Fixed Penalty Notice for Cycling

Nasqueron

Norman_Castle wrote: »

Persecute the unfortunate and encourage others to join in because you got a fine for cycling where you shouldn't?
Grow up, pay your fine. No need to drag others down with you.

Crime is crime, beggars are people choosing to ignore the help available to them and in some cases are wealthy criminals making a good living. A cyclist who broke the law should be fined, same as beggars

Norman_Castle

Nasqueron wrote: »

A cyclist who broke the law should be fined, same as beggars

Fair enough, but how will it help the op? Complaining about beggars if they are causing a problem is understandable but complaining and expecting others to join in just to make the op feel less resentful about their fine is hardly justified.


Penny for an ex leper?:)

thingamaBob

Norman_Castle wrote: »

Fair enough, but how will it help the op? Complaining about beggars if they are causing a problem is understandable but complaining and expecting others to join in just to make the op feel less resentful about their fine is hardly justified.


Penny for an ex leper?:)

It wasn't the OP that made that comment.

unforeseen

root000 wrote: »

Jesus christ. This forum is genuinely full of tw*ts. I came here for an opinion on a fine i got lately and my thread turned into a genuine shitposting free for all full of pen pushing know it all !!!!! who take the guilty until proven innocent approach.

It may be the law to not cycle in that certain area in certain times, but thats a f*ckin idiotic "law". That I will personally gladly break If i am ever down there. Yes Im one of those BMX !!!!! you all hate that cycles through on coming traffic. No you will not catch me. Yes I will cycle away from these wardens handing out fines, slightly faster than their running speed just to mock them and !!!! myself laughing.

F*ck the law :rotfl:

You mean the same way that the ticket inspector didn't catch you, resulting in a £400+ demand for payment.

martinbuckley

Norman_Castle wrote: »

Persecute the unfortunate and encourage others to join in because you got a fine for cycling where you shouldn't?
Grow up, pay your fine. No need to drag others down with you.

I haven't cycled in Peterborough City Centre, nor have I been fined. I was raising the point that the Council have a public protection order which prohibits begging, alcohol consumption, littering, spitting and cycling. The area is patrolled throughout the day by enforcement officers who target young Deliveroo cyclists whilst ignoring the dozens of beggars sat around drinking cheap cider and approaching women asking them for money. None of these beggars are there at 7am, or when its raining.

unforeseen

Thank the law for that. When you are not allowed to manhandle them and talk is the only option then a drunken beggar sitting on the floor is going to ignore you and there is nothing you can do.

Call the police to get them shifted? Police have got loads of more important things to do than move a drunk who's not really causing a problem apart from breaking council bye-laws

The result is that enforcement officers will concentrate on areas where they CAN achieve something.