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Friday, August 3, 2012
Everyone’s got ‘Ahead of the Games’ by staying at home
On the run up to the Olympics it seemed that London would be in permanent transport chaos until sportspeople and visitors alike left for their home countries after the closing ceremony.
There were messages on TV, at railway stations – everywhere – stating that everyone should “Get Ahead of the Games” and make sure they gave themselves plenty of time to get to their destinations through the crowds.
We were told that trains and buses would be packed, motorists would suffer traffic jams, and pavements would be overrun with people.
But no – reports from businesses and attractions in the city state that all the visitor numbers are down.
It seems that all the warnings of transport meltdown have scared people away, leading to monetary loss. Hmm, not good for the economy…
A spokesperson for the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions stated, “There are two groups of people missing.
“The first are general visitors to London, who are staying clear because of the perception that it will be busy. The second are Londoners and Brits who have been warned there will be a transport nightmare.
“Our message to them is that while it may be sensible to avoid certain peak times and locations, transport is running very smoothly.
“Ironically there has never been a better time to visit our attractions because the queues are shorter and opening times have been extended.”
Next thing we know there will be transport chaos because everyone will have been told London’s empty.
There were messages on TV, at railway stations – everywhere – stating that everyone should “Get Ahead of the Games” and make sure they gave themselves plenty of time to get to their destinations through the crowds.We were told that trains and buses would be packed, motorists would suffer traffic jams, and pavements would be overrun with people.
But no – reports from businesses and attractions in the city state that all the visitor numbers are down.
It seems that all the warnings of transport meltdown have scared people away, leading to monetary loss. Hmm, not good for the economy…
A spokesperson for the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions stated, “There are two groups of people missing.
“The first are general visitors to London, who are staying clear because of the perception that it will be busy. The second are Londoners and Brits who have been warned there will be a transport nightmare.
“Our message to them is that while it may be sensible to avoid certain peak times and locations, transport is running very smoothly.
“Ironically there has never been a better time to visit our attractions because the queues are shorter and opening times have been extended.”
Next thing we know there will be transport chaos because everyone will have been told London’s empty.
Photo © J@ck! Via Flickr, under Creative Commons Licence
Labels: chaos, Get Ahead of the Games, London, motorists, Olympics, sportspeople, traffic jam, transport, visitors
Friday, June 29, 2012
Sports widow drives off into the sunset
The Euros are almost over, we’re more or less a week into Wimbledon and the Olympics are exactly four weeks away today. Sport and the great British Summer – they go hand in hand really don’t they.
Well, they go hand in hand with my partner, that’s for sure, he’s been glued to the football for what seems ages now and he hasn’t even noticed that I’ve been using his car to transport grass clippings and hedge cuttings to the tip.
Normally, he likes to keep his car sparkling and all the rubbish and dump runs have been made using my lovely little car.
But since he’s been engrossed in the football and the tennis, not to mention the Athletics trials last weekend, and some golf from somewhere or other recently, I’ve been nipping off to the tip in his sleek black business-mobile, which he normally wouldn’t go near the dump in.
Still, it’s been warm this week and his car has got air conditioning, so it’s more or less essential that I use it...don’t you think? And, as I’m a named driver on his car insurance, I might as well make use of it, so I’m well and truly justified.
Roll on the Olympics – he probably won’t move from the telly for the whole two weeks and two days that it’s on for and I’ll be able to drive his car wherever I want.
Well, they go hand in hand with my partner, that’s for sure, he’s been glued to the football for what seems ages now and he hasn’t even noticed that I’ve been using his car to transport grass clippings and hedge cuttings to the tip.Normally, he likes to keep his car sparkling and all the rubbish and dump runs have been made using my lovely little car.
But since he’s been engrossed in the football and the tennis, not to mention the Athletics trials last weekend, and some golf from somewhere or other recently, I’ve been nipping off to the tip in his sleek black business-mobile, which he normally wouldn’t go near the dump in.
Still, it’s been warm this week and his car has got air conditioning, so it’s more or less essential that I use it...don’t you think? And, as I’m a named driver on his car insurance, I might as well make use of it, so I’m well and truly justified.
Roll on the Olympics – he probably won’t move from the telly for the whole two weeks and two days that it’s on for and I’ll be able to drive his car wherever I want.
Image © djsmiley2k via Flickr, under Creative Commons Licence
Labels: car insurance, named driver, Olympics, Wimbledon
Monday, April 16, 2012
Bidders may compete for Olympic number plates
The range of merchandise produced in honour of the London 2012 Olympics includes mascot cutlery, replica Olympic torches and diving figurines. However, the DVLA is hoping that true fans will feel the need to add to their collections with special personalised number plates.
Registrations such as GO11 DEN, GB12 ROW and RUN 100m are among those being sold by the DVLA, who were recently given official Olympic licensee status. Although the general public have been invited to bid for these plates, we feel that they would make the ideal adornments for the vehicles of David Beckham, Steve Redgrave and Usain Bolt.
The London 2012 Commercial Director said, “We are delighted to welcome the DVLA as the latest addition to the London 2012 merchandise programme. I'm sure that this London 2012-themed range of personalised registration number plates will really strike a note with fans of the Games.”
There is expected to be a mad rush of bids when the plates are auctioned off at London's City Hall from the 7th to the 9th of June. However, anybody who wants to avoid the frenzied auction hall may purchase their registrations directly from the DVLA website.
To gain some idea of prices we logged on to the motoring site ourselves. We were astonished to find that a plates featuring the letters Y12 GMS and Y12 GBR cost £405 a piece. We just hope that the spend feels worthwhile to whoever picks up these unique items.
Registrations such as GO11 DEN, GB12 ROW and RUN 100m are among those being sold by the DVLA, who were recently given official Olympic licensee status. Although the general public have been invited to bid for these plates, we feel that they would make the ideal adornments for the vehicles of David Beckham, Steve Redgrave and Usain Bolt.
The London 2012 Commercial Director said, “We are delighted to welcome the DVLA as the latest addition to the London 2012 merchandise programme. I'm sure that this London 2012-themed range of personalised registration number plates will really strike a note with fans of the Games.”
There is expected to be a mad rush of bids when the plates are auctioned off at London's City Hall from the 7th to the 9th of June. However, anybody who wants to avoid the frenzied auction hall may purchase their registrations directly from the DVLA website.
To gain some idea of prices we logged on to the motoring site ourselves. We were astonished to find that a plates featuring the letters Y12 GMS and Y12 GBR cost £405 a piece. We just hope that the spend feels worthwhile to whoever picks up these unique items.
Photo © Brunel University via Flickr, under Creative Commons Licence
Labels: auction, DVLA, London 2012, motoring, Olympics, personalised number plates, plate, registration