BruceA

Councillor Barrie Hargrove? Ah, yes! The man that, after studiously ignoring my emails, felt that my offer to turn up at his surgery to video his answers concerning the enforcement of the bay in Southampton Way constituted a threat that required him to consult the legal department. Democracy at work, eh? :)) I wonder if he is concerned about ending up with substantial quantities of egg on face like Cllr Rowley?

"Parking fine revenue is down 17%. Cool. People are currently being more law abiding." Not necessarily so. There has been a massive fall in demand as the motorist is being priced out of central London. You have to be careful jumping to conclusions with statistics, e.g. 30% of fatal accidents involve excess alcohol > you are more than twice as likely to be involved in a fatal RTA if sober > So drive drunk! Or there have been no adults convicted of consensual homosexual acts since 1967 > there is now no homosexuality! :))

Flagship Council Parking Dept lets slip the real motive for CCTV!

It is very naive to claim that all drivers need to do is to stop breaking the law. In many cases, these $CAMera cars are knowingly taking advantage of non-compliant, confusing or hard to see signs to swell the profits of NSL and Apcoa and prop up shrinking PCN revenue to pay the council fat cats. Here is a classic example of a 'honey-pot' being exploited which shows just how easy it is for them to mug motorists: When viewing this, also consider what % of drivers were turning left anyway! Fortunately, action by www.NoToMob.co.uk ensured that all victims of this scam were reimbursed.

They issue up to 9 ?130 tickets here every hour! The bay outside Iceland in Southwark Park Rd is a top earner too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tve7yeQqJmg

WCC's surplus is nearer ?30m and they have not been able to get their accounts signed off by the Audit Commission for the past 2 years due to "irregularities" ;-)

I think you might find www.NoToMob.co.uk illuminating. They have exposed numerous incidents where massive profits are being made where confusing, non-compliant or missing signs are allowed to remain so drivers can be entrapped. The covert CCTV cars do nothing to prevent offences endangering the public and causing congestion. They just let them happen for profit, whereas a CEO might prevent them. At least, you'd know immediately if you committed an offence and not possibly commit more while you wait for your CCTV issued PCN. Here are a couple of examples: http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CEYQtwIwAw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D0ADTL6Se22w&ei=edB5TuGtIsK28QPJrd0c&usg=AFQjCNHDM4AiRApkmPt7wczdRzYbW4p7UA I rest my case. Now stop moaning and come and help the NoToMob!