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BBC News: Ban on Council fixed parking cameras/cars?

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edited 27 September 2013 at 4:23AM in Parking tickets, fines & parking
BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24291467
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  • Umkomaas
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    edited 27 September 2013 at 8:35AM
    I wonder if half-baked Norman will make a parallel announcement for the private sector?

    Banning council spy cars will surely have a read-across to the private sector and put a halt to the VCS airport operations?

    The precedent will be set and the pressure wil be on Baker - the statement that parking issues are killing the High Street and driving more to online shopping is powerful. Well the same is happening on out of town retail parks too. The genie might well be climbing out of the bottle. :)
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  • roddydogs
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    Council tax will go up, as parking fines subsidise it.
  • The_Slithy_Tove
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    roddydogs wrote: »
    Council tax will go up, as parking fines subsidise it.
    Tough! Parking (and other such) fines was never meant to subsidise council tax in the first place.
  • rizla_king
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    roddydogs wrote: »
    Council tax will go up, as parking fines subsidise it.

    Good. So all council tax payers will pay a bit extra rather than piling an unfair burden on the motorist.
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  • roddydogs
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    Not good, why should honest/non drivers subsidise lazy parkers?
  • spikyone
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    roddydogs wrote: »
    Not good, why should honest/non drivers subsidise lazy parkers?

    How, exactly, is bad parking being 'subsidised' by anyone? The monetary cost of someone parking on double yellows or similar is zero - it's usually a safety/traffic flow issue, with penalties issued as a deterrent.

    Besides which, this won't stop the correct issuing of tickets, it will just stop indiscriminate use of cameras that can't differentiate between parking and loading (permitted on DYLs), can't tell if a car is displaying a blue badge, etc.
  • Guys_Dad
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    Small print. Wait for the small print, good people.

    Although I have warmed to Eric Pickles in his job as a minister.
  • Coupon-mad
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    edited 27 September 2013 at 11:50PM
    fermi wrote: »
    BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24291467




    Sadly there is absolutely no chance of that actually happening due to the influence of the BPA - who the Government actually think are some sort of expert regulator. The BPA will be hopping mad over this, from the point of view of Councils and PPCs. The smarm of Troy and co. and the contacts & influence these fat cats have - such as David Taylor CBE (Parking Eye) will squash this flat. Wikipedia-check 'David Taylor CBE' to see how many pies his fingers are in.

    But the idea is marvellous and we can dream!
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  • spacey2012
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    Eric Pickles, old windbag himself.
    Every week a new bag of wind, nothing ever gets done by this bloke, he has to be the most useless politician ever.
    He would be far better just shutting up, nobody believes him any more or his jackanory tales.

    Local councils will do what they like when they like, they are the dog, he is the tale.
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  • Umkomaas
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    edited 27 September 2013 at 6:46PM
    Coupon-mad wrote: »
    Sadly there is absolutely no chance of that actually happening due to the influence of the BPA - who the Government actually think are some sort of expert regulator. The BPA will be hopping mad over this, from the point of view of Councils and PPCs . The smarm of Troy and co. and the contacts & influence these fat cats have - such as David Taylor CBE (Parking Eye) will squash this flat. Wikipedia-check 'David Taylor CBE' to see how many pies his fingers are in.

    But the idea is marvellous and we can dream!

    And how many his teeth have been in :rotfl:

    s216_Taylor.jpg
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

    Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

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