Drivers and their problems

List of cars banned from Devon council car parks includes Audi, BMW and Kia

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/list-cars-banned-devon-council...

sorry, no, that's not the reason 

South Hampshire?? 

Drivers oppose to plan to introduce charges at Borrow Pit car park in Walmer

Those who use the car park now fear charging people will only drive visitors away and make parking harder on nearby roads outside people’s homes.

(thanks for the threat, guys)

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/i-wouldn-t-park-here-if-i-had-to-...

Cone rebellion' in Devon ahead of controversial works

The improvement work is set to start on Tuesday but cones appeared in parking Bays on Monday

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/cone-rebellion-devon-ahead-con...

LETTER: 'Salisbury residents being held in utter contempt'

TL:DR - instead of my village life being marred a little bit by cars, various local road closures mean it is being marred a lot more.

https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/24344334.letter-salisbury-reside...
 

Can't deliver a fridge, and what if you want to take a sofa to the tip 

Sofa 'attached with single piece of string' flies off top of car

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/sofa-attached-single-piece-st...

(No Welsh people harmed.)

Leominster's Corn Square should not ban cars

There is limited parking at the best of times. All the shops here will suffer if it changes. Who wants to sit outside in our cold winters drinking coffee?

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/24340834.leominsters-corn-square-not-...

Cyclist threatens man in Wimborne after he gave a compliment

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24352891.cyclist-threatens-man-wi...

Not gonna say "didn't happen", but I doubt this the whole story. Not sure why it gets police time. No drivers involved - sorry. 

Nearly 600 red light jumpers caught on camera 'think rules don't apply to them

CornwallLive readers have their say after nearly 600 drivers caught by Cornwall's only 'red light' camera

Woody1961_ questioned the statistics: "I'd like to see the stats showing the number of accidents at this junction. I suspect the motivation for this installation is driven by greed and a seemingly relentless hatred in the UK for anything motorised. Perhaps not so much safety."

Stephen Norman wrote: "It’s war on the motorist. There’s the red light jumpers who couldn’t give a monkeys and there’s those who get caught on amber as they approach the lights. Big difference but I’m guessing all will be treated the same."

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/news-opinion/nearly-600-red-light-jump...

Round up the usual hairdressers 

Mazda driver failed to stop after hitting cyclist in Salisbury

https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/24366198.mazda-driver-failed-sto...

somethimg something number plates 

Edit - follow up story and photo 

https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/24371615.cyclist-hit-car-quidham...

Cyclists are a danger to pedestrians in Hereford High Town

There have recently been several instances nationally where elderly pedestrians have been knocked over and killed by thoughtless cyclists. How long before this happens in central Hereford?

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/24367147.cyclists-danger-pedestrians-...

The 20mph road where people keep getting fined for speeding

North Wales Police have released figures showing which roads in the region have seen the most drivers caught exceeding the 20mph speed limit in the last few months

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/20mph-road-people-keep-get...

For decades, the motor industry has sold drivers (egged-on by the motor racing and rallying industry) this thing that can achieve speeds way too high for real world use, such that our reporter appears to be struggling to control his speed. It sounds like he had some chancers behind him anxious to get a fine of their own. 

If part of the road did switch to 30 mph and back, no doubt that would "confuse drivers" and from there we're back to all 30 mph. There's never anything about protecting local people's amenities, is there? And we get a hint of "there's no-one around, why should I go slowly?" 

It's drivers who are being fined - no-one else. 

As predicted by Sir Issac Newton, road casualties in Wales have reduced, but the continuing instability in the Welsh Labour Party leadership continues to be a worry. 

OK, which of you was it? 

LTN safety concern raised in Oxford at Littlemore junction

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24373144.ltn-safety-concern-raised-oxf...

I can't access the full article - what's this grifter on about? I assume whatever the alleged problem is, the LTN is the cause and its removal the solution? 

Something something number plates drivers are accountable 

Urgent hunt for Black VW Golf used in St Austell petrol station raid

Police said the petrol station was burgled by two men last Thursday night (June 6) and they are now appealing for information from the public

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/urgent-hunt-black-vw-gol...

It's now Tuesday and you haven't found whoever this was, despite having the car number plate? Well, dang m'lycra britches!

Ashford Borough Council reintroduces free parking at The Ashford Cinema’s car park at Elwick Place

A spokesman for the authority, which is run by a Ashford Independents/Green Party coalition, said: "The free parking will make the cinema more accessible and help increase the number of visits." 

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/new-car-park-to-open-in-town-c...

"Meanwhile, a third person noted: "If they can do this for the council-run cinema, why couldn't they just do four hours of free parking in all of the town centre car parks to encourage people there?""

Poor old Brexit-voting Ashford, Kent, so many hopes pinned on the International station - currently with no international services - just down the road from this site.

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/live-eu-referendum-results-97758/

This council-owned site, a former market, became a cinema and recently the most recent operator Picturehouse pulled out. There's stiff competition from an out of town Cineword. 

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/work-on-new-cinema-to-96298/
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/new-car-park-to-open-in-town-c...

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/cinema-chain-backs-out-of-town...

Parking after 3 pm was only ever £1, so all this is is a change back to daytime free parking for cinema-goers introduced by er the Greens and Independents. 

I can understand it that as landlord, the council needed to try to do something to keep the lights on, but free daytime parking isn't going to make a non-viable entertainment site viable. What a mess. 

Drivers angry about e-scooter and bike bays in Southampton

"Having had a car written off after a driver crashed into his vehicle while it was parked, and claiming drivers speed down the road at 50mph, he felt the bay was also an accident waiting to happen.

He said: “Not only do we all struggle to park on Priory Road but we have seen people travel up to 50 miles per hour – they will go straight into those bollards.""

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24380839.drivers-angry-e-scooter-bike-b...