tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post9009721709351573314..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: The camera never liesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-23488353651619050472013-10-23T12:32:59.382+01:002013-10-23T12:32:59.382+01:00Frank, you are, of course, quite right, and as som...Frank, you are, of course, quite right, and as someone who lives in a rural area and walks and cycles wherever possible I wish more money was spent on enforcing traffic laws on rural roads. <br /><br />But what disturbs me particularly about this incident is the subsequent immediate cancellation of the fine. If I had "not parked correctly" why was the fine cancelled? If I had parked correctly why was the fine issued in the first place?<br /><br />Mid Sussex District Council's handling of the matter conveyed the clear impression that this was a "try on". It was also clear that they did not dispute appeals, but simply raked in a lot of money from people who did not have a camera with them or who did not have the nerve to challenge their authority. <br /><br />Yes, parking charges are a legitimate and valuable revenue source. But spurious parking fines such as the one documented in my photos are not. Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-18606566029604112412013-10-23T10:27:59.160+01:002013-10-23T10:27:59.160+01:00I must be one of thousands of non-drivers who cont...I must be one of thousands of non-drivers who contribute to the upkeep of minor roads in this county borough through my council tax. It seems only fair that council-provided car parks should contribute too.<br /><br />That's not to excuse your unfair treatment in Sussex.Frank Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447989626809704972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-42070290346365058492013-10-23T08:49:35.123+01:002013-10-23T08:49:35.123+01:00The beaten up old coin machines which are the only...The beaten up old coin machines which are the only way you can pay for spots in most English municipal car parks are a disgrace too.<br /><br />I'd also like to see their accounts from revenue raised from their over judicious fining of out of area motorists using video cameras e.g. one unsuspecting moves into an obscured bus lane, and then (because no one will let you back into the regular lane) you get copped for £100 or similar.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16494731273916705327noreply@blogger.com