The Traffic Wardens Creed
If it’s snow, it’s no go:
The snow earlier this year may have caused potholes, pile-ups and plummeting temperatures, but at least it stopped Colchester's traffic wardens from handing out parking fines.
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The severe snow meant double yellow lines across the borough were not visible, and council chiefs decided not to issue tickets to cars which may have been parked in restricted zones.
But if it’s water, then we oughta! Three motorists had insult added to injury as parking inspectors fined them as weekend floodwater receded from their stricken vehicles in York.
The cars were parked on a riverbank in York city centre and fell victim to the rising River Ouse after torrential rain.
They were flooded up to their windscreens with filthy water, but when the flooding subsided yesterday a parking inspector wasted no time issuing tickets because they were on double yellow lines.
Is it not possible to drown people like this?
ReplyDeleteMmm. Vehicles which have been dumped can be ticketed, as under 'decrim' most councils need to see three tickets under the wiper before offending vehicle can be towed away. Breakdowns where the owners have been unable to move vehicle for whatever reason (Flood, disaster, whatever) should be left well alone.
ReplyDelete"Is it not possible to drown people like this?"
ReplyDeleteI suspect if the drivers had come back while the ticketing was ongoing, there'd have been some rather vigorous debate, shall we say...
"Breakdowns where the owners have been unable to move vehicle for whatever reason (Flood, disaster, whatever) should be left well alone."
Indeed. They fell back on the 'well, they were on yellows before the flood' line, but then, who knows how long for?