Friday, June 11, 2010

Parking restrictions

Yes I keep going on about this, but as two recent stories in the Shuttle show I need to.

The first is about an irate biker fined for parking in Bewdley on Severnside North (judging by the photo at least). From the paper his arguments appear to be as follows:

a) Although there were double yellow lines there were no restriction signs
b) he was parked on the pavement not the road
c) everyone else does it

To which my answers are:
a) Signs aren't required for double yellow lines and haven't been for some time,
b) the restrictions apply for the full width from the middle of the carriageway until it hits private property,
c) what are you five?

The second is Cllr Clee accusing Cllr Gittins of parking illegally to attend a council meeting in [sigh] Bewdley. The points seem to be:

a) Parked in a disabled bay,
b) parked facing the wrong way,
c) holding up resurfacing works due to being parked there.

Answers being:

a) There was a blue badge holder using the vehicle,
b) there's no such thing as the wrong way unless you're parked on a unlit road at night (in which case you need your lights on) or you park in a one-way street,
c) no cones seem to be evident to prevent parking while resurfacing work is to be done.

So in the first case we have someone stating they've done no wrong, when the clearly have (and provided the evidence to boot); and in the second someone making a partial apology when they've done no wrong.

Come on people these rules aren't exactly difficult or hard to find.

3 comments:

Tav said...

With the 'Look-at-me-I'm-Mr-Clee' incident, I read this in the Shuttle and then had a noise around Google Streets. On Google Streets the red car in '10 jobs' Clee's photograph appears to be in a 'Loading' bay. Although it isn't very clear. I was even contemplating heading to work early this morning to detour to Bewdley to make sure, but instead I opted for a lye-in.

Can a disabled permit holder park in a 'Loading' bay?

FlipC said...

In reverse order:

Blue Badge holders can't park where they'd breach loading restrictions. So that includes loading bays.

If you take a couple of 'steps' back in Google Streets you can see the "D" under the red car, likewise the sign on the post next to it states "Disabled badge holders only".

Tav said...

Arh, yes you are right.