parked in a bay. i will see if can find the story, it was some time ago.

[Zacs-Master]

I'm sorry, you've lost me know.

[Zacs-Master]

see, you've even made me start to spell well known words wrong.

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

It wasn't just a poor picture, it was a video.
The driver explained several times that he was queueing in traffic and it was only when he refused to accept the ticket and demanded his day in court with the camera operator present that the council backed down.
That's why it's news.

[Mamyalynne]

There is no denying that any system will have its errors - but Ludwigs point that 'a lot' will pay regardless means one of two things to me.

Either they have more money than sense, or they regularly fail to check where they park so tickets are not uncommon to them.

The thought of me just paying out to save hassle is beyond my ken.

[emmie]

MJJ, thank you
you see someone understands.

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

Thanks :)

[Old_Jim]

I don't want to denigrate the entire profession, but being a parking camera attendant doesn't appeal to the brightest in our society.

[ludwig]

^ same goes for traffic wardens