Jobsworth traffic wardens: Assemble!
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgxj1jy71zo
Filming of Sean Bean / Daniel Day Lewis' latest effort intterrupted as traffic wardens ticket all the props in the scene.
...Kind of sums up both the council and traffic warden attitude, showing zero capability to act reasonably...
Filming of Sean Bean / Daniel Day Lewis' latest effort intterrupted as traffic wardens ticket all the props in the scene.
...Kind of sums up both the council and traffic warden attitude, showing zero capability to act reasonably...
Some Gump said:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgxj1jy71zo
Filming of Sean Bean / Daniel Day Lewis' latest effort intterrupted as traffic wardens ticket all the props in the scene.
...Kind of sums up both the council and traffic warden attitude, showing zero capability to act reasonably...
What should they have done? Surely it’s the film company that has been incompetent?Filming of Sean Bean / Daniel Day Lewis' latest effort intterrupted as traffic wardens ticket all the props in the scene.
...Kind of sums up both the council and traffic warden attitude, showing zero capability to act reasonably...
From a purely black and white perspective...they weren't given permission to be there, so it's a fair cop. But from a common sense perspective, filming in the local area is surely a good thing, and may bring in some revenue for the area.
Sadly this is what much of Britain has become. A bunch of joyless jobsworths with nothing better to do.
Sadly this is what much of Britain has become. A bunch of joyless jobsworths with nothing better to do.
Some Gump said:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgxj1jy71zo
Filming of Sean Bean / Daniel Day Lewis' latest effort intterrupted as traffic wardens ticket all the props in the scene.
...Kind of sums up both the council and traffic warden attitude, showing zero capability to act reasonably...
They asked for the road to be closed, and the council said no. They parked the cars on double yellows anyway and got tickets.Filming of Sean Bean / Daniel Day Lewis' latest effort intterrupted as traffic wardens ticket all the props in the scene.
...Kind of sums up both the council and traffic warden attitude, showing zero capability to act reasonably...
It's not the council acting unreasonably here.
Reading a Facebook post, there is a large road closure elsewhere in town which meant the closure requested (which was a very substantial closure of several miles of road) was not appropriate.
It seems they also just removed road signs without permission and completely blocked pavements with equipment, forcing pedestrians into the road.
It seems they also just removed road signs without permission and completely blocked pavements with equipment, forcing pedestrians into the road.
OutInTheShed said:
Film crews are sometimes collections of ignorant entitled tossers with zero comsideration of the public in their 'location'.
Don't you know we're filming some b-movie which will nave an audience of hundreds?
A year or so ago I was walking through central London, it was deathly hot weather and I was taking the shortest route, suddenly somebody stepped into my path saying I couldn't go that way it was "closed for filming" (which I could see further down). I couldn't see any proper signs, so I asked if the road closure was authorised by the City of London, at which they said they said they could accompany me through if required (so, obviously not). I didn't actually want to cause such a scene so walked a longer way...Don't you know we're filming some b-movie which will nave an audience of hundreds?
A few years ago I was cycling along the South Bank on my way to Waterloo when I apparently passed in the background of some filming. The area was roughly marked off with traffic cones, no signage.
Cue much shouting from the crew who were probably from LWT and believed that the public space around their building was theirs to use wherever they liked.
So I agree, film people can be entitled tossers.
Cue much shouting from the crew who were probably from LWT and believed that the public space around their building was theirs to use wherever they liked.
So I agree, film people can be entitled tossers.
Timothy Bucktu said:
From a purely black and white perspective...they weren't given permission to be there, so it's a fair cop. But from a common sense perspective, filming in the local area is surely a good thing, and may bring in some revenue for the area.
Sadly this is what much of Britain has become. A bunch of joyless jobsworths with nothing better to do.
Sorry, but I think you're looking at it completely wrong.Sadly this is what much of Britain has become. A bunch of joyless jobsworths with nothing better to do.
If it wasn't for traffic wardens etc, we would struggle to get from a-b in pretty much any town or city.
The joyless people are those who would just park anywhere and not give a f*ck about anyone else. Have a google of when Aberystwyth tried it.
Traffic warden near me was publicly criticised because he/she ticked an ambulance outside Tesco, where it parked on a double yellow blocking access around the car parking spaces. Causing a traffic jam.
Was the ambulance attending an emergency? No. They were buying their lunch.
Were there car parking spaces available. Yes!
Were they just too lazy to walk 20m yes.
Was the ambulance attending an emergency? No. They were buying their lunch.
Were there car parking spaces available. Yes!
Were they just too lazy to walk 20m yes.
Timothy Bucktu said:
From a purely black and white perspective...they weren't given permission to be there, so it's a fair cop. But from a common sense perspective, filming in the local area is surely a good thing, and may bring in some revenue for the area.
Sadly this is what much of Britain has become. A bunch of joyless jobsworths with nothing better to do.
I’m guessing you’d want ‘jobsworths’ to get involved if someone parked on your driveway without permission?Sadly this is what much of Britain has become. A bunch of joyless jobsworths with nothing better to do.
People who hate on traffic wardens are often the sort of people who deserve tickets.
If people were considerate about parking and obeyed the rules there would be no need for traffic wardens. It would also help though if there were enough parking spaces or great public transport/good park and rides.
If people were considerate about parking and obeyed the rules there would be no need for traffic wardens. It would also help though if there were enough parking spaces or great public transport/good park and rides.
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