{"id":24425,"date":"2016-08-30T20:52:04","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T13:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rip-off-britain-is-going-to-get-worse-as-the-purse-strings-tighten\/"},"modified":"2016-08-30T21:14:47","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T14:14:47","slug":"rip-off-britain-is-going-to-get-worse-as-the-purse-strings-tighten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rip-off-britain-is-going-to-get-worse-as-the-purse-strings-tighten\/","title":{"rendered":"Rip-off Britain is going to get worse as the purse strings tighten"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFrom parking fines to airline fares, society\u2019s financialisation is seeing the collective cake shrink as the rich claim an ever larger sliceIt is the dog end of August and the sun is shining in many places. A cue for all sorts of predatory people in the thriving British holiday trades to rip off customers who don\u2019t always have a choice and feel ambushed.In a remote and empty Lake District car park the other day my sister fell foul of an unclear car parking regime. It led to a fine being levied for outstaying the time she had paid for by a few minutes. It happens to us all. In crowded Notting Hill last week, a man told me his car had once been given a penalty notice while he was away at the ticket machine paying his \u00a31.60 for 30 minutes. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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