The Squeaky Wheel Always Gets The Oil
That old saying that ‘The Sqeaky Wheel Always Gets the Oil’ certainly appears to be true. Brighton and Hove community police have responded to the verge-parking issues that I reported recently and told the culprits to cease or face prosecution!
I was really surprised that anything was actually done after receiving a somewhat terse and less than pleasant message from the council informing me that it was nothing to do with them. The local Police Neighbourhood Specialist Team have addressed the issue and informed many regular offenders in my area that if they persist in parking on pavements and verges they will be prosecuted.
This comes not a moment too soon as someone not too far from where I live had started to park their works van totally on the pavement outside their house forcing pedestrians, and those with push-chairs and wheel chairs, to walk in the road. This was causing massive incovenience and even danger to many of their immediate neighbours, but they have now been forced to stop by the police. Hooray.
So its a big ‘Well Done’ to the Brighton and Hove Police Neighbourhood Specialist Team. The moral of this story is clearly: Don’t sit back and let people damage your environment with selfish lack of consideration. Be a squeaky wheel and complain. If you don’t get a response, complain again and get others to do the same!
