In this week's Kingston Guardian there's an amusing story about a CCTV car which was captured parking on double yellow lines outside a Police station. Residents rightly feel aggrieved that these expensive vehicles have the right to snoop on us at will also feel free to disobey the rules the rest of us must follow, for fear of being hit with extortionate fines.
A Kingston Council spokesman said: “Stopping on the double yellow line is permitted while undertaking enforcement. The CCTV vehicle was enforcing an appropriate restriction, where loading/unloading is not permitted on Kingston Hall Road.”
That's us told! It's one rule for them, one for the rest of us...
A Kingston Council spokesman said: “Stopping on the double yellow line is permitted while undertaking enforcement." I would imagine that is the case for the Police but these vehicles are not manned by the Police nor are they Police vehicles. Presumably there must be a specific law or bylaw that confirms that statement.
Posted by: startledcod | 31/03/2011 at 06:36 PM
It's always been one rule for them, another rule for everyone else. It's just awful seeing how the peace, love and freedom hippie generation grew up to take reins and ends up being ten times more corrupt than the generation before, against which they rebelled and promised better. Such petty dicatators and law-breakers they turned out to be.
Posted by: John | 31/03/2011 at 11:37 PM
I've noticed these jobsworth really like having their photo taken which is why I always do it.
Posted by: old-age-terrorist | 03/04/2011 at 03:26 PM
"The CCTV vehicle was enforcing an appropriate restriction"
*** waffle alert ***
Posted by: Purlieu | 03/04/2011 at 08:13 PM
Its a pretty sad state of affairs when things like this happen, it also looks like its blocking an entrance ?
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