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Driver stays in car on tow truck in ‘cash cow’ parking protest
stamfordman
post Fri, 3 Aug 2018 - 20:10
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POLICE were called after a motorist refused to leave her car when it was hoisted onto the back of a tow truck on Monday.

Debbie Ricketts launched the successful one-woman protest when she discovered that parking wardens were in the process of removing her car from Doynton Street in Archway.

“I came out of my house to go to work and found my car floating in the air. I said, ‘can you please put it down, so I can go to work’,” she said.

When they refused and continued to lift her BMW onto the truck, Ms Ricketts, who works as a public protection and safety officer for another London council, took matters into her own hands.

http://islingtontribune.com/article/driver...parking-protest

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Good on her!

What's the official policy on this kind of situation?, presumably the motivation is to remove any obstructing vehicle so if a driver turns up ready to move it anyway then happy days, here's a ticket and on to the next one!


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post Sat, 4 Aug 2018 - 08:45
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Most councils seem to use a wheels on road policy, once the tyres leave the tarmac they'll continue to remove, some a a bit more venal and once its hooked up they lift.

We all know what a confusing mess some bay suspensions are, I suspect here someone from the council noted her previous successful appeal (as it reads to me - could be her viewpoint only of course) and figured it could get costly if they continued to remove it.
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post Sat, 4 Aug 2018 - 11:16
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"The council requests that, for their own safety, residents in this situation do not climb into their vehicle whilst it is on the removal vehicle"

Surely this case proves that climbing into the vehicle is exactly what you should do?


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post Sat, 4 Aug 2018 - 11:22
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"The council requests yo let us remove your car unhindered so you can pay us the PCN and the two fee to get it back" would perhaps be truer?


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post Sat, 4 Aug 2018 - 13:08
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The statutory guidance. The council must have regard to this


8.23 If a driver returns to the vehicle whilst immobilisation or removal is taking place, then unless they are a persistent evader, it is recommended that the operation is halted, unless the clamp is secured or the vehicle has all its wheels aboard the tow truck. If immobilisation or removal is halted the penalty charge notice should still be enforced.


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post Sat, 4 Aug 2018 - 19:33
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I get the feeling it may be fairly career limiting if you work as a "Public Protection and Safety Officer" for a different council.

Effective though so full marks from me.
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post Sat, 4 Aug 2018 - 20:41
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QUOTE (notmeatloaf @ Sat, 4 Aug 2018 - 20:33) *
I get the feeling it may be fairly career limiting if you work as a "Public Protection and Safety Officer" for a different council.

Effective though so full marks from me.

I think it's career limiting if you work for a council.


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post Sat, 4 Aug 2018 - 20:57
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QUOTE (notmeatloaf @ Sat, 4 Aug 2018 - 20:33) *
"Public Protection and Safety Officer"

I wonder what that is.


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In a similar vein, talking to a VOSA examiner a few years back, he returned to his car to se it being lifted. He asked the lorry operator if he could get his brief case out of the car and did so. He then opened said brief case, donned his hivis VOSA VEHICLE EXAMINER and proceeded to examine said tow truck upon which he found several defects and issued an immediate PG9. On of the defects was for being overweight as with his car and the other car on board, it was then calculated to be overweight. Of course cars then had to be unloaded before the tow truck could be taken away with "all wheels clear of the road".

I could name the VE and where he worked but won't.
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QUOTE (roythebus @ Sat, 4 Aug 2018 - 22:23) *
In a similar vein, talking to a VOSA examiner a few years back, he returned to his car to se it being lifted. He asked the lorry operator if he could get his brief case out of the car and did so. He then opened said brief case, donned his hivis VOSA VEHICLE EXAMINER and proceeded to examine said tow truck upon which he found several defects and issued an immediate PG9. On of the defects was for being overweight as with his car and the other car on board, it was then calculated to be overweight. Of course cars then had to be unloaded before the tow truck could be taken away with "all wheels clear of the road".

I could name the VE and where he worked but won't.

Good for him, I hope the other defects were not quietly forgotten about once the truck was no longer overweight.


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QUOTE (southpaw82 @ Sat, 4 Aug 2018 - 21:57) *
QUOTE (notmeatloaf @ Sat, 4 Aug 2018 - 20:33) *
"Public Protection and Safety Officer"

I wonder what that is.

My first thought was receptionist.......


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post Sun, 5 Aug 2018 - 09:57
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One has to wonder what advice a safety officer would give about climbing into a vehicle while it is being lifted.
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post Sun, 5 Aug 2018 - 13:22
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QUOTE (DancingDad @ Sun, 5 Aug 2018 - 10:57) *
One has to wonder what advice a safety officer would give about climbing into a vehicle while it is being lifted.



Indeed.

I posted this mainly because it's a great pic.
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post Sun, 5 Aug 2018 - 16:12
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Parking space suspended. So whats wrong with a PCN and moving it to the nearest safe spot? Oh yes, forgot £££££
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QUOTE (stamfordman @ Sun, 5 Aug 2018 - 14:22) *
I posted this mainly because it's a great pic.

The smug look on her face made a lot of sense once her job was revealed.


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post Tue, 7 Aug 2018 - 13:48
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QUOTE (cp8759 @ Sat, 4 Aug 2018 - 22:33) *
QUOTE (roythebus @ Sat, 4 Aug 2018 - 22:23) *
In a similar vein, talking to a VOSA examiner a few years back, he returned to his car to se it being lifted. He asked the lorry operator if he could get his brief case out of the car and did so. He then opened said brief case, donned his hivis VOSA VEHICLE EXAMINER and proceeded to examine said tow truck upon which he found several defects and issued an immediate PG9. On of the defects was for being overweight as with his car and the other car on board, it was then calculated to be overweight. Of course cars then had to be unloaded before the tow truck could be taken away with "all wheels clear of the road".

I could name the VE and where he worked but won't.

Good for him, I hope the other defects were not quietly forgotten about once the truck was no longer overweight.
No, once a PG9 is given, "the process" has to follow. I understand they were safety-critical as well. smile.gif


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