Reply to: So who is the most detested?

[AlanR]

Pikeys

[Bob Dalek]

HR folk, every time. No contest. They are utterly crap, retarded, often pointless and yet sooooooo busy...yeah, right! Offal every last one of 'em. And that's scientific fact.

[Cyberman]

Jobcentre staff and any other public servants that we have to fill forms in for. They are jobsworths.

[TheFaQQer]

Family court judge

BrilloPad

[expat]

I once stopped a small van for loading, in a residents' parking bay. The road markings and street signs clearly indicated two areas in the street:
1. no parking, and no loading (at the time of day concerned).
2. no parking without resident's permit. At these places, "no loading" was NOT indicated. I therefore concluded that loading there was allowed.

I got a ticket, and on querying it at the town hall, was told that the definitive regulations were on the town hall maps, not on the street; and the town hall maps said no loading there.

[Another Dodgy Agent]

"We" got my vote

I concur with that!

Surprised HR has only got one vote. When I meet with my contractors "HR" is the universal evil! They like there agent so have no need to slate him (me!)

[Jog On]

Sounds like you don't live in London.

I once got a ticket because the meter broke down.

Some chap got a ticket because he pulled over on a single yellow to answer his phone for 1 minute. He was fined via camera.

People get tickets (by camera) for box junction violations, some of which are unavoidable (i.e. getting cut up, very large box junctions, bad road markings etc.)

There are plenty of other 'honey traps' around the city which routinely catch even the most careful drivers. So parking fines will tax you around £50 a year on average if you're careful in London. And camera fines will soon be rolled out across the country, which I'm sure you'll agree is only fair

Last one I had was in a road where at the top of the road there were pay and display bays and further down the road it was residents only. Not knowing this (I don't stop to read each parking sign as I drive down the road looking for a space) I parked in a residents bay and bought a pay and display ticket.

When I came out to see one of our friends putting a ticket on my car I asked him if my ticket had run out (I knew it hadn't) and he pointed out that I was in a residents bay and not a pay and display..

£60 if paid off in the first 2 weeks otherwise it goes up to £120..

That's some expensive paper they must use to make those tickets

[swamp]

I've never fully understood this one, I detest the people who flout the law and park in inconsiderate places more than those who try to police it.

I'm 37 and I've never had a ticket in my life, it’s not that hard to park responsibly.

Sounds like you don't live in London.

I once got a ticket because the meter broke down.

Some chap got a ticket because he pulled over on a single yellow to answer his phone for 1 minute. He was fined via camera.

People get tickets (by camera) for box junction violations, some of which are unavoidable (i.e. getting cut up, very large box junctions, bad road markings etc.)

There are plenty of other 'honey traps' around the city which routinely catch even the most careful drivers. So parking fines will tax you around £50 a year on average if you're careful in London. And camera fines will soon be rolled out across the country, which I'm sure you'll agree is only fair

[DodgyAgent]

Agents, by a distance.

"We" got my vote

[ace00]

Agents, by a distance.

[NotAllThere]

Television evangelist is the hands down winner surely

It's pretty much the only one that you can avoid all the time.

[Jog On]

Parking laws similar to speed cameras are one hell of a revenue generator for the government. It's practically a business for them now they've recognised the potential. It wouldn't suprise me at all if the wardens had incentivised targets to meet.

I don't 'park irresponsibly' or 'flout the law' but I thoroughly detest those wardens who hang around soon to run out meters like vultures.

I even was told once by one that I it was OK to park somewhere because the yellow line was 'broken' - he said 'go on mate you'll be fine, they can't get you for parking on there it's a broken line'

When I came back his mate was giving me a ticket, apparenly I could've taken photos (like they do) to contest it, wouldn't have parked there in the first place if his mate hadn't have told me

[TykeMerc]

I've never fully understood this one, I detest the people who flout the law and park in inconsiderate places more than those who try to police it.

I'm 37 and I've never had a ticket in my life, it’s not that hard to park responsibly.

It's not there but 'pushy sales people' should be.

I got towed in Manchester after parking at and paying money into a parking meter, I returned before the expired time too.
It transpired that the Queen was visiting the city that day and they came and closed off those meters an hour later than scheduled, over a dozen cars were towed. The Traffic Wardens responsible were thoroughly rude and obnoxious and it cost a lot of time and money to get my car back.

[Purple Dalek]

Plastic Plod, Traffic Wardens, Social Services.

Don't know too many politicians, but those I do know I wouldn't piss on if they were on fire either.

[Bear]