If just one person who parks in each bay took a fat black marker pen with them and obliterated the bay location number on the lower sign - Westminster council would be f*cked. A team would have to be sent out to clean the sign or replace it. That costs them over £100. There are approximately 600 bays in Westminster = £60,000 A DAY to run the scheme; untenable.
But, people don't want to get involved, they love it when someone else goes out at night and risks their neck but they haven't the cojones to do it themselves. Much easier to just pay the £1, keep your nose clean and take it up the arse from the man.
If one person gets caught doing this, then it may become untenable for them. Criminal record, lost job potentially,no money to pay the mortgage, or feed the wife & kids, repossesed house, lost cars, bikes etc.
Or £1 a day, seems like a simple equation to me when you look at it that way.
Posted: 09/01/2010 at 14:16
