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PCN for stopping in yellow box when turning right

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  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 131,607 Forumite
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    Apart from, say, parking on school crossing markings or on a bus stop/tramway/red route (clearly marked), there isn't a line where people need fining, IMHO. Councils cross it far more often than motorists do!

    CERTAINLY box junctions are a well known cash cow and fines there are, 99% of the time, nothing about bad driving/obstructing the highway, box junction PCNs are notorious and all about catching people out.
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  • lovinituk
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    Coupon-mad wrote: »
    CERTAINLY box junctions are a well known cash cow and fines there are, 99% of the time, nothing about bad driving/obstructing the highway, box junction PCNs are notorious and all about catching people out.
    So all the idiots I see everyday, causing problems and delays for those that can follow the rules, should be allowed to just get on with it? I've even had one who sat right in the middle of a box junction, look round and stick his middle finger up to both queues of traffic he was blocking at the junction. No-one said anything to him to provoke it, he just decided f*** everyone else and was damn sure he was going to make it known.

    Maybe I just have an overblown hatred of box junction blockers because of this!
  • Coupon-mad
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    I have never seen anyone do that but can understand your wrath! I have only seen people whose wheels are encroaching and causing no other car any problem!
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  • lovinituk
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    I can understand a fine being unreasonable if only a portion of the car is in the box and not actually causing an obstruction. Perhaps they need to reduce the size of the painted boxes to allow for this? Although I'm sure they wouldn't even consider it.
  • Coupon-mad
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    There you go, now you are on my wavelength! Cash cow, these boxes.
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  • Bantex_2
    Bantex_2 Posts: 3,317 Forumite
    If it helps reduce council tax or pay for some services I am happy to see others making their "voluntary" contribution.

    Yellow box junctions are pretty visible.
  • JimmyTheWig
    JimmyTheWig Posts: 12,199 Forumite
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    lovinituk wrote: »
    I just wonder where the line is between deserved and undeserved fines.
    Good question.

    But I think as a MoneySaving website it is a question outside of our remit.
    I think as individuals on this site we have the options of
    (a) helping and being nice
    (b) not posting
  • lovinituk
    lovinituk Posts: 5,711 Forumite
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    JimmyTheWig wrote: »
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    I think as individuals on this site we have the options of
    (a) helping and being nice
    (b) not posting
    (c) voicing our own opinion

    But I do concede that not all box junction fines are fair.
  • Bantex_2
    Bantex_2 Posts: 3,317 Forumite
    JimmyTheWig wrote: »
    Good question.

    But I think as a MoneySaving website it is a question outside of our remit.
    I think as individuals on this site we have the options of
    (a) helping and being nice
    (b) not posting

    If it is a council ticket, one persons cost is another group of peoples savings.
  • JimmyTheWig
    JimmyTheWig Posts: 12,199 Forumite
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    lovinituk wrote: »
    (c) voicing our own opinion
    It's an open forum. You're free (within the rules, I guess!) to do that.
    I always liken asking on a forum to asking at the bar in the pub. You'll get all sorts of answers. Some helpful, some not. Some friendly, some rude. Some truthful, some garbage.
    If you post I think you have to expect some people might not agree with you.

    But personally in those circumstances I try to keep quiet.
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