Because We're All In This Together
Picture The Scene...
You’ve had a long day at work and you’re wondering what to eat for dinner and the idea of cooking from scratch is unappealing. You stop off at the local store for something quick and tasty. You find a respectable parking space, making sure that you haven’t parked near a drop kerb or blocked someone’s driveway. Everything looks good, so you dash into the store. You emerge 20 minutes later, groceries in hand and dreaming of collapsing on your sofa.
Then You See It...
For a fleeting moment you hope it’s just a leaf on your windscreen. But as you get closer, those hopes are dashed. Just as you feared, it’s the dreaded parking ticket. Funny how a small piece of paper can ruin your day.
If this doesn’t sound familiar, consider yourself among the fortunate few. Relish that status while you can because it’s unlikely to last.
The bane of the car driver is Parking Tickets. Not to mention clamping, towing, and the exorbitant fees to recover your vehicle.
The fact is that from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011, nearly 48,000 vehicles were towed and a total of 4,813,865 PCNs were issued by boroughs and Transport for London. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. Aside from the sheer frustration of getting a parking ticket, at the best of times a £60 parking ticket (minimum), is not great, and financially, these are not the best of times for any of us.
So why are we telling you all this?
...Theres An App For That
Thats right, one quick download of Mind My Motor to your iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Nokia or Windows phone and the next time a traffic warden or private party thinks they're going to slap a parking ticket on your windscreen...you'll be ready.
Say you’ve downloaded the App and you park your car, van cab or bike on a High Street or side road. As far as you’re concerned, you’ve not parked illegally, so you go about your business. Now, should a Traffic Warden come along and begin writing up yours or another car, anyone passing by (who has also downloaded this App) can punch in the Number Plate of said car...and everyone within 100 metres will then get an alert to the presence of the Warden, including yourself. Now you may be thinking that this wouldn’t concern you as you parked legally. But there are a growing number of cases of Motorists being booked and indeed towed for offences that have not occurred, some of which are overturned on Appeal, but a great deal are not.
Driving should be a pleasure and for many its a necessary part of life. So think about it...these are real life horrors every motorist faces every single day...so why take the risk?
Click here to get Mind My Motor for your phone today...because if theres one thing the Big Society has taught us is:
We're All In This Together Right!
There’s an app for that.
That’s right; one quick download of this new app, called “Mind My Motor,” to your mobile phone and you’ll be ready the next time a traffic warden or private party thinks they’re going to slap a parking ticket on your windscreen.
“So how does this thing work,” you ask judiciously.
Good question. The short answer is: Through the kindness of strangers.
Ok, we’ll explain. ‘Cause we’re all in this together, right?
So say you’ve decided to go ahead and download this app, and later this evening you decide it’s high time you had a beer. So you pop out and drive down to the closest pub—again, checking to be sure you’re properly parked. Everything seems in order, so you mosey on in. Now, unbeknownst to you, the parking attendant happens to be in some sort of a snit this particular night, so while you’re inside enjoying a cold brew and some scintillating conversation, he’s out there getting ready to write up your vehicle.
Now normally, this would be the beginning of an arduous affair in which you spend tons of valuable time trying to avoid paying (but ultimately paying) an unfair ticket.
