On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:10:27 +0100, Bear 
wrote:

>In article <20c55abd-1672-4c4a-85df-d156dd706c9f@
>34g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>,  says...
>> On 30 Sep, 18:39, Julian Bond  wrote:
>> > Andrew998  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:15:22
>> >
>> > >This is a public forum and you don't get things all your own way.
>> >
>> > And neither do you.
>> 
>> But the residents of Westminster apparently do... what with this being
>> a scheme to directly lower their council tax bills and all.
>> 
>> I read it in here, ergo, it must be true.
>
>I have to say, I do have difficultly supporting the concept that bikers 
>shouldn't pay *anything* for parking.
>
>We take up road space, albeit much less than cars do.  But, in the 
>crowded maelstrom that is parking in London, any space is expensive 
>space, ergo we should be paying a *fair* amount.  We should have ground 
>anchors fitted to deter theft, and have increased security via CCTV or 
>patrols (as you can't pick up a car and throw it into the back of a va), 
>but I honestly don't see why we should be wholly exempt.
>
>I also feel the same about cyclists though, in the interests of 
>fairness.

Just pick the pushbikes up, weigh them in for scrap and forget about
the problem.