I agree with both Simon and Philippa, it feels a very one-sided relationship with the council, and by the way, Wandsworth is by no means the worst. Nonetheless, when we, as an individual, transgress, they come down like a ton of bricks. I am petrified driving or parking these days, fines seem to be raining down on me, even fines for ‘offences’ I didn’t commit, but still have to spend ages wading through automatic phone systems to talk to someone (and listening to endless versions of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons!!). Often this loop lasts several weeks of repetition until the mistake is corrected.But when the council screw up, just try getting to the person responsible. It takes enormous amounts of patience, tenacity, doggedness.....and repetition. In short, I wouldn’t mind paying more, but the council need to improve their attitude, performance and availability by an enormous amount.
Paul Doorly ● 2517d