Originally Posted by Lambchop
If it wasn't till nearly half past that you left and then you arrived at 09 35 why the hell do you drive there?
Is it really that far or worth it?
Thats what I was thinking.
My mate lives in Islington and has a traffic warden office in his street. They patrol from 8.30am on the dot to catch any non permit parkers out. My other mate who drove us up there was stung for Saturday parking as we arrived at 1.15pm and free parking on Saturdays is from 1.30pm.
Also with trains, don't the cheap fares start from 9.30am? If so they would be out in force regularly for anyone trying to get as close to that as possible.
If you saw the time on the machine as 9.29am, why not wait until 9.30/9.31am on the machine, then by the time you walked back and found the ticket, you would have more of a leg to stand on.
Worth contesting and a pain in the arse but it is his job.