So Cross - Fine!!!

tigtag02

keren29 wrote: »

just caught up - what a cheek tigtag!

Definitely one for the local newspaper - if you want to contact them with a press release , PM me, I'll put something together for you to email - should give you even more clout.

wow keren - thanks honey and hold that thought, I think I might just be doing that once we have this quashed

Burlesque_Babe

The best time would be if they refuse to withdraw it after your letter. It will give you the extra leverage.

The press probably won't be interested after you've had it quashed, but it will be a good story if the council dig their heels in and say hubby has to pay up.

PM me if you decide to go down that route .

inmypocketnottheirs

tigtag02 wrote: »

wow keren - thanks honey and hold that thought, I think I might just be doing that once we have this quashed

Even if it is not quashed it will make a good story.

Good luck!

P.S. It is one thing being a 'jobsworth', but a 'jobsworth' that can't even do their job properly is something else!

P.P.S. See signature!

SarahNeedle1872

inmypocketnottheirs wrote: »

P.P.S. See signature!

Love ur sig! Isn't that the truth!!!
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Sarah x

tigtag02

thanks again keren - to be honest I will be very surprised if this goes any further due to the fact that the council dont have any evidence.

I tend to agree with pockets (and his/her sig) aswell in that the issue needs highlighting.
At best these *jobsworths* are careless and at worst are outright fabricators in order to subsidise thier department!!

zebidee1

tigtag02 wrote: »

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Edited to add: Zeb, if your request is more than tongue in cheek I am more than happy to help

Aw thanks tig. I ended up firing off a letter myself yesterday so fingers crossed. Appreciate the offer of help though. :beer:

tigtag02

zebidee1 wrote: »

Aw thanks tig. I ended up firing off a letter myself yesterday so fingers crossed. Appreciate the offer of help though. :beer:

Anytime - good luck

AJolly

Sounds like you got stung like this guy did as well;

http://www.orange.co.uk/news/quirkies/33526.htm?linkfrom=news_quirkies_default&link=box_main_pos_1_1_link_4&article=newsquirkywednesday

He is actually guilty of litterting, but come on this was a matchstick it's biodegradable dont the bloody local council's have something better to do? I would possiblt write to your local newspaper as well might get a small story out of it which the paper 'may' pay for?

Definatly contest the fine though.

tigtag02

I tell you the world has gone mad!!!

Letter has been posted, first class, recorded delivery - will keep you updated

redrabbit29

ZTD wrote: »

No, that is the point. They are accusing someone of a criminal act. They have not taken reasonable measures in properly identifying the person. This can be proven (in this instance) - because of his personal circumstances - but imagine if it couldn't be. From what someone else was saying, it looks like this has happened before (by the same council) - so either they aren't taking the fact it's a criminal offence seriously and being off-hand about it, or they've seen that accusing people needlessly is a nice little earner.

Is that doing their job? It one sense it is - earning money. Who cares about the nitty gritty like compliance with the law?

I (I think it was me) called them a "Jobsworth", because they would then go to court and swear he did it - making their jobs worth more than their integrity.

I think perjury is wrong. I think attempting to obtain money by deception is wrong.

Here endeth the sermon.

I want to make it clear that I'm not an overly-zealous pickey person, it was just an observation that I felt I wanted to make an opinion about.

Maybe I mis-understood the posts, but it just sounded like critism was being made due to the job that was being carried out.

If someone is travelling at speed and sees a cigerette being thrown from a window, you can not retrieve the cigerette, and it is very easy to mistake it from coming from the car infront/behind. I'm sure the person who issued the fine thought it was from the correct car, and as I said - mistakes do happen - that is what an appeals procedure is for.

Anyway, doesn't change my feelings that I do hope you get it sorted, and obviously correct them on their error. Good luck.