parking ticket

rockdemon said:
I used to dash about and try to beat the next car etc when I drove a modern car. Driving the P6 has made me realise how enjoyable driving is again, and the utter pointlessness of rushing everywhere 8) .....and relax
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quite. It's a waste of fuel, and rubber...
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Unless you enjoy sporty driving aswell as sedate :wink:

Have you guys never done any motorsport or track days? :eek:
 
yeah - a track day is fun! Caterham my car of choice for such events ;o) just no place for it on the road...
 
rockdemon said:
yeah - a track day is fun! Caterham my car of choice for such events ;o) just no place for it on the road...
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I think you're right. Is that cos we have gotten older or due to the roads and rules altering somewhat? :|

I see no problem in traffic light GPs like we used to have, all over by 2nd gear until the next set. Doesn't seem to be the same now days :(
I still like to enjoy a few corners though, that's why I like driving classics :)
In modern stuff you get minimal feedback and less fun even at treble the speeds IMO
 
Age and experience i think - i definitely used to drive way too fast.

Also i think the roads being so more clogged means that there's hardly ever an advantage to heavy acceleration...
 
the parking ticket resolved!YES!!!
after a while my other half got a demanding letter (threatening variety) requesting payment plus bonus of £120
she rang the welsh company and got one guy who was ok, a woman who just wanted money (don't they all) and a hideous guy who threatened courtroom disaster for her and laughed at her!

she sent a copy of the our ticket recorded delivery and got a letter back
due to their generous nature they decided to drop all charges!
out of the kindness of their hearts but also saying she was still wrong
they sent a photo in which our ticket is clearly displayed!
but still our fault!
intimidating b'stards!
oh well, there 'tis!
 
Well, if you don't hear from them again then a good result though you don't normally hear of them giving up so easily, the tickets being bogus anyway, why would they? It was a mistake to contact them at all, but a common one it must be said as people find it hard to believe that ignoring them can be the right decision (even though it is), which is why their "business" can be so lucrative.
If you do hear from them any more then you really should ignore them as you'll just end up going round in circles.
 
we did ignore the letters and it wasn't for a while until my other hjalf got the threatening one and she rang them.
then went to c.a.b. again and it was sorted with them very graciously backing down and apologising
NOT!
TRYING TO EXTORT MONEY WITH MENACES WAS AN OFFENCE I THOUGHT BUT IT SEEMS SUPRISING WHAT YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH
oh bum!
and now it looks like i'm shouting!#
sorry! forgot i was on capitals!
 
8866nk said:
we did ignore the letters and it wasn't for a while until my other hjalf got the threatening one and she rang them.
then went to c.a.b. again and it was sorted with them very graciously backing down and apologising
NOT!
TRYING TO EXTORT MONEY WITH MENACES WAS AN OFFENCE I THOUGHT BUT IT SEEMS SUPRISING WHAT YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH
oh bum!
and now it looks like i'm shouting!#
sorry! forgot i was on capitals!
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When we moved to a new industrial unit last year we got an aggressive and quite threatening letter from TV Licencing.

If it had been more polite I would have phoned them to let them know we didn't have a telly in our factory, but as they were so rude, I will let them keep sending them.

I was quite shocked at the aggression used from a so called Bona Fidi company.
 
quattro said:
8866nk said:
we did ignore the letters and it wasn't for a while until my other hjalf got the threatening one and she rang them.
then went to c.a.b. again and it was sorted with them very graciously backing down and apologising
NOT!
TRYING TO EXTORT MONEY WITH MENACES WAS AN OFFENCE I THOUGHT BUT IT SEEMS SUPRISING WHAT YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH
oh bum!
and now it looks like i'm shouting!#
sorry! forgot i was on capitals!
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When we moved to a new industrial unit last year we got an aggressive and quite threatening letter from TV Licencing.

If it had been more polite I would have phoned them to let them know we didn't have a telly in our factory, but as they were so rude, I will let them keep sending them.

I was quite shocked at the aggression used from a so called Bona Fidi company.
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I remember, back in the 90s, TV Licensing were hounding my parents, refusing to believe that we had no TV, and they were really threatening, disrupting my mother's home-based business, damn nearly frightening off clients, demanding to inspect the property from top to bottom. Needless to say, they were refused entry! In the end, my father shut them up with a beautifully-written poem, which explained how it was that we had no time, want or need of/for a television. If only I could find it now...
 
Ignoring them does seem to be the best way forward. Put conscience aside and look after number one. Failing that dig a moat and install a drawbridge, and get a troll if you can find one (they live under bridges I'm told :D ).
 
They seem to work on the principle that everyone has a TV and you have to prove you don't
Is it true that detector vans don't actually work and only scare people into buying licences ?
 
No, you can detect the presence of a TV receiver, as they tend to emit at the same time, when they first started the "Detector Vans" back in the 70's my dad built his own detector for a laugh and could walk down the street and see what people were watching on his screen !

Of course most of the time as you say, they assume everybody has a TV and just send the nasty letters, I suspect they only get the van out if they really need to prove it.

If they do turn up on your doorstep you don't have to let them in, until they come back with the warrant, by which time you've either bought a license or got rid of the telly...
 
Interesting point - I guess you can detect the frequency of a cathode ray tube, or maybe even a radio receiver, but when you get onto LCDs or digital receivers I wonder if that changes?

Rich.
 
rockdemon said:
Interesting point - I guess you can detect the frequency of a cathode ray tube, or maybe even a radio receiver, but when you get onto LCDs or digital receivers I wonder if that changes?

Rich.
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Then of course there's the small issue of the iPlayer and its like... though I daresay, if they suspect you, they can identify you through IP numbers...
 
EccentricRichard said:
rockdemon said:
Interesting point - I guess you can detect the frequency of a cathode ray tube, or maybe even a radio receiver, but when you get onto LCDs or digital receivers I wonder if that changes?

Rich.
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Then of course there's the small issue of the iPlayer and its like... though I daresay, if they suspect you, they can identify you through IP numbers...
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You only need a TV licence to watch programmes 'as they are being transmitted' - Iplayer doesn't count.

I expect it will soon though :?

Richard
 
quattro said:
EccentricRichard said:
rockdemon said:
Interesting point - I guess you can detect the frequency of a cathode ray tube, or maybe even a radio receiver, but when you get onto LCDs or digital receivers I wonder if that changes?

Rich.
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Then of course there's the small issue of the iPlayer and its like... though I daresay, if they suspect you, they can identify you through IP numbers...
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You only need a TV licence to watch programmes 'as they are being transmitted' - Iplayer doesn't count.

I expect it will soon though :?

Richard
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Quite right Richard.

From the TV Licensing website:

"You need to be covered by a licence if you watch TV online at the same time as it's being broadcast on conventional TV in the UK or the Channel Islands. You need a licence if you record TV as it's broadcast, whether that's on a conventional video recorder or digital box. A licence covers you to watch TV as it's broadcast on a mobile phone, whether you're at home or out and about"

Dave
 
I answered the door one evening to be confronted by a tv licensing official who told me I did not have a tv licence and I was watching tv and they were going to prosecute. I said hang on a minute and I will go and get the licence. He said you can't get it as you don't have one, so off I went and presented him with a current licence. He looked at it, held it up to the light, and then pronounced it was our next door neighbours licence! After much discussion I pointed out if he went to look at the number on the front door it matched that of the licence 28. Penny suddenly dropped next door was 32 no number 30 in the street he thought we were 30. He thrust the licence back at me turned on his heals and left with no apology or comment.
 
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