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Wardens ruin fans’ big day
Monday 4th May 2009, 11:30AM BST.
Killjoy traffic wardens descended on West Park during the Wolves promotion party – to slap tickets on supporters’ cars.
A team of five wardens was sent to the park, where they targeted at least 50 cars parked on the grass verge around the perimeter fence.
Wolverhampton Council was today accused of organising an “entrapment” of fans, bringing in thousands of pounds of revenue from the £70 tickets.
The cars were parked illegally, but were not blocking any roads. Around 5,000 people packed into West Park to watch a big screen presentation of the Championship trophy, and more than 28,000 were enjoying the game at Molineux.
Click here to see: Wolves fans party in the park.
Click here to see: Video – Wolves fans enjoy party in the park.
Today Councillor Paddy Bradley, cabinet member for regeneration and transport, criticised the move. She described the authority as “naughty”, and said she would look into an amnesty for motorists affected.
She said: “Parking in the city is a big problem but yesterday, of all days, wardens could have been more sensitive to the occasion.”
The Tory councillor promised to look into whether the council put on more wardens than usual for a Sunday with an eye to a fines cash bonanza.
Wolves Supporters’ Club secretary Muriel Bates said: “I’m shocked. This was wrong and completely against the spirit of the day.”
Supporter Andy Griffiths, 43, of Pendeford, Wolverhampton, said: “It’s absolutely disgusting. This is a council-run event. They try and get as many people as possible here and then they ticket the cars.”
Since last April all revenue from parking tickets goes to the council. The £70 charge is reduced to £35 if paid within 14 days. The council was today unavailable for comment.
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This is absolutely unelievable. Wolverhampton has never had a killjoy council – until now. Whoever made this decision should hang his or her head in shame.
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I bet those wardens were baggie fans lol. On a serious note, what a disgrace!
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were,s the problem the cars were parked illegally so on breakin the law like everyone else they were punished.
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it just shows you what the dick turpin council we have had got plan with how many wardens they put round the park .well some one had to pay for the big screens,bring on the elections
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This is obviusly a brilliant advert for our city, when the premiership is loomong, its to remind all visiting fans to use our brilliant public transport services!!!!! The private traffic wardens have once again hit headlines for the right reasons……… WHAT CREDIT CRUNCH????
love DISGUSTED WOLVES FAN x
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Use a bit of common sense you idiots.
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DISGRACE…
SACK THE LOT INVOLED…
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3,
‘let him without sin cast the first stone’
Make sure your halo doesn’t slip!!!
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I think The Express and Star also did it’s share of exploiting the fans’ day by selling a plastic bag with an out-of-date newspaper plus a a couple of cheap give-aways for a pound. Bet you don’t publish this!
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we must have a baggie conil in wolverhampton
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Typical, prey on the easy targets as usual, while the real criminals are getting away with murder!
Well done Wolves, truly deserved. Hope we did a good job of polishing the trophy for you!
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did you really excpect wolverhampton council to put on a free show they always claw the money back from somewhere, total disgrace and i for one will let my ballot paper do the talking
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that is disgusting and the local goverment will want us to vote for them wont they
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They are treating you with total contempt. Remember this at the next elections. They would steal a rattle off your baby if they could sell it. Absolutely disgusting. Pay um back at the elections…..
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Ok, if its now considered ok to break the law and enforcement officers considered killjoys. if I now go out and run someone over or commit murder, will the police be considered killjoys?
They are breaking the law and you the E&S and other idiotic posters who have said that they are killjoys are just condoning breaking the law.
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The Wolves team have brought glory to the city of Wolverhampton, these wardens and whoever controls them have brought shame, what a disgrace. I hope these tickets get cancelled.
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Park on the grass verge and expect to get a ticket. Nupties! The law won’t excuse you acting against rules of the road when for trying to have a good day out.
Still, you voted in this council, and you’ve got exactly what you deserve!
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It was a sunday for god sake, I can understand these over zealous wardens giving tickets out if the cars was blocking driveways and road junctions, but they was parked on grassed areas when is this council going to stop using tax payers has there cash machines dont they screw us for enough,I see these council officals have not made a comment on this too ashamed to crawl from under there stones on a bank hol , I suppose
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Shocking, but not unexpected always the same when wolves play at home, a lot of areas are not clearly marked, there are areas that the council leave as a vague area so the funds keep rolling in.
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The law is the law why should they get an amnesty against the parking fines when ordinary folk have to pay. If they give an amnesty to the Wolves fans then all tickets issued should be null and void for that day. Pay up or shut up!!!
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If the councillor mentioned really believed that cars should not have been ticketed there, will the law be changed?
Can’t see them changing a law.
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and they wonder why the mayor got booed when coming on to the pitch. What has the council ever done for the club except try to bask in the glory when it succeeds?
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Park illegally, get fined, simple as!!!
Why think you’re above the law, you were watching a football match, not on a mercy mission!
Parking isn’t such a problem in Wolvo, some people just object to paying. In which case, why not use public transport, there’s plenty of buses, trams and trains even on a Sunday.
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3,15,17,20-wow it must be great to always be right, I bet you have never done anything wrong eh, do gooder cretins that are bringing this country to it’s knees+ I bet you are not Wolves fans.
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sorry forgot 23.
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So when the mayoress was walking onto our pitch the traffic stazi were out ticketing people having a good time in support of the team. Unbelievable. I bet they weren’t there to direct people to legal parking when they arrived. How much do they think Wolves promotion is going to bring into the local economy. Cut people a bit of slack for heaven’s sake!
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dont forget we vote for the council! i.e. vote for someone else next time!
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The majority of law abiding tax payers are in complete support of the wardens,why should football people get special treatment?…when we go for prayers we always park legally and show respect,about time football people did the same, if not clear off
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DISGRACEFUL !!!
No other words, I hope the Jobsworth behind this is sought and dealt with.
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Usuall E & S negativity about the ‘Parking Attendants’ (Traffic wardens do not exist under privatisation so stop calling them wardens)
You have a choice – park illegally, pay the price. Deal or no deal!
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Doesnt it remind you of the big brother approach of the council ,ok I accept people may have been parking illegaly but why have parking restrictions around the West Park on Sunday.Reports from civic leaders suggest that Wolves promotion will generate many millions for the city yet they target the promotion party for the fans to collect extra revenue a complete disgrace
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parking in wolverhampton is ridiclous
just few years ago we could all park for free and their was plenty of spaces.
now all they have put in are these silly parking restrictions and yellow lines for no reason.
i understand residents may not like the paarking, if this is the case then yes block parking on residents side of the road – not both
up the one road by west park there is a school, on the left you can park “except on matchdays” why? i ask!
its alright people saying catch the bus in! i cant! i travel long distance! catch train in others say? im not going to pay 25quid every home game for travel!
its a joke, how do they expect me to get to the game?
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Why has common sense left the world. Was the cars parked illegally — yes,was they blocking roads/driveways – no. If the council had not put on a screen in the park would the cars have been there? – no. did the council ask Travel WM to put on more buses instead of the one an hour(if youre lucky) sunday service – no. If prevention is better than cure then surely these parking officers, who we are told enforce tickets to “assist” keeping roads clear, would have been better employed before the cars were parked directing people to the nearest car parks etc. It amazes me how 5 of these people can be produced in an instant yet ask someone to be sent to cut the council grass, clear litter etc and you’ll wait a week.
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Were the council trying to recoup the costs of ‘hosting’ the event in the first place? If so, they should have charged a nominal fee for the provision of screening the event. How short sighted of them to send out this kind of message when the city’s football team should generate so much income with visiting supporters next season. Though I’m not surprised, I got ticketed for not parking properly in a disabled bay near Primark and that ticket did NOT get rescinded!
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Let this serve as an early warning for next season in the Premiership. The council will be employing more revenue collectors, sorry, parking attendants to milk this cash-cow!
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A similar thing is happening on a daily basis in Wasall to people parked in parking bays of all things! In regards to residents of the town, some of whom haven’t been offered parking permits, while being hounded and ticketed by wardens, in some cases outside their own residency.
This is just a one day event, however this is occuring day in day out in Walsall and it’s awful, not a great way to get good PR at all! Might as well just open up a hole in the road with a sign saying “forced donations deposit”.
“Entrapment is the act of a law enforcement agent inducing a person to commit an offense which the person would otherwise have been unlikely to commit” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrapment
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what else do you expect from wolverhampton council its only after money and it will get it any how
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BRILLIANT!!! Boing boing!
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Since when do the traffic wardens work on a sunday???
Like it’s not bad enough that they lurk around the town til stupid’o'clock in the week, but a sunday!! Is nothing sacred anymore?
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Again- the traffic wardens and parking in wolverhampton…. I live just outside the town center, on a residential road off the Penn Road…. Many of these roads have double parking…. Our used to. Now we have stupid yellow lines on our road. You can park one side on so many days of the week, and the other side for the weekend. Apart from that being totally ridiculous, remembering which side you can park, we’re residential…. Theres no football traffic park here, or shoppers, as theres a large car park up the road……
Just the councils way of stiffing us all some more
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It’s shame they’re not as zealous around Whitmore Reans on every match day! ;-)
Big up the Wolves, but if you park ilegally what do you expect?
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I am not a particular wolves fan but i did attend yesterday’s screening at West Park,there are 4 no parking signs adjacent to gate 7,that is it, there are no other signs for the whole perimeter of the park. That is entrapment, nothing more, nothing less,if like me you are unhappy about this, show it at election time, i will!!
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Given the situation, these people parking were using common sense, and were very orderly. The area is never easy for parking. That same common sense was sadly lacking from these jobsworth wardens, and from whoever planned the heist!
Maybe an area of the park could have been allocated as a temporary car-park. What a shame the energies of Councillor D Turpin and his gang weren’t channeled into that!
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Serves them right! They were illegally parked.
Just because they were watching some football match is no excuse whatsoever.
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Yes,the double yellows are there for a reason.There were no cars parked on the lines blocking the roads,only on the grass verges.
If the Council put on an event in the park,at the same time as a match at Molineux,then there should be some compromise.Hundreds of motorists,driving along the City’s streets looking for a space to park just creates chaos.
These Numptys should hang their heads in shame,and the Council are a disgrace for allowing this to happen on a historic day for the City.Let’s face it,Wolverhampton does’nt get that many does it ?
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Isn’t it funny? How many fans were at the match and took a car?
And how few got ticketed?
Those that parked legally don’t get fined. Which would be the vast majority.
The few who do park illegally, maybe thinking the council won’t have people working on that day, maybe simply not bothered – those are the ONLY ones to pay.
Number 32, no one is expecting you not to take a car. Like other people, you can choose to park legally. Must be some spaces if others manage it.
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we8wba says: its a joke, how do they expect me to get to the game?
If you really must drive, then park on a carpark somewhere. Then get the bus or walk to the ground.
I don’t understand why they don’t use a Park & Ride scheme on matchdays. It would solve a lot of problems.
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They have been targeting the football crowds all season – i was ticketed in Feb. and i was not causing an obstruction in any way at all !! I was even informed by the police it was ok to park like i did when they were ticketing a few years ago.
Wolves Council is an absolute disgrace !!
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Errrr some of the posters are right – park illegally , get fined why should wolves fans get any privilages?? – and no i’m not a baggies fan, not a footie fan at all – West park is close to the City Centre most people could of walked or got public transport…..
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the spineless council should hang there heads in shame,wolves fc have put wolverhampton back on the map,yet pc looney’s at wolverhampton council kill our loyal fans in the face with a stupid fixed fines yet it was sunday and there’s not a bad traffic problem,cowards everyone VOTE THIS SPINELESS COUNCIL OUT.
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Another example of why I chose to leave that once great city.
This was DELIBERATE ENTRAPMENT, these wardens don’t normally work this area of Wolverhampton on a Sunday.
I am not sure it is the Council that is to blame although it is the sort senseless thing they would do.
The Wardens bosses have instructed these people to go to the park and they should be really proud of themselves.
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Let’s face it, this was a situation that called for common-sense, as the majority of posters on here have acknowledged. Had the police been involved, that common-sense would probably have been brought into use, as it is on numerous public gatherings.
Maybe it’s a bit much to expect that same intelligence from traffic-wardens. After all, if they had brains, they wouldn’t be traffic wardens in the first place would they?
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This should show the council that there is inadequate parking at west park and they should make all the grassed area around the park into a car park.
There is illegal parking going on in town espesially the mobility car park in Cleveland rd(st) on a Sunday but that is ignored.
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Typical right wing council. Whatever one might choose to say about Roger Lawrence’s regime, he would never have allowed this!
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Good on Tory Councillor Paddy Bradley who criticised the move and said she would look into an amnesty for motorists affected!
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Totally shocking behaviour from the council. They obviously want this parade to go ahead because they have to pay for it somehow. The head of traffic needs to resign over this
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Park Illegally = Expect a ticket – there are enough NO PARKING signs around the park verge perimeter. Football Fans do not have special parking dispensations. If you can walk to Molineux or West Park you can park legally a little further away and walk. Most of the cars who park on the park verge overhang the carriageway and create chaos for larger vehicles like ambulances trying to get to West Park Hospital and heaven help a Fire Engine Driver! – But these people do not think about the REAL REASON why we have to have NO PARKING.
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john wolf correct would not park in Wolverhampton for fear of having car nicked by scum like you
boing boing
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FURIOUS i was after seeing this, and seeing first hand on my way to West Park the wardens taking pictures of cars, checking times, never on a Sunday do you see them ever!!!!!! The one week dedicated Wolves fans want to celebrate they are like flys to dog mess. The council are money grabbers knowing what would happen after doing this gesture for the Wolves fans so the people of Wolverhampton could all see this glory. CRUEL!!!!!!!!!!
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THIS IS SO FUNNY
ALL THE PART TIME FANS GETTING FINED!
AHHAHAHA, SHOULD OF FOLLOWED THE CLUB THROUGH THICK AND THIN
MORONS!
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Seems they can pick and choose who gets ticketed? On a daily basis we have council vehicles (meals on wheels, grass cutters etc) parked on double yellows on my estate. I’ve seen the “revenue collectors” walk past them.
Why don’t council vehicles get ticketed. Or am I being cynical?
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As usual Wolves fans moaning because they have *what they say* being punished for parking on grass verges.If you didn’t want a ticket, don’t park illegally and break the law.SIMPLE!!!!
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30) P…its precisely you politically correct idiots who are ruining this country at the moment, and it is the types like you who agree with the killjoy attitude of these ‘traffic wardens’. I accept the fact that rules are rules, but surely under the circumstances, they might oversee a bit of parking on grassed areas! Oh and P…go and get a hobby.
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Ttruthfully, I think common sense should have prevailed. It was a day of celebration and think of the money that was coming in to the council from the event at the West Park. If it was a normal yearly event like the West Park show and people were parking illegally then fair enough however this was a day to cheer on our local team and the council seem to forget that they put on the event without publishing any warning that wardeens would be on duty & as for the Wardens. Jobsworths without any common sense or decency except to get glowing reports and a pat on the back when they ticket a few people. Still what goes around comes around and this might bite the council on the backside as people may be tempted to vote with their feet for other events thus losing them even more money as well as the councillors who could lose votes as I’d vote for any party that would scrap these little jobsworths! Then when they lose their jobs because they lacked common sense, they’ll look back at their actions on Sunday. Take note W-ton council, your digging your own grave!
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Parking on verges is indeed illegal – however a quick look round many estates in Wolverhampton will show that it is widely tolerated. Indeed you will see many examples of cars (often untaxed) parked on pavements,
hindering access for wheelchair users etc.
The real issue here is that there is something deliberate and systematic about the issuing of tickets yesterday.
I happened upon these wardens just as they started to issue tickets. This was at about 1.25 pm, so clearly they have waited for the match (at The Molineux) to start.
They could, of course, have got to West Park much earlier and ticketed the first car to park on the grass verge and this would have been a visible deterrent to anyone else thinking of doing the same.
They quite clearly waited for their moment and pounced – how else can we explain so many traffic wardens by West Park on a Sunday.
These cars were causing no obstruction, and I suspect that a lot of people just followed suit upon seeing others parked there.
Anyone from the Council who tries to make out that this was not a pre-planned exercise is quite simply a liar.
Finally, can we look forward to the Council putting up signs warning of the penalties imposed on people parking on there in future?
Of course not – it’s their guaranteed little earner once a fortnight.
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Why is it, that when the council knows it is acting completely against common sense “No one was available for comment”?
Make a decision and stand by it you guttless wasters.
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wish they would come round ashmore park as some car drivers plough up the grass Verge and park on the grass
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I’m finding it hilarious how many people are trying to defend parking illegally because the wardens shouldn’t be out.
Is tehre a time limit on illegal parking, between certain hours? Is parking on a grass verge legal in areas these few fans have come from?
Or are the few caught just annoyed that they now have to pay, whereas they wanted to park for free.
Nothing to stop them parking in city centre and using public transport. Or parking a little further away and walking.
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Council owned grass verges gat damaged and the tax payer foots the bill. I as a tax payer dont want to pay for them so yes who ever parked on there should pay..
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the cars were parked illegally so people cant really complain.
if all these people were from wolverhampton…why did they all need to drive on what was a nice sunny day, sheer laziness!!!
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How is it when other cultures have parties in the park nothing is done about the parking then? It is not only round the park but blocking everywhere including the West Park Hospital car park so visitors cannot visit the sick.
This is the kind of thing that causes racism.
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71. “Other cultures”??? That’s the funniest thing I’ve read for ages. So what we have got Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism and Wolves-ism?!
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38…. Perhaps you could pay for the fines, afterall you havn’t got premiership prices to pay for next year.
This is disgisuting, once again they have undermined the club and its fans. Shamefull behaviour!
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The worst thing about this is that the council, who work for and are paid for by us, are amazingly unavailable for comment.
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Don’t blame the Council or the Traffic Wardens. Its the idiots who parked illegally. There are loads of car parking spaces in Wolverhampton but people just didn’t want to pay the parking charge and walk a few hundred yards to the Park. Basically laziness. Get over it and pay your fines. What about the thousands who did park legally and paid the parking charges as required? Are they going to get a refund? I doubt it.
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You know I wonder who put these people up to this many times you can walk around the area and not see any Law enforcement at all.
Parking on the grass verges is the common practise throughout Wolves and other areas. Regardless of what people say it is “Against the Law” but I wonder is a simple parking ticket applicable” The verge is that really part of the highway–Any way guys move onto the Baggies next home game and you will have a field day for your figures and that includes the Expressway where all park–
On this day highly unappropriate but- These wardens probably have no real interest in Wolves- The town or community–Just interested in figures–
Yes an offence probably-But on this day an own goal for our lovely Council–
Anyway if it was not for the Club I would not be in Town any way–Spend money in bars and the Mrs in “Beatties”…………..Crazey Dave Cheers.. See you all nest Seaso–Come on United–Arsenal and Chelsea–That thourght will cheer the Ticketed up —
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Sorry ” Next Season” two much Coffee—
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And at the same time the mayor was basking in reflected glory out on the pitch…pathetic
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I live right by west park and match days are hell for the residents, we can’t leave our homes in the car as some wolves fan will take our spaces and leave us no where to park. We’ve spoken to the council about this and their response is a £40 a year fee to park outside our own homes!! i dont agree with what happened sunday as the celebrations were a one off, however the fans need to take into consideration the people who live by the park and the impact you have on the residents every home game. If you can get to the match another way instead of using your car.. do that instead!!
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This is absolutely unbelievable, and disgusting! The little hitlers that mask themselves as parking officers in Wolverhampton really need something better to do with their weekends! This is totally unnacceptable, as it was a council run event, for the people of Wolverhampton, and all residents of the City, not just Wolves fans were invited down to party, parking tickets are not in the spirit of the party!I for one, will be complaining to the council about them, eventhough I myself as not parked anywhere near the park. How can they be allowed to get away with this?
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Some of the above comments sadden me – it is simple, cars were parked illegally and got tickets.
It just annoys me that this hasnt happened sooner – I lived in whitmore reans for years, and put up with fans and away fans illegal parking or not being able to park in my own street witout any parking attentdants in sight – I just hope this is a more regular occurance.
Fans shouldnt be above the law, just like everyone else who parks illegally they should get tickets!
I think blaming the council is ridiculous, the Wolverhampton wardens are notorious and have been under every council for the last 5-6 years.
If you go into town shopping and have a great day and get a ticket – it’s a shame that your day is ruined but you parked illegally, the same goes for any day out regardless of the “spirit”.
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I wonder if they ticketed any disabled drivers?
If they did’nt then they are breaking the law, with there being no signs about parking AT ALL.
I can’t believe they organise an event without the proper marshalling involed for other peoples SAFETY more than anything.
Wolverhampton council,……..you have lost thousands of voters for this, and turning down the open topped bus parade on grounds of heath and safety is the tip of the iceburg.
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79 – LA Moe
presumably, when you purchased your home, you would have agreed to buy land and property as identified by the ‘boundaries’
Correct me if I am wrong, but the public highway in front of your property is just that – public, and therefore you do not have a god-given right to lay claim to it.
All car drivers ( well most anyway) pay car tax, and unless unlawful, have as much right to use and park on the public highway – including in front of your house.
This scenario is true for many people, who live in small villages or next to public houses etc.
Annoying, but I presume you knew that a football stadium was close and that the Park may be used for public events ?
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tellitlikeitis:
yes, you are right. I knew exactly how close I was to the ground when I brought my home. I didn’t however envisage how many non residents would park outside my house on a day to day basis. Just because it is a public right of way doesn’t make it ‘right’ nor is it right that instead of giving us free resident permits the council is going to charge us for parking outside our own homes (and as you rightly said I pay road tax so I’m technically paying twice to park on the road) All because of the people who cant bear to find another mode of transport to the wolves game.
Although I cant bear the idea of having to pay road tax AND a fee to ensure I can leave my home in the car on match days and have somewhere to park when I get back, it makes me feel pleased that the selfish people who don’t care about parking outsides peoples houses might have that ‘right’ taken away from them.
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tellitlikeitis:
yes, you are right. I knew exactly how close I was to the ground when I brought my home. I didn’t however envisage how many non residents would park outside my house on a day to day basis. Just because it is a public right of way doesn’t make it ‘right’ nor is it right that instead of giving us free resident permits the council is going to charge us for parking outside our own homes (and as you rightly said I pay road tax so I’m technically paying twice to park on the road) All because of the people who cant bear to find another mode of transport to the wolves game.
Although I cant bear the idea of having to pay road tax AND a fee to ensure I can leave my home in the car on match days and have somewhere to park when I get back, it makes me feel pleased that the selfish people who don’t care about parking outsides peoples houses might have that ‘right’ taken away from them.
Just to let all the wolves fans know who always park on the verge on west park.. this is not new.. the wardens were about taking pictures a couple of weeks ago during match time, so you may get a couple of fines through your letterboxes.
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Well – what do you expect.
I was at the Mol on sunday and wondered why the Council Leader/representative had a quiet or even lack lustre ovation where others were Tumeltous .
Was it because people knew what was going on.
Absolutely Scandelous Shame on you !
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tellitlikeitis:
yes, you are right. I knew exactly how close I was to the ground when I brought my home. I didn’t however envisage how many non residents would park outside my house on a day to day basis. Just because it is a public right of way doesn’t make it ‘right’ nor is it right that instead of giving us free resident permits the council is going to charge us for parking outside our own homes (and as you rightly said I pay road tax so I’m technically paying twice to park on the road) All because of the people who cant bear to find another mode of transport to the wolves game.
what is your suggestion? no one to live by the ground or if we do, we arent allowed to complain?!
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This is not the first time the slimey car park wardens have struck, I myself got ticketed on a side street where there is parking on a Boxing Day last year. I travel a 280 mile trip to come to the Wolves but the council still wants to rob the travelling fans!!!!
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Look at it this way. They parked illegally and will have to pay 35 pounds. But they got uniformed security of their vehicles for the entire time they were parked. In crime riddled Wolvo I would call that a fanatstic deal. A smashed side window and a gaping hole in your dashboard where your cd/radio once lived would cost far more. Always look on the bright side.
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84, 85 AND 87
Calm Down – sometimes the E & S server goes on a go-slow.
So your gripe is not particularly with Wolves fans, as according to your first post of three, you didn’t expect the amount of daily parking outside your property that goes on.
Wolves fans have parked around West Park for decades – my first matches were in the late 60′s/70′s and my grandfather who took me always parked there.Unfortunately the facilities in the city in general, both for residents and visitors have not kept pace with the enormous increase in car ownership.
A lot of property owners have solved their own problems by turning their front gardens into ‘parking spaces’ – Some I have noticed even park illegally across public footpaths because they own more cars than their ‘drives’ can hold.
To suggest that Wolves fans ( being targetted again) should find an alternative method of transport shows a lack of understanding regarding the state of our public transport combined with the demographic profile of Wolves fans – you seem to assume that all Wolves fans live in and around the city – they don’t.
I am lucky enough to be able to use public transport on a Saturday ( also means I can have a drink without breaking the law), so I personally do not park anywhere near your house, but I am aware that other fans are not so lucky and in fact, I could not use public transport ( bus) for evening or Sunday matches because they just don’t run from my area at those times.
You still seem hung up that you somehow ‘own’ the piece of highway directly outside your house – you don’t, so you are not paying for it twice – just once with your ‘public’ car tax – you have chosen not to ‘purchase’ that space and that is your decision.
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LA Moe and other residents.
Just as an aside, something which you may not be aware of is that the club have invited fans to fill out a questionnaire regarding travel for home matches. I would hope that the survey results will be used in a positive way with the council to help resolve problems both for residents and travelling fans ( I know of families who travel from Yorkshire and the South Coast who park in the West Park area)
However I wouldn’t hold your breath, as it seems likely the council will only consider using short-term ‘money-spinning’ alternatives rather than a permanent long-term solution.
I would love to be proved wrong on this though.
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It wasn’t just the Doncaster game where fans were issued tickets. Many fans -including myself- got slapped with a parking ticket at West Park on the day we played QPR (promotion day). These warden saddo’s were probably hiding in the park’s bushes waiting to ambush cars as we left for the game. There wasn’t a sign within 100 yds of where we parked (on the grass), so we’ve appealed against it. Unsurprisingly, we’ve yet to hear the decision…though they’re fast enough to book you, aint they? Everyone should appeal and make their voices heard.
What a great advert for a Premiership city (as someone said). Wolvo’s lost a LOT of parking in recent years with several car parks closing (or falling down!), yet the City Council do NOTHING about it. Meanwhile, Steve Morgan plans a greatly-expanded Molineux…so, where are we supposed to park? On the South Bank roof? Steve, if this is the pathetic “welcome” fans get when they enter Wolvo, perhaps you’d care to consider building a new stadium on the outskirts of the city? It may deprive city centre businesses of some welcome cash, but at least motorists may get some joy with purpose-built car parking facilities.
Wolverhampton City Council, you’re a disgrace. And you lot purport to represent the best interests of our City and its residents? Don’t make me laugh. You lot don’t deserve to have such a world-famous club like Wolves on your doorstep.
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Regarding charging to park outside your own home, I agree it’s wrong but we pay Road Tax like everyone else so we put up with it. You said “Just because it is a public right of way doesn’t make it ‘right’”. Erm….wrong it’s the law. You pay your road tax, you can park where you like as long as you don’t block a drive. Before you even start to question my thoughts, my mother in law lives near New Cross & in the near future we’ll be living there and parking outside her house is horrendous with us parking 50 to even as far as 100 metres away. I too don’t like it but everybody who parks outside my mother in laws house has a valid payed up Road Tax disc entitling them to park where they want. It’s frustrating but there’s nothing you can do about it. You get traffic wardens we get naff all! At the end of the day these jobsworth’s could have used a little common sense and didn’t.
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Good point 92. When they move the stadium out of the city centre and businesses complain to the council of lost revenue, they might have wished they never used the wardens. As I said was goes around comes around!
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To 88 Hampshire Wolf
So you don’t live in Woverhampton. You come to the town on Boxing Day and park ilegally (by ‘side street’ I presume you mean a residential street in Whitmore Reans) but think you are exempt from paying the fine ‘cos you support the Wolves?
ha ha!
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57, you idiot, the cars parked on the grass around West Park, protrude no further into the road that the ones parked in spaces, have a look at the photo. The parking spaces end at the curb and are the same length as the grass is wide around the park. GET A LIFE!
Wolverhampton used to be great, but now it’s a nightmare. I’d love to leave, but I love the Wolves.
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