cesil
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Registered: 20th Aug 06
Location: stoke
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as if ive found a decent one
parked outside my bank yesterday, fair enough on double yellows but only thought id be 2 mins. bank was rammed so more like 10!
got out n hed was just walkin away after hed put the ticket on my window, thought great for xmas that said that id only left 1 min n he said "go n get a ticket out of the machine n ill let you off as its xmas"
99.9 of them are nobs imo but a festive traffic warden is
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T21SVJ
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Registered: 14th Sep 06
Location: formby Drives: Company Cars
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i got a ticket once was at a hospital appointment, rushing around for a hour for a parking space anyway found 1 got my ticket,
came back found a ticket on my car because my front wheel was just outside the line where it changed from park and pay 2 permits.
i wrote them a letter and got let off with it.
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Mike
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Registered: 20th May 06
Location: nr. Skipton, North Yorkshire
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We know mst of the traffic wardens around St Helens, so we can get away with parking anywhere, my dad once parked at a bus stop why he nipped into the bank, cos the car park was full. When he come out a traffic warden was just putting a ticket under the wiper, dad walks up 'aw, you're having a laugh', warden turns round 'oh alright mate, didn't realise it was yours' then took the ticket off and ripped it off. 
The advantages of having a sandwich bar in town
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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A traffic warden that speak English That's the first shock at least.
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Haimsey
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Registered: 8th May 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
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Either that or he is lying and is going to proceed with the ticket even though you have purchased a ticket
Marcy Marc 
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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I didnt realise there was some law where you'r not allowed to park so many feet / meters from a junction opening. Almost fell foul of that a few months back!!
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Pop
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Registered: 8th May 03
Location: Reading
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I once parked my car in a residents permit space. They hadn't been like that for long because I had never noticed, just thought it was a 30 mins short stay space. A traffic warden came out of nowhere and told me I couldn't park there. I thought that was good of him not to ticket me 
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
I didnt realise there was some law where you'r not allowed to park so many feet / meters from a junction opening. Almost fell foul of that a few months back!!
But surely that's just common sense though.
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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10 to 12 meters bruv
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will_ainsworth
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Registered: 8th Jun 07
Location: London, UK
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aparently i heard they have to wait 5 minutes and if the car isnt moved in that time they issue the ticket, if you drive away in that 5 minutes they take your details but no ticket?!? thats what one of em said to me when i was parked in the wrong place!!!
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Burscough, Lancashire
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theres a traffic warden in ormskirk that i really hate. i have no genuine reason to hate her, i just do i can't explain it
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Huwsi
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Registered: 27th Apr 07
Location: Bangor, Gwynedd
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Their really keen round here  and one even said hello and smiled at me in a pleasant manner
I've been lucky so far
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
quote:
Originally posted by Colin
I didnt realise there was some law where you'r not allowed to park so many feet / meters from a junction opening. Almost fell foul of that a few months back!!
But surely that's just common sense though.
It was a situation where spaces were slim & folk were parking anywhere. I was about 3 cars in from the T-junction which was a quiet road into a business unit. I got to the car & he'd booked 3 cars already & said mine was going to be next!!
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