Fixed penalty.

[SEMI-RETIRED]

just phoned the fixed penalty, 24 hour, seven days a week payment line.
Recorded message says it is closed and to ring back during normal hours.
Unbelievable!

 

[Farmer-George]

Haha! That is priceless!

 

[sawdust]

Haha! That is priceless!

For everything else there's MasterCard

 

[glasshouse]

Fixed penalty for what?

 

[Philip Watkins]

Fixed penalty for what?

That's not the point and none of our business.

 

[glasshouse]

That's not the point and none of our business.

Just trying to help
If you dont pay they dont have time to prosecute you
It works

 

[Roy_H]

Nothing surprises me these days:
My wife needed to attend the local hospital as an outpatient. The letter stated that if she could not attend the appointment for any reason she would of course, out of courtesy, need to inform them in advance. The letter actually stated: "If you fail to attend, it will be assumed that you no longer require an outpatient appointment. You will be removed from the waiting list and your General Practitioner or Referrer informed" So she got the afternoon off work, went to the hospital as requested and was greeted with the words "Oh its been cancelled!" (Nobody had "informed" us ! )

 

[Danllan]

That's not the point and none of our business.

It could help to know; I've recently helped a friend's Mrs avoid a pretty severe penalty.

There are sometimes legitimate ways to mitigate or entirely remove all sorts of things, it all depends on the circumstances. Parking is generally pretty black and white, it's best to admit the offence and pay up; other things can be a bit more 'grey'.

 

[Philip Watkins]

Just trying to help
If you dont pay they dont have time to prosecute you
It works

It could help to know; I've recently helped a friend's Mrs avoid a pretty severe penalty.

There are sometimes legitimate ways to mitigate or entirely remove all sorts of things, it all depends on the circumstances. Parking is generally pretty black and white, it's best to admit the offence and pay up; other things can be a bit more 'grey'.

I appreciate that but I thought the point of the thread was the 24 hour payment line being closed outside business hours.

 

[Ysgythan]

It could help to know; I've recently helped a friend's Mrs avoid a pretty severe penalty.

There are sometimes legitimate ways to mitigate or entirely remove all sorts of things, it all depends on the circumstances. Parking is generally pretty black and white, it's best to admit the offence and pay up; other things can be a bit more 'grey'.

No, there’s often an argument even on parking and the adjudicator will sometimes lean on the council to compromise even if under the regs the case in black and white. Unless of course you’re obviously just taking the pee.

 

[Danllan]

I appreciate that but I thought the point of the thread was the 24 hour payment line being closed outside business hours.

True, but the discussion had 'expanded'.

No, there’s often an argument even on parking and the adjudicator will sometimes lean on the council to compromise even if under the regs the case in black and white. Unless of course you’re obviously just taking the pee.

I think 'sometimes' would be a better word than often, which is why I wrote 'generally' earlier.

 

[Dman2]

Anyway
Stop beating about the bush
We are all nosey buggers
What was the fixed penalty for?

 

[farenheit]

I appreciate that but I thought the point of the thread was the 24 hour payment line being closed outside business hours.

Yes sir.

 

[PSQ]

Fixed penalty for what?

I have it on good authority @SEMI-RETIRED was caught using a mobile phone behind the wheel...







... while trying to phone the "24h fixed penalty line".

 

[SEMI-RETIRED]

To put you all out of your misery
Speeding ticket.

 

[Danllan]

To put you all out of your misery
Speeding ticket.

Pity, if you ever get pulled for no insurance give me a shout.

 

[glasshouse]

To put you all out of your misery
Speeding ticket.

6pts must be fast

 

[Old Boar]

I get cross at the 20 working days thing. I work every day so does this count?