Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
I don't know if this is in the right section of CC,seeing as it's not a 'lighthearted' topic,but we'll see.
As my title suggests,to put it bluntly i think a traffic warden who patrols this area is turning a blind eye to some who park on double and single yellow lines. I've mentioned before about the MOT centre across the road from my flat,parking cars on double yellows and parking cars that just aren't roadworthy. Recently it's got worse as the business seems to be expanding,taking in more and more vehicles. Large commercial vehicles are not only parked up on double yellows,but sometimes on more than half the pavement. The MOT centre have had a accident damaged BMW parked on single yellows every day this week. I'm presuming they take it out the garage to make room for other vehicles. They then take it back in at night. that car is totally unroadworthy,having smashed in panels,flat tyres,a cracked screen and no registration plates to identify it with(otherwise i'd be checking online to see if it's taxed and insured).This traffic warden arrives on a scooter and tells the owner to move them,but as soon as he's gone the vehicles are back on the double yellows and pavement. One neighbour here told me the other month when i'd parked on the grass verge here(only for an hour or so as every parking space had been taken up by the MOT centre) that doing so counts as parking on double yellows and it's a ticketable offence. That same neighbour has been parking his cars on double and single yellows though for quite a while,as another neighbour pointed out to me. He now has a car parked on double yellows that's been there for 3 days. I've seen this neighbour talking,laughing with the traffic warden. To put it bluntly i think this traffic warden is taking backhanders from the MOT centre to not ticket their vehicles. Maybe not in terms of money but maybe free servicing and MOT checks. I know it's stepping on dodgy ground accusing people in authority of doing such things but why else is he ignoring these constantly parked up vehicles,yet the other month some unsuspecting person had only parked their car on double yellows for about 15 minutes when i saw him ticket that car. Is it worth taking it up with someone or should i just leave it and accept it?
As my title suggests,to put it bluntly i think a traffic warden who patrols this area is turning a blind eye to some who park on double and single yellow lines. I've mentioned before about the MOT centre across the road from my flat,parking cars on double yellows and parking cars that just aren't roadworthy. Recently it's got worse as the business seems to be expanding,taking in more and more vehicles. Large commercial vehicles are not only parked up on double yellows,but sometimes on more than half the pavement. The MOT centre have had a accident damaged BMW parked on single yellows every day this week. I'm presuming they take it out the garage to make room for other vehicles. They then take it back in at night. that car is totally unroadworthy,having smashed in panels,flat tyres,a cracked screen and no registration plates to identify it with(otherwise i'd be checking online to see if it's taxed and insured).This traffic warden arrives on a scooter and tells the owner to move them,but as soon as he's gone the vehicles are back on the double yellows and pavement. One neighbour here told me the other month when i'd parked on the grass verge here(only for an hour or so as every parking space had been taken up by the MOT centre) that doing so counts as parking on double yellows and it's a ticketable offence. That same neighbour has been parking his cars on double and single yellows though for quite a while,as another neighbour pointed out to me. He now has a car parked on double yellows that's been there for 3 days. I've seen this neighbour talking,laughing with the traffic warden. To put it bluntly i think this traffic warden is taking backhanders from the MOT centre to not ticket their vehicles. Maybe not in terms of money but maybe free servicing and MOT checks. I know it's stepping on dodgy ground accusing people in authority of doing such things but why else is he ignoring these constantly parked up vehicles,yet the other month some unsuspecting person had only parked their car on double yellows for about 15 minutes when i saw him ticket that car. Is it worth taking it up with someone or should i just leave it and accept it?
