11 January (Part 2) - Two down, one to go
Councillor
Craske is out to rob motorists. His revenue stream is drying up as he drives
trade away from Bexley with his various money grabbing schemes. In November 2010
he said he planned to “Commence enforcement of moving traffic contraventions
using Mobile In Car Camera Enforcement and fixed CCTV. Also use fixed CCTV for no
stopping parking contraventions”. That is a quotation from the ‘Strategy 2014’
budget document. He said it was a revenue raising exercise and that is why the
statement was in a revenue raising document. Well not quite, because to admit
that might be judged illegal, so he said it was to provide “Value for Money” instead.
I am not aware of a start date being announced, maybe the Notomob people are
more on the ball, but I have noticed new and much larger signage going up around
fixed CCTV installations. It claims CCTV is there for road safety reasons.
The real reason may be more sinister. Only yesterday while
stuck in the Craske created traffic jam in Sidcup I was forced to a standstill
within a marked bus stop. The passenger in the car in front got out to save time
by walking. That is exactly the sort of harmless behaviour that Craske
is out to penalise. Please be careful.
It is no laughing matter, but my understanding is that two of
our three local MPs have so far fallen victim to Craske’s 24/7 parking regime.
Having to attend evening meetings as part of their responsibilities and being
detained by constituents and the like for longer than anticipated costs them
dear. It will cost everyone dear when those who have a choice go elsewhere in the evening
rather than fund Bexley council’s greed.
Can anyone tell me why Boris Johnson is so critical of Westminster’s plan to
introduce evening and Sunday parking charges but has nothing to say about Bexley
beating them to it by six months? Nothing to do with his political sweetheart
being council leader Teresa O’Neill is it?