People that park their cars on pavements.....

Azari

goater78 wrote: »

Yes but they're not too busy they just turn a blind eye as they realise that with narrow terrace streets it's often the only option.

It's never the only option.

The correct option is to drive until you find a spot where you can park legally.

You're a sensible lad so I find it very unlikely you think I am wrong.

Of course you're wrong. Only a complete buffoon would imagine that just because the police don't happen to make a big thing of enforcing some particular offence that means it's OK to break the law.

Glad that you've missed me.

I have already said I did.

I just wish you had chosen to make your comeback with a rather less asinine argument.

System

Azari wrote: »

It's never the only option.

The correct option is to drive until you find a spot where you can park legally.



Of course you're wrong. Only a complete buffoon would imagine that just because the police don't happen to make a big thing of enforcing some particular offence that means it's OK to break the law.



I have already said I did.

I just wish you had chosen to make your comeback with a rather less asinine argument.

So when you have a row of terrace house say 6 in a row. Where are the residents expected to park if they can't park with a couple of wheels up on the pavement?

You're from london anyway and the rules are different down there as shown by earthstorms law he posted.

Azari

goater78 wrote: »

Well it was a bit weird as I replied to earthstorm but then the other poster replied as if I was replying to him. I therefore assumed it was the same poster and they had made a strategic mistake.

You made an erroneous assertion and two people corrected it.

Nothing in the least unusual about that.

I'd probably have made much the same response myself if I hadn't seen others make it already.

System

Azari wrote: »

You made an erroneous assertion and two people corrected it.

Nothing in the least unusual about that.

I'd probably have made much the same response myself if I hadn't seen others make it already.

Funnily enough it's not actually illegal to pavement park outside London (apart from Exeter).

Apparently the fact it says "should not" instead of "must not" means it's not illegal to park on pavements outside London.

PLog86

goater78 wrote: »

So when you have a row of terrace house say 6 in a row. Where are the residents expected to park if they can't park with a couple of wheels up on the pavement?

They may park wherever it is legal for them to do so.

Your whole argument is absurd. If it was the basis for the law you could say that if you were hungry and had no means of payment you could steal from a shop because you had no other option.

You're from london anyway and the rules are different down there as shown by earthstorms law he posted.

It makes no difference if he's from Timbuktu. The operation of the motoring laws of England don't change depending on where you come from.

System

PLog86 wrote: »

They may park wherever it is legal for them to do so.

Your whole argument is absurd. If it was the basis for the law you could say that if you were hungry and had no means of payment you could steal from a shop because you had no other option.



It makes no difference if he's from Timbuktu. The operation of the motoring laws of England don't change depending on where you come from.

It does when the law specifies london

earthstorm

goater78 wrote: »

Apparently the fact it says "should not" instead of "must not" means it's not illegal to park on pavements outside London.

i think someone needs reading lessons

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=63544238&postcount=161

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You MUST NOT park partially or wholly on the pavement in London, and should not do so elsewhere unless signs permit it. Parking on the pavement can obstruct and seriously inconvenience pedestrians, people in wheelchairs or with visual impairments and people with prams or pushchairs.
Law GL(GP)A sect 15


145

You MUST NOT drive on or over a pavement, footpath or bridleway except to gain lawful access to property, or in the case of an emergency.
Laws HA 1835 sect 72 & RTA 1988 sect 34

these clearly state MUST NOT

Azari

goater78 wrote: »

Apparently the fact it says "should not" instead of "must not" means it's not illegal to park on pavements outside London.

It is, nonetheless, illegal to obstruct the pavement which is what people here are objecting to.

In London it is illegal to park with your wheels on the footway no matter how wide it is. In the rest of the country (except Exeter apparently - hadn't heard of that) it is not illegal provided you do not cause an obstruction.

Azari

earthstorm wrote: »

i think someone needs reading lessons

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=63544238&postcount=161



these clearly state MUST NOT

The 'MUST NOT' as it applies to parking, only applies to London in the section you've quoted.

System

earthstorm wrote: »

i think someone needs reading lessons

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=63544238&postcount=161



these clearly state MUST NOT

Yes it's illegal in London I agree. However because it says "should not" for the rest of the country that makes it not an offence. That makes it a recommendation not a law.

I don't really understand why but that's what the advice seems to be.

Google it as there are quite a few discussions about it.