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We were told today that TfL was hacked. The council haven't sent me details of what I need to do to access strategic parking sites outside shops that I freely used in the past. I understand I have to register but with no information I have no confidence that my data can be securely held by Ealing or their agents. Can anyone help please?

Arthur Breens ● 22d37 Comments

Very good points, regarding safety & security of phone thefts.These schemes are brought in with no real thought & little concern of consequences. All unnecessary

Peter Yale ● 8d

Could you make this simplerits a bitninaccessibke.

Sam Seal ● 9d

This switch to " Fibre' has been a bit of a mistake in our home.All the extensions now no longer work and the whole landline phone system is now dependent of power sourced phones of which we had just one withe others corded and in fixed positions - At lest the handset cannot be misplaced.But it is also 100% dependent of the power supply being uninterrupted and the router functioning correctly.Plus electricity usage is now for 3 phone bases instead of just one or none..  The electricity usage is therefore tripled.But what we have discovered is the slightest power cut and the whole lot needs all the dates resetting and won't work until all handsets are reset.  Last year that was several times. Most other devices seem unaffected if short but not the phone system.  It's also a worry if there is a power outage or an emergency and the phone line is out. We have a very poor mobile deadline here so mobiles are not reliable indoors or even out on the pavement. None of the shortcomings were conveyed and now in hindsight wish we has stayed with what we had as this is both more costly and retrograde.As for mobiles phone use, we look after a few elderly relatives and neighbours and this stop and shop phone system is very challenging for them. Neither have a smartphone but both have hearing and arthritic hands. This make using a phone outdoors very hard if not impossible and one has been the victim of a snatch in Northfields ave. Police advice is to NOT use a mobile in public or on a street.  To use the phone to pay you have to leave your car to get the details fore the location.  For just a 10 or 20 min stop this can take over 10 mins for those not so agile.  Even though raise it is dismissed with a statement about commitment to Active travel by all.Do any of these people peddling such statements have elderly or less able family or friends?    It is quite discrininatory.

Raymond Havelock ● 9d

2 recent examples amongst many.Dulwich Village, shops have been hit by a sharp decline since Southwark council continued their war against motorists. Residents are calling for parking restrictions to be revisited.Croydon council, a yellow box has fleeced motorists in their war against cars.The box was ruled essentially wrong.As for Wandsworth which spent untold on prioritising cyclists & pedestrians , apparently they caused the worst congestion in history.These are the idiotic schemes which don’t work & hypocrite, selfish cycling zealots, do not see, understand or accept

Peter Yale ● 9d

Yet more sad examples of, Paul, the local fantasist talking to himself and then believing he has heard it from others.The simplest thing to do, and I lay this before all other readers, is to simply ignore what he posts as either being fantasy or blatantly untrue

N V Brooks ● 10d

Consultations have long been a con in Ealing, and indeed elsewhere.Not promoted widely, skewed questions to obtain desired outcomes and then when results go against the proposed plan they are dismissed as ‘not a referendum’.The idiot Dismal Driscoll stood up on Monday evening and told everyone that the Lammas Park SuDs scheme was widely supported due to lots of positive comments on the planning application. What he didn’t say was that the surge of support be comments came from people who live miles away from the park and plenty who didn’t live in London. This was orchestrated by the Ealing Wildlife group who feared their precious rewilding wouldn’t happen. As it is they’ve got some muddy puddles.And for those living in Hanwell and opposing the Trumpers Way development, don’t be fooled by Cllr Knewstub and her blatant vote catching effort to oppose the plans. There’s not a hope in hell of any local opposition defeating a massive building project on the site and Knewstub knows this. All the planning objections she cites - lack of parking, overdevelopment, not in keeping with character, etc - are routinely ignored by the planning committee. Again, she knows this.Even if the committee rejected the application the developers will appeal and will win because Ealing Council has no data to show the development isn’t necessary. That’s the fault of Cllr Shital Manro and his officers in the planning department who have failed to keep legally required housing figures for years but conveniently ignore any requests for an explanation as to why this is so.So there you have it. Ealing Labour conning residents and then spinning th in ha to make it seem as if it’s what everyone wanted all along.They’ve been running things here for 16 years. Everything that’s happened - good, bad or indifferent - is down to them. Not national government or mysterious outside forces. There are lots of people paid well by the council who just don’t do their jobs but the reluctance to do anything about it should alarm everyone.Elections in May, vote wisely.

Simon Hayes ● 10d

Indeed. No evidence of the widespread abuse that Paul James claims was going on; the fact that neither shop owners nor customers were asking for this new system shows the old way was working fine, which is why the vast majority of people who responded to the Council's consultation were against it.

Vlod Barchuk ● 10d

So here we go, exactly as I said, the continued war on motorists.TfL are now installing radar speed cameras.Plenty of money there, for those doing 22/23mph.Yet another form of attack on the motorists as per.Yet ask for facial recognition cameras at Notting Hill Carnival, or central London for stabbings & phone/watch thefts. There’s an outcry & the woke brigade sulk.Catch those scum bags & the ones driving at 50/60 mph

Peter Yale ● 11d

I have a Motorola though it was more expensive than that. It seems like a good, reliable brand.Landlines aren't actually being removed but you will need wifi at home to use one.

Susan Kelly ● 18d

Susan, I noticed Argos are doing a Motorola smartphone for £59.99. Also having a mobile will solve the problem of landlines being removed.

Nicholas Beard ● 18d

Im not remotely embarrassed at all.It’s a phrase often used, instead of this woke nonsense, face facts.It’s a war on the motorists. The ltns, 1 of a whole load of ridiculous attacks on motorists, are unwanted , cause more problems. Along with others, to numerous to list ( unless you really want me to)

Peter Yale ● 19d

OK, I'll agree to disagree, Peter. I still think it's an embarrassing phrase to you use, considering there are actual wars going on. As soon as anyone uses it they're not taken seriously anyway.

Dominik Klimowski ● 19d

I wonder if Dominik is really an AI construct, with the I element removed.Who are the people who box themselves in the most on this forum and elsewhere, defining themselves by the mode of transport that they insist everyone must use? Here’s a clue, it starts with c and ends with yclists.

Simon Hayes ● 19d

I have not boxed myself in at all.I repeat  Khan/tfl/councils wage a war on motorists.As Simon says, the list is endless

Peter Yale ● 19d

The reason I asked, Peter, is because I have driven all the vehicles you mentioned at one time or another. When driving lorries, I certainly didn't feel attacked, whether by Sadiq Kahn or Tel or anyone else. Driving cars and vans, I see the changes happening over the years, but I could not describe it as a 'war' (even metaphorically).I understand that there is plenty in life that is annoying, frustrating, and sometimes infuriating, but there has to be an element of curiosity and imagination over why changes happen, and how important things are in the grander scheme of things. Defining oneself solely by one's means of transport is quite an extreme position. Why would anyone box themselves in like that?

Dominik Klimowski ● 19d

Dom is just being dim, as usual.There are numerous examples of how political parties are targeting motorists. Cranking up the Congestiom Charge and including EVs in that.More locally the laughable emissions based parking charges that aren’t really legal when applied to resident permits. The so-called progressives on here, like Fim and Paul and Ben, think this is a good thing when it actually targets those on lower incomes who might need a car for work.But you can’t reason with people who lack any capacity for rational thought.

Simon Hayes ● 20d

Who would I define as being a motorist!!!!?Every person who drives a car, van, lorry.I don’t have time to list the many, many, many attacks on motorists, from every angle & opportunity.

Peter Yale ● 20d

I know you you said it's Kahn, Tfl, and the councils on one side, but who would you define as being a motorist in this war? And how do you think it will end?

Dominik Klimowski ● 20d

No Dominik, I do not think so.It is fair to say khan/tfl/councils wage war against motorists.Have done for years & doing so more than ever, in a number of ways which are frequently highlighted.

Peter Yale ● 20d

That’s hilarious, Dominik. You cyclists are the most over exaggerating people on the internet. Apparently there’s such mortal peril every time you venture forth it’s a wonder there are any of you left breathing.

Simon Hayes ● 20d

In that case Peter, aren't you worried the phrase is hyperbolic, and works against you? It's difficult to take seriously, don't you think?

Dominik Klimowski ● 20d

Dominik, aren’t you embarrassed to support the undermining of traditional British values of honesty, fairness and integrity by supporting duplicitous local authorities who dress up their agendas with blatant lies and fabrications?No, I though not.

Simon Hayes ● 21d

Again, a typical James post with no evidence.

N V Brooks ● 21d

You really are a knob.Hypocrite & anti car.The system “works” of random warden visits.Although as you are a hypocrite & anti car, in case I didn’t say. You would like a warden waging war continually on motorists

Peter Yale ● 21d

Don’t be bloody ridiculous. NO I am not.Constant war & motorists used as cash cows, by TfL/khan & councils

Peter Yale ● 21d

Paul is making things up again. There was no data provided by the council to show these outrageous levels of ‘abuse’. Just the usual vague claptrap rolled out for other hate-brained schemes like the SuDs in Lammas Park.As has been illustrated on other threads, with supporting evidence, the main reason to introduce the new parking system is to raise money. £180,000 in the first year, rising to over £300,000 in the second year.Now, where’s your evidence to back up what you claim Paul?

Simon Hayes ● 21d

>& easily remedied.By employing hundreds of parking wardens to stand by parked vehicles and time them with stop watches?Easy?

Paul James ● 21d

There is a war currently raging in the Middle East, adding to countless wars ongoing, killing and displacing thousands and thousands of people. Living in London especially, it is very likely you will come in contact with those affected.Aren't you embarrassed Peter, to use the phrase 'war on motorists'?

Dominik Klimowski ● 21d

& easily remedied. All they had to do was enforce regulations, which they would enjoy, in the war against motorists

Peter Yale ● 21d

They tried the simple way first (half an hour free parking, no registration required) but it was roundly abused by many.

Paul James ● 21d

Simple , inclusive ways are best.Like the eradication of ( or attempt) cash.Stupid blanket rules

Peter Yale ● 21d

'What about those drivers that don't have a Smartphone?'Maybe think about getting one as it'd make their lives easier in so many ways?Case in point. A fortnight ago, I lost my wallet somewhere on the tube. After my initial horror, I used the banking App on my phone to freeze my credit and debit cards so that nobody finding the wallet could use them. Later, I used the App again to report them lost and had new cards in my hands 6 days later.Doesn't have to be the latest iPhone costing £1000. Lots of second-hand reconditioned phones available and data packages at less than £10 a month.All I'm saying is don't just dismiss the idea that a smartphone will make your life easier!

Susan Kelly ● 21d

No problem. Stop Press. Because of my age the council have kindly sent me a free mobile phone and given me training both at home and at the roadside. We are so lucky that LBE recognise digital exclusion. If pigs had extra appendages!

Arthur Breens ● 21d

>What about those drivers that don't have a Smartphone?More disinformation from you Eric, trying to tell people there are no alternatives. "customers must register their parking session with PayByPhone, either via the app, phone, or in-store PayPoints"https://www.ealing.gov.uk/info/201178/parking/3479/stop_and_shop

Paul James ● 21d

What about those drivers that don't have a Smartphone?

Eric Alan Leach ● 21d

The easiest thing, Arthur, is to download the PayByPhone App and set up an account. It's then the work of 30 seconds to register your arrival. PayByPhone would be the only people with your data.

Susan Kelly ● 22d

It would appear that the TfL 'hack incident' occurred in Aug/Sept 2024.  Old news.  Current news item here >>> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz0ggkr2g77o

Tony Heath ● 22d