First of, I have left London. I turned my back on the city that constantly penalised me wherever I drove, if it’s not bus lanes then its parking, if is not parking it is egger cameras at ‘yellow’ lights. The worst is getting a parking ticket for not properly displaying my residents parking permit (the wiper obscured the date apparently!). So I have 3 ongoing cases with various London borough councils, I’m dam well going to get some letters out of my fines if nothing else! But that’s not really the reason I’ve left the big smoke, though finances are a major factor. Not paying a London rent is blissful! I’m off to Australia at the beginning of February. I know this leaving the country for somewhere warm lark is becoming the trend of my life!
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