46C - Parked on a Clearway - Signs?
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Hi,
I have just received my second parking ticket in just under a month. Both have been for a 46C - Parked on a clearway during hours of operation. Both were issued at 4:40pm on the same street - in different sections.
The first time I got one, I was parked against the flow of traffic. There were signs for the clearway being active from 4:30pm - 6:00pm but these were 100m in either direction from where I was parked (also facing the other direction).
This time I was also parked against the flow of traffic, on a different section of this road. There are no signs for a clearway, I walked in either direction and there do not appear to be any signs on this section. There is a sign showing the clearway on the other side of the street - but this is only active from 8:30-9am.
Are there specific rules regarding clearways in the city - and signs notifying when they are active?
I don't know if I have been clear here, but I want to know where I stand if there are not any signage to show that it is a clearway? I intend to challenge this one also. It's very convenient that the online challenge system does not work at all - errors for days - and the only place you can actually submit any details is to a random P.O. Box.
I have just received my second parking ticket in just under a month. Both have been for a 46C - Parked on a clearway during hours of operation. Both were issued at 4:40pm on the same street - in different sections.
The first time I got one, I was parked against the flow of traffic. There were signs for the clearway being active from 4:30pm - 6:00pm but these were 100m in either direction from where I was parked (also facing the other direction).
This time I was also parked against the flow of traffic, on a different section of this road. There are no signs for a clearway, I walked in either direction and there do not appear to be any signs on this section. There is a sign showing the clearway on the other side of the street - but this is only active from 8:30-9am.
Are there specific rules regarding clearways in the city - and signs notifying when they are active?
I don't know if I have been clear here, but I want to know where I stand if there are not any signage to show that it is a clearway? I intend to challenge this one also. It's very convenient that the online challenge system does not work at all - errors for days - and the only place you can actually submit any details is to a random P.O. Box.
LoonR1 said:
Why is the PO Box random? Do you think it's really a box in the middle of nowhere?
Why does parking against the flow of traffic matter? You've posted it as if it somehow magically changes the circumstances.
It's a P.O. Box in another city. It's not connected to the building of the organisation who issue the tickets. There isn't a phone number to discuss the ticket - there is simply a P.O. Box. Send off the challenge, and wait to receive confirmation/feedback by post.Why does parking against the flow of traffic matter? You've posted it as if it somehow magically changes the circumstances.
If you want to pay the ticket - you can do it online, over the phone or by sending a cheque.
By parking against the flow of traffic I mean that I parked on the other side of the street - i.e I had to cross oncoming traffic to park (drivers door to kerb). Rather than parking on the side of the street which is along the flow of traffic - I didn't have to cross oncoming traffic (passenger door to kerb).
If the clearway must be clearly signposted then surely it isn't in this case? I could've parked 10,000 times in this place and you would not know it was a clearway unless you walked 100m up the street only to walk down again.
I'm trying to be as clear as possible without drawing on a map...
Hamish Finn said:
Conor D said:
I have just received my second parking ticket in just under a month. Both have been for a 46C - Parked on a clearway during hours of operation. Both were issued at 4:40pm on the same street
Ummm....?Bottom point is the previous ticket. Top point (beside Museum) is today.
The street changes throughout.
Jim1556 said:
I'm working away and bored so, here you go...
This one clearly visible on the southbound approach to Ridgeway Street:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.5783837,-5.93404...
This one is there. I parked around 100m further down that road, in the opposite direction that the post van is facing. So I would not have seen any of the signs on my approach to park, after parking, or even when leaving the space.This one clearly visible on the southbound approach to Ridgeway Street:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.5783837,-5.93404...
My question is - does that still count as the clearway being clearly identified?
Jim1556 said:
This one outside the museum (again southbound):
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.5826925,-5.93644...
This sign is no longer on the post. There is nothing there. Currently there are no signs on this section showing any clearway at 4:30-6:00pm.https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.5826925,-5.93644...
The only one which is there is the one from 8:30am-9:00am as shown in your third link, which is on the other side of the street.
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