Found notice on bike: "Please don't park in dedicated motorcycle parking spots"!

[spacemonkey]

Your bike will be more secure and sheltered from the weather and you will be guaranteed a space.

Guaranteed a space??

I'm calling bullshit on that one...... So if the car parks are full are they going to evict a cage or two to fit us in? I DON'T THINK SO!!!

[YellowDog]

Very funny thread.

Read first post and then respond before seeing what others have written :roflmao:

[Drogen Omen]

you'll see...
next thing every one will start cycling to work and then the council will bring in rego's for bikes...
and road user charges... hahahaha
maybe even WOF's

Geeeeeeeedy bastards...

[Ms Piggy]

Heeeeelllooooooooo???? Is anyone home at the council?????

See here: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...d.php?t=106738 There is a man from the council responding to some of the feedback.

[Fatjim]

What I can't figure out is why the coucil can't see that motorcyclists are special and deserve free parking all day in really convinient places.

[Coldrider]

If you park in a motorcycle park, in the correct fashion, the sign posting no time limit, does the council have a problem with this?

[Nasty]

If you park in a motorcycle park, in the correct fashion, the sign posting no time limit, does the council have a problem with this?

They shouldn't as you are legally parked and within the bylaws.

[nudedaytona]

You realise what has happened don't you?

Someone ELSE got the notice - and then put it on your bike.

I know someone who works in finance, and whenever they get a aprking ticket they put it on someone elses car. He says 90% of the time the other driver pays.
He thinks its funny for some reason. That's finance for you. Tight bastards willing to screw you for every dolar they can.

What a great idea. I got a parking ticket the other day (on my car), why didn't I think of that?

PS I work in finance too.

[Coldrider]

What a great idea. I got a parking ticket the other day (on my car), why didn't I think of that?

PS I work in finance too.

ah, Oh, but your fiscal currency is not a dolar like theirs.

[caseye]

See here: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...d.php?t=106738 There is a man from the council responding to some of the feedback.

Yep right on there Ms Piggy I was hoping I'd get to get it in first, well done.hey there Coldrider, this jon guyf rom the Welly City Council may well be interested in seeing your post and perhaps you'd be so kind as to let us see his response.

[C&C-rider]

Thanks for all your serious and amusing reply and links to other already existing threads.

And yes I do read KB but not all day as I need to make some $$ (to pay my future parking tickets due to insufficient bike parking spots.. )

[CookMySock]

See here: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...d.php?t=106738 There is a man from the council responding to some of the feedback.

He is only responding to arguments he can win with basic persuasion techniques. Waste of breath attempting to communicate with communications specialists like that. The idea is to keep fobbing people off with bullshit, all the time filtering for support until he has enough people on his side.

Good luck with that.

Steve

[Coldrider]

He is only responding to arguments he can win with basic persuasion techniques. Waste of breath attempting to communicate with communications specialists like that. The idea is to keep fobbing people off with bullshit, all the time filtering for support until he has enough people on his side.

Good luck with that.

Steve

I agree, it is apparent to the WCC that there is not enough motorcycle parks, and they are pushing the problem back onto the MC users.
Next breath, the first 450 MC parkers are catered for, the excess after that are a fuckin nuisance, should turn around and ride home and catch the train or drive their car.
The problem has highlighted to the WCC that motorcycle allday parking is free compared to cars, they intend to charge for all day parking just like cars.
Fare enough then if they are upright about that then I'd say, just tell as it is.
But that still does not fix the problem that there is still not enough motorcycle parks, paying or not.

[chef]

i just pak it anywhere foot path yellow lines. what ever its all good havent been pinged yet f em

[StoneY]

Well, yesterday, when forced to cage it for the day I found a real gem
An EMPTY unused undercover FREE motorcycle park, with ONE scooter occupying it and room for another 20 bikes!!!

Anyone parking om the Terrace and willing to add 30 meters and a flight of stairs to the morning walk to get the bike behind a security cam, and semi undercover, PM for details

I also spent a lot of wasted energy on the thread John Visser was replying to

I have contacted Wilsons and the other large parking agencies in Wellington City

NONE have been asked to make space for bikes, but all were willing to negotiate some of the little corners and 'behind column' spaces they all have wasting away


Insomnia folks FTW