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Parking Fine - Harsh?

Fish said:
That's not the question, are their signs that ALLOW you to mount the pedestrian pavement? Forget common sense at this point.
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That is only required in London as there is the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1974 making it an offence to park on the pavement. Everywhere else, the sign has to advise parking on the pavement is prohibited for it to be illegal.
 
Fish said:
So, in fact the vehicle in question wasn't illegally parked but ALL the vehicles on the pavement were! Hmm, seems a bit like mob rule to me :whistle:

I think you need to petition the council to put yellow lines on one side of the cul-de-sac and signs saying it is OK to mount the pavement by no more than 50% (example).
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Not true.
 
Fish said:
Yes it is, SILH has stated their are no signs in place allowing parking on the pavement so if their mounted their illegal!
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That is only true in London. Elsewhere the sign has to state it is illegal to park on the pavement.
 
woody69 said:
That is only true in London. Elsewhere the sign has to state it is illegal to park on the pavement.
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Are you saying if I mount a kerb and park on a pavement by 50% I am parked legally, I'm sure I have been told to move loads of times by bobby's who think different, without any signs in place! Its a pedestrian pavement, a car has no place on it unless allowed, surely!
 
Fish said:
Are you saying if I mount a kerb and park on a pavement by 50% I am parked legally,
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Unless there are signs specifically restricting you from doing it you're not parked illegally.

On the same note, how many people park on the right hand side of the road...?
 
Hellfire! I see that whilst I have not been paying attention forumers have not lost the ability to get worked up about all sorts.
 
Just to lighten the mood. I hadn't long passed my test when I parked in town and read the sign which was something like "Parking limited to 30 minutes, no return within 60 minutes". Stood a while wondering how I could only park for 30 minutes but was not allowed to return to my car for 60 minutes. Decided it must mean 60 minutes was the permissable time and got my first and only parking ticket...

Doh :o
 
Fish said:
That's not the question, are their signs that ALLOW you to mount the pedestrian pavement? Forget common sense at this point.
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..and I've never seen one of these signs - anywhere - there certainly aren't any anywhere around the towen I live in. If you couldn't park part on the pavement then residential roads would be permanantly obstructed for larger vehicles. Of course you leave room on pavement as much as possible - but that is too tight for prams and wheelchairs. mobility scooter etc. so folk with such will usually be found using the road rather than the pavement.

The gov website linked to in an earlier postb clarifies.
 
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Fish said:
Are you saying if I mount a kerb and park on a pavement by 50% I am parked legally, I'm sure I have been told to move loads of times by bobby's who think different, without any signs in place! Its a pedestrian pavement, a car has no place on it unless allowed, surely!
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Correct. There is no law outside of London saying you can't park on the pavement. If the police believe you are causing an obstruction then they may request that you move on and / or fine you, but it's still only a civil matter and of course rather subjective. I see you pulled an article that explains it in a little more detail
 
I once got a parking ticket for parking outside my flat, which to be fair did have yellow line next to the entrance, but as all I was doing was nipping back into the flat to pick something up and straight back to the car I would be less than 5mins. I believe you are allowed 15mins.

Anyhoo, got back to the car to see a traffic warden writing out a ticket, he kinda paused when he saw me, but continued, after he finished he went on his way and read the ticket, which gave the time as in excess of 15mins parking and the real time at writing of the ticket as 16:20hrs, the actual time was only 16:05hrs.

So wrote to the Police superintendent asked if he was in the habit of employing traffic wardens that could not tell the time, explained the situation and a few days later got a letter back apolgizing and telling me no urther action would be taken.
 
Khamelion said:
I once got a parking ticket for parking outside my flat, which to be fair did have yellow line next to the entrance, but as all I was doing was nipping back into the flat to pick something up and straight back to the car I would be less than 5mins. I believe you are allowed 15mins.

Anyhoo, got back to the car to see a traffic warden writing out a ticket, he kinda paused when he saw me, but continued, after he finished he went on his way and read the ticket, which gave the time as in excess of 15mins parking and the real time at writing of the ticket as 16:20hrs, the actual time was only 16:05hrs.

So wrote to the Police superintendent asked if he was in the habit of employing traffic wardens that could not tell the time, explained the situation and a few days later got a letter back apolgizing and telling me no urther action would be taken.
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I'm not aware of a time limit, for me yellow lines are no stopping "at any time"! As for returning to a vehicle whilst a warden is writing a ticket out, you have the right to drive off if it is not placed (served) on the vehicle and they then can't do squat.
 
My OH owns what has now become a buy to let property in a London Borough. The signs and markings outside specifically state you must park with your wheels on the kerb. I once didn't and her then neighbour kindly informed me to park correctly.... Or I'd almost certainly get a ticket if a warden came by.
 
Alex1975 said:
Harsh but fair... sadly!


Here is mine: At wedding, Camden, London, attended the service and was asked to go and get my car to take the brides father to the reception as he can hardly walk (6 foot 9, 25 stone with knackered pelvis and elderly). I drove over to him and I now know he was on the very last part of the zig zag after a zebra crossing. It took about 90 seconds to get him in the car as he real does struggle to move about and off we go. A camera operator snapped me and I got a large fine...


Harsh but fair or just harsh?
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Your in Camden, your lucky they didnt crush the car.
 
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