Parking fine while picking up children

Tilt

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

This is what the Highway Code says about it:



So it would depend on your local council. It might be worth complaining to the council to see if anything can be done in the way of parking restrictions (but as you can see from this thread, some people will just try to find loopholes if they do).


Are there other places to park nearby if parking restrictions are put in place down that road? This would probably determine the council's decision.

I was actually going to give you a "thanks" for this post because up to the highlighted bit, it was good advice.

There are no loop holes to explorer for parking on the pavement apart from where signs permit it. You will note that I had put that in my response to the question as well.;)

Jamie_Carter

Rover_Driver wrote: »

But completely irrelevant.

In your blinkered opinion maybe. But have you considered that your opinion may be wrong??

Rover_Driver

WTFH wrote: »

...and since we don't know the circumstances which would mean they would apply, then we can either discuss based on what we do know, or we make guesses and assumptions which "may or may not" apply, and then find that anyone who only works off the facts gets bullied off the thread by Tilt.

The exemption exists, there are no ifs or maybes about that. But as we don't know the circumstances, or if it applies in this particular case, the word may is used.

iammumtoone

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

So it would depend on your local council. It might be worth complaining to the council to see if anything can be done in the way of parking restrictions (but as you can see from this thread, some people will just try to find loopholes if they do).

But what I have learnt from this thread, it would make no difference in this case, as these drivers are in the wrong, there are no exemptions. If there was a yellow line they would not be able to appeal as they would be ticketed for parking on the pavement not for parking on a yellow line.

WTFH

Rover_Driver wrote: »

The exemption exists, there are no ifs or maybes about that. But as we don't know the circumstances, or if it applies in this particular case, the word may is used.

Exactly.
So, I quote the facts that we do know and I am lampooned by yourself, Tilt, etc, but if you start putting in ifs and maybes, then that's perfectly acceptable, and no one dare challenge it.

Rover_Driver

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

In your blinkered opinion maybe. But have you considered that your opinion may be wrong??

I explained why the assumptions were wrong, and the reasons, in post 276

iammumtoone

Tilt wrote: »

Can you do me a favour...can you start your own thread so we can take it further if necessary.

Thank you I shall do so if needed (in the motoring section ) once I have sent off a letter and got a reply, my first point of call is to speak to the headmaster to see if he has a contact at the council I can address it to. Like most schools they struggle with the parking situation, I am not just talking about people parking on lines, people park over drives and on the corners of junctions as well.

WTFH

Rover_Driver wrote: »

I explained why the assumptions were wrong, and the reasons, in post 276

Sorry, in post 276 you were replying to a post where I made no assumptions, but only listed facts.
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=64030605&postcount=276

Are you now saying that the people who have made assumptions in this thread are wrong? If so, then your issue is not with me - I have been trying to point the same thing out!

Rover_Driver

WTFH wrote: »

Sorry, in post 276 you were replying to a post where I made no assumptions, but only listed facts.
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=64030605&postcount=276

Are you now saying that the people who have made assumptions in this thread are wrong? If so, then your issue is not with me - I have been trying to point the same thing out!

There is a lot of incorrect assumptions and posts in this thread.

The assumption was in that the 'facts' make a difference - they don't.

Jamie_Carter

Tilt wrote: »

I was actually going to give you a "thanks" for this post because up to the highlighted bit, it was good advice.

There are no loop holes to explorer for parking on the pavement apart from where signs permit it. You will note that I had put that in my response to the question as well.;)

I'm not going to continue arguing with someone who doesn't have any grasp of the subject they are arguing about.


I suggest you have a look here: https://www.gov.uk/waiting-and-parking/parking-239-to-247


I should point out that anything in the HC that says MUST NOT is the law. And anything that says should not isn't the law, but is good practice, and could be used against you if you don't follow it.