Tim
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First I get £50 fine as I went in the congestion charge zone a couple minutes before it finished (that'll teach me to set my clock more accurately).
Then I've just got another £50 for stopping in a box junction (due to a huge traffic jam) when my exit was blocked. There's a bloody bus next to me, and four other cars stopped with me.... 
Ken GRRRRR
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Nath
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Should've used the underground 
That is harsh though.
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Robin
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refuse to pay the second one.
ask for proof that the bus had to pay, if it didnt, dont pay it either
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Dave A
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dispute them.
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MR2Mike
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bloody hell you have worse luck than me 
*touch wood*
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Sam
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I hate driving in central London.
If I ever have to go there I just get the train to Paddington then tube to wherever.
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Nath
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quote: Originally posted by Sam
I hate driving in central London.
If I ever have to go there I just get the train to Paddington then tube to wherever.
I doubt i'd drive a car if I lived in London. Although the underground can be stupidly busy sometimes.
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Sam
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I remember fairly recently getting on a tube train at Covent Garden at rush hour.
I now know how tinned sardines feel!
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Nath
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quote: Originally posted by Sam
I remember fairly recently getting on a tube train at Covent Garden at rush hour.
I now know how tinned sardines feel!
Thats the worst station ever. Its always busy, at all times of the day!
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Sam
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I know! 
Also, when the hell are they going to make tube trains with air conditioning?
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CorsAsh
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They already have Sam, I go on after spicy food and condition the air for everyone else, though people have passed out once or twice
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Sam
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Jules S
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Makes you wonder why londoners keep voting uncle ken in doesn't it?
He's raising congestion charges and the associated non payment fines too now isn't he?
Glad I don't work there anymore....
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Sam
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He's a racialist.
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ed
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quote: Originally posted by Nath
quote: Originally posted by Sam
I remember fairly recently getting on a tube train at Covent Garden at rush hour.
I now know how tinned sardines feel!
Thats the worst station ever. Its always busy, at all times of the day!
The lifts too, who's idea was that
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Sam
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Yeah ed those lifts are so gay! All the idiots rushing to the lifts they think are gonna be there first!
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Matt H
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Ahhhh smell the sweet sweet northern air
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CorsAsh
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quote: Originally posted by Matt H
Ahhhh smell the sweet sweet northern air
Up north, where it actually goes dark at night
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Matt H
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quote: Originally posted by CorsAsh
quote: Originally posted by Matt H
Ahhhh smell the sweet sweet northern air
Up north, where it actually goes dark at night
Yep
And also we make classic films, such as Kes
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Nath
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quote: Originally posted by ed
quote: Originally posted by Nath
quote: Originally posted by Sam
I remember fairly recently getting on a tube train at Covent Garden at rush hour.
I now know how tinned sardines feel!
Thats the worst station ever. Its always busy, at all times of the day!
The lifts too, who's idea was that
Ever walked up the stairs? If not, dont! Trust me 
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nickyboy01
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quote: Originally posted by robmarriott
refuse to pay the second one.
ask for proof that the bus had to pay, if it didnt, dont pay it either
Why? He broke the law. (Sorry Tim not digging at you) If your exit isnt clear then you dont enter the box.
Being a delivery driver i'm always getting stuck in no end of gridlocks caused by people blocking junctions.
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Tim
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It's a little bit 'by the book' though don't you think? It was only because the traffic suddenly came to a stop. I know I technically broke the highway code, but I don't think you'd ever get pulled for it if you did it somewhere where there wasn't a camera.
What will they do next -- go round checking for people leaving their engines running while they jump out the car to post a letter?
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Nismo
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Thats a pisser if it makes you feel any better , the same network you use for your ADSL is the network the congestion charge system works over 
Did you get my text?
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Tim
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Yeah. Msn?
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Ian
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quote: Originally posted by Tim
go round checking for people leaving their engines running while they jump out the car to post a letter?
Most people work with the police on that one around here
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