A NUMBER OF bikers are flouting Westminster City Council's motorcycle parking charge by taking it upon themselves to 'modify' roadside parking charge signs, reports have said.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
Last year, Westminster City Council introduced a controversial parking charge system for motorcyclists within the Borough - a move that has caused universal uproar throughout <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:City>'s motorcycling community, as the bays used to be free-of-charge.<o:p></o:p>
The latest twist in the ongoing battle has revealed the Council's parking charge cannot be enforced if the roadside parking charge information signs have been removed, defaced or if the payment instructions aren't legible. The revelation has prompted many bikers to 'alter' or remove signs making parking in the bays, theoretically, free. Campaigners advise bikers using the 'free' bays should take a photo of the altered sign as proof.<o:p></o:p>
Canadian owned company Verrus, specialists in pay by phone systems in over 90 cities throughout North America and <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>, are working hand-in-hand with Westminster City Council to enforce the parking charges.<o:p></o:p>
The locals, however, are having none of it.<o:p></o:p>
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This can be done with any sign that enforces a traffic regulation order.
Of course, if caught you are liable to be found guilty of criminal damage in a magistrates court.
Only if you get caught eh Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Not that I condone this sort of distructive behavour ofcourse
Terrible just Terrible dont know what the world is coming to.
Wonder if it was the same guy who blew up the speeding camera
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