A new stealth tax is born

[Colin_b]

Well, I know the answer, you may be surprised, it might even make you happy

Given only one area has managed to get the system licenced so far, probably very few?

 

[DaveK]

Lets say your a council. You've got all that nice council tax rolling in in April. You have a choice, some more day centers for the elderly or disabled which will cost you more and more to run each passing year or setting up a CCTV parking enforcement system that will real in ever increasing amounts of extra money as you paint yellow lines on every stretch of road in your Borough.

Doesn't take much figuring out, does it.

 

[robert.saunders]

Given only one area has managed to get the system licenced so far, probably very few?

 

[robert.saunders]

Lets say your a council. You've got all that nice council tax rolling in in April. You have a choice, some more day centers for the elderly or disabled which will cost you more and more to run each passing year or setting up a CCTV parking enforcement system that will real in ever increasing amounts of extra money as you paint yellow lines on every stretch of road in your Borough.

Doesn't take much figuring out, does it.

Peterborough has just finished a 3-year plan of renewal of restrictions, coupled with the new charge levels, we're forecasting a drop in revenue from PCNs which is what is expected of the authority. Coupled with our minor tax increase of 1.4% I think the council is doing well

 

[DaveK]

You might forecast a drop but the answer is really simple. Just tighten up on the rules, refuse every appeal and make sure your Borough doesn't have a single ' no pay ' parking spot in it.

 

[robert.saunders]

Why would I tighten up the rules, we don't enforce to make money

 

[DaveK]

:bannana: No, of course you don't.

 

[robert.saunders]

:bannana: No, of course you don't.

At last, I'm getting through

 

[television]

We're all doomed!

(sorry Howard)

Your very own words Robert

 

[recycled]

Now if the idea was to save lives rather than simply amass money from fines, surely you would have ' speed camera " written all over this horse box to make sure people checked their speed?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=551108&in_page_id=1770

That is a load of horse sh1t.
Sorry but is that car overtaking or driving on the wrongside of the road?

 

[robert.saunders]

Your very own words Robert

I was being sarcastic

Reference this thread

 

[recycled]

sorry robert but you have to understand that article is from the horses mouth. How is that meant to reduce speed?

 

[robert.saunders]

sorry robert but you have to understand that article is from the horses mouth. How is that meant to reduce speed?

Haven't (as ever) a clue what you're talking about

 

[recycled]

the horsebox camera i meant. i know it is not your borough but why?

 

[robert.saunders]

the horsebox camera i meant. i know it is not your borough but why?

No idea, I don't work in speed enforcement

 

[MBManInKen]

but why?

Enforcement of the rules.

 

[television]

robert.saunders[/LEFT];524927]No idea, I don't work in speed enforcement

You are taking away all of the parked cars so that the traffic can speed up,,is that what is meant by speed enforcement

 

[DaveK]

There are rules about beating the c@@p out of people whilst robbing from their homes but I see little pro active enforcement of that in my neck of the woods.

 

[MBManInKen]

You are clearly unhappy here. Have you considered moving? I hear Zimbabwe and Belarus have some space.

 

[robert.saunders]

You are taking away all of the parked cars so that the traffic can speed up,,is that what is meant by speed enforcement

A local authority can only enforce waiting restrictions (via civil enforcement) on roads that have a speed limit of 40mph or less so I doubt it I doubt anyone on here speeds on restricted roads with 30/40mph speed limits