Man fined after driving into his own driveway
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From: Man at B&Q on 30 Apr 2010 04:50 On Apr 29, 10:55 pm, Ian Jackson <ianREMOVETHISjack...(a)g3ohx.demon.co.uk> wrote: > In message <mn.ed447da43fabe8d5.106...(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk>, Harry > Bloomfield <harry.m1...(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk> writes > > > > >I suspect there was more to it than what was reported. > > Aw, come on, Harry! > > I love these cases of apparent (or blatant) injustice, when some sage > comments something like "There is probably more to this than meets the > eye". There was certainly more to it than the report in the Telegraph. How do you know the Daily Wail is giving the full story? Each have their own agendas and will report selectively as it suits them. MBQ
From: Man at B&Q on 30 Apr 2010 04:52 On Apr 29, 11:20 am, "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > "ChelseaTractorMan" <mr.c.trac...(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:6tmit5dh7nhhub3kheqta3mthmjsf2dtn7(a)4ax.com...> On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:09:30 +0100, "Brimstone" > > <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >>You say he chose to be a fuckwit. What should he have done? > > > comply when warned off by police > > -- > > Stop trying to avoid the question. Having complied with the police warning, > what should he have done? Whatever the f**k he likes so long as he doesn't commit any more offences. MBQ
From: Adrian on 30 Apr 2010 04:57 "Man at B&Q" <manatbandq(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > How do you know the Daily Wail is giving the full story? Ah, you're funny.
From: zaax on 30 Apr 2010 14:18 JNugent wrote: > MrBitsy wrote: > > On 28/04/2010 13:08, JNugent wrote: > > > Mortimer wrote: > >>>"Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:83qle8Fm8uU9(a)mid.individual.net... >>>>"Mr. Benn" > <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> gurgled happily, sounding much like > > > > > they were saying: > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7640563/Man- > > > > > fined-for-reversing-into-his-own-driveway.html > > > > > > > > > > > > Maxwell Cannon was issued with a £60 fixed penalty notice > > > > > > and informed that he was committing a traffic offence for > > > > > > waiting on the zigzag markings of a pedestrian crossing > > > > > > outside his home in Harrington, near Workington in Cumbria. > > > > > > > > > > So he wasn't fined for "reversing into his driveway". He was > > > > > fined for waiting on pedestrian crossing markings. > > > > > > > > Given that there may be a good reason for him reversing into > > > > the driveway (eg so he doesn't have to reverse out into busy > > > > traffic) I wonder what he should have done differently? Not > > > > tried to park in his driveway at a time when there was heavy > > > > traffic which prevented him completing the manoeuvre without > > > > having to wait? > > > > > > Where should he have parked the car, then? > > > > > > I agree that he could have driven in forwards. > > > > Waited before the zigzags and then move forward. By waiting on the > > zigzags, he was creating a danger to other road users. > > You're in pole position for Answering A Different Question From The > One Asked. Thats what he should have done. -- --- zaax Frustration casues accidents: allow faster traffic to overtake.
From: MrBitsy on 1 May 2010 14:07
On 28/04/2010 12:49, Nkosi (ama-ecosse) wrote: > On 28 Apr, 12:44, "Mr. Benn"<inva...(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > >> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7640563/Man-f... >> >> Maxwell Cannon was issued with a 60 fixed penalty notice and informed that >> he was committing a traffic offence for waiting on the zigzag markings of a >> pedestrian crossing outside his home in Harrington, near Workington in >> Cumbria. >> >> Mr Cannon, 25, said he was waiting for a break in the heavy traffic to >> reverse onto his property on August 10 last year and appealed the ticket at >> West Allerdale Magistrate's Court. >> > Police state, jobsworths and this article plainly shows that some of > our police officers do not understand between common sense, the spirit > of the law or probably even how to tie their own bootlaces. I came > back to the UK because economically Southern Africa is stuffed, but > the mentality of the people I have encountered has left me bewildered > as to where has the UK that I left 30 years ago gone to. This country > is screwed. > > You do appreciate the reason the zigzag lines are there? If so, how does the danger decrease because the man lives there? -- MrBitsy |