Shizara
04-08-2007, 06:13 PM
:rant: With all the extra revenue raised by the issuing of parking ticket fines will we see a reduction in our council tax? Noooo... I don't think so.
The local council have been cracking down on illegal parking and it's proving profitable for them. Don't get me wrong, take the financial aspect of it away and I understand why they are doing it, however, it is going to move the problem a bit further out. My flat has an allocated parking space and frequently people think they have the right to use it if they can't find parking elsewhere or wish to pay for it. What if I applied the same thinking and am driving along their road, deary me, no parking on the street but, ah, their parking area is free, I'll park there. I get out, lock my car and off to town. Am quite sure they would not be amused when they returned. However, people seem to think it ok to avail themselves of one of the spaces that are allocated to flats and marked as such.
Moving people on is a dodgy experience having been told off by one because he couldn't get to the space to park his car. Why? I was inconsiderately standing there tidying the area up. He was really annoyed when I refused him the use use the space. Another time a couple of carloads of youngsters parked there and I needed the space for my own use. I asked them nicely to park elsewhere and they refused. We parked elsewhere. How can that be right? :rant:
Will get off my soapbox now :rolleyes:
The local council have been cracking down on illegal parking and it's proving profitable for them. Don't get me wrong, take the financial aspect of it away and I understand why they are doing it, however, it is going to move the problem a bit further out. My flat has an allocated parking space and frequently people think they have the right to use it if they can't find parking elsewhere or wish to pay for it. What if I applied the same thinking and am driving along their road, deary me, no parking on the street but, ah, their parking area is free, I'll park there. I get out, lock my car and off to town. Am quite sure they would not be amused when they returned. However, people seem to think it ok to avail themselves of one of the spaces that are allocated to flats and marked as such.
Moving people on is a dodgy experience having been told off by one because he couldn't get to the space to park his car. Why? I was inconsiderately standing there tidying the area up. He was really annoyed when I refused him the use use the space. Another time a couple of carloads of youngsters parked there and I needed the space for my own use. I asked them nicely to park elsewhere and they refused. We parked elsewhere. How can that be right? :rant:
Will get off my soapbox now :rolleyes: