"Peter Smyth" wrote in message
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I think you've missed the point.

The contract in Lambeth which stipulates Control Plus have to hand out
200,000 tickets a year, otherwise their profits are significantly
reduced. This works out at 12 tickets every 8 hour shift (My mistake
for putting 12 hour shift in the first post).

The problem is there is nowhere near 200,000 people parking illegally
in Lambeth a year. In the year prior to that contract being signed,
only 120,000 tickets were handed out.

Just because only 120k tickets were issued last year does not mean that is
the total number of cars parked illegally. There would be many more who
did not get caught because there didn't happen to be a traffic warden
around at the time. So if the new company are more efficient than the old
one and catch more vehicles it is perfectly possible to issue 200k tickets
without having to ticket random cars.

I agree. All it takes is late evening and sunday working. In all of the
places that I have lived in an around London it is normal to find double
yellows treated like they are there at these times of the week. I could
ticket 50 cars in as long as it takes to write them on a Sunday.

And as a resident of these localities who goes out of his way to
park legally, it really pees me off that these people aren't ticketed.

tim

tim (moved to sweden) wrote to uk.transport.london on Thu, 30 Jun 2005:


I agree. All it takes is late evening and sunday working. In all of the
places that I have lived in an around London it is normal to find double
yellows treated like they are there at these times of the week. I could
ticket 50 cars in as long as it takes to write them on a Sunday.

In many areas, it is perfectly legal to park on double yellow lines in
the late evening and on a Sunday. And if it isn't, you can be *very*
sure that tickets will be issued!
--
"Mrs Redboots"
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/
Website updated 23 May 2005

Mrs Redboots wrote:
tim (moved to sweden) wrote to uk.transport.london on Thu, 30 Jun 2005:


I agree. All it takes is late evening and sunday working. In all of the
places that I have lived in an around London it is normal to find double
yellows treated like they are there at these times of the week. I could
ticket 50 cars in as long as it takes to write them on a Sunday.


In many areas, it is perfectly legal to park on double yellow lines in
the late evening and on a Sunday. And if it isn't, you can be *very*
sure that tickets will be issued!
Not correct
I believe the new regs only allow double yellows to be used where 'No
waiting at any time' restrictiona apply.
See HC

Jim Chisholm

In ,
J. Chisholm typed:

Mrs Redboots wrote:

In many areas, it is perfectly legal to park on double yellow lines
in the late evening and on a Sunday.

Not correct
I believe the new regs only allow double yellows to be used where 'No
waiting at any time' restrictiona apply.
See HC

Not quite correct. There can be posted 'seasonal exceptions'.
See HC





--
Bob

J. Chisholm wrote:
Mrs Redboots wrote:

tim (moved to sweden) wrote to uk.transport.london on Thu, 30 Jun 2005:


I agree. All it takes is late evening and sunday working. In all of
the
places that I have lived in an around London it is normal to find double
yellows treated like they are there at these times of the week. I could
ticket 50 cars in as long as it takes to write them on a Sunday.


In many areas, it is perfectly legal to park on double yellow lines in
the late evening and on a Sunday. And if it isn't, you can be *very*
sure that tickets will be issued!

Not correct
I believe the new regs only allow double yellows to be used where 'No
waiting at any time' restrictiona apply.
See HC

I think you'll find that late evening and on a Sunday are when the
parking attendants are not on shift. If they were, you'll probably be
ticketed, whatever the local notices might say.

--
Simon Hewison

Simon Hewison wrote to uk.transport.london on Sun, 3 Jul 2005:


I think you'll find that late evening and on a Sunday are when the
parking attendants are not on shift. If they were, you'll probably be
ticketed, whatever the local notices might say.

In my experience, it's just when they *are* on shift, to try to catch
you out.....
--
"Mrs Redboots"
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/
Website updated 23 May 2005

In article ,
(Mrs Redboots) wrote:

tim (moved to sweden) wrote to uk.transport.london on Thu, 30 Jun 2005:

I agree. All it takes is late evening and sunday working. In all of
the places that I have lived in an around London it is normal to find
double yellows treated like they are there at these times of the week.
I could ticket 50 cars in as long as it takes to write them on a
Sunday.

In many areas, it is perfectly legal to park on double yellow lines in
the late evening and on a Sunday. And if it isn't, you can be *very*
sure that tickets will be issued!

Not any more. Double yellow lines only mean "No Waiting at any time" now.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Colin Rosenstiel wrote to uk.transport.london on Thu, 30 Jun 2005:

In article ,
(Mrs Redboots) wrote:

In many areas, it is perfectly legal to park on double yellow lines in
the late evening and on a Sunday. And if it isn't, you can be *very*
sure that tickets will be issued!

Not any more. Double yellow lines only mean "No Waiting at any time" now.

Is that so? Then what, please, is the point of the "Red routes" where
double red lines mean no stopping/waiting at any time?

Of course, if more *legal* parking places existed, people would be less
inclined to park illegally! Okay, we don't have to own a car, but they
can come in useful on occasions.....
--
"Mrs Redboots"
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/
Website updated 23 May 2005

In article ,
(Mrs Redboots) wrote:

Colin Rosenstiel wrote to uk.transport.london on Thu, 30 Jun 2005:

In article ,
(Mrs Redboots) wrote:

In many areas, it is perfectly legal to park on double yellow lines
in the late evening and on a Sunday. And if it isn't, you can be
*very* sure that tickets will be issued!

Not any more. Double yellow lines only mean "No Waiting at any time"
now.

Is that so? Then what, please, is the point of the "Red routes" where
double red lines mean no stopping/waiting at any time?

I've long wondered that but then I don't live in London so we don't have
them at all. Seriously, isn't it the difference between waiting and
stopping?

Of course, if more *legal* parking places existed, people would be less
inclined to park illegally! Okay, we don't have to own a car, but they
can come in useful on occasions.....

There are too many cars.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Colin Rosenstiel wrote to uk.transport.london on Thu, 30 Jun 2005:

Is that so? Then what, please, is the point of the "Red routes" where
double red lines mean no stopping/waiting at any time?

I've long wondered that but then I don't live in London so we don't have
them at all. Seriously, isn't it the difference between waiting and
stopping?

Although on red routes they provide spaces where you can stop for 20
minutes and/or load or unload and/or be a disabled driver. They also
have pelican crossings every 50 yards or so. This is supposed to make
the traffic flow more easily, but I can't see it, myself.... although,
to be fair, Streatham High Road is, normally, better than it used to be
now they have made it 2 lanes instead of 3, the 3rd lane being parking
or bus stops or even, occasionally, bus lanes.

Of course, if more *legal* parking places existed, people would be less
inclined to park illegally! Okay, we don't have to own a car, but they
can come in useful on occasions.....

There are too many cars.

I agree, but who is going to do without one? Even we have one, although
we don't use it very much in London. And I should hate *not* to have
it!
--
"Mrs Redboots"
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/
Website updated 23 May 2005