Yet another reminder of the racketeering mafia we call government:
I get a traffice fine in the post because I was briefly stationary on some yellow street markings. CCTV photos show another 5 cars doing the same thing as me at the same time. Was completely unavoidable since the markings covered a two lane main road for about 80 meters. Probably 1000s of cars fall into the same trap every day.
Apparently I can get a discount if I give in and pay right away, otherwise it's £160, or £240 if I take longer than 28 days 😮 The convenience and financial incentive of just giving in is very tempting - kind of like a mafioso saying "let me make you a deal".
The really evil part is that if I did just pay it I know it would encourage me to think that others who didn't pay, or fought it, were being unreasonable. An example of how the system turns us against each other.
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2023-10-13 06:56:55
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