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General discussion => The Flame Pit => Topic started by: Ziggyplayedguitar2 on July 17, 2024, 01:32:18 pm
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The one-bedroom house oop narth would be worth about £10m in Kensington these days. Houses similar to my late parents 3 bed council house in Fulham fetched over £2.5m recently.
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I can only assume London is a nightmare to drive in and is becoming even worse??
Never has a truer statement been made!
- Box junctions becoming standard everywhere and enforced by cameras and postal PCNs
- Bus-only turns that are only in force at certain times, but on roads that are so busy it is quite impractical to read and understand the sign without inconveniencing traffic behind you, who being Londoners will of course start honking horns after 0.01 of a second
- ULEZ (won't go into this!)
- Hardly anywhere to park even in the suburbs, the few remaining places rapidly all becoming residents permit areas
- The above meaning that the few places available to park in are heavily contested, with local residents keying cars that park there or slashing their tyres. 3 times within a year for me, and this is in an otherwise very sleepy and crime-free area
- Any private residential areas now enforced by rabid PPCs and their despicable debt-collector sidekicks
- I could go on!
You forgot to mention the absolutely appalling standard of driving from the majority of drivers.😀
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Ohhhh right, TFL eh? ah that's OK then. no chance whatsoever that it could be complete bo!!ox invented by Sadistic
small man syndrome Khan and his cronies to justify his latest attempt to prop up the TFL coffers agsin clean up the air.
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And the vast majority (90%?) of cars here are ULEZ-exempt.
according to who?
https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone/ulez-compliance-data
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I can only assume London is a nightmare to drive in and is becoming even worse??
Never has a truer statement been made!
- Box junctions becoming standard everywhere and enforced by cameras and postal PCNs
- Bus-only turns that are only in force at certain times, but on roads that are so busy it is quite impractical to read and understand the sign without inconveniencing traffic behind you, who being Londoners will of course start honking horns after 0.01 of a second
- ULEZ (won't go into this!)
- Hardly anywhere to park even in the suburbs, the few remaining places rapidly all becoming residents permit areas
- The above meaning that the few places available to park in are heavily contested, with local residents keying cars that park there or slashing their tyres. 3 times within a year for me, and this is in an otherwise very sleepy and crime-free area
- Any private residential areas now enforced by rabid PPCs and their despicable debt-collector sidekicks
- I could go on!
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Quite right mickR
I live up North.....
I'm guessing my one bedroom house would be worth a Million if it were in Kensington.So Rodney.....This year....."I am a millionare."It would be a fraction of thatb in Halifax.
I live in Halifax ......we have Piece hall as a venue near us ......recently we have had the real Tom Jones and the real Blondie there.
I prefer the North(although) I'm a Southerner by birth.Your money goes a lot further.A pint of John Smiths is £3.20(free entertainment) at my local WMC.The traffic flows mostly freely and the Countryside of Calderdale is outstanding.
I have recently claimed my new full State Pension and it will be the same as they get down South??
And the reason for my post...the Facebook page shows an unhealthy amount of the PCN and ULEZ charges.Maybe the Councils are less inclined to let anything go.You were right mickR....this is what I was trying to illustrate.
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And the vast majority (90%?) of cars here are ULEZ-exempt.
according to who?
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Apologies for the cr@p typing (must wear my glasses)
however Ziggy (not me) didn't say you were "paying FOR extras" he said "paying so much extra" which in my opinion anyone living in London is, on a daily basis.
you appear to be lucky enough to avail of "free" public transport, unfortunately not everyone can, and maybe an emission friendly car?? luckier than most in London I suggest.
Public transport in London is generally cheaper than elsewhere, even for those less "lucky" than me.
And the vast majority (90%?) of cars here are ULEZ-exempt.
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Apologies for the cr@p typing (must wear my glasses)
however Ziggy (not me) didn't say you were "paying FOR extras" he said "paying so much extra" which in my opinion anyone living in London is, on a daily basis.
you appear to be lucky enough to avail of "free" public transport, unfortunately not everyone can, and maybe an emission friendly car?? luckier than most in London I suggest.
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are you ssyingnyou font psy a premium for living in London?
No, I'm not "ssying" I "font psy a premium": I was responding to the specific issues you mentioned.
I undoubtedly pay more for housing and general living expenses than I would elsewhere, but I think it's worth it for easy access (by excellent free public transport) to world-class theatres, galleries, museums, etc. And, more locally, the River Thames, commons and Royal Parks.
Each to their own.
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are you ssyingnyou font psy a premium for living in London?
That's a rather broad interpretation of what he actually said, which was seemingly in response to the specific charges referred to in the post he was quoting (namely ULEZ, Dartford Tunnel charges, and various decriminalised matters such as parking and yellow box junctions etc.)
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are you ssyingnyou font psy a premium for living in London?
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Yes....and on top of that London has Ulez and Dartford Tunnel charges.
I cant understand why people pay so much extra to want to livce in that situation??Apart from if its their work situation of course ??
I've lived in London on-and-off for 40 years, and have never had to pay any of those "extras", nor the congestion charge.
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I can only assume London is a nightmare to drive in and is becoming even worse??
Be careful how you word that. Anyone who criticises SadIQ Khan is automatically racist.
I have regularly criticised Sadiq Khan both on Social Media and in print through the local paper
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Yes....and on top of that London has Ulez and Dartford Tunnel charges.
I cant understand why people pay so much extra to want to livce in that situation??Apart from if its their work situation of course ??
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2)There are far more parking and yellow box contraventions in the CONFINES of the M25 than in other parts of the country ...even proportianately.
The London Boroughs have been allowed to enforce yellow box and other moving traffic offences for quite a while. Most other councils only got that power relatively recently, and are only just starting to roll it out. So much of London has parking restrictions of one sort or another (OK, many other towns and cities do, too, but not an entire district/borough), and it would seem their CEOs are numerous and more, how to put it, dedicated to their job. Where I live (semi-rural, few restrictions), you never see enforcement of what double-yellows there, are and even in the towns, you're unlikely to see much enforcement on Sundays.
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You make some good points Andy Foster !!
The A20 Victims are not keen on Khan at all ???
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1) When a poster puts on a criminal case he/she is reffered to here but only very rarely can I see the case actually coming across??
My personal views...
If they can't be bothered to read the group title before asking the "wrong" group to "kindly do the needful", the chances of them reading and understanding any advice given are likely to be less than stellar.
Same goes for any drivers whose parents seek advice on their behalf - if the driver's attitude is "what-ever", there seems little point giving up our free time to advise them.
2)There are far more parking and yellow box contraventions in the CONFINES of the M25 than in other parts of the country ...even proportianately.
I can only assume London is a nightmare to drive in and is becoming even worse??
Be careful how you word that. Anyone who criticises SadIQ Khan is automatically racist.
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I have been scanning the Facebook page for this site and have noticed....
1) When a poster puts on a criminal case he/she is reffered to here but only very rarely can I see the case actually coming across??
2)There are far more parking and yellow box contraventions in the CONFINES of the M25 than in other parts of the country ...even proportianately.
I can only assume London is a nightmare to drive in and is becoming even worse??