Results tagged “crackdown” from Birmingham Mail - Bad Dad

AS any parent will tell you money can be tight when children expect new jeans, school shoes, football boots and all the other teenage paraphernalia that costs the earth.

So when I was pulled over by the police for driving in the A47 Heartlands car sharing lane - for the last 10 yards of it before the roundabout, anyway - I thought of what cost would have to be cut at home.

Today's story in the Mail revealing the crackdown clawed in thousands of pounds simply confirmed what every driver in Birmingham and beyond already knows...schemes like this are simply money making exercises,

Interesting though that the police told me "we don't want to be here - we're only doing it for the council" and the city council - as you'll see in tomorrow's paper - say the money goes to the police.

Someone, somewhere is being economical with the truth.