Okay, so I got a ticket for parking near PizzaExpress on Holyrood Road.

But I decided to argue the ticket on the grounds that there are supposed to be "... large, prominent signs at all
entrances to the controlled zones" (see picture below)

Edinburgh Council Parking people will not budge and I continue to see car after car lifted from this are. There aren't any legal requirements to have signs beside single yellow lines, but given that I didn't think I was in the Central Controlled Zone I figured Saturday afternoon would be fine... As did the ten or more other car drivers who got ticketed with mine.

Image of the entrance to the Central Controlled Zone at Holyrood Gait

.... Can you read the sign?

Pete's Stag Do

Today Megan an I met some of the guys from Miami Ink, they were good enough to pose for a picture. I've been watching the show for ages - they'll be tattooing in Edinburgh in six months time, maybe I'll get that tatto done I've been thinking about for years.



Check out Chris' website:
http://chrisgarvertattoo.com/bio.html

Just paid my bi-annual Edinburgh parking ticket online.

They were kind enough to provide me with these photos of the big car:



At least they gave me the opportunity to complete a questionnaire about the "service" provided. I can't see that anyone will be singing the praises of the private company that Edinburgh council employs to do it's profit making dirty work.... Perhaps you want to complete their online survey?....
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/internet/Tr ... ets_online

Personally I think the level of enforcement is forcing small businesses to close down. I was popping into the ESPC office on a Sunday to pick up a property schedule, my mistake was assuming that bus stops were okay to park in on a Sunday... a £30 fine tells me I was wrong to make that assumption.

I'm now on facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/people/Stephen_ ... /654790140

I've been mucking around with it for a couple of weeks now and it's pretty good. But you've got to check the privacy settings - it's way too open by default.

Have caught up with some old school mates - when I get a minute I've got to write on some of walls, to say "hello".