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Thread: One for the brains trust
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19th October 2018, 09:20 PM #16
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20th October 2018, 01:19 PM #17GOLD MEMBER
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Just stand on your own two feet. This notion of threatening Media involvement is becoming all too prevalent in our society. They have no case against you.
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20th October 2018, 02:48 PM #18.
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20th October 2018, 07:39 PM #19
About nine and a half years ago I received in the mail a parking infringement notice from Stonnington Council.
Yes I was in the area, but am always careful about parking. The time on the notice was also about an hour after I was in the area.
I sent off a letter of challenge and the infringement notice was withdrawn.
There is every chance (and so there should be) that it will be withdrawn.
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21st October 2018, 11:47 AM #20SENIOR MEMBER
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A few years ago I was booked outside my house in Balmain for "parking without a permit" despite the sticker being clearly displayed on the nearside windscreen. I emailed the council asking them to cancel the fine and to "make sure I didn't have to go to any trouble for their mistake". They checked and sure enough the sticker was prominent in their photo. After a couple of follow ups, I was driving back from the farm when the mobile rang. "This is Darcy Byrne, Mayor of Leichhardt speaking". Fortunately I'd stopped to take the call otherwise I would have run off the road. He rang to apologise and tell me they had fixed the ticket at their end.
There's good councils and bad ones.
mick
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21st October 2018, 11:51 PM #21GOLD MEMBER
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I got a fine for parking in a Disabled zone, the remains of my Disability Permit were visible on the dash and also in the photo. It got sqashed eventually but took about 2 months to do it.
Pity the inspector's not there most other times, when people park in a disabled zone to duck into Smokemart.
Their usual comment is "What's it to you?" or "Are you the parking Inspector?" My normal reply is "I'm trying to save you $380.00"
KrynTo grow old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
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22nd October 2018, 09:11 AM #22
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22nd October 2018, 10:51 AM #23
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22nd October 2018, 10:54 AM #24
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22nd October 2018, 11:00 AM #25
Or the stainless steel ones!
https://www.blackwoods.com.au/browse...ries/202003711
I'm still relatively young and able, but my poor wife has a wicked brain tumour. It makes me furious beyond apoplexy when I see some of the so-called "disabled" users asserting their assumed "entitlement".
Passes really need to be more carefully considered. My MIL is one of these... Pure obscene life-long profound laziness, now combined with age and entitlement. Makes my blood boil. All so she can save 5 metres walking.
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22nd October 2018, 11:08 AM #26
The ones that really get me are the ones who are obviously using Grandma or Grandad's disabled permit. The ones who are first through the ticket gates at the station and run to their cars in the disabled spots like Usain Bolt.
They get to their cars so fast so they can beat everyone out of the carpark before the queue gets too long - until the day they have to stop and find something that can cut a cable tie before the can drive off.I got sick of sitting around doing nothing - so I took up meditation.
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22nd October 2018, 11:28 AM #27
Apart from the potential charge of malicious damage, what do the cable ties connect?
on the issue more generally, I know of a 50+ year old with MS who was "given" a disabled parking authority by their doctor on the basis that not having to worry where to park helps with managing the MS.regards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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22nd October 2018, 12:06 PM #28
Where possible it holds the shopping trolley to the drivers door handle. Some door handles are not suitable for this but other parts of the car can be utilized.
I got sick of sitting around doing nothing - so I took up meditation.
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22nd October 2018, 12:26 PM #29
I see.
Although I can't the accent right -- "devious I calls it, devious"regards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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22nd October 2018, 12:53 PM #30
Probably won't help them much. There are never enough disabled car parks anyway. Disability parks are allocated at roughly one space in 50 and one driver in 13 has a disability permit. Then factor in all the cretins who illegally use other peoples permits and the system is just a farce.
Where disability parks are useful is for people like me who need to be able to fully open the door to access the vehicle because of mobility issues with my back, also for people who need to load and unload wheelchairs from the side of the vehicle.
Trouble with the system is that there are many classes of people lumped into the one permit category. This one category attempts to assist people with vastly different needs. It tries to cover people fully dependent on wheelchairs and an attendant right through to people like Ian's friend who needs the permit for mental health issues so it doesn't look after anyone properly and some not at all.I got sick of sitting around doing nothing - so I took up meditation.
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