Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:CPZ in the Griffin Park area | |
Posted by: | Bernadette Paul | |
Date/Time: | 09/04/10 15:16:00 |
"I am in a CPZ that is controlled in a draconian way. I have `donated`thousands of pounds over the years to the Council scam. Visitors,cleaners,builders have lost a days wages being ticketed while they collect a visitors permit or call in for a couple of minutes, or have made a minor error filling in the deliberatley complicated permits. My car has been towed away because a wheel was outside the bay in front of my house. In retrospect i would rather not have the luxury of parking outside my house because it is a stealth tax and one has to be in a constant state of high alert or a pedantic goody goody who dots all the i`s and crosses all the t`s- like so many here. And those parking wardens swarm all over the streets like vermin with their little cash collecting machines. The whole thing is one big mugging exercise." The above quote was taken from one of the many on the Chiswick forum but I think sums up how most people feel about CPZs. Interestingly, last night on my way to my car, which was parked in Northfields in an area that has no CPZs I noticed a couple of cars also parked but sporting LB Ealing permits. Clearly they did not belong to people in or around the road they were parked in. There were at least two parked there again this morning. The thought struck me, whoever owned those vehicles live somewhere with a CPZ but presumably they search out somewhere where they can park for free. It could be argued that those drivers are happy to take spaces from residents whereas of course the residents of this street would not be able to return the favour. That surely is the point. Anyone with a car must at least occasionally move it and when they do they usually want to park as cheaply as possible and preferably for free. We must all surely park in someone else's space from time to time. I visit my sister or my daughter and park in their streets which must occasionally mean I have taken someone's space. So what? We could all TRY and BUY our parking spaces but look at the extras that come with it! Would it be worth it? I don't think so and neither do many of those who already pay for the privilege of having a CPZ |