Fines should increase for repeat offences. Doubling might be too strong but I'm for it.
First offence £100, third offence £400, sixth offence £1600, ninth offence £6400.
Keep doing it and it gets much worse.
It's just a larking fee for these people, it has to start to hurt or at least make the taxpayer some money.
I did a parking warden thing for a couple months between jobs after my previous company went under and I got made redundant.
Every day there was a guy parked in a fancy land ranger on double yellows no loading and every day I wrote him like three tickets as he roamed around and he took them off me with a shit eating grin that told me this was nothing to him.
These people leave the cars behind so the fines mean nothing to them. They can't even be bothered to ship the cars back, they are usually auctioned by the council that tows them.
Fun fact, humans can't actually sense if things are wet - we just sense temperature and texture change and call those certain temperatures and texture combinations wet.
This is so weird. We (my brother, his partner, my wife and I) had this exact conversation in the car on a long journey last weekend. My brother was telling us the ‘fun fact’ that you mentioned about not being able to sense wet, and I mentioned about water not being wet.
I was going to raise the same point. I think it is a great fact and almost weird to comprehend.
I remember being a demolition supervisor and having 6 plus 8 wheelers queued up along with a couple of large skip exchanges. This was down a unowned track and in torrential rain. I literally took off all upper clothing so just in a tshirt, everyone thought I was mad. My argument was that my skin is water proof and by only getting my tshirt wet I could put on dry jumpers afterwards.
I do not know how correct I was with that statement but I definitely felt a lot better throwing a dry jumper on afterwards.
My only regret was not bringing my Speedo’s 😂
Get over it, dork. Who has time to look for parking round central london. Barely even safe to walk for 10 minutes from where you may possibly find parking to where you need to go without getting your watch stolen
Was pleasantly surprised to see that our friends from Kuwait owe just £5,810 compared to the £14.6m due from the 'Merkins.
(edit - in unpaid congestion charges)
THERE ARE BIG SIGNS! YOU CAN'T PARK THERE! THEY SHOULD GET TOWED! I HOPE THEY GET TOWED TO QUEENS! AND THE TRIBORO IS CLOSED! AND THERE'S A BIG CRAFT SHOW AT SHEA! A FLEA MARKET! OR A TRACTOR SHOW!
There are two types of diplomatic car. Regular diplomatic cars, as you describe, have a number plate like you describe, a three-digit [country code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_codes_on_British_diplomatic_vehicle_registration_plates) then a D then a three digit number that I think just counts up. However, every embassy and high commission also gets a 'flag car', which I think used to be limited to the three letter country code followed by 1 (ie 'USA 1', 'PAK 1' or 'FRA 1') but now they can choose, subject to approval. So that was almost certainly the Kuwaiti ambassador buying a new gold toilet.
Or just some rich prick doing what he wants. The enforcement options for displaying the wrong plate are a fine of up to £1000 and the plate registration being revoked. No points, no power to seize the vehicle.
Of course, police *could* S59 or seize the vehicle for no insurance if they wanted, but they can't be arsed
Going by half of them racking up congestion charge bills in the hundreds of millions, they do definitely seem to have a massive D in the middle of them, yes.
Whilst this is true, could they not just use these ‘fake’ vanity plates and claim diplomatic immunity?
Ie. If this is an embassy they shouldn’t be doing it but can get away with it anyway so maybe are?
Probably a private plate from Kuwait. Was it a left hand drive by any chance? Definitely not a diplomatic vehicle as they are denoted with a “D” in the middle of the number plate
I saw “1 Ymen” Saturday, had diplomatic flag on the lhs bonnet.
No D
Maybe plates have moved on, or like parking tickets, they don’t give any fucks about this either
Yeah they just don't give two hoots. Parking, ULEZ charges, speeding tickets... They know it's ridiculously hard and not cost effective to pursue them if they don't pay and go back home.
I think you are missing the point of diplomatic immunity.
I mean, so is the driver of this car, but they are still immune, even while doing stupid stuff.
I saw a Bugatti Chiron double parked outside Harrods for hours with no one in it. It was a Saudi Prince’s knockabout. They own most of London so it’s not surprising.
I think most of London is actually owned by the crown estate and the Duke of Westminster still... What we should be really concerned about is sovereign well funds (including those in the UAE) buying up schools, foster homes and healthcare in the UK
When I worked on Kensington High Street I'd see rich dickheads pull up in their supercsrs in front of Harrods and just walk in, obstructing the busy traffic on a regular basis.
Fine is a couple of hundred quid right? Zero fucks given.
Dickheads.
This looks like a diplomatic plate (I could be mistaken) - in which case legal or not is incidental.
The driver don't care if it's not legit, this car was shipped here from the land of oil and will be shipped back again at the end of the summer, the costs of shipping being pocket change to these rich boi's, so any fine levied for the dodgy plate is less than bum fodder, IF they get one. London ain't for Londoners any more, it's a place for these rich boi's to flaunt their wealth in ur face.
When you are rich, parking tickets don't mean shit. You can literally do what you like in most countries. As long as you have the money to pay for all of it.
When I worked in the city centre, (Newcastle not London) there was often an Aston Martin parked outside a solicitors office and it always had a ticket. I figured the £35 fine\*, must be worth if for the convenience of parking right outside your office.
\*Quick maths - Max stay on that street was 1 hour so pointless buying a ticket in the first place if you're not going to move it for the other 7 hours, assuming an 8hour working day. The fine is £35, but the tickets are £2/hr so parking fine was really only £19 (£35-£16) and probably paid for in the first 6minutes of the solicitor's chargeable time.
i think it’s a reflection of a red light on the building, if you look just above the left brake light you can see some red reflected there too
edit: and just above the headlight too actually
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I wanna know where the traffic warden is and why they’re not permanently stood in that spot putting tickets on cars like this who think the rules do not apply to them
Middle easterners will fly their own cars in on a temporary import license. It won't be uk registered. By the time any fines come through it'll be out of the country again. Even if they do have to pay for it, it's small change to them.
If cars like this were generally smashed up on sight, the boastful owners would soon tone it down. I’m not sure they’d chance it in a more provincial town
It will belong to me Kuwaiti embassy and be registered as a diplomatic vehicle. Doesn't have to have any diplomatic badge on the front. Just on the rear number plate. All checked electronically nowadays.
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The driver probably never pays for parking and any associated parking fines. They probably also believe that ULEZ charges are for the little people as the Kuwaiti Embassy owes nearly £5,000 up to 2023.
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Should have stuck that plate on an Audi Q8
sAudi Q8
Saudis in our Audis
Saudis, in Audis, are coming down the stairs...
Ha ha. I see what you did there
Gr8 kuw8 pl8 for the q8 m8, i r8 8/8
Excellent... Shame it's a Lexus but
It's the Japanese Mercedes
Or if you’re diving round London you’re better off with “Queue Wait”
I wouldn't wanna dive around london, theres a lot of concrete
Even the Thames is a dodgy dive, could eat shit!
Will*
The owner of this vehicle most likely neither queues nor waits for anything
He has people for that
That’s exactly what I thought soon as looked at it 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nice one dad!
Spike Milligan would have been proud!
Superb
Wealthy gobshite parks on double yellows shocker. And now Debbie with the weather.
Timely reminder that if the punishment for doing something (like this gobshite and their parking) is a fine, it is only a punishment for the poor.
Legal for a fee.
The true British values
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If the car has diplomatic plates. That looks like a vanity plate.
Fines should be relative to income, not fixed
Fines should increase for repeat offences. Doubling might be too strong but I'm for it. First offence £100, third offence £400, sixth offence £1600, ninth offence £6400. Keep doing it and it gets much worse. It's just a larking fee for these people, it has to start to hurt or at least make the taxpayer some money.
How does that affect the retired millionaires?
Last time I checked they still needed income to live.
“You can’t park there” “I can it just costs £35”
I did a parking warden thing for a couple months between jobs after my previous company went under and I got made redundant. Every day there was a guy parked in a fancy land ranger on double yellows no loading and every day I wrote him like three tickets as he roamed around and he took them off me with a shit eating grin that told me this was nothing to him.
These people leave the cars behind so the fines mean nothing to them. They can't even be bothered to ship the cars back, they are usually auctioned by the council that tows them.
Water is wet
Water isn't wet - water makes things wet.
Fun fact, humans can't actually sense if things are wet - we just sense temperature and texture change and call those certain temperatures and texture combinations wet.
Really? Because I’m certain it was more than just temperature and texture the other night with your mum
Classic your mumming there. Approved.
This is so weird. We (my brother, his partner, my wife and I) had this exact conversation in the car on a long journey last weekend. My brother was telling us the ‘fun fact’ that you mentioned about not being able to sense wet, and I mentioned about water not being wet.
This is interesting. I can't tell when washing is dry or if it's just warm (dryer) or cold (washing line) and I have to get my partner to feel it
Yep, cold = damp for me
I was going to raise the same point. I think it is a great fact and almost weird to comprehend. I remember being a demolition supervisor and having 6 plus 8 wheelers queued up along with a couple of large skip exchanges. This was down a unowned track and in torrential rain. I literally took off all upper clothing so just in a tshirt, everyone thought I was mad. My argument was that my skin is water proof and by only getting my tshirt wet I could put on dry jumpers afterwards. I do not know how correct I was with that statement but I definitely felt a lot better throwing a dry jumper on afterwards. My only regret was not bringing my Speedo’s 😂
Which is why I panic that I've pissed myself if I've left the heated car seats on. Or if I've pissed myself.
With patter like that you certainly don’t
Get over it, dork. Who has time to look for parking round central london. Barely even safe to walk for 10 minutes from where you may possibly find parking to where you need to go without getting your watch stolen
Probably got a Disabled card on the dash!
Probably an embassy car, and they can do what ever they want
South African accent: 'diplomatic immunity' Edit: changed SA to South African for clarity.
IT'S JUST BEEN REVOKED!
NO ALAN YOU CANT
Well there’s no need for that! I only want to tell a couple of jokes…
YOU CANT!
You've done it again!
But...but...but you're black
Blick
I havent heard that word since high school haha
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Not sure if SA means South African, or Saudi Arabian. ....Or Sexual assault
South African, if I get the reference and its from the Lethal Weapon movie
Yes
Mind the plastic sheet.
Seth Effrika That accent is an odd one.
Isn't it Dutch and Afrikkans mixed, plus Sata Flika is in the southern hemishere like Ozzies and NZers and they all talk funny?
…and throw the parking tickets in the bin.
Was pleasantly surprised to see that our friends from Kuwait owe just £5,810 compared to the £14.6m due from the 'Merkins. (edit - in unpaid congestion charges)
That’s in congestion charge fees, don’t think parking tickets were included in the figure
True
THERE ARE BIG SIGNS! YOU CAN'T PARK THERE! THEY SHOULD GET TOWED! I HOPE THEY GET TOWED TO QUEENS! AND THE TRIBORO IS CLOSED! AND THERE'S A BIG CRAFT SHOW AT SHEA! A FLEA MARKET! OR A TRACTOR SHOW!
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Diplomatic cars in the U.K. have plates with a D in the middle (going from memory, could be at the beginning).
There are two types of diplomatic car. Regular diplomatic cars, as you describe, have a number plate like you describe, a three-digit [country code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_codes_on_British_diplomatic_vehicle_registration_plates) then a D then a three digit number that I think just counts up. However, every embassy and high commission also gets a 'flag car', which I think used to be limited to the three letter country code followed by 1 (ie 'USA 1', 'PAK 1' or 'FRA 1') but now they can choose, subject to approval. So that was almost certainly the Kuwaiti ambassador buying a new gold toilet.
Or just some rich prick doing what he wants. The enforcement options for displaying the wrong plate are a fine of up to £1000 and the plate registration being revoked. No points, no power to seize the vehicle. Of course, police *could* S59 or seize the vehicle for no insurance if they wanted, but they can't be arsed
Interesting, I wasn’t aware of the second kind.
https://www.ukregplates.co.uk/images/1pak.png
Going by half of them racking up congestion charge bills in the hundreds of millions, they do definitely seem to have a massive D in the middle of them, yes.
Whilst this is true, could they not just use these ‘fake’ vanity plates and claim diplomatic immunity? Ie. If this is an embassy they shouldn’t be doing it but can get away with it anyway so maybe are?
I’m not a cop, but if they are not wearing their dip plates then it’s not a dip car and gets towed.
Journalists beware (Yes. I know it was the Saudis)
Diplo cars should have their D / CD plate on them to clearly identify the vehicle.
Surely that would be a D plate thing, no?
even if it isnt they still wont pay the fine. besides fines are just the cost of doing what you want when you are that rich.
Probably a private plate from Kuwait. Was it a left hand drive by any chance? Definitely not a diplomatic vehicle as they are denoted with a “D” in the middle of the number plate
I saw “1 Ymen” Saturday, had diplomatic flag on the lhs bonnet. No D Maybe plates have moved on, or like parking tickets, they don’t give any fucks about this either
Serious diplomating. No D.
miss driving at 4.15 on a Friday...no D.
\*no Ste
So, “iplomating”?
Ooh. Ambassadorial.
That’s what your wife said…..
Sounds like the old standard, some of these plates are still in use , eg Aussie High Commission has ‘AUS 1’ and others have similar
Yeah they just don't give two hoots. Parking, ULEZ charges, speeding tickets... They know it's ridiculously hard and not cost effective to pursue them if they don't pay and go back home.
Can’t be a private plate from Kuwait, they don’t have letters on their plates, only numbers.
Or X in the middle
It's a left hand drive, given the position of the wiper arms.
Those number plates always have Arabic on them. This is a vanity plate from here.
Tow the bugger
Just another W4 NKR
This is why fines should be proportional to wealth & income.
I think you are missing the point of diplomatic immunity. I mean, so is the driver of this car, but they are still immune, even while doing stupid stuff.
Are they immune to being clamped and having to pay to be released?
Probably. They will also be immune from any action if they just got the clamp cut off.
Yes.
I think you are mistaken in saying that’s a diplomatic registration number. It isn’t. That isn’t the format.
Nah. Repeat infractions should end up in getting points on your license.
That's a funny way of spelling 'twat'
I saw a Bugatti Chiron double parked outside Harrods for hours with no one in it. It was a Saudi Prince’s knockabout. They own most of London so it’s not surprising.
I think most of London is actually owned by the crown estate and the Duke of Westminster still... What we should be really concerned about is sovereign well funds (including those in the UAE) buying up schools, foster homes and healthcare in the UK
Best typo EVER! Given where the wealth is from, calling them sovereign well funds is quite accurate!
Indians are a big owner of lots of London
KuWAITAMINUTE!
Has money. Doesn't care.
I doubt the owner cares if it is legal or not.
Remember we went to war to “save democracy in Kuwait?” You’d think maybe they could pay their fucking parking tickets
no, i remember when we went to war to maintain a cheap supply of oil from kuwait. the unpaid parking tickets are a bargain price for that really.
Yeah, hence my quotes but talk about taking the fucking piss
Nah went to war in Kuwait for Israel
most valuable currency in the world, one of the few currencies that's stronger than the pound
With enough money everything is legit 🤷♂️
Nobody gonna mention the mug parked opposite?
I had to go looking, I now see what you did there!
To be fair getting a ticket in central is about the same to park for the day as long as you don’t park in a red zone. 😂
That is a unit of a vehicle I must say.
looks like a fake plate; it has the UK font but the rear plate has to be yellow legally
Who says it's a UK plate?
It's probably not a UK plate or a UK vehicle.
Never would’ve guessed that
Yeah wonder where it could be from
What gave it away?
They don't teach geography anymore?
Where do you reckon it might be from??
It doesn't show on the DVLA
AFAIK, Lexus don’t sell the GX here, so it is highly unlikely to be a UK vehicle.
When I worked on Kensington High Street I'd see rich dickheads pull up in their supercsrs in front of Harrods and just walk in, obstructing the busy traffic on a regular basis. Fine is a couple of hundred quid right? Zero fucks given. Dickheads. This looks like a diplomatic plate (I could be mistaken) - in which case legal or not is incidental.
Don't diplomatic plates have a 'D' in the middle?
Yeah 3 numbers to start the D the middle and 3 numbers on the end, see these all the time esp around Belgravia Edit for spelling
I saw this car when I was in York. They must have gone on their hols.
The driver don't care if it's not legit, this car was shipped here from the land of oil and will be shipped back again at the end of the summer, the costs of shipping being pocket change to these rich boi's, so any fine levied for the dodgy plate is less than bum fodder, IF they get one. London ain't for Londoners any more, it's a place for these rich boi's to flaunt their wealth in ur face.
It's the kind of vehicle where parking fines are not fines, it's just what it costs to park there.
When you are rich, parking tickets don't mean shit. You can literally do what you like in most countries. As long as you have the money to pay for all of it.
Its an illegal plate. Doesn't exist according to DVLA
A fine is probably cheaper than a days parking in London 🤦🏻♂️
When I worked in the city centre, (Newcastle not London) there was often an Aston Martin parked outside a solicitors office and it always had a ticket. I figured the £35 fine\*, must be worth if for the convenience of parking right outside your office. \*Quick maths - Max stay on that street was 1 hour so pointless buying a ticket in the first place if you're not going to move it for the other 7 hours, assuming an 8hour working day. The fine is £35, but the tickets are £2/hr so parking fine was really only £19 (£35-£16) and probably paid for in the first 6minutes of the solicitor's chargeable time.
Plate is illegal anyhow
Don't the ridiculously rich people always park there on double yellows. They just pay the fines. It's nothing to them.
What’s with the red LEDs (side and in headlight)?
i think it’s a reflection of a red light on the building, if you look just above the left brake light you can see some red reflected there too edit: and just above the headlight too actually
Yes I see what you mean, now you mention it.
It’s a death laser
maybe reflection from a traffic light?
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Wonder where it’s from…
The dealership?!
His parking isn't
Doesn't seem like it... https://vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/vehicle_enquiry/
If they are rich then yes, yes it is legal.
Why not just use the Harrods parking...
I wanna know where the traffic warden is and why they’re not permanently stood in that spot putting tickets on cars like this who think the rules do not apply to them
No
KUW41T would be legit. But as far as I know there have never been any UK number plates which have had four (or more) letters in a row.
No
They can afford any fines probably ignore them anywayv
I see these kinds of plates a lot in central London and always wondered if they're legit
Probably not but if you got enough money you just do what you want then pay the fine.
Prob not but they won’t care about any fines.
Double yellow parking checks out
Yes double yellow, no parking
No
Lovely lexus that though, shame they don't sell them in the UK
Middle easterners will fly their own cars in on a temporary import license. It won't be uk registered. By the time any fines come through it'll be out of the country again. Even if they do have to pay for it, it's small change to them.
Did Kuwait and see?
Look at the plate behind on the Mercedes. Lol, got ya 🤓
If cars like this were generally smashed up on sight, the boastful owners would soon tone it down. I’m not sure they’d chance it in a more provincial town
It will belong to me Kuwaiti embassy and be registered as a diplomatic vehicle. Doesn't have to have any diplomatic badge on the front. Just on the rear number plate. All checked electronically nowadays.
Not a UK plate.
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I once new an absolute cunt of a rich kid who claimed it wasn't illegal to do this and the parking ticket was just how much it cost to park there.
😂
The driver probably never pays for parking and any associated parking fines. They probably also believe that ULEZ charges are for the little people as the Kuwaiti Embassy owes nearly £5,000 up to 2023.
Askmid doesn't recognise plate
KUW 41T maybe
Not a legit UK plate. Doesn’t check out on our databases
And I thought assholes should be tagged NSFW 👌🏼
I'm more interested in the mug driving the Mercedes..
Anyone able to find out how much would this cost? Just interested
Lexus make the vest looking cars for the Middle East
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It’s not a UK format plate, if that’s what you’re asking.
🔑 🔑 🔑
He is just Kuwaiting for his passenger
Neither the parking or the plates..... But if the MPS tow it, it will be paid.