Plymouth man given parking fine 'for an act of courtesy'

“" One rule for one, another rule for others."

No there's not.The difference is you got caught and they didn't.

Good tip for you,don't break the parking laws and you'll never,ever get another parking ticket.

Good tip for the Camera Car,do everyone that drives through Stoke Village a favour and nick a few of the numpties who cause chaos there by parking at the Bus stop outside the Social Club.
Albert Road opposite the Church is another place the hard of thinking seem to think is a parking bay and the whole road is blocked if the Buses can't pull over there.”

“That car drove around the square of Salisbury rd primary school on friday. It was there when I got there and I saw it drive that square 6 times, Salisbury rd, Seymour ave,Watts rd and Cecil ave..............council printing money springs to mind.”

“Can you hear the EastEnders style drums closing this episode of top David Bailey class acting as he denies all wrong-doing. What will happen in Episode 2? Perhaps he will buy a new t-shirt or put on a new facial expression practiced in between episodes.
Pay the fine. You got caught plonker.”

“A bus was in a cycle lane the other day and I was on my cycle ride in 'my' lane, as it were. The sign on the back of the bus read 'I am in the correct lane are you?' and the answer is NO YOU WERE NOT ! City bus drivers get worse!”

“I got photographed in exactly the same spot a few weeks ago, but had my citation cancelled on a technicality.....the photo interpreter was a bit confused! My fine was for parking on the pedestrian crossing/or within the zig-zagged area, BUT!! the photo and video produced showed my car clearly pulling out of the bus bay (I had just dropped off my Mum-in-law who is a Blue Badge holder). So, if I had not read the citation clearly I might have thought "Fair cop" and paid up.
So folks, check what you are being fined for... they might have got their facts wrong and if so, you can escape the fine for being accused incorrectly.
Mind you, I still think these camera cars are just a means of raising revenue as the camera does not take into account if you have momentarily stopped to let someone out or in of the car, or in the above case just being courteous to let traffic pass from the opposite direction.”

“We just keep learning, don't we?”

“What a load of rubbish most of these comments. If being courteous to other drivers is a crime God help us. The story is completely true and I was not trying to get out of paying the fine. The Herald contacted me after writing to 'Your Say'. I have paid the fine and have not taken it to a tribunal as I thought it would be a waste of time. Also if I lost I'd have to pay court costs I couldn't afford. Before having my photo taken I witnessed 6 other cars do exactly the same thing and a lorry was parked in the Bus bay opposite for over 20 minutes with his hazards on. Where's the justice in that. One rule for one, another rule for others. Yes Tudor Evans and his cronies just trying to get their quota of fines. Makes you think! Why bother being courteous to other drivers!”

“"As I was approaching the parking area just ahead of me I noticed a car indicating to pull out," he explained. ''So rather than block the road as there was a bus stopped on the opposite side I pulled in for a few seconds to allow the traffic behind me to pass without causing a tailback.''

And risk someone else taking the space from you? Highly unlikely.
More like you wanted to park along Hyde Park road, and pulled quickly into the bus stop hoping you wouldn't get caught.
Who breaks the law themselves just so they don't inconvenience others? No one.”

“little bit of bully me thinks”

“..'Mr Bailey, a theatre enthusiast..council rejected his appeal'..

In other words they said "We think thou dost protest too much"- Hamlet”