Sheffield drivers fined £80000 for car removal

[Alcoblog]

I imagine Amey'll be using the cash from the fines to compensate all those people who go to the bother of moving their cars only for Amey not to turn up when they say they will.

Only fair isn't it?

[Cyclone]

Most people would make sure their car was safe and off the road if they were going on holiday. There is no right for parking on roads even if it is outside your house. During the roadworks in my area the pavements have been churned up months before the road was done.

 

Like winch it into their garden or something?

 

There is an effective right to park on the road wherever it's not prohibited and doesn't cause an obstruction.

[Penistone999]

Sheffield car drivers have been fined around £80000 for having their cars removed in order that amey can do work to roads .

 

Kerching

 

Another money making scam . You can be certain the council are pocketing some cash from this scam .

[WarPig]

It can't be easy for them to predict exactly when they will start work on any given road. What if they have run into problems on the previous road, causing delays? Should they just stop work there and start on the next road?

[chocki]

Kerching

 

Another money making scam . You can be certain the council are pocketing some cash from this scam .

 

How can it be a scam? If it was a scam, they wouldn't put notices up. If people choose to ignore them, it's their fault

[bus man]

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. . . . they don't sneak out and tow cars away without having signposted the entire area do they.

 

 

On our road the signs went up on the same day as the no marking came in so anyone who had left there car at home and gone to work would be in trouble

[Guest makapaka]

These sort of stories are just pointlessly inflammatory. They always include a massive financial sum to stir it up further.

 

The usual ones are "single speed camera fines drivers £150,000" etc. The fact is if you obey the rules you don't get fined and therefore there's no issue.

[Daven]

How can it be a scam? If it was a scam, they wouldn't put notices up. If people choose to ignore them, it's their fault

 

My lovely Grandma always used to say that a fool and their money are easily parted.

For goodness sake, there really can't be a single motorist who lives in Sheffield who doesn't know that all the roads are to be resurfaced and have all the opportunity to look on the internet for guidance of when this may happen in their area.

Edited July 11, 2016 by Daven

[Bob Arctor]

These would be the drivers that ignore the very clear signs on lampposts? They don't sneak out and tow cars away without having signposted the entire area do they.

 

On Rock Street and about four surrounding streets Amey put up signs saying that work would take place over the next four days and that cars parked would be towed. No work took place and the signs were amended with another four dates. This happened, I am not joking, about six times, each time no work took place until finally they spent three days to do the pavements. How can it be reasonable to prevent people from parking on their and adjoining streets for over a month to allow for three days work? And do the signs lose any legal force after they have been shown to be misleading so many times?

[Daven]

These sort of stories are just pointlessly inflammatory. They always include a massive financial sum to stir it up further.

 

The usual ones are "single speed camera fines drivers £150,000" etc. The fact is if you obey the rules you don't get fined and therefore there's no issue.

 

Exactly so. Be observant for the signs and if you ARE going away and planning to leave your car on the road leave a spare set of keys with a neighbour or trusted friend.

It really isn't that difficult to simply move your vehicle each morning is it ?

Edited July 11, 2016 by Daven