Drivers and their problems

Game changer! 

Over 2,000 drivers caught by new AI police cameras in Devon and Cornwall

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/over-2000-drivers-caught...

Crack on, despite some of the commenters. 

Anger as cost of parking permit on Bath street hiked by nearly £2,500 a year

Adam Leon lives in central Bath and relies on his season ticket to park his family car. He said: “The problem is, I don’t have any choice as I live in Bath and I have a family. I can’t ask my eleven year-old child to ride her bike every day up Lansdown hill.”

He added: “I would challenge any council member to raise a family in Bath without a car.”

Keynsham councillor Lisa O’Brien objected to the traffic regulation order which brought in the increased charges. It also saw season tickets for Keynsham long stay car park almost double from £19.80 to £39.

She said: “You can’t escape the fact that this council is waging war on motorists.”

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/anger-cost-parking-permit...

Car registrations could be printed on McDonald's bags to stop littering

yes please.  Sometimes you see two lots of McD's or other detritus a car's width apart - two of you literally tossed your rubbish out of the windows and drove off. 

https://www.devonlive.com/news/uk-world-news/car-registrations-could-pri...

Experts reveal the worst day to drive and how to avoid it

get a bike 
They found that on average, motorists in urban areas experienced congestion ... the equivalent of 5,160 minutes (or 86 hours) in rush hour traffic every year.

get a bike 
Worst day to drive? Friday, apparently.

Also: 

Saturday - I wouldn't 

Sunday - not really

Monday - outstretched hand tilting from side to side  🫳🏻

Tuesday - nah

Wednesday - nope 

Thursday - near enough Friday 

get a bike 

https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/23151537.experts-reveal-worst-da...

Bath's infrastructure is 'creaking' due to Christmas Market demands

"infra" = cars 

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/baths-infrastructure-crea...

Man defends parking 4x4 on church pathway to block 'illegal' use by cars outside his home

"It's a footpath - you can't drive on it" (Except me, of course)

https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/man-defends-parking-4...

Cars spray painted with 'MOVE' and windows smashed in overnight rampage

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/car...

Residents slam 'selfish' Falmouth neighbours causing major parking problems

Motorists say they can't fit ordinary cars through the busy town street - let alone emergency vehicles

"This is my street and I have had so much damage done to my cars it’s unbelievable. The ‘wall’ side of the road seriously needs double yellow lines. We struggled to pass this morning in a Golf. In the last six months it's got so much worse."

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/residents-slam-selfish-f...

too many arms folded to resist here...

Portswood Broadway closure: Businesses 'will not survive'

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23174302.residents-businesses-battle-po...

Ah yes, victory for the hard-pressed but plucky motorist, prepared to go to court if necessary. 

Carer wins battle against 'disgusting' £100 parking ticket

She was visiting a distressed patient when her vehicle was caught on camera

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/carer-wins-battle-against...

will someone please think of the drivers?

Abusive Dorset school pupils walked in road forcing cars to brake and swerve

"Drivers have complained about pupils walking two or three abreast with their backs to traffic and when challenged by drivers they have become very abusive."

https://www.dorset.live/news/dorset-news/abusive-dorset-school-pupils-wa...

Exeter visitor hit with £200 fine despite paying for parking

"The problem is that I was actually told to park outside the car park on the pavement because there were no car parking spaces in the actual car park itself so I didn't actually see any signs."

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/exeter-visitor-hit-200-fine-79...

continuing our occasional series on totally inaccessible pubs. 

People : do the work at night

council : ok then

pubbie : not like that 

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/somerset-pub-forced-cl...

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/seaside-town-roadworks...

Cops say driver 'should have gone to Specsavers' after dumping car on pavement

"I don't feel like driving any more"

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/cops-say-driver-shou...

I expect Brixhamtrawler123 will be along in a minute with further insights into all the great ideas to manage this that those blinkered/ lazy/ incompetent/ corrupt engineering and planning types have missed. 

"...the impact of the diversion when travelling from Windy Corner to Long Road along Goodrington Road will be between eight and 15 minutes, depending on the time of day."

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/three-month-torbay-ring-road-7...

Driver hits puppy then flees scene

yes, you heard it here first. 

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/driver-hits-puppy-flees-...

Chaos in Totnes as cars 'slip off driveways and crash in street'

As well as incidents on the roads, people and even dogs have been seen falling over.

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/chaos-totnes-cars-slip-drivewa...

Mum slapped with £100 fine after being stuck in McDonald's drive-thru

"A mum's trip to McDonald's almost left her £100 out of pocket when a parking firm refused to accept she had been stuck in a drive-thru queue for 38 minutes."

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/mum-slapped-100-fine-afte...

LIVE: A38 traffic held at Rattery as car hits telegraph pole

another case where the telegraph pole should have been wearing a helmet.

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/live-a38-rattery-traffic-crash...

a long-ish read - am I getting too cynical? 

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/claims-disabled-people-ex...