I don't have a car, but I know how problematic finding a parking place can be sometimes. Here are a few ways of getting around this issue from 1960.
Yes, parking's a problem. Been getting worse all the time, too. Fairly puts the motorist on the spot. The old story may shortly have a new nation-wide twist. A new bill proposes to deal with "obstruction" by means of "ticket" fines. Tickets to be handed out on the spot. Fourteen days to pay. Or you can go to court, if you prefer it! ® We interviewed a few people, asking them to comment on "ticket" fines. ® Mr Marples, the Minister of Transport, seeking to create order out of chaos, inspected a British Road Federation Exhibition in London. Ingenious methods were on show. Here are some variations, noted by our cameramen. ® Yes, what a problem parking is! Here and there, there are a few modern garages, and some big stores have garages attached. But it's still a problem.
GV parked cars (2). HAS same (2). MS man squeezing between cars. TS two cars backing. CU man shouting from car window. CU parking sign (2). Same (2). CU policeman's legs. MS policeman booking car. CU same. CU car. CU another policeman. CU bonnet of car. CU police cadet. CU bonnet of car. CU policeman writing out slip. CU slip handed to driver. CU another (2). Sign 'Magistrates Court'. MS man gets out of car. CU same man speaks. CU bearded man speaks. CU policeman. SCU woman speaks in car. BS man in car speaks. SCU woman in car speaks. MS man gets out of car. Same speaks. CU bearded man speaks. CU policeman. SCU woman speaks in car. BS man in car speaks. SCU woman in car speaks. MS man gets out of car. SCU man speaks. MS Mr Marples at Road Federation Exhibition. CU Mr Marples. MS models made of wood. CU Mr Marples. MS man working controls. CU model cars. CU same (2). MS crane carrying car. MS woman working mechanism. CU same (2). MS cars on revolving platform. MS same. MS car drives out. GV the A11 road. LS same. Pan car driving through garage. GV store. MS doorman. LS car drives in. GV interior garage. MS policeman walking towards car. SCU policeman looks at car. MS policeman walks away. MS man walks to car. MS man removes dummy legs from under car. MS man gets in car. MS car drives away. MS woman gets out of car. CU sign on window 'Beware of the Dog'. CU dog. CU notice on car window. CU another (2). CU woman's legs. MS woman sticks notice on car. SCU same. CU same. MS woman walks away. CU policeman. CU front of car. CU police cadet. CU car. CU policeman. SEE STORY NUMBER 79542/2 FOR CUTS
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