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Published Date: 21 May 2008
A MILLIONAIRE property magnate is offering to pay parking charges for hard-up motorists in the Capital.
Paul Dickens is to employ kilt-wearing "meter hunks" on George Street from 9.30am to 6.30pm tomorrow, after a similar scheme last year saw "meter maids" handed out thousands of pounds to drivers in the city centre.

He said today: "After the meter maids I had dozens of calls from disgruntled ladies, so this is our way of balancing up the gesture.

"The four hunks will be wearing kilts and will have their sporrans filled with pound coins which they will be only too happy to give to people for their parking."

He added: "The whole thing is a bit of fun and it will hopefully put a smile on the faces of long-suffering city centre drivers."


The full article contains 142 words and appears in Edinburgh Evening News newspaper.
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1

capy,

george st 21/05/2008 12:29:32
im waiting!!!
2

Raoul Duke,

21/05/2008 12:32:35
And why shouldn't people always be made to pay for parking in one of the most central streets in the capital??? Madness.
3

Dark Lotus,

21/05/2008 14:02:57
why george street? its full of people who can affoard to park. why not some place more deserving like outside the sick kids
4

gorgeousgorgieboy,

Edinburgh 21/05/2008 14:28:13
DL - dont quite get your logic there.

People who park outside sick kids cannot affdord it?

Prople parking in George Street can ?

You are not female by any chance?
5

Da Doo,

Edinburgh 21/05/2008 14:28:46
#3
So you like the gesture, not the geography.............but you have given Paul Dickens an idea for the future
6

Jenny MacArthur,

21/05/2008 16:14:32
What an idiot with his stupid publicity stunt. Of course people should pay for parking. Why does the EN always play into the hands of these egotistical publicity merchants who think their opinions more important than the needs of the people as represented by our democratically elected representatives. If Mr Dickens disagrees, he should stand for election, rather than making himself look cheap. Yeah, the moaning whiners who want to park their lazy-machines wherever they like will suck up to his idiot ideas, as usual. But otherwise this is a rubbish story getting his rubbish company free publicity.
7

lisbon67,

Edinburgh 21/05/2008 17:13:28
#6 - Who said his opinions were more important than the needs of the people?? I assume you are a traffic warden who wont be making her bonus tomorrow. Good on them for doing something good. Youv just made a total fool of yourself #6 with that post - well done.

I will be parking tomorrow and hope they can help with the cost.
8

Jay the boy,

Edinburgh 22/05/2008 19:03:18
He's that generous I heard he used to charge his mum a management fee to look after her flat, must be to help put petrol in his flashy cars....

 

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