Is this police camera van illegaly parked?

Liverlad67
Liverlad67 Posts: 56 Forumite
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Anyone local in liverpool will know this road. Just after u leave Jericho lane going towards city centre you enter a two mile no stopping zone. Anyway a police camera van was parked off the road on the grass doing his duty. If you got caught could you argue he was parked illegally in a no stopping zone? Didn't get caught as 30 limit. Just first time saw him there in over 14years of using that road. Can the police just set up anywhere or have to stick to a pre set list of locations
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  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    I believe they are allowed to park in areas where parking is otherwise prohibited.
  • enfield_freddy
    enfield_freddy Posts: 6,147 Forumite
    whilst on police business
  • mchale
    mchale Posts: 1,886 Forumite
    Is this Riverside Dr going on to Sefton St? are you sure it's a no stopping zone.
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  • Spicy_McHaggis
    Spicy_McHaggis Posts: 1,314 Forumite
    You can argue whatever you like, but will it do you any good?

    It won't prevent prosecution.
  • antrobus
    antrobus Posts: 17,386 Forumite
    agrinnall wrote: »
    I believe they are allowed to park in areas where parking is otherwise prohibited.

    I believe so.

    Parking restrictions etc are set out in Traffic Regulation Orders. It is an offence to contravene a TRO, unless you do so under the direction of a police constable, or some such malarkey. I would imagine that the Liverpool speed camera partnership is operating under the direction of Merseyside Police, so they can park wherever the (deleted) they like.
  • Astronaughtwannabe
    Astronaughtwannabe Posts: 311 Forumite
    It's totally immaterial to the offence unless you could conjure up a good argument under s76/8 PACE.
  • Liverlad67
    Liverlad67 Posts: 56 Forumite
    Yes it is as you leave the roundabout. There is a sign designating no stopping for two miles. He was on the grass verge not the road first time saw him there usually he is in the layby after the Brittania pub.
  • Car_54
    Car_54 Posts: 8,737 Forumite
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    If he is parked illegally, what would you do about it?

    Meantime, if he nicks you, any offence he may be committing is totally irrelevant to your case.
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    They're not run by the Police, they're run by the local camera partnership and manned by civilians.
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  • bigjl
    bigjl Posts: 6,457 Forumite
    Police, Fire and Ambulance can only park dangerously when being used for their intended purpose.

    So no there is no get out of jail free card due to where the van is parked.
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