Parking 5 min grace period?
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Last Saturday I had to stop across the street from a shop where I needed to buy somthing from.
There were a lot of empty parking spaces, at least 7 or 8. There was a parking warden (or parking attendant, I am not sure what are they called) giving a notice to a car parked there. I got out of the car and asked him if I can leave my car there for no more than 1 minute until I buy something from accross the street. He said If you leave your car here and you don't pay I will give you a ticket even for 1 minute? My wife will still be in the car and I won't even turn off the engine.
He kept insisting that he will give me a ticket.
I payed the 70p for 30 mins. But I wasted more time finding change and paying than if I would have crossed the street and came back to the car.
I thought that there is a grace period of 5 or 10 minutes when you park. Was I wrong?
There were a lot of empty parking spaces, at least 7 or 8. There was a parking warden (or parking attendant, I am not sure what are they called) giving a notice to a car parked there. I got out of the car and asked him if I can leave my car there for no more than 1 minute until I buy something from accross the street. He said If you leave your car here and you don't pay I will give you a ticket even for 1 minute? My wife will still be in the car and I won't even turn off the engine.
He kept insisting that he will give me a ticket.
I payed the 70p for 30 mins. But I wasted more time finding change and paying than if I would have crossed the street and came back to the car.
I thought that there is a grace period of 5 or 10 minutes when you park. Was I wrong?
For info: "Stationary idling is an offence under section 42 of the Road Traffic Act 1988."
The Act enforces rule 123 of the Highway Code which states: "You must not leave a vehicle engine running unnecessarily while that vehicle is stationary on a public road."
Doing this can incur a £20 fixed-penalty fine under the Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) Regulations 2002. This goes up to £40 if unpaid within a given timeframe.
The Act enforces rule 123 of the Highway Code which states: "You must not leave a vehicle engine running unnecessarily while that vehicle is stationary on a public road."
Doing this can incur a £20 fixed-penalty fine under the Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) Regulations 2002. This goes up to £40 if unpaid within a given timeframe.
Riley Blue said:
For info: "Stationary idling is an offence under section 42 of the Road Traffic Act 1988."
The Act enforces rule 123 of the Highway Code which states: "You must not leave a vehicle engine running unnecessarily while that vehicle is stationary on a public road."
Doing this can incur a £20 fixed-penalty fine under the Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) Regulations 2002. This goes up to £40 if unpaid within a given timeframe.
Who defines "unnecessarily"?The Act enforces rule 123 of the Highway Code which states: "You must not leave a vehicle engine running unnecessarily while that vehicle is stationary on a public road."
Doing this can incur a £20 fixed-penalty fine under the Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) Regulations 2002. This goes up to £40 if unpaid within a given timeframe.
In the winter you want the heater on, in summer the aircon.
sorin1987 said:
55palfers said:
Who defines "unnecessarily"?
In the winter you want the heater on, in summer the aircon.
That is exactly why I left the engine running. I just left home and the car hadn't time to warm up and I left my wife in the car.In the winter you want the heater on, in summer the aircon.
And? I see nothing there to even remotely suggest it was necessary.
If you'd just left home why didn't you just walk there in the first place?
Ransoman said:
The grace period is to allow you time to buy the ticket.
That's only for private parking tickets, and is written into the non-regulatory code of practice from the two Trade associations. In reality it is ignored as there are no consequences for non-compliance.For local authority tickets, the 2015 Deregulation Act allowed a 10 minute grace period at the end of any paid parking period, but does not cover double yellows or permit zones.
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