Yeah, this is the last one. I've been doing too many, I know. But it's Christmas, and I'm feeling a bit sorry for him. 'Why, boss?! Why are you feeling sorry for our Jinksy?' Well, he's changed the name of the company again, back to ParcelCompare, and he's ranting and raging about traffic wardens and Scrooge now. 'Oh dear.' He's in a very confused state, Voice. 'Ha! Let's hope he's not hearing voices.' Er, he's not a shaman of any sort, Voice, so, no, I don't imagine he will be hearing voices. 'Okay.' Okay. Right. Let's do this!
As parking fines hit new records, the parcel booking expert ParcelCompare is calling on Scrooge-like councils to discover the spirit of Christmas and allow more time for deliveries. It says rising fines could push up the cost of Christmas deliveries for businesses and consumers.
New figures show UK councils have made a record £819 million from parking operations: 10% higher than last year. And many of these will have been for parking tickets issued against the UK's hard-pressed delivery drivers, says the discount parcel booking site ParcelCompare, which is calling for a truce on this 'stealth business tax' this Christmas.
Well, it's the way things are going, man. Everybody is trying to squeeze the last penny out of everyone else BECAUSE the fucking world is going down the fucking toilet. The oceans are a plastic mess, animals are becoming extinct, there's illegal levels of pollution everywhere, people are on zero hours contracts, the NHS is collapsing, Brexit is a disaster, welfare is - 'Boss, that's enough already! You're depressing the readers!' Oh, sorry. Sorry. I don't want to ruin anyone's Christmas. Heaven forbid! There'll be no tigers or elephants, but you enjoy your Christmas, reader(s), which may be the last one if there's a nuclear war next year. FFS! / Anyway ...
Says ParcelCompare's Head of Consumer Research, David Jinks MILT: "Parking charges and penalty fines accounted for an eye-watering £1.582 billion across the 353 local authorities. Westminster scooped the most, up 31 per cent on the previous year, bringing in a total of £73.2 million. That's because lorry and van drivers are five times more likely to get a parking fine in London than elsewhere in the country. The sad thing is Scrooge-like council's actions will result in missed or delayed deliveries as drivers rush to leave a space - and increased delivery costs for everyone as companies struggle to cover the cost of ever-increasing fines."
Okay, okay. 'Right.' Yes. Then he talks some more and finishes with a plea for common sense ...
Asks David: "What happens when a driver is delivering bulky or fragile materials a little way away, or delayed due to paper work requirements? Let's have a little more common sense this Christmas."
Ah, let's just cancel Christmas. Seriously. I mean, these lorry and van drivers are ... never mind. I can't be bothered.
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Anything else? No. Laters.
As parking fines hit new records, the parcel booking expert ParcelCompare is calling on Scrooge-like councils to discover the spirit of Christmas and allow more time for deliveries. It says rising fines could push up the cost of Christmas deliveries for businesses and consumers.
New figures show UK councils have made a record £819 million from parking operations: 10% higher than last year. And many of these will have been for parking tickets issued against the UK's hard-pressed delivery drivers, says the discount parcel booking site ParcelCompare, which is calling for a truce on this 'stealth business tax' this Christmas.
Well, it's the way things are going, man. Everybody is trying to squeeze the last penny out of everyone else BECAUSE the fucking world is going down the fucking toilet. The oceans are a plastic mess, animals are becoming extinct, there's illegal levels of pollution everywhere, people are on zero hours contracts, the NHS is collapsing, Brexit is a disaster, welfare is - 'Boss, that's enough already! You're depressing the readers!' Oh, sorry. Sorry. I don't want to ruin anyone's Christmas. Heaven forbid! There'll be no tigers or elephants, but you enjoy your Christmas, reader(s), which may be the last one if there's a nuclear war next year. FFS! / Anyway ...
Says ParcelCompare's Head of Consumer Research, David Jinks MILT: "Parking charges and penalty fines accounted for an eye-watering £1.582 billion across the 353 local authorities. Westminster scooped the most, up 31 per cent on the previous year, bringing in a total of £73.2 million. That's because lorry and van drivers are five times more likely to get a parking fine in London than elsewhere in the country. The sad thing is Scrooge-like council's actions will result in missed or delayed deliveries as drivers rush to leave a space - and increased delivery costs for everyone as companies struggle to cover the cost of ever-increasing fines."
Okay, okay. 'Right.' Yes. Then he talks some more and finishes with a plea for common sense ...
Asks David: "What happens when a driver is delivering bulky or fragile materials a little way away, or delayed due to paper work requirements? Let's have a little more common sense this Christmas."
Ah, let's just cancel Christmas. Seriously. I mean, these lorry and van drivers are ... never mind. I can't be bothered.
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Anything else? No. Laters.
