police parking on double yellow lines

sharpei31

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i was in my local supermarket this morning, as i was coming out noticed a police van parked on double yellow lines right outside the front of the shop entrance, next to a pedestrian crossing, and to my amazement the policemen walking out of the store with a plastic bag with a few items in and his sunday paper sticking out the top, this bugs me as i think if i was the one parking there and he saw me i dont think he would be happy,


is it one rule for us and anoher for them ??


what are your views on this matter

Blacksheep1979

if you have a camera on your phone take a pic - the driver will get a good ticking off.

hawkwinddotcom

If he was there on Police business far enough. he may off been there on official business then though sod it "do my shoppping whilst here"
Also it could off been an official break and he parked there so he could make a quick response to any emergency call.

Or then he could of just been a !!!!!!

dangeroussports

So what, I dont see you making a difference to society apart from calling police officers !!!!!! for parking on a double yellow lines.

What pathetic little man you are!

Got arrested in the past have we?.....lol...off you go now, you can vent now.

dangeroussports

Sharpei31,

It may well be a case of them and us. But until you put yourself in the face of danger routinely, perhaps put your life on the line for members of the public then I suggest you scurry back into your supermarket and bring the police officers a drink for doing you a service for a very low wage for the work they do.

Rather than criticise why dont you just thank them instead.

sharpei31

dangeroussports wrote: »

Sharpei31,

It may well be a case of them and us. But until you put yourself in the face of danger routinely, perhaps put your life on the line for members of the public then I suggest you scurry back into your supermarket and bring the police officers a drink for doing you a service for a very low wage for the work they do.

Rather than criticise why dont you just thank them instead.

i do put myself on the line everyday as i am a fireman,but that would not get me a free parking space outside the supermarket on double yellow lines so i can pop in to do my shopping



so i will have 2 sugars in my tea

dangeroussports

dangeroussports

Yea yea,

Maybe your paramedic too!

If you were, then you would also know how hard the emergency services work and given the fact that ive seen firemen in normal fire brigade cars parking within double yellows!

You know it goes on IF you really are a firemen.....

lol....you little liar....you mean to tell me that you work within the firebrigade AND you thought it was 'one set of rules for them and one for us' when you saw two coppers getting some lunch whilst parked on double yellows.....infact you even started this thread.

I dont believe you. You couldnt possibly work within the emergency services with that sort of attitude.

fox2319

Yup, it's one law for them and another for everyone else. One of the tory rags (Daily Mail / Telegraph etc.) had an interesting front page which pointed out that something like 99% of police cars caught on speed cameras had their fines waived. Somehow I doubt that they were all justified...

Blacksheep1979

dangeroussports wrote: »

Sharpei31,

It may well be a case of them and us. But until you put yourself in the face of danger routinely, perhaps put your life on the line for members of the public then I suggest you scurry back into your supermarket and bring the police officers a drink for doing you a service for a very low wage for the work they do.

Rather than criticise why dont you just thank them instead.

So you reccon squaddies or anyone else that risks their lives should be able to flaunt the rules and laws of this country - what a state this place would be in. I'm glad people with more sense than you (or the average copper) are given control of UK laws.

astonsmummy

Oh for christs sakes, is this all people have to moan about these days?

ovetta2001

When it comes down to it no one knows the real reason why he was parked on the double yellow lines. He may of been working before or he may of chosen to bend the rules.

Either way...is there any need to start on each other?