Parking sign font size

mark61120

Hi everyone,

I have been trying to find guidelines regarding recommended (by BPA) or required (by legislation or official guidance) font sizes for parking signage on private land.

I am putting together a case for a friend and thought it would add yet another point for appeal to popla if it was pointed out that the t&c's were in 11 point font.

Thank you,
Mark

Redx

I suggest you take a look at pranksters blog about the JLA signs, as they have caused the most contoversy

http://parking-prankster.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/vehicle-control-systems-signage-at.html

mark61120

Thanks, I had seen something similar from another case. Unfortunately, this is not in relation to signage that would need to be seen from a moving vehicle, it is one of the fixed signs at the car park. As I said, it is the T&C's that I am interested in and if there is a minimum font size for that type of notice.

Coupon-mad

The only rules about signage font size would be in the current BPA Code of Practice, used to be set out in an annex, take a look at that.

There is no legislation, except that terms must be 'transparent', clear & prominent, and the parking charge not buried in small print. Compare the sign with the Beavis case sign:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eYdphoIIDgE/VpbCpfSTaiI/AAAAAAAAE10/5uFjL528DgU/s1600/Parking%2Bsign_001.jpg

The template POPLA appeal point about signs already uses a lot of argument about font size, so do you need to add more to that long appeal point?

mark61120

Yes, I have seen the Beavis sign and it is relevant regarding contrast of font, etc.

I will only be using the font size as a small tertiary argument, the main one being lack of signage.

Thank you for your input on this,
Mark