£100 for Fish & Chips - disaster

£100 for fish & chips - disaster. What a disaster. I couldn't believe it. I was just getting some fish and chips and in 2 minutes I was fined £80 for parking on the pavement. Be careful in London when parking for fish & chips or any other food for that matter. Darren John gets a parking fine. Ben's fish & chips in London's Shaftesbury Ave. How much? A lesson learned here as some businesses just want your custom. #darrenjohn #fishandchips #100pound #londonfood

[@BuyOneGetOneFree]

I had to park in London recently for a full day's work.. I parked on a yellow and got fined £60.. If I had paid to park up the road it would have cost me £70 for 10 hours. I think I got a bargain! ... 😂

[@garyk1334]

😂

[@JP-js4gx]

Unless they clamp or tow you!

[@TelThePower]

Darren John I feel your pain mate 😢, I had a similar experience when I landed in the island of Fiji, got off the plane, went straight to the duty free, bought beers & spirits... Didn't try to hide them or anything, went to leave the airport to get a taxi to the hotel, customs pulled me to one side, & told me I wasn't allowed them, I'd spoken to the guy in duty free & he said it was fine, when I told customs this, they said of course he would say that! 😂 That's when the penny dropped mate, lol.. luckily being friendly & naive helped me leave the airport with everything I bought 👍

[@northbankgooner6126]

Honestly that was a pure tourist trap, wouldn't touch it with a bargepole. For £18 the portion especially the Haddock was miniscule. There are much better fish and chip shops in the Marylebone area just off Oxford Street.

[@tedthesailor172]

There's even better ones in Yorkshire - for half the price as well...

[@sunnybeachwalks4k2022]

That’s why I moved to spain, London is a nightmare with all the parking, congestion charge, low emission zone, speed cameras, bus lanes 😂

[@EvilSie]

So thats why they call it Shaftesbury Avenue - you got shafted! TFL are obscene too, £80/£160 charges for the tiniest thing. Who would want to drive in London? Thought the chips looked a tad undercooked for my taste. Bit on the pale side.

[@kalodner666]

The original manuscript for Great Expectations sits in the Wisbech and Fenland Museum in Wisbech, my home town.

[@boyakka79]

Hi Darren, This happened to me to .I drove from Farnham Surrey up to The good old Regency Cafe at Westminster a while ago in a 2015 reg van looking at a job whilst there. Two weeks later i got a letter in the post with a picture of me driving the van all red faced and full after my lovely meal and an £80 fine on top of my breakfast costs. This was around the time of the ulez changes and me being in a fairly new vehicle at the time i thought all was well. (ulez fines) The most expensive breakfast ever thanks to the lovely mayor of London. Great video Darren. Steve. 👍

[@ianhenderson8222]

did he say 'you'll be fine' or you'll be fined

[@davidnm21]

Nice fish & chip vlog DJ. Shaftesbury Avenue yes that’s right in the heart of London and theatre land. What rotten luck with the bike fine. I feel for you on that score especially as the shop owner told you it was ok. I guess you could say “hook, line and sinker” with that one!

[@DarrenJohn]

🙏👍🤘🏻

[@seamus9750]

Haven't been back in the UK for 12 years and based on the cost of living there i doubt i ever will....love your bike though...watching from Cape Town....really decent fish and chips here is equivalent of £3.50.

[@Bertie22222]

I used to visit lots of businesses all around London and i never met one owner/employee that didn't say it was okay tp park outside. After a £120 fine I never listened to them again.

[@chefstravels8429]

Omg, that is a terrible £100 charge, but that's why I use public transport in London its a nightmare otherwise. Great vid cheers.

[@DaveSnakesandLadders]

Unlucky Darren. I sent you a little Pay Pal donation towards your fine. Your a great guy. Thank you for all your hard work. You and the MacMaster are the top 2 👌 don't get any more fines 😂.

[@DarrenJohn]

Much appreciated, unexpected but thank you

[@DaveSnakesandLadders]

@@DarrenJohn your welcome mate, look forward to watching the Charles Dickens museum if your going to visit and film. Believe they got something like that in Broadstairs Seafront too. Think it's 1 of his homes he lived in.

[@ns6789]

@@markarundel7856what did he do?

[@successblueprintinstitute]

Top man

[@geourgiou]

Oh no DJ, such a shame getting a fine, i once drove my car from north to Central London, parked it behind Oxford Street, got an £80 fine, since then i take public transport going into town, great looking 🐟 and 🍟

[@georgemurphy1966]

Oliver Twist, you want more.....Brilliant. Those Fish & Chips looked Devine Darren & I hope you had a word with the Restaurant owner for saying you can park your bike there.

[@Mike-gi4ft]

Another great video, Wonder what the MacMaster would have thought of the skin being left on? When are you going to do more collaborations with the MacMaster they were always great fun.

[@sianclarke8998]

Chips looked anaemic, but the rest looked nice. Sorry you got caught with the parking. Glad I dont live/work in London what with congestion charges, lack of parking etc x

[@holsteincowboy]

Surprise surprise - You get a fine for parking your high powered motor bike on the pavement in central London at lunchtime !

[@DarrenJohn]

Completely out of everyone's way, 👍🏼

[@MegaVector2011]

No offence, but for all those saying it was bad luck getting the ticket I would say if you'd have a had a think about it rather than listening to the shop owner it was more of a foregone conclusion. It did constitute an obstruction after all. Could have gone either way, but if the traffic wardens were around in that area it was a bit inevitable.

[@andrewlaw]

Gotta agree with you. Parking on the pavement in Central London is a big no no. Taking the word of the shop owner is foolish, you don't see any other bikes parked on the pavement for a reason.

[@redvanman1577]

Hi DJ great video as usual. I'd love to see a "day in the life" vlog. Just what you get up to on a normal workday and non workday! Thanks

[@robertradford6351]

When you seen them hovering over your bike why didn't you go over and say you had delivered something to the shop and got off?

[@Kinghornish]

Really positive stuff, Darren, truly impressed and full of respect for the manner you rolled with the penalty punches, so to speak. 👍🏼🇹🇭🇬🇧

[@keithblainey2717]

The fish and chips looked delicious, £100 that’s something else. Thanks for sharing Darren John.

[@Daniellelee852]

London for parking anyway is dreadful no such thing as free parking seen alot of penalty notices on cars parked on double yellow which is why i stick to public transport or walking

[@sunnybeachwalks4k2022]

That’s why I moved to spain, London is a nightmare with all the parking, congestion charge, low emission zone, speed cameras, bus lanes 😂

[@jglasernyc]

I would give the location as a 10, but the food a 9. I always look for a parking sign because I don't trust most people.

[@brewsterkits]

Since I got my new cat and called it Ben, it seems like the name is everywhere even a chippy in London😸😸😸your old mate Lee would have liked it, nice bit of fish and chips,oooops Daisy!!

[@paulcullen814]

You mentioned about the Charles Dickens museum. If you're ever in Portsmouth we have the Charles Dickens birthplace museum. Again it's a small terraced house that you would never guess was a museum.

[@parasinthephilippines]

Consider yourself at home Consider yourself part of the family. Your doing a great job buddy.

[@alankiy2054]

Hi DJ. These parking run companies are money grabbing leaches. Wherever one seems to go, machines request cards. Then the machine is allegedly faulty and hey presto a ticket or fine in post later. Bring back the little man in a ticket box plus it's employment for someone. Lovely see Daisy in full bloom and of course very nice plate fish chips. Sorry re the ticket, obscene fine IMO.

[@emmarogerson]

Hey DJ I reckon that sort of thing has happened to the best of us! I parked in Nottingham once, had no change so ran to a shop to get some and in literally 10 minutes I got a fine! Apart from having to pay the fine … as you say … never again! Life’s too short to dwell on it … it happens! The fish and chips? Looked good but I can’t abide tartare or any sauce served in plastic! I’d prefer a huge dollop of it from a big bowl freshly made out back! We always say sauces set an establishment apart from another don’t we? Can’t wait for the next one!! 🏍️🤟

[@X22GJP]

Do we always say that? I don't, so...yeah, very assumptive. Why the lack of tolerance towards sauces served in plastic? Are you an eco-warrior, concerned about sauce quality, or both?

[@emmarogerson]

@@X22GJPEco-warrior?? It was merely an observation and sauces have been discussed a lot in these types of vlogs! There’s no need to be so rude

[@jonnyrocket3659]

I'm from the North West UK and have eaten fish and ships all my life, and I've NEVER been served it with skin on.. the thought turns my stomach..

[@scouseofhorror104]

Oh dear 🥴 That really was SHAFTsbury Avenue! 😅

[@Jay-Leigh]

Oh my goodness!!!! One expensive lunch Darren. But hey-Ho crap happens. Just glad you were able to carry on videoing bless you. Thank you 😊

[@DarrenJohn]

I thought I may as well continue as the ticket was already dome

[@annrimmington9248]

Ooooh! That was painful! I'm sure it's happened to all of us at some point but I would imagine parking in London is tricky at the best of times 😢 👍👍👍 for Daisy Juke❤🅰️

[@rossc7767]

oh dear! Hate London for parking, usually travel to London by train now or outside the current ULEZ and get tubes into the city. Was that ketchup Heinz? looked a bit watery (Edit, just seen where you said it wasn't, always think if you take the cheap option as an establishment cutting cost corners, what other corners are they willing to cut?)

[@gerardbosvonhohenfels1866]

Damn Darren, that's why I don't like it anymore to visit big cities. They almost want you to stay home. And then the amount of fine. Overreacting in my point of view. Nevertheless you had a nice meal and in this case you paid also the dinner for Kahn. Keep up the spirit!!

[@Nunos645cgh]

Nice video that DJ, keep up the good work, food looked great 🤙

[@giptonwhite3011]

You need to get up to Leeds and try some proper fish n chips

[@kizzyfarrell6156]

Fish and chips looked lovely Enjoyed watching Best wishes Darren 👍

[@soo5jon1]

Oh dear. Just proves Daisy is an eye catcher, she's an attractive lass! I bet the wardens in London are keen as mustard. Miserable sods 🤔

[@christianworthinton8000]

Knew some bastard was going to ticket that bike!... The haddock was a bit of a rip off. Cheers from Canada.

[@johnlamb2754]

Not been near London since 1970,saw what I needed to see and never wanted to go back,and have no desire to ever go back again.

[@heeeeeresrossy]

Go to London, I guarantee you’ll either be mugged or not appreciated. Catch the train to London, stopping at Rejection, Disappointment, Backstabbing Central and Shattered Dreams Parkway 😆 Nice video mate 👍

[@paulkirton8945]

I popped into an Irish pub in North London for a "free " pint of Guinness on Sr Patrick 's Day. The 60 quid parking ticket made it a very expensive free drink.

[@debschmitt761]

Something similar happened to me, friend of mine and I went to dinner at a nice restaurant. parking was across the street in lot, when we came out, the car had been TOWED! had to take a cab to the impound lot and $100 to get the car out, ouch

[@thedrifterr]

Shafted in Shaftesbury Avenue 😢

[@Georgianandlovu]

sorry for your fine I have stopped driving in London because I cant seem to stop getting tickets!

[@davidmasters2408]

I do sympathise with you Darren regarding your fine, but once they allow one person to park on the footway they have then given the green light for all and sundry to do the same - before you know it the whole pavement will be blocked with vehicles. I know you love riding your magnificent Daisy, but probably best to leave her at home when you go to central London….the wardens are shit hot for dishing out fines.

[@jeanettedemosthenous2685]

Makes you wonder if London deserves visitors. Would love to see the Charles Dickens museum - and actually any other museum you care to share with us. x

[@DarrenJohn]

I used to film a lot of museums - maybe I shall start again

[@stevenLL]

Hi Darren, as you know Haddock is very good for you being loaded with vitamin B and Omega 3 fatty acids. But the concentration of the vitamins are in the skin of the fish and therefore a good reason to eat the skin.(Also for the flavour).😂

[@davemulready]

Great One Darren 👍.Shame You Got A Ticket 😱

[@JohnWalker-ho4gl]

You were well and truly stung and then there was the parking fine also.

[@TimK2646]

Oh No Darren shafted at Shaftesbury Avenue ...

[@successblueprintinstitute]

I live in the building (converted mill) where Charles dickens met the boy that inspired Oliver Twist !

[@DarrenJohn]

Awesome

[@cdeldn2012]

Good video Darren, bring on the next one!

[@andrewclegg6541]

£100. for fish and chips ? that's 3 weeks food shopping for my wife and I.

[@juliawilliams3467]

That turned out very expensive fish and chips but you took it on the chin. Well done x

[@michaelwhite8031]

I would have been flaming with the chip shop owner after telling me it was OK to park.

[@lesmac007]

In my opinoin Haddock is far more tastier than Cod, skin on or off doesn't bother me either so long as it's fresh...

[@user-qf4qg1nv3l]

Expensive lunch break Darren wow you stayed so cool calm great video your really doing some great stuff

[@DarrenJohn]

🙏👍

[@bathman6366]

Those parkys are like vultures. I understand the need to keep London moving and penalising cars and vans on the pavement, but they should be more relaxed about bikes. Daisy wasn't impeding anyone going about their business.

[@JP-js4gx]

Without watching or reading, I knew the minute you parked your bike on the pavement that was why it was 100 squid for your fish n chips!

[@brianmorrison9168]

Another well presented video I don't like skin on fish, so I won't be visitung this restaurant. Which fish 'n chip shops in London take off the skin .. do you know of any ?

[@jeffreyphillips2323]

How could you think that it was okay to park on the pavement in Central London! 😁 Bad Londoner 😅

[@DarrenJohn]

As I said, my bad

[@caybay2389]

That fish and chips was so expensive, In yorkshire there are some great fish and chips for a tenner

[@andrewstuarttaylor]

That fish n chips looks gorgeous

[@dwynnell]

Billings Gate, some lovely eateries if you love fish. Brick Lane has a few quality eateries, but they can be hit and miss. Had a lovely BBQ there last time.

[@michaelkelly4873]

If I get a parking fine in London it's sometimes cheaper than paying for parking.

[@DarrenJohn]

😂😂

[@karengalley3669]

That’s so nasty to tell you it’s ok to park there when he obviously it isn’t. For that I wouldn’t even give him 1. He doesn’t deserve it.

[@stevenmichaelelliott5468]

What happened to the videos with the Mac Master?

[@alexandershepherd6961]

Great to see you here again Boyzee, great food...shame about the ticket etc, but things like that make you stronger about the sad rules. Booomin great vid!!!

[@H8inLyfe]

Nah weren’t taken by that fish & chips. It didn't paint a pretty picture. Consider The Summerhouse near Maida Vale for your next "fancy" fish & chips.

[@leehanley71]

Hi Darren, what a great area that looks, I've never been to London, it just looks sooo good though. The Dickens museum would be good to see, and him writing Oliver Twist there is awesome. Daisy wow what a bike, stunner. Sorry about the fine Mate. The fish and chips looked amazing and nicely cooked and crispy. See you on the next one Mate 😎📸

[@DarrenJohn]

Absolutely

[@Rosso-red0]

I feel for u I once nipped in to a shop for a switch for a Henry hover £5 for switch £60 parking ticket . Gutted

[@jimmysnailshoes]

I never knew bikes could get done, as if it was pay and display, how could you on a bike as it would either blow away or someone couls take it

[@catherinesummers5057]

Those fish and chips looked mighty fine and still way better value than that awful ferry🎉🎉🎉

[@DarrenJohn]

🙏🤘🏻

[@moiraforbes3773]

So sorry about the fine, what a shame, but your meal looked lovely.😊👍

[@alanblackford2962]

Fish and chips looked ok, so all good. Loved the literary reference to Oliver Twist, a well written book there. I asked my girlfriend if she liked Dickens, she said she did but not on a first date.

[@DarrenJohn]

Very good 😂

[@marinaephremis7906]

welcome to London ..... unfortunately impossible to park anywhere ..........

[@MickCampin-jp9kb]

Can't beat Dickens or some of the places he describes. I wanna come back down to see if the pubs I knew around London Bridge both North and South still exist.

[@grahamandmary38]

If you had parked quite near, opposite perhaps, disabled parking only, would that have cost you more than £100, DJ?

[@spex357]

No brown bits on the Chips at all, which adds flavour.

[@milsteadonmovies]

Not surprised you got a ticket. Our wonderful mayor of London has a clear campaign against motorists

[@DarrenJohn]

Indeed he does

[@johnlamb2754]

Any main city or town centre is designed to rip the tourist off,be it parking,one way systems,entertainment or dining/food,

[@HammersruleST]

Wow! Such a shame you were fined for parking 🙄 typical though, it’s the same in a lot of cities and towns now… Fantastic video though as usual… Great content and a great presenter… Have you touched base with Lee Darren to see how he’s getting on? All his health troubles were while you were on the road trip? Hope to see a collab soon.. Keep up the great vids mate 👍🏻Love them

[@DarrenJohn]

I have reached out to him a few times

[@HammersruleST]

@@DarrenJohn good for you Darren.. life’s too short. If you did lose contact , make it up and share a few Big Mac’s again 🍔🍟🤣

[@petertansley5912]

Those people in blue, just very jealous of your gorgeous bike

[@simong7539]

All traffic wardens deserve the same fate as Rob Brydon's character in lock, stock & 2 smoking barrels.

[@SandraDent-lf4xy]

The fish and chips looked lovely, shame about the ticket

[@Bill-01]

Well and truly shafted in Shaftesbury Avenue... Those things that give those tickets out are a special breed for sure... 😠

[@Blahshog]

Ouch!! Mate that ain't good, thought the fish looked a wee bit on the thin side to be honest, and the chips could do with a bit more colour for me. Take care. p.s. we haven't had a Father & Son video for a while, would be good to have another lunch meet, maybe where Luke chooses the venue?

[@heathermine5984]

Great intro DJ 😊👍🏻

[@Jase74]

They do a lunch special at the Fish Central restaurant on Central Street. Kings Square EC1. I used to go with a friend although I don’t eat fish 😂

[@DarrenJohn]

So did this place, but not when you ask

[@valeriewright8686]

Aaaw what a shame, Daisy wasn’t doing any harm. There she was, sitting minding her own business and then two jobsworths come along and spoil it. The fish and chips looked lovely and the skin thing still goes on. Personally, I like fish skin as I like chicken skin provided it’s cooked well and crispy. I agree with StevenLL on this, he is so right. The skin is packed with great nutrients and is so good for you. Why people squirm about it beats me. Glad you enjoyed your lunch, despite the cost ! 😮

[@valeriewright8686]

I should have said ‘ooops a daisy’ !

[@jeanettedemosthenous2685]

The only reason I have for not eating skin is that donkeys years ago I had a battered fish and there were tiny maggots still alive on the skin. Unfortunately, things like that never leave you.

[@valeriewright8686]

Can’t help thinking how on earth maggots (or anything for that matter) could survive boiling hot oil ?

[@ShaneGammell-gz6hw]

Owners will say anything to get you in the door

[@carlconner1166]

Only courts can give fines no one else

[@mwhdgamestv3190]

Chinatown is just 5 mins away!

[@DarrenJohn]

Correct

[@AJ-sv5qg]

Lol I also paid 100 quid for fish and chips. My own fault for parking where I shouldn't have 😅 You fish looked better than the rubbish I had though

[@DarrenJohn]

So yours wasn't even worth it 😂😂

[@LornaThomas-wx5tn]

Looks good but I can't bear skin however thin! Sorry about the fine!😢

[@michaelwhite8031]

You're a STAR mate !

[@colinraine8245]

If it was the owner who actually told you it would be ok he should have known . If l was him I'd have given you a few vouchers Daren for fish and chips. Apart from that it looked very good and l love haddock with skin on it definitely adds to the flavour .