They, and other councils like them, won't change their attitude for as long as they continue to get away with it.
I suspect they'll also take b*gg*r-all notice of random people emailing complaints - the only thing that will shake them out of their complacency is if their customers start kicking up a fuss and refusing to go along with it.
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