Self Important

Dear ***hole,

Think you for taking up more spaces than your self important personality really deserves. I hope you crash and learn your lesson.

Bob

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Its not often I start cringing before the 1st wheel turn when someone is trying to park

Its not often I start cringing before the 1st wheel turn when someone is trying to park. Began to feel really sorry for this lady, wanted to fit some parking sensors for her.

Traffic warden gives ticket to crashed taxi - Youtube video

 A video posted on YouTube shows a traffic warden ticketing the taxi cab, which had clearly been involved in an accident in Manchester city centre.

The Cabbie "Mohammed Arif" can be heard trying to reason with the unnamed warden. "I'm not speaking to you," the warden says. "The cabbie, who filmed the event on his phone, replies: "You do realise I've had an accident?"

"You're not allowed to video me, thank you," the warden says before pushing the phone away. "I asked you not to video me." She then lashes out at the man.

Things go from bad to worse as the ensuing scuffle nearly ends up with a passer-by threatening to intervene, who tells the cabbie 'not to hit a woman'.

“You tried to hit me. That’s assault, I’ve got a red mark ... I’ve got a bruise on my arm," the warden exclaims, to which Arif replies: "You do realise my vehicle is not movable. I can't move the vehicle." He then points the phone towards the clearly damaged car.

The video, which has been seen more than one million times and has divided opinion of its viewers. Some have defended the warden for doing her job, while others have accused her of being a jobsworth and for not explaining her actions.

Whichever side you are on, the traffic warden was going against Manchester council rules. A spokesperson said: “We have clear guidelines and our traffic wardens are instructed not to issue parking tickets in circumstances where motorists have been forced to park following road traffic accidents.

“In this case, a ticket clearly should not have been given and if one was issued it will not be enforced. We are now reviewing the incident along with our contractors at NSL.”

Reports say the warden has resigned from her position in the wake of the video going viral. It is unclear what caused the original crash.

Dear blue BMW you look rich

Dear Blue BMW, You look rich. You should buy yourself some parking lessons. You took 2 spots.  What happens when my handicapped grandmother comes to visit.  Her death is on your shoulders.

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Longest parking fail note ever?

Dear Person,

I'm sorry I put a dent in your car. I didnt want to but, I did when I tryed to park next to you. I am not leaving my information because you chose to use two spaces and I just wanted to park in one. The scratches are because I used a towel that had sand on it to try to clean the dent / paint off. Beaches are fun.

Please look your car over for the dent and scratches and each time you see them remember not to park in two spaces

Sorry!!!

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Student got parking ticket after pulling over to help elderly lady lying on pavement

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Drew Hollinshead from Winton was given a parking ticket as he rushed to help an old lady who had fallen over.

The 21 year old student, was driving along Wimborne Road when he noticed an elderly lady lying on the pavement in nearby Wycliffe Road and swiftly pulled over to try and help.

After getting the lady back on her feet, he returned to his car where he found a Bournemouth Council parking warden issuing a £70 fine for stopping in a disabled parking bay without a permit.

 "I went back to my car and there was a parking officer who was giving me a ticket. He must have seen what was happening and that I was helping the old lady.

"I asked him why he was still giving me the ticket and he said: 'It gives me no great satisfaction to give you this ticket'.

"Any normal person would have turned a blind eye when they saw why I had stopped as I just got out, helped this old lady to get up and went back to my car."

Drew said that he ripped the ticket up half in the heat of the moment and threw it in the bin, but later went to fetch it to show Daily Echo.

"It says that it costs £70 if paid within 28 days of the date that it was issued or £35 if paid early, within 14 days, but it's not the cost that matters, it's the principle of it. I tried to do something good and then something bad happened because of it. I stopped in the disabled bay as it was the nearest place to where the old lady was. There was space for about four cars and it was completely empty, so it wasn't like somebody was waiting to use it and I was blocking the space. Under the circumstances, I think it's ridiculous."

A spokesperson for Bournemouth Council originally told the Daily Echo that they are not able to comment on individual cases and would not give any more details.

However after the story appeared in the Echo on Monday, the council issued this statement: "Bournemouth Borough Council strongly disputes Mr Hollinshead version of events following an incident in Wycliffe Road after which the parking attendant was left distressed and shaken up.  Mr Hollinshead of course reserves the right to appeal.

"The parking ticket was issued because Mr Hollinshead’s vehicle was not displaying a valid disabled badge or clock. The notice had been printed when Mr Hollinshead returned to his vehicle.  A written log made by our Parking Attendant immediately following the incident states that Mr Hollinshead had claimed he had been in the parking bay for between 30 and 40 seconds even though the issuing of a parking ticket takes around five minutes to complete."

"Our attendant’s statement also notes that Mr Hollinshead approached the attendant several times after the ticket was issued and used very aggressive and abusive language in a personal attack directly on the warden. The attendant’s log also states that Mr Hollinshead physically threatened and assaulted the member of staff, advising him that he would “have an accident” and records that Mr Hollinshead pushed our staff member towards the road"

"The log states that the attendant then alerted nearby police resulting in a PCSO warning Mr Hollinshead about his abusive language and supporting our staff member in his actions.  Mr Hollinshead then left the scene."

"The attendant’s log records a third approach by Mr Hollinshead, during which he stated he was parking in the disabled bay because he had gone to the aid of an elderly lady and that he was only gone for two minutes.

"The attendant has recorded that he then pointed out that it takes five minutes to issue a PCN. This was the first time it is recorded that Mr Hollinshead raised the issue of assisting another person and the incident with the elderly person was not witnessed by the traffic attendant.

"The log concludes that Mr Hollinshead then drove off whilst on the phone."
Margaret Leslie, Operations Manager for Parking Services, said: "Any motorist receiving a fine can appeal against a ticket through the contact details given on their Penalty Charge Notice. We give full consideration into all individual cases and take mitigating circumstances into account."

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No free parking spaces.... No problem

I cant think of any word other than pure genius to describe the idea here but would parking officers fall for it?

Your friendly neighborhood spiderman

Found this one on distractify "Dear Sir or Madam, You may have noticed that your vehicle seems to have found itself in two parking spaces. The truth is, it actually fits in one. For the benefit of all humanity, please lower your parking space consumption. xoxo. Your friendly neighborhood spiderman"

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