Confessions of a parking Attendant

mattsmith95 · Traffic Copper Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Karma :

DISPATCHES

Thursday 03 March 9:00pm - 10:00pm Channel 4

REPEATED
Wednesday 09 March 3:00am - 3:50am Channel 4

Worth watching.

White Noise · Mr Dudwee Joined: 17 Dec 2004 Karma :

interesting, bet they focus on wardens in london
WN
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mattsmith95 · Traffic Copper Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Karma :

I'm looking forward to this program, just hope they haven't got
footage of the time I kicked the shit out of a attendant.

Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

I hope my Westminster buddies are on. Laughing

White Noise · Mr Dudwee Joined: 17 Dec 2004 Karma :

To be fair, i haven't had a bad experience of watdens yet. i have been working on my bike loads on the pavement outside my house (not blocking it) and the wardens have just walked past without saying a word. though i have be surprised by the numbers of them, plus the fact down our way they walk round in packs of threes!!! Evil or Very Mad

WN
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mattsmith95 · Traffic Copper Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Karma :

I've have had problems with parking attendants, okay I only get
about 3 a year which for a motorcycle courier isn't bad at all. But
when I do get a ticket I am parked legally which means I appeal
and end up not paying the fine. Every time I leave my bike to
collect for drop a package I am scared that a ticket will be on the
bike when I return. It's something I could do without.

m99dws · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Jun 2004 Karma :

Every ticket I have had, I have been in the wrong and I know it, yet I still object...... no idea why

Deano · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Karma :

i get a bit pissed of with them round the Teddingotn area when i see them parking their peds or SR125s in loading bays and bus stops while thier writing out tickets.

I should take my camera to work and try and catch them out.

map · Mr Calendar Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Karma :

Remember once a programme like this. Parking on roads around the old Wembley stadium had restricted parking when events on. So cars arrive and park legally in the morning. Then wardens come round in the afternnon and flip open the hinged restriction signs and then proceed to ticket the cars Mad

Will try and watch/record the programme.
To quote Sun-Tzu:
"Know your enemy and know yourself and you will always be victorious"
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mattsmith95 · Traffic Copper Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Karma :

Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

I think that can be summed up in one word

Bureaucracy

Couldn't believe their binning of the credit card details. Rolling Eyes

Or the congestion charge nonsense.

https://www.evilbendy.co.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/normal_tickets.jpg

mattsmith95 · Traffic Copper Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Karma :

I was shocked at the credit card details myself!

As for that woman who sold har van two years ago, holy crap!

Very surprised Southwark was the target of the investigation.

Vespa · Traffic Copper Joined: 12 Feb 2005 Karma :

White Noise · Mr Dudwee Joined: 17 Dec 2004 Karma :

and the women who had broken down! fucking bastards!! Twisted Evil

when i was walking my bike home i had a nice lady stop and ask me if i was o.k and if the van was empty he would have helped me home, surprise surprise she rides!!! cagers don't care too shites!! i helped a guy off a garage forecourt when his car brokedown tonight, he seemed really surprised when i wasn't pissed off that he may have bloked me in! Confused

WN
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Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

Westminster ticketed a little cg that had been parked at the end of a bike bay and been pushed over, so it was now on its side, partly outside the bay. Mad

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Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

Of course, the key to avoiding any parking tickets appeared to be 'be a muslim'. Rolling Eyes

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Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

It was good to see the appeals process in action.

I was sat there thinking about how much to-ing and fro-ing I must have caused them with my 20 tickets, averaging 2 letters of appeal each, plus lots of pretty photographs. Smile

mattsmith95 · Traffic Copper Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Karma :

That regional manager bit cracked me up, PMSL.

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Here is one that sums them up nicely.

https://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/londonnews/articles/17038008?version=1

mattsmith95 · Traffic Copper Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Karma :

Nice find Keith, haven't been looking for traffic warden stories today
BUT I saw a story in the Daily Express about a female traffic warden
who parked her scooter on a double yellow and issued tickets to
cars who were also on double yellow lines. There are pictures of
this dumb thing.

Sadly I can't find it online.

This story made me think, what if I saw a PA do the same thing and
put a disc lock or shackle lock to imobilise his/her scooter and forced
them to pay me £100 to remove it. That would give them a taste of
their own medicine. Twisted Evil

The#Doctor# · Spanner Monkey Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

a question about parking are u allowed 1 wheel on the kerb when parking your bike read somewhere u could legally park if u have a centre stand and therefore only one wheel on the kerb is this true or complete bullsh#t???