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Constable_Savage
@Jezston
I'm sure this kind of thing has come up before but couldn't find anything on a brief search.
Encountered a lorry delivering to tesco here yesterday (where the taxi is parked in the photo):
https://goo.gl/maps/KxPgTZf55XF2
(near the junction of Commercial Street and Whitechapel)
Double red lines, in a bus stop, blocking the cycle path.
Ended up having a word with the driver, who was actually super polite and friendly. He said he was very sorry, but Tesco force them to park there, and they do in fact get regularly fined but Tesco just pay the fine. So I'm mad at tesco rather than the guy.
So not only do tesco build a supermarket that requires illegal parking for deliveries, but hold the law regarding it in total contempt that they consider paying the occasional fine an acceptable loss and refuse to change their behaviour, sending cyclists potentially into conflict with fast moving traffic, often with them being blocked from exiting safely due to the bollards.
What can one do about this?