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I don't know why, but suddenly I am thinking maybe this isn't such an off the wall idea at all.
In 2007, Islington Council issued a parking ticket to one of its own vehicles. The department receiving the ticket disputed the validity of the Penalty Charge Notice and appealed against the fine. The council declined the appeal so the department took the case to the Parking Adjudicator. At this stage, the council submitted no evidence so the ticket was cancelled. The department that appealed the ticket then applied to have their costs reimbursed. The bewildered Adjudicator did not award costs, saying: "The legal status of the two parties in this appeal amounted to one and the same.
what a gem!
"....a ten year old can do it blindfolded" - I see no evidence of that in our house!!!
Credit where credits due, the paper might be pants, but this advert is great.
Nik is pondering life in his mid-30's and is fearing that his parents might have been right all the time.
During his ever increasing years he has discovered
*that short hair is better than long
*Thai food is funky
*Your kids only pretend to like your music.
*You can never have enough gadgets
*Jean-Paul Sartre was right
*Gardening and DIY are boring
*The Velvet Underground were the greatest band ever. Period!
