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Cumulative Parking Fines, Is there a limit ?

I've just renewed my Residents Parking Permit for theyear, which would have run out on the 25thThis got me thinking. If instead, I somehow ended up inhospital and there was nobody else to pay, would I havebeen charged the statutory amount ( for the sake of argument£90) every single day ?So that if I was kept in hospital for 10 months, I would comeout facing a bill for £27,000.Or is there a maximum amount that applies for parking a car inthe one place and never moving it, in situations such as here where towing away etc. doesn't apply ?michael adams

Michael Adams ● 13h5 Comments ● 4h

Link to Petition to reinstate the 24 hour usage of FREEDOM PASS

Whether of not the restriction has a direct impact on you there will be many who you know that it does. Please sign the petition to request the reinstatement. Thank you and happy Wednesday 😊https://chng.it/sXXqbRtjhM

Joy Griffiths ● 19h7 Comments ● 5h

Hammersmith Bridge now ‘open’

Great to stroll across the ‘newly opened’ bridge this afternoon, and see many enjoying the new dedicated cycle tracks, and the new ‘pedestrian tracks’ in addition to the original walkways on each side of the bridge.  Maybe there’s more to be done, but it all looked a bit temporary, with baulks of timber separating the cycle tracks from the walking tracks rather than a raised kerb, and there’s still a lot of traffic management clutter on the approaches to the bridge. What did seem unnecessary was the ugly new mesh security fence that’s now dividing the ‘road’ from the original footways, unless it’s anticipating a time when it will protect pedestrians from motor traffic, which I somehow doubt!

Peter Evans ● 2d6 Comments ● 6h

Help catching an evil man & warning for everyone!

Hi all,Earlier today (Wednesday April 23) my Father who is 85, had two of his bank cards stolen whilst trying to pay for parking near Gunnersbury station. A stocky Indian man in a hoodie told him he was getting a ticket whilst my Father put the card in the machine & then stole it as he turned around to check for a traffic warden. He is older and was sadly confused by this, but assumed the machine had eaten his card so produced another to pay & from what I can gather the man stole a second card through distracting him again. (He’s very shaken so the details are a little fuzzy)This evil man has taken thousands of pounds from an elderly pensioners account at various places on Chiswick High road & I just wanted to let everyone know as this is not the first time it’s happened!This was around 11/12pm, on the very off chance that anyone might have seen this happen, or noticed this interaction please PM me (long shot I know!) & again, please everyone be wary especially of vulnerable loved ones - last time this has happened the man pretended to help him pay for parking and instead stole his cards, it’s clearly rife.

Claire D ● 7h3 Comments ● 6h

The Inconvenient Truth Of Net Zero - child slaves

Over 40,000 child slaves work in the mines in Congo to mine the cobalt for electric car batteries.See the horrendous videoX.com   @JamesMelville    posted 8 hrs ago todayAlso for The Mail On Sunday by Barbara Jones'Child Miners Aged Four So You Can Drive An Electric Car.. Michael Gove Didnt Consider In His Clean Energy Crusade'

Anna Kirkpatrick ● 47d84 Comments ● 8h

1 Burlington Lane Tower

Site: 1 Burlington Lane,Chiswick,W4 2RRDevelopment: Demolition and redevelopment of the site to provide a part-6, part-10 storey building tocreate 132 self contained flats and terrace of 3-storey properties, comprising of residential development,flexible commercial floorspace with associated car parking, private & communal amenity space,landscaping, refuse, cycle and public realm improvements.The Council received observations from you about the above-proposed development and I am nowwriting to tell you that the application will be decided by the Planning Committee on 01/05/2025.The meeting will be held at the Council Offices, Hounslow House, 7 Bath Road, Hounslow TW3 3EB.The meeting will be viewable to watch on a live stream on the council’s YouTube page from 7.00pm onthe date of the meeting which is the starting time for the meeting.Confirmation of the start time and a link to the meeting will be available on the council’s web page:http://democraticservices.hounslow.gov.uk/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=595To make sure that the application has been included on the agenda for the meeting, you can log ontowww.hounslow.gov.uk and follow the links from 'Your Council and Elections'( https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20044/councillors_and_democracy ) You will also be able to see theplanning officer’s report to the committee. The full agenda, with reports, is normally available to view aminimum of seven days before the date of the meeting. Any of the public libraries in Hounslow boroughcan provide access to the Hounslow Council website. Alternatively you can contact the CommitteeAdministrator, Bill Lee on 020 8583 2068 or by email at william.lee@hounslow.gov.ukThe meeting will be open to the public.Speakers are only allowed to address the Committee in particular circumstances. If you would still like toattend the meeting to speak, please contact the Committee Administrator, Bill Lee on 020 8583 2068 oremail william.lee@hounslow.gov.uk by 12 noon on the Friday before the Committee date. Further detailson how to attend the meeting will be forwarded to all persons registered.If you wish only to watch the meeting, you are encouraged to use the livestream already mentioned.However, in accordance with legislation, the Council will be making a number of seats available forpublic viewing of this meeting.If you send any further information to the Councillors on the Committee, please also provide the planningofficer with an electronic copy. If you don’t do this then the planning officer may not be able to answerquestions (or offer solutions) when Councillors raise your concerns about the application during itsdiscussion at the meeting. If it is not submitted to planning officers electronically at least a day before themeeting, it will not be able to be displayed. You are advised that no account can be taken of additionalinformation received on the day of committee.Very occasionally an application can be withdrawn from the Committee agenda after its publication. Ifyou are intending to be at the meeting you may wish to contact Bill Lee on 020 8583 2068 on the day ofthe meeting to check that the application is still being heard.Yours faithfullyPlanning Services

Chris Lucy ● 1d3 Comments ● 10h

Misconnected sewers in Chiswick

It's a long time since I was on a building site but I can tell you it is very unlikely that anyone accidentally connects a sewer pipe into a storm drain. If Thames Water are right and one in ten properties are affected by this, then this looks like a scandal as big the one about cladding.  Slap dash sub-contractors might have done the deed but the responsibility is shared between the main contractor, Thames Water and the council, none of which seem to be inspecting these things properly. If it one in ten properties then that could mean that it is half of new builds and conversions so, if I was a leaseholder in any of those I'd be discreetly checking if I had any liability to pay to make any misconnections good.

Andrew OSullivan ● 12d39 Comments ● 11h

The Fading Pope

Director Edward Berger has had incredible luck or even clairvoyant ability to bring out 'Conclave' at this particular time yes  ?

Anna Kirkpatrick ● 56d43 Comments ● 11h

Missing cat

Our beautiful Kristoff - a 5 year old Tabby - did not come home Saturday night. We live in Kent Road, South Acton. Please pm me if you have seen himNot sure how to add a photo

Alexandra Christine Moore ● 23d18 Comments ● 12h

Our Dodgy Banks

The Bank Of England has been caught holding fake gold bars with duplicate serial numbers. Monarchies and governments have historically cheated their populations out of wealth by this means.The Bank Of England should be audited.The Bank Of Australia refuses to take its gold out of our vaults and take it back to Australia - bank of Australia  operate in complete secrecy and refuse to disclose their conversations with the Bank Of International Settlements with the public. Bank Of Australia is likely a Rothschild bank.Cue the forum shills to scream 'anti semitism ' !

Anna Kirkpatrick ● 64d57 Comments ● 12h

School Streets scheme

Does anyone have experience of a "School Streets" scheme and how its worked in practice in their area? Ealing are proposing implementing one for the streets immediately around Southfield Primary school, which would see non-residents traffic banned from the immediately adjacent streets during school dropoff and pickup hours.The theory is apparently that this initially pushes school traffic away from the handful of roads immediately next to the school, and in time leads to a reduction in traffic as people start putting their kids on the bus (I guess?). However, its also hard to see how this won't lead to at least some parents parking (for longer) in the "next street but one".  I have heard there is a School Streets scheme in Grove Park that's been up and running for a while - so if anyone has actual experience of whether they do have a beneficial effect, or any other experinces they could share that would be much appreciated. (Those wishing to share their generic opinions about the evils/joys/miraculous effects of cycle lanes/traffic calming/the car/pedestrians/tinfoil hats need not apply - there are plenty of other threads dedicated to you already :-) )

Tim Porter ● 2d4 Comments ● 12h

Birthday cakes

Can anyone recommend somewhere to order a birthday cake.  I don’t know if Plum Duff still offers this service since they came under new management.

Sandra Taylor ● 2d1 Comments ● 13h

🌟 Help Us Find Diana from Chiswick – A Lovely Tube Encounter 🌟

Hi everyone! This is a long shot, but we thought we’d try!On Thursday 21st March, my American mother-in-law met a lovely woman named Diana on the Tube, who mentioned she lives in Chiswick. Diana was on her way to meet some old colleagues in Farringdon, and they struck up a lovely conversation.Diana complimented my MIL’s tote bag, which was handmade, and they really hit it off. Sadly, the moment was a bit rushed and my MIL didn’t get the chance to ask for her contact details — but she genuinely felt they had a connection and thinks they could be great friends.If this sounds like you, or you know a Diana from Chiswick who remembers meeting an American woman on the Tube on 21st March, please get in touch — we’d love to reconnect you two!

Eva Iacovou ● 1d1 Comments ● 15h

Turnham Green station during engineering works

We don't know why London Undergrounds seems to have abandoned its practice of shutting Turnham Green during District line engineering works but it probably is partly due to people pointing out how daft it was. Any one needing to get into town in the first weekend of May owes the people who raised this a thank you.

Francis Rowe ● 8d5 Comments ● 20h

Station House

Work seems to have become a bit more intense lately and today I noticed that a large sign saying "Pub to Let" has appeared. Let's hope somebody fancies the challenge, it would be sad if it just sits empty. Not a great time for the pub trade unfortunately.

Bruce Hammal ● 453d61 Comments ● 20h

'02 Mobile scams

Please remember that 02 do not call their customers, these are scams, they text first to say your contract is ending, if you do not respond they call you a few days later to renew your contract, so please take care.

Janice Evans ● 1d5 Comments ● 1d

Car Break Ins

On Saturday evening I was parked in Power Road and my car was broken into and they broke the front and back window. In order to not set the alarms off.I accept full responsibility and I should not have left things in my car.It was literally a gift bag that I hid on the floor and my coat that I had left on the back seat as I was hot as I was driving.After speaking to a family friend who also lives in Chiswick he witnessed two cars that had broken into.The moral of the story is these people are ruthless and brutal. I literally lost £3.5k in the space of an hour, not to mention the inconvenience of having to wait until 3am for a company to secure my car temporarily.Please learn from me and do not leave anything in your cars.LoveB xx

Bridget Adade ● 23d14 Comments ● 1d

No postcode for young people

Reading about the new dementia care facility on Acton Lane made me wonder whether we have to start thinking about the dangers of becoming a hub for this kind of enterprise. I've nothing against old people, I plan to be one myself one day and care facilities have to go somewhere. However if Chiswick is perceived as specialising in them, there could potentially be negative consequences for us all. The police station development will see the loss of retail frontage on the High Road and this new development will also see the disappearance of the row of shops  along Chiswick Terrace. Fewer shops means less choice and ultimately a reduction in footfall. Two developments for older people combined with the existing homes around Fishers Lane is not necessarily excessive but, if this is the start of a trend, then we probably need to consider how this will impact the vitality of the area.

Felicity Caborn ● 8d15 Comments ● 1d

Sofas by Saxon have vacated the premises

Sad to see another shop has ended their time on Chiswick High Road after only 3 years!

Fay Kazemi ● 133d47 Comments ● 1d