Has anybody got a humourous story from a Parking Officer perspective? Maybe something that was said to you, or outcome that was unexpected?
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Funny Parking Officer Stories
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Posted 2 years ago #
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I dont know if it is worthy of being on here, but:)
I had just completed the course at MCC and had the words going through my head of what a great officer is like diligent in his/her duty, easily approachable, always willing to give information and just being aware of the needs of others. Anyway, I had just arrived at an outer south eastern shire, beautiful scenery, great ocean views if you know what I mean, anyway cruising along booking a few vehicles when I noticed a couple of lovelies sunning themselves. OK 2 weeks in, first week on my own, two ladies in bikini bottoms only sitting up watching me try to concentrate on the Autocite, Get rego, darn they look nice check digit (on the rego) crud was that an A or a Z concentrate on writing tickets, oh yeah hit print, dont walk away yet you still need to place ticket on windscreen, dont they have a law against women sunbathing topless in this shire, not that I am complaining, where was I up to oh yeah printing ticket means you must press the button, finish notes hmmm seems to be a lot of cars suddenly leaving, has it really been 1/2 an hour that I have been on this 1 ticket, hmmm ladies losing interest, strange carpark near empty and only 1 ticket.
I never did work out if they were the decoys to keep me distracted until after their friends had moved their cars, but who cares.Another day and another story, friend of mine in the same shire had a habbit of booking anything not moving, he let a bloke of one day, great big burly biker, biker hadnt really done anything wrong, just simply thought he was going to be booked. Anyway a couple of days later this officer has started to write a ticket, bloke comes out ranting and raving at the officer, officer is starting to feel intimidated as it looks like it is going nasty. Suddenly bloke shuts up and becomes very pleasant, ticket printed and handed to bloke. Officer turns around and here is the big biker smile on his face and the look of speak to my mate the officer like that again and I will turn you into a soprano. Only comment from the Biker "looked like you might have wanted a friend" Officer returns to normal colour bloke gets in car and all is peaceful again:)
anyway hope no one is too bored:)Posted 1 year ago # -
ok about time for another one.
Walking the beat and spotted a nice new ute parked on a footpath outside a garden shop. Yippee thinks me, easy booking, got to love the stats.
Gave the vehicle the once over, yep, nav cav all good. autocite in hand. rego, cd, make, lane, HMMM dont have that one on here, oh well go for unknown and add to notes, type of vehicle forklift, what the..... rego plates and sticker match, but this isnt a FL, done a few jobs including driving a fork and this is not a fork. Hmmm well one less to book but at least the cop shop is just around the corner ]:)anyway another story soon.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Sorry was distracted before I could add hte other one yesterday.
What is it with people, we park where people feel we shouldnt and we are told off as they cant, BUT:
I was walking the beat after parking my vehicle in a 2P, Heading back to the vehicle I saw a car had pulled in behind me and so had parked in a no stopper. Well ticket produced, placing on windscreen and MDRVR shouted hey what are you doing. I responded placing a tkt on this car. response was wel if you hadnt of parked in the last legal place to place then I wouldnt have broken needed to park in a no stopper. ???????? Ok so what am I missing here, or are we just in trouble the moment we stop;)Posted 1 year ago # -
I was patroling the beat and spotted a ute in a disabled parking area. No permit so I began to create a ticket. The inevitable hey you, what the f do you think your doing.
my response "writing you a tkt sir"
his "bleep bleep bleep parking officers"
mine "sir do you have any reason for being in a disabled parking bay"
His "get fd"
Mine "sir are you the driver of the vehicle"
His "Yes I am you dip sh"
at this point I have decided to play]:)
"sir as the driver I am requesting you to move the vehicle from this parking bay"
him "you can get fd, you cant issue another tkt so you can go to hell"
"Sir I am requesting that you remove the vehicle from this bay a second time, do you understand it is in a disabled parking bay and you are not allowed to park here"
Him "blah blah blah, get fd you idiot obviously you know nothing"
"Sir I am asking this for the final time, please remove your vehicle immediatley"
him "f off and screw up someone elses life, stop trying to pretend you can get me to move, if you think oyu can rebook me then go ahead"
So I wrote him his tkt for failure to move from a disabled. after he came down from the ladder and read the tkt he moved.Posted 1 year ago # -
final one as I am starting to feel that perhaps my new eyes are perhaps seeing laughter in the everday:)
A mate of mine working down on the peninsular had an interesting situation develop. He was complaining to me about the police taking all his tickets and was getting frustrated.
Anyway he is driving along and the police flag him down.
"your the parking officer"
Him "yes, what's up"
Police "We have a clown here who has been giving us lip, we can only book at 26.00 and he isnt understanding the severity of parking in a no stopper"
Him "yes"
Police "well we were just wondering if you would like to write the ticket for him"Just goes to show the police do have a heart and look after the parkies];)
Posted 1 year ago #
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