In article , DanB says...
"Conor" wrote in message
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In article , Chris Whelan says...

Yebbut it will pollute more on its way to and from its parking space
surely?

Not as much as it will end up doing wandering round and round trying to
find a space under this scheme.


No that wouldn't happen, if you read the article, it's the cost of permits.

The thing is that like in Bridlington and Scarboro for example, there
are permit free areas to park and it's these they'd be looking for.

Unless I've completely missed the point of the permit.


Still a hugely stupid scheme. Dodge chargers it is. Doesn't apply to
imports either does it? They get banded based on the pre-2001 thing? If
that is the case, Mustang GT500s it is :-p

Certainly is the case. I'd do it just to stick two fingers up to them.


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uk.rec.cars.misc
Steve Firth
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:15:53 +0100


We English will continue to run our country our way.


In scotland - car clamping is illegal .


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"Conor" wrote in message
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In article , DanB says...
"Conor" wrote in message
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In article , Chris Whelan says...

Yebbut it will pollute more on its way to and from its parking space
surely?

Not as much as it will end up doing wandering round and round trying to
find a space under this scheme.


No that wouldn't happen, if you read the article, it's the cost of
permits.

The thing is that like in Bridlington and Scarboro for example, there
are permit free areas to park and it's these they'd be looking for.

Unless I've completely missed the point of the permit.


Still a hugely stupid scheme. Dodge chargers it is. Doesn't apply to
imports either does it? They get banded based on the pre-2001 thing? If
that is the case, Mustang GT500s it is :-p

Certainly is the case. I'd do it just to stick two fingers up to them.

Even for a large 4x4 this parking permit increase is equivalent to 600 miles
of fuel (conservatively) that's a lot of extra driving round to find a free
parking space before buying a permit becomes financially worth while. So it
looks like another knee jerk reaction from people who haven't thought it
through.

In article , %steve%
@malloc.co.uk says...
Krustov wrote:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/7519011.stm

Good idea - and it should be rolled out nationwide .

Yes it should, for every city and town in Scotland.

We English will continue to run our country our way.


continue? When was the last time English MPs were allowed to vote on
English affairs without the help of their over-represented Scottish
colleagues?


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Conor wrote:
In article , DanB says...
"Conor" wrote in message
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In article , Chris Whelan says...

Yebbut it will pollute more on its way to and from its parking space
surely?

Not as much as it will end up doing wandering round and round trying to
find a space under this scheme.

No that wouldn't happen, if you read the article, it's the cost of permits.

The thing is that like in Bridlington and Scarboro for example, there
are permit free areas to park and it's these they'd be looking for.

Unless I've completely missed the point of the permit.

In much of Edinburgh, to park anywhere near your house, and to avoid
paying £silly every day to do so you buy a residents permit for £160 or
so. I think this is what the scheme is about.

It's quite common for Edinbuggers to keep a car in a residents bay but
walk/cycle/bus to work. This scheme is almost certainly aimed at
irritating them as if you can park anywhere near your work, you wouldn't
need a residents permit to park at your house out of hours probably. (c:

Parking wardens are privateised and are very beady eyed in Edinburgh.

Still a hugely stupid scheme. Dodge chargers it is. Doesn't apply to
imports either does it? They get banded based on the pre-2001 thing? If
that is the case, Mustang GT500s it is :-p

Certainly is the case. I'd do it just to stick two fingers up to them.

My guess is that the council would be allowed to band cars into groups
however they liked, although I guess road tax bands would be easier to
administer.

I'd just drive my Dodge Charger round and round the city centre all day
to avoid having to park it.

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Krustov wrote:

uk.rec.cars.misc
Mark W
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:42:01 +0100


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/7519011.stm

Good idea - and it should be rolled out nationwide .

to be followed by all parking spaces in the city to be made one uniform size
that's too small for big cars, or something like that.


Thats just silly .

What would be a good idea is to have most streets allocated to cars that
have a 1300cc (or less) engine .

For its only fair that drivers who care about the enviroment and what
sort of carbon footprint they leave should be rewarded .

(cars over 1300c should be towed away - unless its a mobility car)

RX-8s it is, then.
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Krustov wrote:
uk.rec.cars.misc
Mark W
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:42:01 +0100


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/7519011.stm

Good idea - and it should be rolled out nationwide .
to be followed by all parking spaces in the city to be made one uniform size
that's too small for big cars, or something like that.


Thats just silly .

What would be a good idea is to have most streets allocated to cars that
have a 1300cc (or less) engine .

For its only fair that drivers who care about the enviroment and what
sort of carbon footprint they leave should be rewarded .

Good idea, the money they save would be far better spent on flying to
foreign destinations on holiday, much better for the environment. Or
cigarettes, they're pretty expensive these days and hardly cost the
taxpayer anything.

(cars over 1300c should be towed away - unless its a mobility car)

Nah, most of them should be towed away too. Why should mobility car
users get to have bigger engines?

Gas guzzlers should only be allowed to park on the outskirts .

Heh, presumably all the drivers could get on those nice environmentally
friendly buses to get into the city centre.

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Douglas

In article , Douglas Payne says...

Unless I've completely missed the point of the permit.

In much of Edinburgh, to park anywhere near your house, and to avoid
paying £silly every day to do so you buy a residents permit for £160 or
so. I think this is what the scheme is about.

Ah, it works the same as Bridlington then - pretty much what I thought.


I'd just drive my Dodge Charger round and round the city centre all day
to avoid having to park it.

LOL.


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Conor

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looking good either. - Scott Adams

In article , SteveH
says...

(cars over 1300c should be towed away - unless its a mobility car)

RX-8s it is, then.

And Hiyabusa powered Ford Anglias.

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Conor

I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't
looking good either. - Scott Adams

"Conor" wrote in message
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In article , SteveH
says...

(cars over 1300c should be towed away - unless its a mobility car)

RX-8s it is, then.

And Hiyabusa powered Ford Anglias.

Would be better with a big turbo as well.