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Author: DougDoug Date: Jun 29, 2008 22:56
Contrary to popular belief the streets do not belong to motorists,
even though they are allowed to leave their cars lying about on them
24/7 often for free.
"A car owner who put a for-sale note on his Ford Escort soon found
another sign on the window - a £100 penalty ticket.
Victor Abrahams was accused of 'offering goods for sale in a parking
place'.
When the 67-year-old grandfather called the council, he was told the
offence had been introduced a year ago and had been advertised in the
local paper.
But as he does not live in the North London borough of Barnet, he says
he had no idea that new rules had been brought in..."
More:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1030410/Grandfather-For-Sale-sign-car-window...
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Author: Tony DragonTony Dragon Date: Jun 29, 2008 23:47
Doug wrote:
> Contrary to popular belief the streets do not belong to motorists,
> even though they are allowed to leave their cars lying about on them
> 24/7 often for free.
>
> "A car owner who put a for-sale note on his Ford Escort soon found
> another sign on the window - a £100 penalty ticket.
>
> Victor Abrahams was accused of 'offering goods for sale in a parking
> place'.
>
> When the 67-year-old grandfather called the council, he was told the
> offence had been introduced a year ago and had been advertised in the
> local paper.
>
> But as he does not live in the North London borough of Barnet, he says
> he had no idea that new rules had been brought in..."
>
> More:
> ...
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Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Jun 30, 2008 00:48
Doug wrote:
> Contrary to popular belief the streets do not belong to motorists,
> even though they are allowed to leave their cars lying about on them
> 24/7 often for free.
>
And it makes you happy that a destitute pensioner was fined for no good
reason?
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Author: FodFod Date: Jun 30, 2008 02:14
On Jun 30, 8:48 am, "Brimstone" yahoo.co.uk> wrote:> Doug wrote:
>> Contrary to popular belief the streets do not belong to motorists,
>> even though they are allowed to leave their cars lying about on them
>> 24/7 often for free.
>
> And it makes you happy that a destitute pensioner was fined for no good
> reason?
odd that Doug gets joy from someone trying to get rid of a car...
Fod
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Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Jun 30, 2008 02:19
Fod wrote:
> On Jun 30, 8:48 am, "Brimstone" yahoo.co.uk> wrote:>> Doug wrote:
>>> Contrary to popular belief the streets do not belong to motorists,
>>> even though they are allowed to leave their cars lying about on them
>>> 24/7 often for free.
>>
>> And it makes you happy that a destitute pensioner was fined for no
>> good reason?
>
> odd that Doug gets joy from someone trying to get rid of a car...
>
Indeed, one would have expected Doug to have berated the council for trying
to prevent a citizen becoming less hypermobile.
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Author: Mike PMike P Date: Jun 30, 2008 03:45
"Fod" googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:57a8daa7-89b3-409f-8290-82cbbff5a09e@m45g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
On Jun 30, 8:48 am, "Brimstone" yahoo.co.uk> wrote:> Doug wrote:
>> Contrary to popular belief the streets do not belong to motorists,
>> even though they are allowed to leave their cars lying about on them
>> 24/7 often for free.
>
> And it makes you happy that a destitute pensioner was fined for no good
> reason?
>odd that Doug gets joy from someone trying to get rid of a car...
It's that old hypocrisy coming out again ..
Mike P
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Date: Jun 30, 2008 10:24
> "A car owner who put a for-sale note on his Ford Escort soon found
> another sign on the window - a
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Author: MortimerMortimer Date: Jun 30, 2008 10:32
"nightjar .me.uk>" wrote in message
news:ApydnToij4lHi_TVnZ2dnUVZ8vKdnZ2d@giganews.com...>> "A car owner who put a for-sale note on his Ford Escort soon found
>> another sign on the window - a
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Author: nik.morgannik.morgan Date: Jun 30, 2008 11:25
On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:32:59 +0100, Mortimer wrote
(in article ):
> "nightjar .me.uk>" wrote in message
> news:ApydnToij4lHi_TVnZ2dnUVZ8vKdnZ2d@giganews.com...>>
>> "Doug" riseup.net> wrote in message
>> news:6ea6defc-ecc1-4b33...
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Author: MortimerMortimer Date: Jun 30, 2008 11:51
"nik.morgan" talktalk.net> wrote in message
news:0001HW.C48EE3AC004A2D12F02845B0@free.teranews.com...> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:32:59 +0100, Mortimer wrote
> (in article
>> Well I never knew that. So every time you see a car with a For Sale sign
>> in
>> the window, it's breaking the law if the car is on the "public highway"?
>> What a stupid law! Does advertising the...
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