BRIGHTON'S Green Party is proposing that 'money would be generated by cost increases for households with more than one vehicle'. (Argus, Feb 25).
Interesting. I am now looking forward to reading a further statement from the party's Councillor Phelim MacCafferty in which he will explain how exactly this scheme will be put into practice,
as it sounds a bit 'pie in the sky' to me.
For starters, how will homes that are inhabited by more than one car owner be identified?
Will an army of TMCIs (Too Many Car Inspectors) descend on every one of the city's streets in order to 'wait and watch' as drivers leave their vehicles, noting down the addresses if two or more of them enter the same house?
Having discovered which ones are occupied by more than one car owner what will the TCMIs do next, as it will prove impossible to decide which of the car owners is guilty of committing the
offence of the house having more than one vehicle?
The only answer, as far as I can see, will be to issue a Fixed Penalty Ticket to the house itself, which raises a very interesting question.
Will its future sale price be affected when the buyer's solicitor discovers that it has a criminal record?
A crazy thought? Yes, but is it really any more ridiculous than the one that the Green Party has come up with?
It looks like yet another case of "What sort of world do these people live in?'
Eric Waters
Lancing
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