Spotsquad - App to report bad parking. Good or bad idea?

[jimbo1958]

I read a few weeksback in the motoring press that we could be getting Spotsquad or equivalent next year. A smartphone app where you actually get rewarded for reporting bad parking.
There's a Beta running in Canada at the moment.

Would you use this app Yes or No?

http://www.spotsquad.ca/index.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...arn-cash-reporting-illegally-parked-cars.html

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[Maniac]

They're not coming into my office car park

As for using it, no, I have bigger things to concern myself with.

 

[Z4MO]

Leave it to the traffic wardens, doesn't feel right to me :thumbsdown:

 

[jimbo1958]

They're not coming into my office car park

As for using it, no, I have bigger things to concern myself with.

Wasn't aimed at you Maniac...your post just reminded me of the app.

 

[Maniac]

They're not coming into my office car park

As for using it, no, I have bigger things to concern myself with.

Wasn't aimed at you Maniac...your post just reminded me of the app.

No I guessed as much

 

[jimbo1958]

Leave it to the traffic wardens, doesn't feel right to me :thumbsdown:

Where I live there used to be a warden used to go up and down the High St on his little moped issuing tickets for infractions.

Years on and we have numerous European supermarkets and fast food outlets on the High St. and peeps just park where they like.
Double yellows,zebra crossing zig-zags, on the pavement etc. There's no deterrent.

Would I use this app for people parking on double yellows or up on the kerb? Probably not.

Would I use it for peeps parking on zig-zags, double bays, double parking, disabled bays? Hell yeah.

 

[NeilP]

Too much effort.

The group on Facebook, Parking like a t*at is highly amusing.

Especially when the owner spots their own car and gets super defensive.

http://www.facebook.com/spottedparking

 

[Z4MO]

Leave it to the traffic wardens, doesn't feel right to me :thumbsdown:

Where I live there used to be a warden used to go up and down the High St on his little moped issuing tickets for infractions.

Years on and we have numerous European supermarkets and fast food outlets on the High St. and peeps just park where they like.
Double yellows,zebra crossing zig-zags, on the pavement etc. There's no deterrent.

Would I use this app for people parking on double yellows or up on the kerb? Probably not.

Would I use it for peeps parking on zig-zags, double bays, double parking, disabled bays? Hell yeah.

I hear you Jimbo