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Dave Alsop parked his car in a lot near Torquy Harbor in England at 2:49 p.m.


Dave Alsop parked his car in a lot near Torquy Harbor in England at 2:49 p.m. He paid for 75 minutes, allowing him to park until 4:04 p.m. But when he got back to his car at 3:41 p.m., he found a traffic warden had just given him a ticket. When he protested, the man tapped 14.49 into his calculator and then added .75, which gave him a5.24. He insisted this meant that Alsop's time expired at 3:24 p.m. After Alsop appealed the ticket and won, council officials said they'd give the warden extra training on how to tell time.

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Title Annotation:Brickbats
Author:Oliver, Charles
Publication:Reason
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:4EUUK
Date:Jan 1, 2009
Words:112
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