Received police ticket - Unnecessary Obstruction

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Anyone had one of these before?

Just returned to my car and a police ticket has been attached to my window for £30. On the ticket is written "Unnecessary Obstruction - Parking within 10m of junction"

I and others have parked at the same place for years so a little shocked at the ticket. I will hold my hands up and say I was 100% parked within 10m of the junction but it's the normal in this area.

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Du1point8 said:

Ok... so because you have ignored the highway code for years, its an absolute mystery why you have finally got done once in a while, bit like saying I always run this set of red lights, everyone round here does, so its a mystery why I have finally got done for actually doing it.

Maybe google the highway code or even better go and read it as I personally hate it when I can't see out of junctions because someone has parked way too close.

Code below:

243
DO NOT stop or park:

near a school entrance
anywhere you would prevent access for Emergency Services
at or near a bus or tram stop or taxi rank
on the approach to a level crossing/tramway crossing
opposite or within 10 metres (32 feet) of a junction, except in an authorised parking space
near the brow of a hill or hump bridge
opposite a traffic island or (if this would cause an obstruction) another parked vehicle
where you would force other traffic to enter a tram lane
where the kerb has been lowered to help wheelchair users and powered mobility vehicles
in front of an entrance to a property
on a bend
where you would obstruct cyclists’ use of cycle facilities
except when forced to do so by stationary traffic.

That part of the highway code you just quoted is not written in law. Like I said I hold my hands up but wondering if you could get off of it as parking within 10m of a junction is not an actual offence just guidance.