I am a traffic warden, did i do the right thing ?
07 July 2007, 10:27 PM
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I am a traffic warden, did i do the right thing ?
Yeh i know what you will say when i say that i am a traffic warden, boo hiss and all that, heard it all before to be honest.
Anyway, do you think i did the right thing today when i spotted a mates car parked on a double yellow line in a restricted parking area and i issued him with a ticket.
To me a car is just a car, they shouldn`t be parked in the wrong place. Before you start on me, i sent him a text message to get back to his car within 15 mins otherwise it would be towed away, he must have had his phone switched off as he didn`t make it back in time and i had to ring for a tow truck to get his car removed.
Anyway, do you think i did the right thing today when i spotted a mates car parked on a double yellow line in a restricted parking area and i issued him with a ticket.
To me a car is just a car, they shouldn`t be parked in the wrong place. Before you start on me, i sent him a text message to get back to his car within 15 mins otherwise it would be towed away, he must have had his phone switched off as he didn`t make it back in time and i had to ring for a tow truck to get his car removed.
07 July 2007, 10:37 PM
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Anyway my boss gave me a lot of praise for showing loyalty to my job ahead of mates, i am a professional and take my work seriously.
07 July 2007, 10:50 PM
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In response to the thread title, no, I don't think you did right! Unless it was actually causing an obstruction then I would've left it for another wasp to deal with!
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07 July 2007, 10:59 PM
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not only did you get him a parking ticket (costing him money) you got his car towed away too (costing him more money), this is either a wind up or you are a complete **** 
that little pat on the bum you got from your boss was it worth losing a m8 over?
that little pat on the bum you got from your boss was it worth losing a m8 over?
07 July 2007, 11:16 PM
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Look its about doing the right thing here and in my opinion i upheld the law, if someone parked a car over the front of your drive blocking you from gaining access to your house and a traffic warden was about and did nothing about it because it was his mates car then what would you say to him ?
Their is no sentiment in business, i had a job to do.
Their is no sentiment in business, i had a job to do.
07 July 2007, 11:21 PM
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still think your on the wind up TBH, no person in there right mind would actually stoop so low as to do that to a friend, with friends like you around who would need enemies lol 
07 July 2007, 11:23 PM
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LMAO
Yeah I agree with the above commets, this is either I wind up or your a *** head IMHO
No, I don't think you did the right thing
p.s booooo hissss hissssss booooooo lol
Yeah I agree with the above commets, this is either I wind up or your a *** head IMHO
No, I don't think you did the right thing
p.s booooo hissss hissssss booooooo lol
07 July 2007, 11:49 PM
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OK, sure it's a windup, however my responses should it be a 'real' scenario 
Do you think you were acting in the spirit of the law or the letter of the law? Are these rules more important than friendship? What would happen if you were driving aforementioned mate and crept over the speed limit? Would you be perfectly happy him taking you there and then to the local police station shopping you in to taking fine and points?
Is this not abusing the system using your position to alert a member of the public (insider information etc.). I assume, since you seem to adhere to the rules, that you will immediately inform your superiors that you are using inside information to alert people that they may be about to be ticketed giving them a chance to get off the ticket.
To me a car is just a car, they shouldn`t be parked in the wrong place. Before you start on me, i sent him a text message to get back to his car within 15 mins otherwise it would be towed away, he must have had his phone switched off as he didn`t make it back in time and i had to ring for a tow truck to get his car removed.
08 July 2007, 01:49 AM
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Shouldn't have parked it where it was....good on ya Borat. If you were being watched by Police, Bosses, public etc and you let that go, would you lose your job......Your mates the ***....not u
08 July 2007, 12:18 PM
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Your a ******** simple as, even without the mate scenario - i bet you needed 2 mugs of horlicks to get you off to bed that night.New years day 2007 at 7.00am i see two ****** government henchmen ticketing cars down my quiet cul-de-sac says it all realy tosspots the lot of em, if i ever drive past one i wind my window down and call em a tosser 
08 July 2007, 02:50 PM
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I am a bit confused by this thread
Possibly a wind up, I don't know....
If you were a police officer and you had evidence a friend of yours was doing something illegal, ie, dealing drugs etc, would you turn a blind eye or do your job?
Food for thought....and no, I am not sticking up for the thread starter, just twisting the scenario
Possibly a wind up, I don't know....
If you were a police officer and you had evidence a friend of yours was doing something illegal, ie, dealing drugs etc, would you turn a blind eye or do your job?
Food for thought....and no, I am not sticking up for the thread starter, just twisting the scenario
08 July 2007, 02:55 PM
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I think you could have planted some coke and/or some child **** in the car at the very least. These drivers who flout the law deserve all they get - they are bringing society down IMHO 
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Whether its a wind up or not, if my car had been parked there and you'd booked me and let your mate off, I'd be fooking tamping, so in that respect you did the right thing.
Of course, if you felt the need to ask for advice here, then you are either feeling guilty or your mate has told you to **** off and don't bother calling him again - in which case offer to pay the fine yourself as a guesture of friendship.
Gareth
Of course, if you felt the need to ask for advice here, then you are either feeling guilty or your mate has told you to **** off and don't bother calling him again - in which case offer to pay the fine yourself as a guesture of friendship.
Gareth
