jeremytaylor
MB Enthusiast
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- Jun 27, 2005
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- E280CDI Sport Est., CLK 200k Cab., VW T5 174, Citroen C8, and a 2CV!
I think these are unique to London (?) but I've never really understood them.
Yellow lines = no parking when shown on sign.
Red Routes = Really no parking. (er, what's the difference?)
The idea with Red Routes seems to be that there would be special wardens who would ticket/remove cars ASAP in order to keep traffic flowing. Like many, I've long suspected this is just another stealth tax, and now I've been proved right!
For 2 weeks now in Roehampton Lane (SW London), parked on single red lines is the remains of a Leyland Sherpa pick-up. The thing has no number plates (nor engine or bonnet for that matter!) so it won't be going anywhere fast. So why, seeing as it is parked on a Red Route, hasn't it been removed to 'keep the traffic flowing'?? I don't suppose it is anything to do with no number plates, therefore no traceable owner, is it??
Yellow lines = no parking when shown on sign.
Red Routes = Really no parking. (er, what's the difference?)
The idea with Red Routes seems to be that there would be special wardens who would ticket/remove cars ASAP in order to keep traffic flowing. Like many, I've long suspected this is just another stealth tax, and now I've been proved right!
For 2 weeks now in Roehampton Lane (SW London), parked on single red lines is the remains of a Leyland Sherpa pick-up. The thing has no number plates (nor engine or bonnet for that matter!) so it won't be going anywhere fast. So why, seeing as it is parked on a Red Route, hasn't it been removed to 'keep the traffic flowing'?? I don't suppose it is anything to do with no number plates, therefore no traceable owner, is it??