parking restriction without yellow line?

[snowdude2910]

Morning all, received a ticket today for parking in a restricted parking area outside of designated times but is it right? I went for my theory test this morning in Coventry drove into the road down the side of it and there were double yellow lines that'd been painted black, happy days I thought I was running late anyway so parked up went and did my test and came back to a ticket. In hindsight there are the little signs you normally get when it's single yellow lines with a small urban freeway symbol and some times which obviously I should have spotted but didn't think to look as there weren't any lines do I need to pay or have I been caught out between them painting over the double yellows and adding the new lines and they're trying to pull a fast one? If so will the traffic warden have taken a picture of my car with the painted over lines shown or will I need to go back and collect my own evidence? Obviously I should have looked but I don't park in towns very often and it was a genuine mistake if I'm wrong I'll take it on the chin but if there was a line I'd have checked
Cheers in advance guys... matt

[snowdude2910]

HantsRat said:

You were driving to your theory test?

If it was a sign like this... then there does not need to be any markings on the road.

No wasn't like that was white with a small 50mm ish blue n red symbol then said "no parking except unloading between" I'll get pictures on my way to work tonight

[snowdude2910]

Hooli said:

TooMany2cvs said:

snowdude2910 said:

In hindsight there are the little signs ... with a small urban freeway symbol

Did you pass the theory test?

The same thought occurred to me.

I did lol I've never thought to check for signs when there's no lines before, should I? I've never come across it before in 10 years of driving but as I say I never park in town and city centres but near me they have singke yellow lines and signs. I never have need to go into town though the only shops and things I go to have carparks

[snowdude2910]

Theory was for HGV, it's a council ticket so has to be disputed or paid I'm afraid, it looks like I should've just been more observant. Ah well every day's a school day

[snowdude2910]

Although this site http://www.ukmotorists.com/cpz.asp says that "In law, CPZs don't even exist but are "creatures of statute" and, in order to be enforceable, should comply with rigidly laid down road marking regulations maybe it's worth putting in an appeal as it's only a 5 minute online thing anyway so no time lost and if it's refused the 14 day reduced fine offer will start again