Not a good deal, Kevin! £5 for buses, £3.00 for trains plus £1.40 for the tram equals £9.40. 2 x all day tickets @ £6.50 equals £13.00! Not economic I'm afraid but thanks for the thought anyway. Even if it was better value there is still the fact that it would take 3 hours on public transport and less than 1 in the car.

Like I said. We need a REAL alternative before anyone can get on their soapbox about cars!

Yes, Nerd. Clamping and towing is privatised in most places in the UK. Parking restriction enforcement is under control of the local authority and not the law enforcement agencies as from, I think, April 2000. That is when the rot set in I'm afraid.

Angle Grinder Man is still a hero in my books as he is attempting to show these, at best inept and at worst corrupt, parking authities up for what they are - Legalised protection rackets! Take the monetary incentive away from them to penalise the easy prey. Do not pay them on tickets but by how well the traffic flows and then let us see how things change.

(Off the soap box again:-) )

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