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08-10-2005, 01:42 AM
Anyone got any good traffic warden stories?
I remember last year when I lived in Northampton, waking up to my alarm clock. The reason I'd set the alarm was to get up early to move the car, as there were no spaces when I finished work the previous night. So 08:45 i was up, ran down the street then bam! there was a parking ticket. I was gobsmacked, the time on the ticket was 07:35. To my dismay the start work at 07:30 until 22:00 ....
The council in Northampton have reduced the number of spaces available for residential homes. Anyone going out on the wellingborough road (main route into town) used to park on the road and pick it up in the morning. Now they park on the side streets, and pick them up in the morning. This means less spaces for residents!
I got up early the next day, out of curiosity and had a good insight into their little world. On their mopeds they were doing 42mph in a 30 zone, he knew exactly where to look for offenders and was soon issuing tickets. Talk about double standards they can park on doubl eyellows to issue tickets! Also I thought that they had to wait 5 mins to see if you were coming to move the car? I stopped and saw him put a ticket on a car that already had a ticket on it. On investigating it was from the same day I got my ticket and was for 07:40 exactly 5 mins after mine was issued and it was 3 minute drive from my car.
The wife called me sad and said I needed to get a life, she may be right. I also remember the time one was trying to issue a ticket and I said "Stop, I will put 50p in that meter", they asked why would I do that, to which I replied because I am a good citizen. The then quoted acts of parliament where it is illegal to feed meters .... blooming traffic wardens have an answer for everything!
Once I tried to pay a fine with all the schrapnel - coinage 1p's 2p's ... the girl in the payment office quoted another act the currencies act 1954 or something stupid. this law says they can only accept £ in loose change! I asked her to take that out and I would give her a cheque for the rest Then I had a change of heart and gave her a cheque for the full amount. I know it was childish and not her fault, but these simple things make me laugh!
So come on lets hear your stories ....
Since moving to Canada I have been issued 2 tickets for parking offences - but that was down to me not understanding their strange signs You have a lampost with a no parking arrow to the left then there is a white line about 1/2 a car length back. Me being Jonny foreigner park there and get a ticket ... but hey its half the price of a ticket back home!
Stubs
I remember last year when I lived in Northampton, waking up to my alarm clock. The reason I'd set the alarm was to get up early to move the car, as there were no spaces when I finished work the previous night. So 08:45 i was up, ran down the street then bam! there was a parking ticket. I was gobsmacked, the time on the ticket was 07:35. To my dismay the start work at 07:30 until 22:00 ....
The council in Northampton have reduced the number of spaces available for residential homes. Anyone going out on the wellingborough road (main route into town) used to park on the road and pick it up in the morning. Now they park on the side streets, and pick them up in the morning. This means less spaces for residents!
I got up early the next day, out of curiosity and had a good insight into their little world. On their mopeds they were doing 42mph in a 30 zone, he knew exactly where to look for offenders and was soon issuing tickets. Talk about double standards they can park on doubl eyellows to issue tickets! Also I thought that they had to wait 5 mins to see if you were coming to move the car? I stopped and saw him put a ticket on a car that already had a ticket on it. On investigating it was from the same day I got my ticket and was for 07:40 exactly 5 mins after mine was issued and it was 3 minute drive from my car.
The wife called me sad and said I needed to get a life, she may be right. I also remember the time one was trying to issue a ticket and I said "Stop, I will put 50p in that meter", they asked why would I do that, to which I replied because I am a good citizen. The then quoted acts of parliament where it is illegal to feed meters .... blooming traffic wardens have an answer for everything!
Once I tried to pay a fine with all the schrapnel - coinage 1p's 2p's ... the girl in the payment office quoted another act the currencies act 1954 or something stupid. this law says they can only accept £ in loose change! I asked her to take that out and I would give her a cheque for the rest Then I had a change of heart and gave her a cheque for the full amount. I know it was childish and not her fault, but these simple things make me laugh!
So come on lets hear your stories ....
Since moving to Canada I have been issued 2 tickets for parking offences - but that was down to me not understanding their strange signs You have a lampost with a no parking arrow to the left then there is a white line about 1/2 a car length back. Me being Jonny foreigner park there and get a ticket ... but hey its half the price of a ticket back home!
Stubs