Th other day I parked up against a wall , but when I got back I had a parking ticket stuck to my bike ! £100 fine for not having a parking permit ! No signs of any discription to be seen , I'm not even in a parking bay ffs, Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
crazy world. I don't take my bike in down town areas for this reason. Also it will get nicked in towns.
Is the brick paved area part of the property? As there are bicycles there too ? If it's private property they might not be able to ticket it. Areas of London have land that's not exactly paving so can't get ticketed or clamped, but look like pavement.
Join this forum and try and wriggle out if it . These peeps have just helped me get out of a £100 charge . I just followed their advice . Worth a try . Get photos of any signs http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showforum=30 Hth ;-)
Just from experience, if its private company, I never pay and don't respond to any correspondence from them. There just a bunch of chancers.
Looking closely at your photo you seem to be parked on possibly the curtilage of the building. If so then it's not part of the pavement/road where certain legislation may apply.
Unfortunately, back a few years ago, a clear sign would have been required but not the case these days. Anyhow, the pavement forms part of the carriageway and extends from hedgerow to hedgerow or building line to building line unless otherwise signed. The carriageway is sunject to a double yellow sign line (no parking at any time) and also has the termination line at the point where it becomes a limited waiting zone. So the fact that you are on a pavement within a complete prohibition of parking zone, as much as you might not agree does mean that you are guilty of the offence and if you were to appeal it would be thrown out. The only possible option is to check the traffic order for that road against all the measurements because if the markings and the distances do not comply exactly with the traffic order, then it and the ticket become invalid. I have seen riders who have parked their bikes parked in similar situations get done for obstruction as an alternative because once you park on a road or pavement the offfence is absolute unless it is a designated parking area. Don't shoot me, I don't make the law, I just advise and pass on the rulings.
Cover your number plate when parked and take a picture to prove it, parking warden cant touch it, only report it to plod who normally are too busy to worry about parking issues.
Sorry but yes they can. Any properly authorised person such as a parking warden may take reasonable steps to identify the vehicle which includes lifting any cover. If they have any doubts, then they will sometimes call in the Police using the obstruction offence I mentioned in my previous post so that not only does the cover get lifted or removed, but the whole bike gets lifted and you end up with a £200+ recovery fee plus storage You are right in that if they (the warden) cause damage they are liable, but they are entitled and will lift covers to obtain registration details, and a photograph is not a legal requirement.
