Author Topic: This is why we hate traffic wombles (Read 5025 times)

Punkstig · « **on:** 19 November 2013, 04:55:55 pm »

Parked up to find this bike has been ticketed, free parking bay (Camden) but as he has parked slightly on the yellow line he got a ticket, painful!

Exupnut · « **Reply #1 on:** 19 November 2013, 05:03:34 pm »

Harsh but the norm unfortunately. Btw lovin those bingo wings

richfzs · « **Reply #2 on:** 19 November 2013, 05:37:41 pm »

That's foccing ludicrous - I'd be appealing that immediately.... Well not quite immediately, I'd have to come down from the ceiling first....

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #3 on:** 19 November 2013, 06:13:00 pm »

The only time I ever parked a bike in London, somewhere near Shaftesbury Ave., another guy just parking up warned me to make sure I wasn't even touching the yellow - some of Hitler's SS are alive and well and working in London....

BBROWN1664 · « **Reply #4 on:** 19 November 2013, 06:25:47 pm »

A real traffic warden who works for the police only issues tickets as a last resort and has actually failed in their primary task which is to keep traffic moving if they do. As such, they don't like issuing tickets as it's an admission of failure.

Parking Wardens that work for the councils however are a bunch of wankers who should be shot.

locksmith · « **Reply #5 on:** 19 November 2013, 06:36:38 pm »

Whilst common sense would say he's parked ok, the bike is actually outside the bay's white line and sitting on a yellow

Punkstig · « **Reply #6 on:** 19 November 2013, 07:32:36 pm »

The thing is the council removed 2 motorbike bays around the corner due to building works that are going on, thus reducing parking spaces by about 15, this guys obviously parked with the common sense to give others as much space as possible, I'd happily take it to the adjudicators even though by the letter of the law its wrong, and I'd be getting in touch with MCN (this time of year they got hardly any stories in there so this would help fill it out!

dazza · « **Reply #7 on:** 19 November 2013, 07:39:22 pm »

Traffic wardens get a bad press I think. I'm actually grateful for them.....I mean, I didn't even know I had Tourette's until I came across one a few years ago.

caretaker · « **Reply #8 on:** 19 November 2013, 07:53:12 pm »

richfzs · « **Reply #9 on:** 19 November 2013, 08:17:22 pm »

fazersharp · « **Reply #10 on:** 19 November 2013, 08:19:04 pm »

The poor chap cant get it within the lines because theres a bike with some masive planks on the sides

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #11 on:** 19 November 2013, 08:51:52 pm »

I mean, jeez, you could understand it if the bike was causing some sort of obstruction or safety issue by being outside of the box, but ffs, don't these people have any common sense?! They, more than anyone except bike riders themselves, must realise how limited bike parking is in London. So much for promoting anti-traffic congestion policies.

midden · « **Reply #12 on:** 19 November 2013, 10:52:13 pm »

Quote from: fazersharp on 19 November 2013, 08:19:04 pm

The poor chap cant get it within the lines because theres a bike with some masive planks on the sides

and remnants of Bet lynches bed clothes on the seat and mudguard........who could blame anyone for taking a wide berth..

I reckon filling out a complaint form would get him off anyway

locksmith · « **Reply #13 on:** 20 November 2013, 09:31:19 am »

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don't these people have any common sense?!

Obviously not, bearing in mind what Punkstig said about a m/c parking closure around the corner, the warden must be a complete heartless bastard of a retard with no active brain cells.

richfzs · « **Reply #14 on:** 20 November 2013, 09:35:07 am »

And targets / performance bonuses to meet...

fazersharp · « **Reply #15 on:** 20 November 2013, 09:38:05 am »

The road marking says "solo motorcycles" ----how do they know when a bike is parked if it had a pillion on when you parked.

locksmith · « **Reply #16 on:** 20 November 2013, 09:44:16 am »

Quote from: fazersharp on 20 November 2013, 09:38:05 am

The road marking says "solo motorcycles" ----how do they know when a bike is parked if it had a pillion on when you parked.

Maybe that's why he got a ticket

Chillum · « **Reply #17 on:** 20 November 2013, 03:13:39 pm »

Who's to say that the retard with the decked out Fazer didn't move his bike a bit so he could get his fat arse on his bike?

After all, the rear tyre looks inside the yellows!

Dead Eye · « **Reply #18 on:** 20 November 2013, 05:03:43 pm »

Apologies if any of the comments are sarcasm and I couldn't tell, however...

Mr. Punkstig said in his original post that he parked up to find the bike like this. That means that the ticketed bike was parked that way before he arrived and was not the cause

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #19 on:** 20 November 2013, 05:34:20 pm »

Quote from: Chillum on 20 November 2013, 03:13:39 pm

Who's to say that the retard with the decked out Fazer didn't move his bike a bit so he could get his fat arse on his bike?

After all, the rear tyre looks inside the yellows!

But can you hold off half hour til I've had me dinner?

dazza · « **Reply #20 on:** 20 November 2013, 05:51:22 pm »

Quote from: Chillum on 20 November 2013, 03:13:39 pm

Who's to say that the retard with the decked out Fazer didn't move his bike a bit so he could get his fat arse on his bike?

After all, the rear tyre looks inside the yellows!

You've actually hit on a good point there, as anyone could of moved the bike over. I for one would contest this ticket saying that the bike was within the bay when I left it.

fazersharp · « **Reply #21 on:** 20 November 2013, 05:55:13 pm »

I wasnt trying to be funny with the pillion thing, what does it mean

dazza · « **Reply #22 on:** 20 November 2013, 06:00:06 pm »

"Solo" As opposed to Motorbike and side car, I presume.

unfazed · « **Reply #23 on:** 20 November 2013, 08:39:43 pm »

For FOC sake, talk about retards

Punkstig · « **Reply #24 on:** 20 November 2013, 09:24:51 pm »

My arse definitely ain't fat, and I may be stupid but I'm no retard thank you!