Car 'belonging to Ukranian refugees' slapped with ticket despite heartfelt note on dashboard

[KingKhanWC]

A car dumped in Birmingham City Centre with a heartfelt note claiming it belongs to Ukrainian refugees was slapped with a parking ticket. A handwritten message left on the dashboard claimed the owner had just arrived in the UK.

A silver SUV bearing a Ukrainian registration plate had been left on Church Street. A ticket is required to be purchased from a nearby machine and displayed on the dashboard to park on the road.

The owners of the car seemed to know this but left a note on their windscreen asking not to be fined. The note explained they had "just arrived" from the war-torn country and were unable to pay.

But their woes were compounded as a warden went ahead and issued a penalty charge notice anyway. It will set them back at least £25.

The note read: "We have just arrived from Ukraine to 1 Victoria Square and don't have coins to pay for parking, only credit card. Sorry. We will move about 10 pm."

The address 1 Victoria Square belongs to office space rental agency Regus. Victoria Square is also home to the Council House and the Town Hall which may be where the owners of the car were heading.

The warden who issued the ticket told BirminghamLive the machine was compatible with card payments. Birmingham City Council also insisted the machine took digital payments.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/car-belonging-ukranian-refugees-slapped-24239970

The audacity of these Ukrainians thinking they can park for free while Brits have to pay.

Im no fan of traffic wardens but well done to this chap for issuing the fine.

Anyone feel the fine should have been given? If so please feel free to pay for them.

 

[MenInG]

Not sure if a SUV owner needs so much sympathy - its not like they are destitute?

 

[Major]

Poor stuff from the warden. No humanity at all.. could had shown compassion in this case knowing the whole scenario with refugees of ukraine forcing to leave their country and have very less resources to cover other things.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Not sure if a SUV owner needs so much sympathy - its not like they are destitute?

A lot have been playing up to the concern UK is trying to show. As you point out this family owns a SUV which was driven from Ukraine, they cannot be financially insecure. Attempting to park for free shows their lack of appreciation.


Meanwhile many from Ukraine who are poor with large families, are being sent to hostels which are overcrowded. Many others have also caused tensions in local communities as they have indulged in criminal offences, minority of course.

The best way UK can help is to negotiate an ending instead of sending more weapons and cheerleading Ukrainians to possibly their deaths.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Poor stuff from the warden. No humanity at all.. could had shown compassion in this case knowing the whole scenario with refugees of ukraine forcing to leave their country and have very less resources to cover other things.

You can pay by card which they didnt do. Doesnt seem a poor family.

 

[gazza619]

Poor stuff from the warden. No humanity at all.. could had shown compassion in this case knowing the whole scenario with refugees of ukraine forcing to leave their country and have very less resources to cover other things.

Rules are rules. If they bend rules then there are many people who would take advantage

 

[Major]

You can pay by card which they didnt do. Doesnt seem a poor family.

I dont have to, cause i dont live there. No need to whine, its not like tax payers have a choice where their money could be spent, if it is much of an issue i am sure you can move back to Pakistan..

Besides, tax payers in UK do fund the stay of the likes of nawaz and altaf interms of the security they get

 

[Major]

Rules are rules. If they bend rules then there are many people who would take advantage

Nope. There is always a grey area. We all want our cases to be looked from that grey area

I understand that because many here hate Ukrainians thus will follow the rules are rules mantra. If it was themsleves in that situation, they would had preferred compassion.

Like i said, Ukraine is in a state of war, the warden should have shown compassion here

 

[KingKhanWC]

I dont have to, cause i dont live there. No need to whine, its not like tax payers have a choice where their money could be spent, if it is much of an issue i am sure you can move back to Pakistan..

Besides, tax payers in UK do fund the stay of the likes of nawaz and altaf interms of the security they get

I wasnt reffering to you, its slang in UK for saying ONE can pay etc. Please stay where you are lol.

Parking fines are usually for roads, we all use roads. Another subject you are not sure of.

The family had a card , could of paid with card so were fined correctly, not sure what you're whinging about.

 

[Zaz]

Nope. There is always a grey area. We all want our cases to be looked from that grey area

I understand that because many here hate Ukrainians thus will follow the rules are rules mantra. If it was themsleves in that situation, they would had preferred compassion.

Like i said, Ukraine is in a state of war, the warden should have shown compassion here

Compassion for what reason? You park illegally you will get fined no matter who you are

The rules are the same for everyone here If they can afford a car they must pay for parking

 

[Major]

Compassion for what reason? You park illegally you will get fined no matter who you are

The rules are the same for everyone here If they can afford a car they must pay for parking

i think the article has well described the situation that required compassion.

Affording a car in a normal situation and in a situation of war are two different scenarios

 

[Technics 1210]

Should have clamped the car! No mercy!

There are many people worse off in the UK than a Ukrainian family in a silver SUV, who clearly drove from Ukraine, filled up the tank at extortionate costs across their journey and now expect a freebie!

 

[mazkhan]

Letting hordes of romanians and now ukranians into uk will be a disaster.

Not only are these people violent and aggressive they have criminal tendencies like Afghans and on top of that very racist and like desi people get very jealous of successful people .
A lot of the east Europeans in uk still can't stomach that there are rich Muslims and black people in the UK with houses and nice cars and money.

 

[Forum363]

Not sure if a SUV owner needs so much sympathy - its not like they are destitute?

While I completely agree with the fine, this statement is a very common issue with how people in Europe see muslim refugees from war torn countries like Syria and Yemen.

'How can they be refugees when they've got iPhones?!' I've literally had someone ask me that.

But these people can be doctors, lawyers, engineers in their own county and when war arrives, it does not discriminate. They will have had to take the minimum belongings and make the long journey to a perceived safe haven. Just because they weren't poor doesn't mean they're not in an awful situation now having been removed from their home.

The same thing will apply to the Ukrainian drivers of the SUV.

 

[Major]

Letting hordes of romanians and now ukranians into uk will be a disaster.

Not only are these people violent and aggressive they have criminal tendencies like Afghans and on top of that very racist and like desi people get very jealous of successful people .
A lot of the east Europeans in uk still can't stomach that there are rich Muslims and black people in the UK with houses and nice cars and money.

Do you see the irony in your post?

You call others racist when you yourself protray to be one

 

[Technics 1210]

Disliking people from a certain country is known as 'Xenophobia', not Racism.

The UK went down the pan since ex-communist Eastern European block joined the EU; now that UK is out of the EU, the future is bright!

 

[shortbread]

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/car-belonging-ukranian-refugees-slapped-24239970

The audacity of these Ukrainians thinking they can park for free while Brits have to pay.

Im no fan of traffic wardens but well done to this chap for issuing the fine.

Anyone feel the fine should have been given? If so please feel free to pay for them.

Fools, they should have known Europeans do not pay any sort of fines when driving around non UK reg cars in this country. Where the hell is the MVD going to send these fines to... Moscow?

The MVD is rife with massive outstanding dues on offending non UK registered cars, this is a complete non issue!

 

[gazza619]

Nope. There is always a grey area. We all want our cases to be looked from that grey area

I understand that because many here hate Ukrainians thus will follow the rules are rules mantra. If it was themsleves in that situation, they would had preferred compassion.

Like i said, Ukraine is in a state of war, the warden should have shown compassion here

I could already think of a 100 reasons on compassionate grounds why someone should not be penalised.

This will a mockery of parking rules.

 

[silentkiller187]

Another propoganda/sympathy story? im sorry but if someone can afford to drive an SUV from Ukraine to UK they can definately afford a couple of quid parking, unless they are trying to live in the car in the car park which is another matter altogether.

Also as others have posted, if the Ukrainians ignore the ticket where will the fine be sent to? Theres British kids starving for food all over the country, mothers skipping meals to feed their kids, this is a non story in my opinion..

 

[Technics 1210]

Another propoganda/sympathy story? im sorry but if someone can afford to drive an SUV from Ukraine to UK they can definately afford a couple of quid parking, unless they are trying to live in the car in the car park which is another matter altogether.

Also as others have posted, if the Ukrainians ignore the ticket where will the fine be sent to? Theres British kids starving for food all over the country, mothers skipping meals to feed their kids, this is a non story in my opinion..

Don't be sorry mate, these day trippers need to be exposed.

If they do not pay the fine, their registration plate is on the database, and the moment they decide to leave the UK for a day trip in France, they will be stopped at the border. This is assuming they do not try and flog their SUV, and even at that point, the reg will be checked.

We need more of these stories to expose the hoax. And yes, the MSM brain washing is working, liberals care more for Ukrainians than Brits who don't have enough to put food on the table.

Dispicable!

 

[Major]

Pakistani Brits pretending as if they are the ones at war....

Same lot cries about why muslim refugees are not helped by the west when their views on refugees of non muslim countries is no different.