Disabled parking spot, driver now deceased

Dollardog

SHIPSHAPE wrote: »

Talk about jumping in someone's grave!:eek:

I think that was a totally unfair comment to make :mad:.
Its not 'jumping in someone's grave' at all. Her space was always respected whilst she was alive, even when she was on holiday and we all knew the space was not being used, no-one parked in it, not even her family. She died several weeks ago, although her car is still parked there at the moment.
As I said in earlier post, it is a busy road, there are multiple occupation houses - student area - and a community centre nearby all taking up the limited amount of parking spaces. Sometimes, it is impossible to find a space on the road. I am female, am not too mobile myself and don't want to have to park streets away if there is an unused spot next door to me which I know will now not be used by the disabled person it was intended for. I hardly think that is 'jumping in someone's grave'. Nor do I think its a selfish attitude to take before you suggest that!!
As it is outside her family home and there is still a member of the family living there, it would be the natural place for that family member to park. I hardly think they would look at it as jumping in her grave either, just using a space which they know she can no longer use.
I was just enquiring as to whether the council needed to be informed to remove the markings or if they could just be ignored without penalty.

Dollardog

tyllwyd wrote: »

I've noticed a few of these being marked out in ordinary residential streets around town (not ones with a particular parking problem, either). I've wondered what happens when the particular resident they were meant for no longer needs them for whatever reason. If they are all just left as they are, they are going to become completely meaningless after a while. Have you asked the council - logically, I'd have thought they ought to come and paint the markings out again to remove the bay.

Thank you, we, meaning her family and myself, have not asked the council yet as her car is still here at the moment. I was really enquiring to see if anyone else had had this situation as I am sure the families of others who had a marked bay which is now no longer used must have been in the same situation. Although removing the markings would free the bay for anyone's use, I wondered if the council would go to the expense of removing it.

malkyh

A neighbour of my parents has a bay marked out in the parking bay. It's only an advisory as their is no sign and the neighbour encourages my parents to park in it after 5pm as he parks his car in his garage and doesn't want a space to be left empty just because he is not using it.

As my parents car is away by 8am, he is happy at that as it doesn't cause him any issues since the car is moved early.

Dollardog

malkyh wrote: »

A neighbour of my parents has a bay marked out in the parking bay. It's only an advisory as their is no sign and the neighbour encourages my parents to park in it after 5pm as he parks his car in his garage and doesn't want a space to be left empty just because he is not using it.

As my parents car is away by 8am, he is happy at that as it doesn't cause him any issues since the car is moved early.

Thanks, I thought the spaces marked like that were only advisory but the parking wardens around here are sometimes very hot at putting tickets on for minor offences. My car a few weeks ago was about a foot over the double yellow lines because I had come home late and there was nowhere else to park on my road, they not only stuck a fine on it, but a notice for it to be removed, even though it was not causing an obstruction to anyone, luckily, a neighbour saw them doing it and came to tell me so I could move it. I just wanted to be sure that the space could be parked in if necessary, if it can, her family will most likely use it anyway, but at least it frees up another useable space.

fivegoldstars

On my street, there is residents parking in place.
The (council) terms state:

h) A Penalty Charge Notice of £70 may be issued to any vehicle parked in a space reserved for Disabled Drivers, not displaying a disabled badge.

There are no additional signs specific to the disabled bays.

Not suggesting this is right, but personally, I'd ask the (specific) council to clarify their approach, preferably via email. That way, should a ticket appear, you haven't the hassle of lengthy appeals.

give_them_FA

It is possible then that any PCN issued would not survive an appeal. These pages teem with examples of unlawful PCNs issued by Councils who fail to bother to learn or apply correct procedures.

fivegoldstars

give_them_FA wrote: »

These pages teem with examples of unlawful PCNs issued by Councils who fail to bother to learn or apply correct procedures.

Ooooh...I find that hard to believe :cool: