Don't park outside 'spoons unless you're disabled

[bekisman]

This morning was in Wetherspoons in Wick and noticed at about 12 noon two Police Officers looking at the cars parked there (This is the 'square outside the Council Offices, opposite Factory Shop). They proceeded to stick £30 Parking notices on the cars.. Had a chat with them - they say they have been sent up from Inverness - and appears that the only vehicles allowed to park are those Disabled Badge holders who can only park in the four marked spaces on the Crown Bar side, any others - including even those with Disabled Badges will be 'booked'. Seems that a sign on entry to High Street and by bend to Shore Lane states 'Access Only' means ordinary traffic, cannot drive through the road, it's for loading and unloading - and in fact it seems that the problem delivery vehicles get in 'the square' has led to this action.. Fair enough the Coppers asked if we knew who the cars belonged to as they would rather tell them to move than give a ticket, but had issued a few as were unable to trace the drivers.
The Police are up here for another week..

[golach]

The SNP created Police Scotland, and its now broken skint owing HMRC thousands of pounds in Vat, which if the Police had stayed in their seperate divisions would be exempt from Vat.
I would think, the Polis is Wick are on a money collecting exercise.

[davth]

I'd doubt if taking officers from Inverness to book a few parking offences would be a worthwhile exercise financially would it?

Definitely worthwhile morally though, get those lazy weekers parking a bit more responsibly

[RUNT]

Police officers!?

They were traffic wardens.

People complain about parking and complain when traffic wardens are sent up to address their complaints.

Like the police they are damned if they do and are damned if they don't

The money goes to the council not the police

[pat]

Well said RUNT.

If people abided by the signs - which have been there for many years and ignored - why take umbrage when action is finally taken?

All vehicles should be parked in the appropriate places and appropriate badges displayed - if not take the consequences, as in anywhere else in UK.

This may be a warning for all the people abandoning cars at traffic lights - on the High Street, Bridge Street and elsewhere in town where they can be parked four deep - be considerate of other road users and read road signs.

[2little2late]

Taxis can wait in the market square too.