getting out of parking fines Howw. as i got one

[tf_boy]

hi, apart from not parking there in the first place what are the loop holes of getting out of a parking fine, i recived one today and i was on the pavment compleatly as theres a big enough gap to fit my car in without obstucting anyone, the yellow line is patchy and has about a 10 foot gap in it where work has untertaken on the road

I was just wondering if there was any loop holes or websites, i have searched aleardy butget the same book come up which is naff aparently

Thanks
Ross

[Scott]

Ive heard that for a yellow line or double yellow line to be legally binding, it has to be completely continous from its start to its end. The line must be terminated with a 'break' yellow marker as listed in the highway code.

Without such start and end markers, and continous lineage between them, they can be dismissed.

Might be a load of old cobblers but worth checking

[dreaddan]

I think they changed the law on this one.

Check for the local reg's badge - this gives you exclusions.
IE, if your allowd to deliver then get a invoice delivering to one of the shops.

Dan

[Toblerone]

Did you say you were parked completely on the pavement? If so i don't think you'll have much chance.

I once got a ticket (in London) for obstructing a gate entrance, whilst i was fixing the gate that stopped me from driving the van off the road

[Marty]

Did you say you were parked completely on the pavement? If so i don't think you'll have much chance.

I once got a ticket (in London) for obstructing a gate entrance, whilst i was fixing the gate that stopped me from driving the van off the road

Must of been one of those job's worth traffic wardens

[r44flyer]

you were parked on the pavement? a pavement by the side of the road that is intended for pedestrian use and which is illegal to drive a motor vehicle on?

[Raistlin]

All four wheels on the pavement

Forget it - pay up before you get prosecuted for obstruction... or worse.

Courts take a VERY dim view of vehicles on pedsetrian areas.

Also, as a personal comment, try telling a blind person that there is room for them to get past wehn they come upon your vehicle parked on the pavement

[NZ Rover 220]

Stop bleating and pay up. You were in the wrong full stop. I'm sure you wouldn't be impressed if you were driving down the road and found a pedestrian standing in the middle of the road. Same sort of thing.
Gary

[dreaddan]

ohps, missed the bit about being parked on the pavment.

If the land is your's then you can park on it - if it's not then you might as well pay up now.

dan

[Gary]

The council own the pavements, and there not really designed for cars lol.

Technically yes a broken yellow line means if it got to court chances are it wouldnt go any further on technicalities if you kicked up a stink. As it is your not allowed to park their so theres not much way of getting out of it.

[Raistlin]

Technically yes a broken yellow line means if it got to court chances are it wouldnt go any further on technicalities

Afraid not Gary.

As somebody said earlier, for a yellow line area to finish you need the "T" bar.

If a yellow line just runs out owing to being worn off or because of recent roadworks, a court must take the view that a reasonably competant motorist would be aware that the lines were temporarily not visible and therefore such a defence would not be a basis for argument and would be dismissed.

Much the same argument can be applied (and dismissed) with regard to, for example, lane markings on a dual carriageway.

So it's a non-starter I'm afraid.

The major point here though is that the vehicle WAS wholly parked on the pedestrian reserve and, should the local authorities choose to pursue it, would lead to a lot more grief than a mere parking ticket.

HTH

[weirdjam]

You will probably find your ticket will say that you have driven a motor vehicle on a public footpath, even though it was parked.-think about it!
You stand no chance, they can and some will (traffic wardens) use this illegal act to give you a ticket even if only 1 wheel is on the path- I know I got one for this very reason. Look at most residential streets mine for 1 has most cars half on half off otherwise no one can get through, technically all are breaking the law and yes we have had traffic wardens ticket them despite no yellow lines, also for the vehicle being pointing the wrong direction.
Pay Up (if early usually less of a fine) you get no criminal record and learn for next time.

[tf_boy]

i understand the term dont park there in the first place yes all 4 wheels on the path, it is compleatly out of the way of any pedestrians walking, anybody could get past it and round it,
ross

[r44flyer]

that's not the point though mate, if your car was parked on the pavement, it's parked illegally. the road is for cars, the pavement is for pedestrians. even bicycles aren't allowed on the pavement by law.

[grant.archer]

yeah mate as the above have already said your in the wrong this time. I get the odd £30 parking fine parking outside my student house but at the end of the day the rules are there to be adhered to. Its better to pay the fine than try wangle your way round things and end up with a court summons. Just my 2pence

Grant

[weirdjam]

http://www.highwaycode.gov.uk/12.shtml#123

To park on the path you must have driven onto it.

Pay Up and Grow Up! if you have to park there do so but risk a ticket every now and then like the most of us.

[asteconn]

Keep the little envelope and the ticket - so every time you park illegally bung teh thing backl on your windscreen so it looks like you;ve already been ticketted!

(it works for me at least in Worcester)

[Craig]

Keep the little envelope and the ticket - so every time you park illegally bung teh thing backl on your windscreen so it looks like you;ve already been ticketted!

(it works for me at least in Worcester)

[radddogg]

Keep the little envelope and the ticket - so every time you park illegally bung teh thing backl on your windscreen so it looks like you;ve already been ticketted!

(it works for me at least in Worcester)

EXCELLENT!