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Drivers and their problems
A new catch-all Tea Shop thread for those miscellaneous new stories that don't quite fit with parking, crashing into buildings or trapped/prisoners in their homes.
If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.
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- Sriracha 13 min 48 sec ago
A "warning" only makes sense if it could be proven that this was a first offence. On the overwhelming balance of probabilities it isn't - this is...
- Sriracha 22 min 31 sec ago
Fair enough - but then why is it on road.cc?
- Hirsute 1 hour 16 min ago
In theory, Colchester is getting one but I expect the haters will be out to stop it. There are a number of regulars who just say "That would not...
- Hirsute 1 hour 18 min ago
Must be a touch of the sun....
- Cugel 1 hour 20 min ago
Read the article that the link in the first post provides. It contains details of "the experiment" as well as the mention that many mathematical...
- don simon fbpe 2 hours 9 min ago
RIP brother.
- wtjs 2 hours 41 min ago
BBC R4 on Broadcasting House 9:45 papers segment happily having another "but cycles" hitting most of the wrong notes...
- Rendel Harris 2 hours 52 min ago
According to GOV.UK the average wait nationally is now down to 15 weeks, from a peak of 20 in August 2023 caused by a backlog from Covid and test...
- matthewn5 3 hours 20 min ago
And sooner or later, without fail, screw chucks unscrew the valve inner and give you a right headache. Just don't go there - either with track...
- Alexander the Pretty Good 6 hours 5 min ago
It is dishonest marketing. I mean you can get an Archer D1X system for less.
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https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/tourists-fined-taking-long-pay-9191558
Maybe there should be some kind of amnesty for parkers if the payment options aren't working properly
one more lane will fix Brexit
Port of Dover to process coach traffic at old boatyard amid fears ‘horrendous’ gridlock could get worse under EU’s new EES rules
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/new-space-for-port-traffic-amid-...
Dad says he’s racked up £30,000 in ULEZ fines taking his child to school
https://metro.co.uk/2024/03/27/dad-says-racked-30-000-ulez-fines-taking-...
Ipswich residents try to improve Humber Doucy Lane traffic, essentially they want to create an LTN.
https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/24212046.ipswich-residents-try-improv...
even if the article is paywalled, the comments give a flavour of the attitudes against however.
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/driver-ignores-bridge-closure-signs-9196105
A car crashed on the M48 Severn Bridge this afternoon after a driver foolishly ignored signs indicating that the bridge was closed. High wind speeds forced officials to close the bridge between Bristol and Wales this afternoon, Thursday, March 28, but that one driver decided that the closure did not apply to them and attempted to make the crossing anyway.
ah, the plucky motorist, the little man, fights the giants at city hall
Hereford man's parking fine spirals as he fights on 'for justice'
https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/24219856.hereford-mans-parking-fine-s...
Reader's letter: Don't remove Worcester High Street PSPO
We have cyclists in the city who stick to the rules of the road and we have a significant number of cyclists who don’t.
https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24205402.readers-letter-dont-remove...
wait 'til Michael hears about cars
Plans to ban cars from north stretch of Deal High Street put on hold as Kent County Council raises safety concerns
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/it-s-not-safe-and-would-kill-high...
There wasn't space to say what the safety concerns were.
Judge criticises CPS
A driver who was twice the alcohol limit and deliberately ran over a pedestrian “used his car as a weapon” a judge has said. Also driving whilst banned.
“I question why the Crown accepted this plea – ‘surprising’ is the most diplomatically way I can put it."
“I cannot sentence him on the basis that he used the car as a weapon because of what the prosecution have done.”
CPS had accepted a plea of causing serious injury from careless driving, instead of causing serious injury from dangerous driving.
Just what do you have to do for it to be dangerous ?
https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/24220146.essex-man-ran-victim-argume...
What fresh hell is this invading my Facebook feed?
Where do those wires lead back to?
Car demolishes traffic light after ‘aquaplaning’ on Swindon route
“The police have closed the case as they confirmed that it was the condition of the road, that caused his car to aquaplane.”
https://www.wiltshire999s.co.uk/car-traffic-light-aquaplaning-swindon/
Hands off indeed - successor to the Keyhole Bridge - yes, that's the idea boomers and gammons, keep standing there making doubly sure no cars can pass.
Poole Park: Peaceful protest over trial closure of entrance
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24222531.poole-park-peaceful-prot...
So peaceful is it that there's no comments allowed on the article. Funny that.
I'll steal the 3000th post with a positive story.
"A Dad is set to run the London Marathon with a friend after his wife was left with life changing injuries by a drunk hit-and-run driver.
Just over a year after Becky Sharp was hit by Dale Clark, Dan Sharp will take to the start line of one of the world’s most famous races.
Dan will be raising money for Brain Research UK, and he will be running alongside friend and colleague at the RNLI, Ross MacLeod, as Becky continues her recovery from her head injuries."
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24212506.london-marathon-dad-run-...
'Nasty campaign' weaponised Clevedon seafront, says ex-council leader
'The executive has decided that the car remains king in Clevedon and that is purely a political choice'
https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/nasty-campaign-weaponised...
Flying taxis to take to the skies over Sittingbourne in an attempt to end town’s traffic nightmare
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourne/news/flying-taxi-trial-aims-t...
It's "chocks away" down in Kent. There should have been Cycling Mikey's model aircraft chasing it in the picture.
"Pot Hole City - twinned with Grand Canyon".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-68666426
pothole pastry
Banning me from driving will cause me mental distress.
Yes, a ban is not supposed to be a ticking off and don't do it again otherwise we will have to give you a strong reprimand.
https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/24220905.colchester-magistrates-spar...
Already had 9 points and was doing 43 in a 30.
Churchgoers in Clacton fined during Easter service
“A number of the congregation are elderly and they can’t walk too far.
“I mistakenly thought the restrictions weren’t in place on a Sunday, but after getting the ticket I realised the spot was restricted. But it feels very callous on Easter Sunday.”
https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/24223218.churchgoers-clacton-fined-e...
Driver shouting now in its 110th year. Trader 1 says there is ample parking on the main drag, trader 2 says drivers seometimes park in the side streets (and by implication where is harm in that?). And of course, it's the vindictive side road residents isn't it.
Business owners in Cheriton High Street fear for future if controlled parking zone is introduced
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/news/controlled-parking-zone-wou...
"The period finish of local flint gives the conservation area a distinctive character"
"Picturesque Burnham Market, with its charming and characterful flint cottages, is often regarded as one of the prettiest villages in Norfolk"
https://twitter.com/crisortunity/status/1775062549727175147
How did any of them even get through Wales's wall-to-wall 20 mph speed limits?
Dramatic scenes as police tow cars causing parking mayhem at beauty spot
Police and tow trucks were called to the scene as dozens of drivers parked up illegally on the side of the road on the A5 in the Ogwen Valley and Pen-y-Pass
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/dramatic-scenes-police-tow-ca...
This cycle lane has had a massive impact on the high st shops.
"It was so bad that all the shops closed down and were replaced with 1950s semi-detached houses."
https://twitter.com/LauraEvansTeam/status/1773316930360717783
Saw this randomly on Facebook, amused me.
They'll leave the informal crossing points? Couldn't they take this opportunity to put in some formal crossing points??
Who would spend £30,000 on a numberplate 'as an investment'? When you throw in the bit where apparently he doesn't even use the numberplate - its in a storage unit with the rest of his possessions after he lost his house, apparently - it certainly seems that he needs some lessons in fiscal management…
" We never had these harsh parking fines before Brexit "
I assume this is humour !
One of the tabloids recently ran a story on some bloke getting fined for outstaying the parking restriction limits in a cinema car park, after going to watch Dune part 2
He's not the sharpest tool in the box, is he?
Standard driver responses - what a grim world view to go through life with, full of resentment and bitterness.
Imagine people wanting a better life for themselves.
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