Mr.Edwards

@Penguin68 Brilliant ! Well put

Im pretty sure Straferjack must be employed by the council or blogging on behalf of someone. No one can be this shortsighted.

James, im sure you have stopped in a 30 minute bay maybe 5 minutes over at some point in your life. You know that these cars and they way they are stooping to any measure possible to grant a fine is wrong, but you just cant admit it due to your job. Ive just returned from Lordship lane where some members of the public and shopkeepers were warning people of the enforcement guy. In general most people are pretty pissed off with these cars. We can argue here all day but the bottom line is most of the people and residents i know would vote for anyone that insinuates even that they will look into removal of these cars. Or at least addressing the appointed agencies. Maybe even a 2 strike policy, where you get a warning on the first parking offense.

Thanks for this James. I understand that we must all know the rules of the road and it is to be enforced if people are bending rules by using bus lanes etc but for me, and the reason i posted today (usually i just see these cars, get a bit cross and move on with my business) is that he removed a 'Traffic Enforcement in operation sign' there to alert people, put it in his boot and carried on filming. Surely you cant agree that this is ok ? I also saw an old couple ages ago stop at the edge of a bus lane (he dropped her off, and then moved on). The camera guy blatantly took the number plate and issued a ticket. There was a lady outraged by this standing near the enforcement vehicle, which is what got my attention. Again are you happy with this ? 3.5 million on lollipop people in Southwark ? Christ !!!!!!

There's always one..... @straferjack how do these enforcement cars impact/remedy heavy traffic ? Are you one of these enforcement guys ? ha ha ...

Well put ! Just noticed there is a councillor, James Barber on here. Might email him. Basically ive not met ANY person of the public that thinks these are a good idea. You're right though, they are a major cash cow for the council so it will be hard to get rid of these. I just don't like living in a society where every nuance and slight mistake is punished and fined. Funnily enough it has started to bring people together. I saw a guy with a sandwich board and a mask, warning people there was a traffic enforcement car lurking. Made people laugh.

These little smart cars with the telescopic camera are really starting to piss me off. Have seen them everywhere. These are paid for with my / our council tax and so far i have only seen general outrage from the public about them. One car parked in Lordship Lane on Saturday actually had a crowd of people pretty amazed. I realise we need parking enforcement, but these guys are preying on any tiny mistake by the public. I know people that have pulled up in a bus lane for a couple of seconds to get something from the back seat and be snapped. BUT this really takes the biscuit. One of these cars this morning was parked opposite Tesco on East Dulwich Rd, near Kings on the rye trying to catch people in the bus lane. I saw him get out of his car, take a "Traffic Enforcement in Operation" sign down, put it in his boot and carry on. Me and another guy challenged him on this, when he told us to mind our business. I could only remember the first part of his number plate. For the first time is years i didnt have a bloody mobile. Any ideas who to contact high up in Southwark council or local councillor / MP ? People must be petitioning this. Or am i just wasting my time and just live with it ? Are there any councillors who read EDF ? I'll vote for anyone who gets rid of them LOL. Cheers, E