Parked outside of marked bay - worth appealing?
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Hi all.
Returned to my car this morning to find a £50 parking notice for parking outside of a marked bay. I parked in my usual spot next to the entrance. I like this spot as these is an adjacent space with a bollard partly across it, which means a car can't park there as the space isn't wide enough to park a car without it crossing over the line into the space that I parked in. I therefore parked over the line in a "normal" space to give me more to open my door and to avoid accidental dents from anyone parked next to me.
Clearly I am outside of the bay and I don't dispute that. Given I'm not really blocking another space that a car can actually use though I wondered if I would have any chance on appeal. It's only a £25 fine if paid within 14 days so not the end of the world if I do have to pay it.
Picture is below - thanks for your thoughts.
Returned to my car this morning to find a £50 parking notice for parking outside of a marked bay. I parked in my usual spot next to the entrance. I like this spot as these is an adjacent space with a bollard partly across it, which means a car can't park there as the space isn't wide enough to park a car without it crossing over the line into the space that I parked in. I therefore parked over the line in a "normal" space to give me more to open my door and to avoid accidental dents from anyone parked next to me.
Clearly I am outside of the bay and I don't dispute that. Given I'm not really blocking another space that a car can actually use though I wondered if I would have any chance on appeal. It's only a £25 fine if paid within 14 days so not the end of the world if I do have to pay it.
Picture is below - thanks for your thoughts.
Don’t think you’ve got much comeback on that one really - you could possibly get a Smart car (or similar) in the space with a bollard.
You aren’t really ‘just over’ the line, you’ve completely straddled it - think you will have to swallow the £25 fine.
Nice car though
Edit - typo correction
You aren’t really ‘just over’ the line, you’ve completely straddled it - think you will have to swallow the £25 fine.
Nice car though
Edit - typo correction
Edited by pincher on Saturday 7th July 13:28
flight147z said:
Hi all.
Returned to my car this morning to find a £50 parking notice for parking outside of a marked bay. I parked in my usual spot next to the entrance. I like this spot as these is an adjacent space with a bollard partly across it, which means a car can't park there as the space isn't wide enough to park a car without it crossing over the line into the space that I parked in. I therefore parked over the line in a "normal" space to give me more to open my door and to avoid accidental dents from anyone parked next to me.
Clearly I am outside of the bay and I don't dispute that. Given I'm not really blocking another space that a car can actually use though I wondered if I would have any chance on appeal. It's only a £25 fine if paid within 14 days so not the end of the world if I do have to pay it.
Picture is below - thanks for your thoughts.
I would fight that if I were you. Appeal it to the highest court in the land. How can anyone say you have done anything wrong.Returned to my car this morning to find a £50 parking notice for parking outside of a marked bay. I parked in my usual spot next to the entrance. I like this spot as these is an adjacent space with a bollard partly across it, which means a car can't park there as the space isn't wide enough to park a car without it crossing over the line into the space that I parked in. I therefore parked over the line in a "normal" space to give me more to open my door and to avoid accidental dents from anyone parked next to me.
Clearly I am outside of the bay and I don't dispute that. Given I'm not really blocking another space that a car can actually use though I wondered if I would have any chance on appeal. It's only a £25 fine if paid within 14 days so not the end of the world if I do have to pay it.
Picture is below - thanks for your thoughts.
I think you'll have to pay this one - it's not like you're just over the line.
As an aside, I've been living in Belgium for a while now, and one of the things I've noticed is that parking spaces everywhere over here are usually much more generous than in the UK. I only really noticed when I dropped into a supermarket whilst back in the UK to pick up all the essentials (Colmans mustard, Branston pickle etc.) which I can't easily get over here.
As an aside, I've been living in Belgium for a while now, and one of the things I've noticed is that parking spaces everywhere over here are usually much more generous than in the UK. I only really noticed when I dropped into a supermarket whilst back in the UK to pick up all the essentials (Colmans mustard, Branston pickle etc.) which I can't easily get over here.
Shuvi McTupya said:
He is not taking up two spaces though.
The one on the left is not actually a marked space as it doesn't have a line on either side of it.
So, he is only parked outside the lines of the space on the right, the other half of the car is not in a parking bay.
So pretty much the definition of outside a bay then? The one on the left is not actually a marked space as it doesn't have a line on either side of it.
So, he is only parked outside the lines of the space on the right, the other half of the car is not in a parking bay.
Shuvi McTupya said:
He is not taking up two spaces though.
The one on the left is not actually a marked space as it doesn't have a line on either side of it.
So, he is only parked outside the lines of the space on the right, the other half of the car is not in a parking bay.
If I was a pedantic person, which I am, I'd argue the bay with the telegraph pole and grit bin (mere challenges to a champion Parker) are within a bay constrained by the line and the wall.The one on the left is not actually a marked space as it doesn't have a line on either side of it.
So, he is only parked outside the lines of the space on the right, the other half of the car is not in a parking bay.
Does it matter whether that LH bay is big enough for a car or not. Perhaps a motorcycle could park there. Perhaps the car park management use it for bin storage. Perhaps the car park management just want that bit left empty... because.
The OP is not parked entirely in one bay. End of. Bang to rights. HPLAC.
The OP is not parked entirely in one bay. End of. Bang to rights. HPLAC.
TooMany2cvs said:
Does it matter whether that LH bay is big enough for a car or not. Perhaps a motorcycle could park there. Perhaps the car park management use it for bin storage. Perhaps the car park management just want that bit left empty... because.
The OP is not parked entirely in one bay. End of. Bang to rights. HPLAC.
Agreed, but i suspect if a bike or anyone else parked in that unmarked area they would get a ticket.The OP is not parked entirely in one bay. End of. Bang to rights. HPLAC.
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