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Couple fined after parking permit falls off windscreen
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| Jacky and Johnny Roche |
IT had been the perfect
break to celebrate their
wedding anniversary.
But memories of those relaxing
seven days were marred when
Johnny and Jacky Roche arrived
back at their Eastleigh home to
find they had been victims of
"jobsworth" traffic wardens.
The parking permit on Jacky's
distinctive purple coloured Rover
100, with a pink interior, had slid
off the windscreen after the adhesive
suction had given up on the
holder.
But Jacky, aged 55, whose car
had been parked opposite her
Market Street home, said: "The
permit and holder fell into the
passenger side footwell.
"It had landed face up and was
quite clearly visible. A ticket was
put on the windscreen on the
Wednesday we were away.
"Then to add insult to injury
another ticket was put there on
the following day. It really is out
order and a real jobsworth thing
to do. The traffic wardens are
overzealous."
Jacky has taken a photograph of
the permit lying in the footwell
which shows that it was clearly
visible.
A neighbour had pointed out to
the warden that the permit had
fallen into the footwell but Jacky
said: "Apparently the warden just
shrugged his shoulders and
walked off in the direction of the
Swan Centre."
She said: "We went to Market
Harborough to celebrate our third
wedding anniversary and had a
lovely seven stress free days. This
was all ruined when I found out
that I had got two parking tickets.
"The wardens must have
realised that the distinctive small
purple car had been parked in the
same location without moving for
seven days.
"Surely they could have checked
on the council database that a permit
had been actually issued for
the vehicle."
Jacky is faced with having to
cough up a total of £140 but she
has lodged an appeal with the
council.
A council spokesman said: "The
council can confirm that two
penalty charge notices were
issued by separate members of
the parking services team.
"A check of all the windows and
seats was carried out but the permit
was not visible. The council
has now received an appeal from
Mrs Roche and this is being considered."
It is the second timewithin a few
weeks that Eastleigh Council has
been embroiled in a row over
parking. Last week the Daily Echo
revealed that a Chandler's Ford
resident was having to pay the
price for living in the wrong part
of his street.
David Keyworth was given a
penalty ticket for parking two
wheels of his car on the verge outside
his home in Bodycoats Road.
A council ban on parking on
verges only applied to his particular
section of the road. If he had
driven a few hundred yards down
the road he could have parked on
the vergewithout fear of getting a
ticket. He's also appealing against
the penalty.
11:01am Friday 16th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: hulla, baloo on 11:21am Fri 16 May 08
Wonder if the ticket was for a parking violation, or for owning a purple Rover 100.
Wonder if the ticket was for a parking violation, or for owning a purple Rover 100.
Posted by: Plum Pudding, Swamptown on 11:30am Fri 16 May 08
[quote][bold]hulla[/bold] wrote:
Wonder if the ticket was for a parking violation, or for owning a purple Rover 100.[/quote] With a pink interior...
Having such bad taste in public should be grounds alone for a fine!
hulla wrote:
Wonder if the ticket was for a parking violation, or for owning a purple Rover 100.
With a pink interior...
Having such bad taste in public should be grounds alone for a fine!
Posted by: N on 11:31am Fri 16 May 08
Another "Jobsworth" just doing his job.
Was or wasn't the permit on clearly on display.
They will probably win their appeal when they provide the permit, BUT if it was not ON DISPLAY they really don't have a case.
Another "Jobsworth" just doing his job.
Was or wasn't the permit on clearly on display.
They will probably win their appeal when they provide the permit, BUT if it was not ON DISPLAY they really don't have a case.
Posted by: Christoff on 11:45am Fri 16 May 08
[quote][bold]N[/bold] wrote:
Another "Jobsworth" just doing his job. Was or wasn't the permit on clearly on display. They will probably win their appeal when they provide the permit, BUT if it was not ON DISPLAY they really don't have a case.[/quote] Let's hope the council apply a little common sense and realise the owner's were not taking the p!ss but were just unlucky with the adhesive.
I will be surprised if they lose the appeal
N wrote:
Another "Jobsworth" just doing his job. Was or wasn't the permit on clearly on display. They will probably win their appeal when they provide the permit, BUT if it was not ON DISPLAY they really don't have a case.
Let's hope the council apply a little common sense and realise the owner's were not taking the p!ss but were just unlucky with the adhesive.
I will be surprised if they lose the appeal
Posted by: Anon, Southampton on 12:12pm Fri 16 May 08
If it had falled into the footwell, then it probably wasn't clearly visible. The parking enforcement officer shouldn't have to nosey into every car to view a permit, otherwise people will attack them for wanting to see what's worth nicking in the car.
Simple solution is to put it low down on the inside of the windscreen, so if it falls off, it falls face up on the dashboard and remains clearly visible.
I hope they lose the appeal.
If it had falled into the footwell, then it probably wasn't clearly visible. The parking enforcement officer shouldn't have to nosey into every car to view a permit, otherwise people will attack them for wanting to see what's worth nicking in the car.
Simple solution is to put it low down on the inside of the windscreen, so if it falls off, it falls face up on the dashboard and remains clearly visible.
I hope they lose the appeal.
Posted by: Fred, Bristol on 12:22pm Fri 16 May 08
[quote][bold]Anon[/bold] wrote:
If it had falled into the footwell, then it probably wasn't clearly visible. The parking enforcement officer shouldn't have to nosey into every car to view a permit, otherwise people will attack them for wanting to see what's worth nicking in the car. Simple solution is to put it low down on the inside of the windscreen, so if it falls off, it falls face up on the dashboard and remains clearly visible. I hope they lose the appeal.[/quote] Exactly my sentiments, whatever next "my permit was in my glovebox" etc etc. After this comment; [quote]The wardens must have realised that the distinctive small purple car had been parked in the same location without moving for seven days.[/quote] she's lucky it wasn't towed away!
That all said, isn't it about time the wardens technology checked to see if the car had a permit prior to issuing a ticket?
Anon wrote:
If it had falled into the footwell, then it probably wasn't clearly visible. The parking enforcement officer shouldn't have to nosey into every car to view a permit, otherwise people will attack them for wanting to see what's worth nicking in the car. Simple solution is to put it low down on the inside of the windscreen, so if it falls off, it falls face up on the dashboard and remains clearly visible. I hope they lose the appeal.
Exactly my sentiments, whatever next "my permit was in my glovebox" etc etc. After this comment;
The wardens must have realised that the distinctive small purple car had been parked in the same location without moving for seven days.
she's lucky it wasn't towed away!
That all said, isn't it about time the wardens technology checked to see if the car had a permit prior to issuing a ticket?
Posted by: George on 1:58pm Fri 16 May 08
Why is this news? Same thing happened to me a few years back, but I didn't go bleating to the papers about it, I just appealed. Common sense prevailed and the fine was overturned.
Why is this news? Same thing happened to me a few years back, but I didn't go bleating to the papers about it, I just appealed. Common sense prevailed and the fine was overturned.
Posted by: Sarah on 2:03pm Fri 16 May 08
Yes why is this news? The Echo ran the same story a few weeks ago.
Yes why is this news? The Echo ran the same story a few weeks ago.
Posted by: Christoff on 2:13pm Fri 16 May 08
[quote][bold]Sarah[/bold] wrote:
Yes why is this news? The Echo ran the same story a few weeks ago.[/quote] Really? Where?
Sarah wrote:
Yes why is this news? The Echo ran the same story a few weeks ago.
Really? Where?
Posted by: Hugh Carres on 2:16pm Fri 16 May 08
[quote]We went to Market Harborough to celebrate our third wedding anniversary[/quote]
.........oh how the other half live eh ! Top holiday destination.
Who hasn't tried the old 'it msut have slipped off the window / dashboard' trick when we've been clobbered for a ticket ? The rules are quite clear that the permit or ticket needs to be clearly displayed.
Rules are rules, you cannot just take peoples word every time - even if they do holiday in exotic climes !
We went to Market Harborough to celebrate our third wedding anniversary
.........oh how the other half live eh ! Top holiday destination.
Who hasn't tried the old 'it msut have slipped off the window / dashboard' trick when we've been clobbered for a ticket ? The rules are quite clear that the permit or ticket needs to be clearly displayed.
Rules are rules, you cannot just take peoples word every time - even if they do holiday in exotic climes !
Posted by: FFS!, DVLA on 2:47pm Fri 16 May 08
[italic]It is the second timewithin a few weeks that Eastleigh Council has been embroiled in a row over parking. Last week the Daily Echo revealed that a Chandler's Ford resident was having to pay the price for living in the wrong part of his street.
David Keyworth was given a penalty ticket for parking two wheels of his car on the verge outside his home in Bodycoats Road.
A council ban on parking on verges only applied to his particular section of the road. [bold]If he had driven a few hundred yards down the road he could have parked on the vergewithout fear of getting a ticket.[/bold] He's also appealing against the penalty.
[/italic]
I was only a couple of hundred yards off the motorway as I did 70mph in a 20mph zone, perhaps I will appeal too.
You were in the wrong and you were caught and punished. Get a life.
It is the second timewithin a few weeks that Eastleigh Council has been embroiled in a row over parking. Last week the Daily Echo revealed that a Chandler's Ford resident was having to pay the price for living in the wrong part of his street.
David Keyworth was given a penalty ticket for parking two wheels of his car on the verge outside his home in Bodycoats Road.
A council ban on parking on verges only applied to his particular section of the road. If he had driven a few hundred yards down the road he could have parked on the vergewithout fear of getting a ticket. He's also appealing against the penalty.
I was only a couple of hundred yards off the motorway as I did 70mph in a 20mph zone, perhaps I will appeal too.
You were in the wrong and you were caught and punished. Get a life.
Posted by: paul b on 2:47pm Fri 16 May 08
Traffic warden does job
This is not a news worthy story, certainly not for the second time
Traffic warden does job
This is not a news worthy story, certainly not for the second time
Posted by: L J Harvey on 2:57pm Fri 16 May 08
[quote][bold]hulla[/bold] wrote:
Wonder if the ticket was for a parking violation, or for owning a purple Rover 100.[/quote] Why is only 'closet' traffic wardens are posting comments in support of Earn Bags of Cash henchmen. Sorry I mean Eastleigh Borough Council. Even when non EBC photographic evidence is submitted the jobsworths state it is not admissable.
Anyone read 1984 recently?
hulla wrote:
Wonder if the ticket was for a parking violation, or for owning a purple Rover 100.
Why is only 'closet' traffic wardens are posting comments in support of Earn Bags of Cash henchmen. Sorry I mean Eastleigh Borough Council. Even when non EBC photographic evidence is submitted the jobsworths state it is not admissable.
Anyone read 1984 recently?
Posted by: lowe and behold, st marys hotseat on 3:01pm Fri 16 May 08
What is Billy Mitchell doing in Eastleigh driving a Rover 100
What is Billy Mitchell doing in Eastleigh driving a Rover 100
Posted by: King Mush, Woolston on 3:43pm Fri 16 May 08
[quote][bold]George[/bold] wrote:
Why is this news? Same thing happened to me a few years back, but I didn't go bleating to the papers about it, I just appealed. Common sense prevailed and the fine was overturned. [/quote] I didnt know that George is a Freemason
;o)
George wrote:
Why is this news? Same thing happened to me a few years back, but I didn't go bleating to the papers about it, I just appealed. Common sense prevailed and the fine was overturned.
I didnt know that George is a Freemason
;o)
Posted by: Dorothy, kansas on 3:45pm Fri 16 May 08
[quote][bold]L J Harvey[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]hulla[/bold] wrote: Wonder if the ticket was for a parking violation, or for owning a purple Rover 100.[/quote] Why is only 'closet' traffic wardens are posting comments in support of Earn Bags of Cash henchmen. Sorry I mean Eastleigh Borough Council. Even when non EBC photographic evidence is submitted the jobsworths state it is not admissable. Anyone read 1984 recently? [/quote] Yes I have although I must confess I prefer down and out in Paris and London
L J Harvey wrote:
hulla wrote: Wonder if the ticket was for a parking violation, or for owning a purple Rover 100.
Why is only 'closet' traffic wardens are posting comments in support of Earn Bags of Cash henchmen. Sorry I mean Eastleigh Borough Council. Even when non EBC photographic evidence is submitted the jobsworths state it is not admissable. Anyone read 1984 recently?
Yes I have although I must confess I prefer down and out in Paris and London
Posted by: George on 3:58pm Fri 16 May 08
[quote][bold]King Mush[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]George[/bold] wrote:
Why is this news? Same thing happened to me a few years back, but I didn\'t go bleating to the papers about it, I just appealed. Common sense prevailed and the fine was overturned. [/quote] I didnt know that George is a Freemason
;o)[/quote] And how old's your mother, KM?? :-)
King Mush wrote:
George wrote:
Why is this news? Same thing happened to me a few years back, but I didn\'t go bleating to the papers about it, I just appealed. Common sense prevailed and the fine was overturned.
I didnt know that George is a Freemason
;o)
And how old's your mother, KM?? :-)
Posted by: John R, Eastleigh on 4:00pm Fri 16 May 08
My wife parked her distinctive purple coloured Rover 100 opposite our house at about 5.30pm on Thursday 24th April, where it remained while we had 7 days holiday away from Eastleigh. We arrived back home at 6.30pm on Thursday 1st May.
When it was parked facing south, exposed to the sun, rain and all other elements, on that Thursday evening the obligatory Parking permit was on display on the windscreen, just above the windscreen wipers and adjacent to the “tax disc”.
It would appear that the Permit remained fixed to the ‘screen for all of Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday until the adhesive suction gave up on the permit holder sometime on Wednesday 30th April (The adhesive failure was probably due to the unusually high daytime temperature). The permit and holder fell into the passenger side footwell of the car, landing face up and quite clearly visible. It did not land on the dashboard, as this area in a Rover 100 is very narrow
Now we are quite proud that one of our neighbours took the time to point this out to the warden who issued the parking ticket only for the warden to look disdainfully into the footwell, shrug their shoulder and amble off in the direction of the Swan Centre.
Now am I probably being a little too assumptive or naïve, but wouldn’t any normal person do the following:
1. Recognise a distinctive small purple car with pink interior that had been parked in the same location, without moving, for 7 days
2. Realise that as it was facing due south that the disc had fallen off
3. Take a closer look into the inside of the car
4. Look even closer when it had been pointed out to the by a concerned neighbour
5. Then cancel the ticket and advise their colleagues of the problem
6. Check on the Council database that a permit had actually been issued for the vehicle
I hope this clarifies the issue with some of the contributors to this website. As for the choice of holiday - we hired a narrow boat to explore the Grand Union Canal. I don't pass comment on where others choose to spend their holiday so please refrain from commenting on mine.
As for the other defamatory comments - go back to your ponds, pondlife[quote]quote[/quote]
My wife parked her distinctive purple coloured Rover 100 opposite our house at about 5.30pm on Thursday 24th April, where it remained while we had 7 days holiday away from Eastleigh. We arrived back home at 6.30pm on Thursday 1st May.
When it was parked facing south, exposed to the sun, rain and all other elements, on that Thursday evening the obligatory Parking permit was on display on the windscreen, just above the windscreen wipers and adjacent to the “tax disc”.
It would appear that the Permit remained fixed to the ‘screen for all of Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday until the adhesive suction gave up on the permit holder sometime on Wednesday 30th April (The adhesive failure was probably due to the unusually high daytime temperature). The permit and holder fell into the passenger side footwell of the car, landing face up and quite clearly visible. It did not land on the dashboard, as this area in a Rover 100 is very narrow
Now we are quite proud that one of our neighbours took the time to point this out to the warden who issued the parking ticket only for the warden to look disdainfully into the footwell, shrug their shoulder and amble off in the direction of the Swan Centre.
Now am I probably being a little too assumptive or naïve, but wouldn’t any normal person do the following:
1. Recognise a distinctive small purple car with pink interior that had been parked in the same location, without moving, for 7 days
2. Realise that as it was facing due south that the disc had fallen off
3. Take a closer look into the inside of the car
4. Look even closer when it had been pointed out to the by a concerned neighbour
5. Then cancel the ticket and advise their colleagues of the problem
6. Check on the Council database that a permit had actually been issued for the vehicle
I hope this clarifies the issue with some of the contributors to this website. As for the choice of holiday - we hired a narrow boat to explore the Grand Union Canal. I don't pass comment on where others choose to spend their holiday so please refrain from commenting on mine.
As for the other defamatory comments - go back to your ponds, pondlife
quote
Posted by: N on 4:13pm Fri 16 May 08
But John R, you were parked without a permit clearly displayed on your windscreen, as this was a violation you have been punished the rest is irrelevant.
You are going to appeal and yet may win.
Bit pathetic to make such a song a dance really isn't it?
But John R, you were parked without a permit clearly displayed on your windscreen, as this was a violation you have been punished the rest is irrelevant.
You are going to appeal and yet may win.
Bit pathetic to make such a song a dance really isn't it?
Posted by: paul b on 4:20pm Fri 16 May 08
[quote][bold]N[/bold] wrote:
But John R, you were parked without a permit clearly displayed on your windscreen, as this was a violation you have been punished the rest is irrelevant.
You are going to appeal and yet may win.
Bit pathetic to make such a song a dance really isn't it?[/quote] No we dont want to do anything sensible here, we prefer to throw our toys out of the pram and stamp our feet!
N wrote:
But John R, you were parked without a permit clearly displayed on your windscreen, as this was a violation you have been punished the rest is irrelevant.
You are going to appeal and yet may win.
Bit pathetic to make such a song a dance really isn't it?
No we dont want to do anything sensible here, we prefer to throw our toys out of the pram and stamp our feet!
Posted by: hulla, baloo on 4:20pm Fri 16 May 08
[quote][bold]John R[/bold] wrote:
My wife parked her distinctive purple coloured Rover 100 opposite our house at about 5.30pm on Thursday 24th April, where it remained while we had 7 days holiday away from Eastleigh. We arrived back home at 6.30pm on Thursday 1st May. When it was parked facing south, exposed to the sun, rain and all other elements, on that Thursday evening the obligatory Parking permit was on display on the windscreen, just above the windscreen wipers and adjacent to the “tax disc”. It would appear that the Permit remained fixed to the ‘screen for all of Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday until the adhesive suction gave up on the permit holder sometime on Wednesday 30th April (The adhesive failure was probably due to the unusually high daytime temperature). The permit and holder fell into the passenger side footwell of the car, landing face up and quite clearly visible. It did not land on the dashboard, as this area in a Rover 100 is very narrow Now we are quite proud that one of our neighbours took the time to point this out to the warden who issued the parking ticket only for the warden to look disdainfully into the footwell, shrug their shoulder and amble off in the direction of the Swan Centre. Now am I probably being a little too assumptive or naïve, but wouldn’t any normal person do the following: 1. Recognise a distinctive small purple car with pink interior that had been parked in the same location, without moving, for 7 days 2. Realise that as it was facing due south that the disc had fallen off 3. Take a closer look into the inside of the car 4. Look even closer when it had been pointed out to the by a concerned neighbour 5. Then cancel the ticket and advise their colleagues of the problem 6. Check on the Council database that a permit had actually been issued for the vehicle I hope this clarifies the issue with some of the contributors to this website. As for the choice of holiday - we hired a narrow boat to explore the Grand Union Canal. I don't pass comment on where others choose to spend their holiday so please refrain from commenting on mine. As for the other defamatory comments - go back to your ponds, pondlife[quote]quote[/quote] [/quote] An excuse for getting a ticket,and not wanting to pay, but no excuse for having a purple Rover 100.
John R wrote:
My wife parked her distinctive purple coloured Rover 100 opposite our house at about 5.30pm on Thursday 24th April, where it remained while we had 7 days holiday away from Eastleigh. We arrived back home at 6.30pm on Thursday 1st May. When it was parked facing south, exposed to the sun, rain and all other elements, on that Thursday evening the obligatory Parking permit was on display on the windscreen, just above the windscreen wipers and adjacent to the “tax disc”. It would appear that the Permit remained fixed to the ‘screen for all of Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday until the adhesive suction gave up on the permit holder sometime on Wednesday 30th April (The adhesive failure was probably due to the unusually high daytime temperature). The permit and holder fell into the passenger side footwell of the car, landing face up and quite clearly visible. It did not land on the dashboard, as this area in a Rover 100 is very narrow Now we are quite proud that one of our neighbours took the time to point this out to the warden who issued the parking ticket only for the warden to look disdainfully into the footwell, shrug their shoulder and amble off in the direction of the Swan Centre. Now am I probably being a little too assumptive or naïve, but wouldn’t any normal person do the following: 1. Recognise a distinctive small purple car with pink interior that had been parked in the same location, without moving, for 7 days 2. Realise that as it was facing due south that the disc had fallen off 3. Take a closer look into the inside of the car 4. Look even closer when it had been pointed out to the by a concerned neighbour 5. Then cancel the ticket and advise their colleagues of the problem 6. Check on the Council database that a permit had actually been issued for the vehicle I hope this clarifies the issue with some of the contributors to this website. As for the choice of holiday - we hired a narrow boat to explore the Grand Union Canal. I don't pass comment on where others choose to spend their holiday so please refrain from commenting on mine. As for the other defamatory comments - go back to your ponds, pondlifequote
An excuse for getting a ticket,and not wanting to pay, but no excuse for having a purple Rover 100.
Posted by: Wendy on 4:25pm Fri 16 May 08
Like everyone else, admit it, deal with it and pay it. You were in the wrong. It wasn't on the windscreen as it states it should be. Mine has never fallen off
Like everyone else, admit it, deal with it and pay it. You were in the wrong. It wasn't on the windscreen as it states it should be. Mine has never fallen off
Posted by: Dave, London on 4:26pm Fri 16 May 08
I have just come out of my pond to make comment on this ridiculous article in the paper .... For starters im confused as to why on earth u would park a purple Rover 100 with Pink interior in a public place anyway... that in itself deserves a parking ticket or 2!!
The excuse of the adhesive melting just doesnt STICK with me either so maybe u should check these things more carefully before swanning off on a narrow boat down a rubbish canal!!
Enough said i think!!!
I have just come out of my pond to make comment on this ridiculous article in the paper .... For starters im confused as to why on earth u would park a purple Rover 100 with Pink interior in a public place anyway... that in itself deserves a parking ticket or 2!!
The excuse of the adhesive melting just doesnt STICK with me either so maybe u should check these things more carefully before swanning off on a narrow boat down a rubbish canal!!
Enough said i think!!!
Posted by: lowe and behold, st marys hotseat on 4:36pm Fri 16 May 08
[quote][bold]John R[/bold] wrote:
My wife parked her distinctive purple coloured Rover 100 opposite our house at about 5.30pm on Thursday 24th April, where it remained while we had 7 days holiday away from Eastleigh. We arrived back home at 6.30pm on Thursday 1st May. When it was parked facing south, exposed to the sun, rain and all other elements, on that Thursday evening the obligatory Parking permit was on display on the windscreen, just above the windscreen wipers and adjacent to the “tax disc”. It would appear that the Permit remained fixed to the ‘screen for all of Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday until the adhesive suction gave up on the permit holder sometime on Wednesday 30th April (The adhesive failure was probably due to the unusually high daytime temperature). The permit and holder fell into the passenger side footwell of the car, landing face up and quite clearly visible. It did not land on the dashboard, as this area in a Rover 100 is very narrow Now we are quite proud that one of our neighbours took the time to point this out to the warden who issued the parking ticket only for the warden to look disdainfully into the footwell, shrug their shoulder and amble off in the direction of the Swan Centre. Now am I probably being a little too assumptive or naïve, but wouldn’t any normal person do the following: 1. Recognise a distinctive small purple car with pink interior that had been parked in the same location, without moving, for 7 days 2. Realise that as it was facing due south that the disc had fallen off 3. Take a closer look into the inside of the car 4. Look even closer when it had been pointed out to the by a concerned neighbour 5. Then cancel the ticket and advise their colleagues of the problem 6. Check on the Council database that a permit had actually been issued for the vehicle I hope this clarifies the issue with some of the contributors to this website. As for the choice of holiday - we hired a narrow boat to explore the Grand Union Canal. I don't pass comment on where others choose to spend their holiday so please refrain from commenting on mine. As for the other defamatory comments - go back to your ponds, pondlife[quote]quote[/quote] [/quote] John R you look really angry in that photo. Or should i say Billy Mitchell and Vera Duckworth lol
John R wrote:
My wife parked her distinctive purple coloured Rover 100 opposite our house at about 5.30pm on Thursday 24th April, where it remained while we had 7 days holiday away from Eastleigh. We arrived back home at 6.30pm on Thursday 1st May. When it was parked facing south, exposed to the sun, rain and all other elements, on that Thursday evening the obligatory Parking permit was on display on the windscreen, just above the windscreen wipers and adjacent to the “tax disc”. It would appear that the Permit remained fixed to the ‘screen for all of Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday until the adhesive suction gave up on the permit holder sometime on Wednesday 30th April (The adhesive failure was probably due to the unusually high daytime temperature). The permit and holder fell into the passenger side footwell of the car, landing face up and quite clearly visible. It did not land on the dashboard, as this area in a Rover 100 is very narrow Now we are quite proud that one of our neighbours took the time to point this out to the warden who issued the parking ticket only for the warden to look disdainfully into the footwell, shrug their shoulder and amble off in the direction of the Swan Centre. Now am I probably being a little too assumptive or naïve, but wouldn’t any normal person do the following: 1. Recognise a distinctive small purple car with pink interior that had been parked in the same location, without moving, for 7 days 2. Realise that as it was facing due south that the disc had fallen off 3. Take a closer look into the inside of the car 4. Look even closer when it had been pointed out to the by a concerned neighbour 5. Then cancel the ticket and advise their colleagues of the problem 6. Check on the Council database that a permit had actually been issued for the vehicle I hope this clarifies the issue with some of the contributors to this website. As for the choice of holiday - we hired a narrow boat to explore the Grand Union Canal. I don't pass comment on where others choose to spend their holiday so please refrain from commenting on mine. As for the other defamatory comments - go back to your ponds, pondlifequote
John R you look really angry in that photo. Or should i say Billy Mitchell and Vera Duckworth lol
Posted by: Christoff on 4:41pm Fri 16 May 08
looking at the picture Mr R, either you have a really tall Rover or you are a very short man...which is it?
looking at the picture Mr R, either you have a really tall Rover or you are a very short man...which is it?
Posted by: Colin, southampton on 4:45pm Fri 16 May 08
Your lucky i'm not the judge on your claim as i would double your fine. What an idiot you are and your excuses are criminal. I cannot recall it being hot in april. In fact the hottest its been this year is 26c which is not an 'unusally high day time temp'. Except the fine and pay it. Actually don't pay the fine so your car can be impounded.
Your lucky i'm not the judge on your claim as i would double your fine. What an idiot you are and your excuses are criminal. I cannot recall it being hot in april. In fact the hottest its been this year is 26c which is not an 'unusally high day time temp'. Except the fine and pay it. Actually don't pay the fine so your car can be impounded.
Posted by: Jody, Southampton on 4:53pm Fri 16 May 08
OMG. These two need shooting. The disc was not on the windscreen where it was supposed to be. Why is it that people have to try and get some sort of compenstation for everything that happens to them. [bold]PAY UP AND SHUT UP.[/bold]
OMG. These two need shooting. The disc was not on the windscreen where it was supposed to be. Why is it that people have to try and get some sort of compenstation for everything that happens to them.
PAY UP AND SHUT UP. Posted by: Rita the Metermaid, Octopuses Garden on 4:54pm Fri 16 May 08
Whats the betting John is now the same colour as his car.
And to think he expected some sympathy.
Pay up and shut up.
Whats the betting John is now the same colour as his car.
And to think he expected some sympathy.
Pay up and shut up.
Posted by: Rita the Metermaid, Octopuses Garden on 4:56pm Fri 16 May 08
Great minds think alike Jody!!!
Great minds think alike Jody!!!
Posted by: LISA, Chandlers Ford on 4:57pm Fri 16 May 08
DISTINCTIVE PURPLE ROVER 100,I WOULD SO NOT BE SHOUTING ABOUT THAT!!!!!! YOU SHOULD BE HUNG DRAWN AND QUARTERED AT THE VERY LEAST FOR OWNING SUCH A HEAP OF JUNK. I THINK THE COUNCIL SHOULD PAY YOU TO HAVE IT PARKED ON THEIR STREET!!!!! GET A LIFE, LOSERS
DISTINCTIVE PURPLE ROVER 100,I WOULD SO NOT BE SHOUTING ABOUT THAT!!!!!! YOU SHOULD BE HUNG DRAWN AND QUARTERED AT THE VERY LEAST FOR OWNING SUCH A HEAP OF JUNK. I THINK THE COUNCIL SHOULD PAY YOU TO HAVE IT PARKED ON THEIR STREET!!!!! GET A LIFE, LOSERS
Posted by: David, Southampton on 5:03pm Fri 16 May 08
We have permits where we live and not once has mine come unstuck. John and Jacky should be grateful that they only got two tickets whilst on holiday in the Bahamas.....oh sorry Market Harborough!!!! And when exactly was it hot in April, I remember rain, snow and a lot of wind, which is what these two have a lot of! Be a law abiding citizen and pay your fines, that you incurred,for not displaying your disc in the windscreen. Why are you trying to blame the officer or council for that matter for something that is your responsibility, no one eles, YOURS.
We have permits where we live and not once has mine come unstuck. John and Jacky should be grateful that they only got two tickets whilst on holiday in the Bahamas.....oh sorry Market Harborough!!!! And when exactly was it hot in April, I remember rain, snow and a lot of wind, which is what these two have a lot of! Be a law abiding citizen and pay your fines, that you incurred,for not displaying your disc in the windscreen. Why are you trying to blame the officer or council for that matter for something that is your responsibility, no one eles, YOURS.
Posted by: Graham, West End on 5:09pm Fri 16 May 08
These two should be ashamed. I agree with the general public. It is your responsibility to display the disc, why are you trying to get out of paying? The officer was doing his job. No disc displayed in a zoned parking area = FINE. No wonder our society is rapidly going down hill, when people expect to be compensated or let off for everything that doesn't quite go their way. I suggest that John and Jacky Roche just pay up and stop moaning.
These two should be ashamed. I agree with the general public. It is your responsibility to display the disc, why are you trying to get out of paying? The officer was doing his job. No disc displayed in a zoned parking area = FINE. No wonder our society is rapidly going down hill, when people expect to be compensated or let off for everything that doesn't quite go their way. I suggest that John and Jacky Roche just pay up and stop moaning.
Posted by: paul b on 5:11pm Fri 16 May 08
Fred Dinage ♥ Billy Mitchell
Fred Dinage ♥ Billy Mitchell
Posted by: paul b on 5:13pm Fri 16 May 08
[quote][bold]Graham[/bold] wrote:
These two should be ashamed. I agree with the general public. It is your responsibility to display the disc, why are you trying to get out of paying? The officer was doing his job. No disc displayed in a zoned parking area = FINE. No wonder our society is rapidly going down hill, when people expect to be compensated or let off for everything that doesn't quite go their way. I suggest that John and Jacky Roche just pay up and stop moaning.[/quote] NAIL ON HEAD!
they will then moan about the courts etc not having anytime to sort out real problems, of course they wont if people like billy and fred keep doing stuff like this!
Graham wrote:
These two should be ashamed. I agree with the general public. It is your responsibility to display the disc, why are you trying to get out of paying? The officer was doing his job. No disc displayed in a zoned parking area = FINE. No wonder our society is rapidly going down hill, when people expect to be compensated or let off for everything that doesn't quite go their way. I suggest that John and Jacky Roche just pay up and stop moaning.
NAIL ON HEAD!
they will then moan about the courts etc not having anytime to sort out real problems, of course they wont if people like billy and fred keep doing stuff like this!
Posted by: vandalise the car, my pond on 5:30pm Fri 16 May 08
[quote][bold]John R[/bold] wrote:
My wife parked her distinctive purple coloured Rover 100 opposite our house at about 5.30pm on Thursday 24th April, where it remained while we had 7 days holiday away from Eastleigh. We arrived back home at 6.30pm on Thursday 1st May.
When it was parked facing south, exposed to the sun, rain and all other elements, on that Thursday evening the obligatory Parking permit was on display on the windscreen, just above the windscreen wipers and adjacent to the “tax disc”.
It would appear that the Permit remained fixed to the ‘screen for all of Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday until the adhesive suction gave up on the permit holder sometime on Wednesday 30th April (The adhesive failure was probably due to the unusually high daytime temperature). The permit and holder fell into the passenger side footwell of the car, landing face up and quite clearly visible. It did not land on the dashboard, as this area in a Rover 100 is very narrow
Now we are quite proud that one of our neighbours took the time to point this out to the warden who issued the parking ticket only for the warden to look disdainfully into the footwell, shrug their shoulder and amble off in the direction of the Swan Centre.
Now am I probably being a little too assumptive or naïve, but wouldn’t any normal person do the following:
1. Recognise a distinctive small purple car with pink interior that had been parked in the same location, without moving, for 7 days
2. Realise that as it was facing due south that the disc had fallen off
3. Take a closer look into the inside of the car
4. Look even closer when it had been pointed out to the by a concerned neighbour
5. Then cancel the ticket and advise their colleagues of the problem
6. Check on the Council database that a permit had actually been issued for the vehicle
I hope this clarifies the issue with some of the contributors to this website. As for the choice of holiday - we hired a narrow boat to explore the Grand Union Canal. I don\'t pass comment on where others choose to spend their holiday so please refrain from commenting on mine.
As for the other defamatory comments - go back to your ponds, pondlife[quote]quote[/quote] [/quote] You have to question the wisdom of insulting a bunch of strangers like that when they know where you live and also know what your very distinctive car is parked
As soon as you decided to go public with this "story" and get yourselves in the papers, you became fair game for merciless mocking
John R wrote:
My wife parked her distinctive purple coloured Rover 100 opposite our house at about 5.30pm on Thursday 24th April, where it remained while we had 7 days holiday away from Eastleigh. We arrived back home at 6.30pm on Thursday 1st May.
When it was parked facing south, exposed to the sun, rain and all other elements, on that Thursday evening the obligatory Parking permit was on display on the windscreen, just above the windscreen wipers and adjacent to the “tax disc”.
It would appear that the Permit remained fixed to the ‘screen for all of Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday until the adhesive suction gave up on the permit holder sometime on Wednesday 30th April (The adhesive failure was probably due to the unusually high daytime temperature). The permit and holder fell into the passenger side footwell of the car, landing face up and quite clearly visible. It did not land on the dashboard, as this area in a Rover 100 is very narrow
Now we are quite proud that one of our neighbours took the time to point this out to the warden who issued the parking ticket only for the warden to look disdainfully into the footwell, shrug their shoulder and amble off in the direction of the Swan Centre.
Now am I probably being a little too assumptive or naïve, but wouldn’t any normal person do the following:
1. Recognise a distinctive small purple car with pink interior that had been parked in the same location, without moving, for 7 days
2. Realise that as it was facing due south that the disc had fallen off
3. Take a closer look into the inside of the car
4. Look even closer when it had been pointed out to the by a concerned neighbour
5. Then cancel the ticket and advise their colleagues of the problem
6. Check on the Council database that a permit had actually been issued for the vehicle
I hope this clarifies the issue with some of the contributors to this website. As for the choice of holiday - we hired a narrow boat to explore the Grand Union Canal. I don\'t pass comment on where others choose to spend their holiday so please refrain from commenting on mine.
As for the other defamatory comments - go back to your ponds, pondlifequote
You have to question the wisdom of insulting a bunch of strangers like that when they know where you live and also know what your very distinctive car is parked
As soon as you decided to go public with this "story" and get yourselves in the papers, you became fair game for merciless mocking
Posted by: paul the moron on 5:56pm Fri 16 May 08
[quote][bold]paul b[/bold] wrote:
Fred Dinage ♥ Billy Mitchell[/quote] It clearly states, right below the text area you type in, that HTML will be ignored, you plum
paul b wrote:
Fred Dinage ♥ Billy Mitchell
It clearly states, right below the text area you type in, that HTML will be ignored, you plum
Posted by: Jimmy, Eastleigh on 6:07pm Fri 16 May 08
Is that his mum?
Posted by: Just Wondering....., Eastleigh on 7:01pm Fri 16 May 08
[quote][bold]Dave[/bold] wrote:
I have just come out of my pond to make comment on this ridiculous article in the paper .... For starters im confused as to why on earth u would park a purple Rover 100 with Pink interior in a public place anyway... that in itself deserves a parking ticket or 2!! The excuse of the adhesive melting just doesnt STICK with me either so maybe u should check these things more carefully before swanning off on a narrow boat down a rubbish canal!! Enough said i think!!! [/quote] .... whether Dave and all the other clever 'smart arses' posting absurd comments live or have ever lived in an area covered by residential parking schemes? Parking permits do come off in the heat - I know it's happened to me and even my magnetic permit holder has let me down once. The point is the traffic wardens in Eastleigh now no longer have any common sense as to whether leaniency should be given and this is because they have quotas to meet!! If they want to keep their jobs they have to issue as many tickets as possible. Traffic wardens do eventually get to know which cars belong to residents and a simple check on EBC's database would have solved this problem and perhaps a warning notice could be issued to ensure permits are securely fixed to the windscreen. But there again, this would lose EBC much needed revenue from the poor motorist.
Good luck with your appeal John and Jacky!
Dave wrote:
I have just come out of my pond to make comment on this ridiculous article in the paper .... For starters im confused as to why on earth u would park a purple Rover 100 with Pink interior in a public place anyway... that in itself deserves a parking ticket or 2!! The excuse of the adhesive melting just doesnt STICK with me either so maybe u should check these things more carefully before swanning off on a narrow boat down a rubbish canal!! Enough said i think!!!
.... whether Dave and all the other clever 'smart arses' posting absurd comments live or have ever lived in an area covered by residential parking schemes? Parking permits do come off in the heat - I know it's happened to me and even my magnetic permit holder has let me down once. The point is the traffic wardens in Eastleigh now no longer have any common sense as to whether leaniency should be given and this is because they have quotas to meet!! If they want to keep their jobs they have to issue as many tickets as possible. Traffic wardens do eventually get to know which cars belong to residents and a simple check on EBC's database would have solved this problem and perhaps a warning notice could be issued to ensure permits are securely fixed to the windscreen. But there again, this would lose EBC much needed revenue from the poor motorist.
Good luck with your appeal John and Jacky!
Posted by: Eric, Southampton on 7:04pm Fri 16 May 08
[bold][quote]As for the other defamatory comments - go back to your ponds, pondlife[/quote][/bold]
Well said. Good luck with the appeal John.
As for the other defamatory comments - go back to your ponds, pondlife
Well said. Good luck with the appeal John.
Posted by: paul b on 7:34pm Fri 16 May 08
[quote][bold]paul the moron[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]paul b[/bold] wrote:
Fred Dinage ♥ Billy Mitchell[/quote] It clearly states, right below the text area you type in, that HTML will be ignored, you plum[/quote] Thats not HTML, its ASCII
I can not help it if the Echos parsers don't understand it
paul the moron wrote:
paul b wrote:
Fred Dinage ♥ Billy Mitchell
It clearly states, right below the text area you type in, that HTML will be ignored, you plum
Thats not HTML, its ASCII
I can not help it if the Echos parsers don't understand it
Posted by: marketharborough_isf
ab, southampton on 8:02pm Fri 16 May 08
[quote][bold]Just Wondering.....[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Dave[/bold] wrote: I have just come out of my pond to make comment on this ridiculous article in the paper .... For starters im confused as to why on earth u would park a purple Rover 100 with Pink interior in a public place anyway... that in itself deserves a parking ticket or 2!! The excuse of the adhesive melting just doesnt STICK with me either so maybe u should check these things more carefully before swanning off on a narrow boat down a rubbish canal!! Enough said i think!!! [/quote] .... whether Dave and all the other clever \'smart arses\' posting absurd comments live or have ever lived in an area covered by residential parking schemes? Parking permits do come off in the heat - I know it\'s happened to me and even my magnetic permit holder has let me down once. The point is the traffic wardens in Eastleigh now no longer have any common sense as to whether leaniency should be given and this is because they have quotas to meet!! If they want to keep their jobs they have to issue as many tickets as possible. Traffic wardens do eventually get to know which cars belong to residents and a simple check on EBC\'s database would have solved this problem and perhaps a warning notice could be issued to ensure permits are securely fixed to the windscreen. But there again, this would lose EBC much needed revenue from the poor motorist. Good luck with your appeal John and Jacky! [/quote] I am glad there is at least one person who can sensibly comment on the lack of commonsense being applied by "parking enforcement operatives" who seem not to be able to use, or who are directed by their employer not to use, reasonable judgement in their target-driven jobs.
Its just as well most of the posters on here don't have similar jobs, as they seem more inclined to enforce every letter of every regulation than they are to follow the rules of this web site to be treat other people with respect and not post anything that is abusive!
Just Wondering..... wrote:
Dave wrote: I have just come out of my pond to make comment on this ridiculous article in the paper .... For starters im confused as to why on earth u would park a purple Rover 100 with Pink interior in a public place anyway... that in itself deserves a parking ticket or 2!! The excuse of the adhesive melting just doesnt STICK with me either so maybe u should check these things more carefully before swanning off on a narrow boat down a rubbish canal!! Enough said i think!!!
.... whether Dave and all the other clever \'smart arses\' posting absurd comments live or have ever lived in an area covered by residential parking schemes? Parking permits do come off in the heat - I know it\'s happened to me and even my magnetic permit holder has let me down once. The point is the traffic wardens in Eastleigh now no longer have any common sense as to whether leaniency should be given and this is because they have quotas to meet!! If they want to keep their jobs they have to issue as many tickets as possible. Traffic wardens do eventually get to know which cars belong to residents and a simple check on EBC\'s database would have solved this problem and perhaps a warning notice could be issued to ensure permits are securely fixed to the windscreen. But there again, this would lose EBC much needed revenue from the poor motorist. Good luck with your appeal John and Jacky!
I am glad there is at least one person who can sensibly comment on the lack of commonsense being applied by "parking enforcement operatives" who seem not to be able to use, or who are directed by their employer not to use, reasonable judgement in their target-driven jobs.
Its just as well most of the posters on here don't have similar jobs, as they seem more inclined to enforce every letter of every regulation than they are to follow the rules of this web site to be treat other people with respect and not post anything that is abusive!
Posted by: Over for the Rover, Eastleigh on 8:18pm Fri 16 May 08
What a pair of whinging OLD sods. Lets be honest the law is the law, and I agree that no warden should have to go peeking into cars looking for tickets, if its not clearly on display then they deserve the fine.
Anyway, with such a bright pink interior I doubt the warden wanted to ruin his eye sight !!!
What a pair of whinging OLD sods. Lets be honest the law is the law, and I agree that no warden should have to go peeking into cars looking for tickets, if its not clearly on display then they deserve the fine.
Anyway, with such a bright pink interior I doubt the warden wanted to ruin his eye sight !!!
Posted by: paul the moron on 10:04pm Fri 16 May 08
[quote][bold]paul b[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]paul the moron[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]paul b[/bold] wrote:
Fred Dinage ♥ Billy Mitchell[/quote] It clearly states, right below the text area you type in, that HTML will be ignored, you plum[/quote] Thats not HTML, its ASCII
I can not help it if the Echos parsers don't understand it[/quote] No it isn't. It's a Unicode character encoded in HTML
paul b wrote:
paul the moron wrote:
paul b wrote:
Fred Dinage ♥ Billy Mitchell
It clearly states, right below the text area you type in, that HTML will be ignored, you plum
Thats not HTML, its ASCII
I can not help it if the Echos parsers don't understand it
No it isn't. It's a Unicode character encoded in HTML
Posted by: lucy, soton on 11:17pm Fri 16 May 08
Good luck with the appeal- these things happen.
Good luck with the appeal- these things happen.
Posted by: King Mush, Woolston on 1:59pm Sun 18 May 08
[quote][bold]George[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]King Mush[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]George[/bold] wrote: Why is this news? Same thing happened to me a few years back, but I didn\'t go bleating to the papers about it, I just appealed. Common sense prevailed and the fine was overturned. [/quote] I didnt know that George is a Freemason ;o)[/quote] And how old's your mother, KM?? :-)[/quote] It's a secret dear 'Brother'
I'll tell you at the next Lodge meeting
George wrote:
King Mush wrote: George wrote: Why is this news? Same thing happened to me a few years back, but I didn\'t go bleating to the papers about it, I just appealed. Common sense prevailed and the fine was overturned.
I didnt know that George is a Freemason ;o)
And how old's your mother, KM?? :-)
It's a secret dear 'Brother'
I'll tell you at the next Lodge meeting
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