February 06, 2007

Letter bomb sent to London Congestion Charge Office. And I've just heard that another letter bomb has been sent to the offices of Vantis in Wokingham, a company apparently involved in speed cameras. 'Captain Gatso', the head of Motorists Against Detection, has denied responsibility, although he said, "there is a war against motorists, and this was an act of retaliation". Official activities like the Congestion Charge divide opinion in London. More unpopular are poorly regulated clamping and towing companies - but at least there's a solution for that. But watch out libertarian motorists, along with your god, Jeremy Clarkson, George Monbiot is on your case!

Monkey thoughts? Freedom, driving, parking, speeding? (What) Do you drive? [disclosure: I have a Nissan Micra (aka Nissan March), and have done for some time...]

posted by muteboy 17 years ago
  • Vaguely related previous gatso-babble. Love that Angle-grinder Man!! I drive a Toyota Echo, always park legally, have had several speeding tickets. I don't care for other people speeding, though.
  • Car drivers: terrorists, the lot of them. (I commute by bicycle and don't own a car, so I can afford to be smug.)
  • Now watch this drive.
  • George Monbiot is my god!
  • Oh, the poor, oppressed motorists who are cruelly being forced to obey traffic and safety laws! Somebody call Amnesty International! (Or the International House of Pancakes. I never go there 'cause there's not enough free parking.)
  • Take the bus!
  • Just don't take it to Swansea. More bombs! This time postroom staff at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency were given the gift that keeps on giving.
  • I finally got a drivers license when I was 26. My bicycle commute had gone up to 36 miles a day, and I just couldn't eat enough food to fuel myself. My relationship with Automobile was tainted by the imbalance of safety I had with them on the road. Spike Bike expressed my revenge fantasies. I generally park at least 5 minutes walk from everyplace I go. If I have to use a parking lot, I park 'way out near the distant edge, and walk in. I wish that I could avoid the "driving excitement" and "freedom of the road" that my fellow drivers seem to always want to inflict on me. I don't speed at all, but I'm not a jerk about it.
  • You go vrooom vrooom-- you go booom booom.
  • > More bombs! This time postroom staff... This is very fucked up.
  • satire
  • The inventor of the Gatsometer was an interesting guy: Maus Gatsonides (Dutchylink), rally driver, cheater, car builder and skirt chaser, apparently. Some English language anecdotes can be found in this thread.