Parking Ticket Advice

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Anyone out there with detailed knowledge on parking signage?.

I was parked on Saturday AM with my mother's disabled badge showing correctly whilst I took her shopping. Got back to the car and found a parking ticket. I was on double yellows, causing no obstruction, but I found out it was because the area is under a "No Loading" restriction which was inforce for only another 12 minutes after the damm ticket was issued. Disabled badge holders can not park in no loading areas under the times given. Oh well you learn.

But what bugs me is the sign displaying the times of the no loading restriction is over 100ft on the opposite side of the road we were parked on-they are no signs on the side of the road I was parked.

Is this right-can one sign cover a whole street both sides?. If I was disabled I wouldn't want to go around looking for the sign!.

Steve - 2002 1.4SE petrol, Silver, black/black interior, Then an identical replacement 2003 A2. Now a Toyota Corolla 1.6 T-Spirit
 
If my understanding is correct then for each bay (section of marked area) there should be a sign, those on both sides of a road should have a sign for each....

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I thought that the badge should apply to the driver, not the passenger!

I may stir up a hornets nest here but I believe that these are mis-used in many cases. IMHO they should only allow you to park in disabled bays and not on double yellow lines which, after all, are there to indicate that parking would cause an hazard or obstruction. Double lines are not there to ensure that there are free parking spaces for disabled drivers.

Hornets awaited!!

Ian

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[3]Here comes a hornet. No, it's not just the driver. Your disabled Mother, Wife, child etc. would be eligible for a disabled badge, it's theirs not the car's, you could drive them. It always annoyed me that my Father (sadly died at age 91 recently) was often prevented from parking with his badge because perfectly fit young men and women were in disabled bays. The worst case was at the Police Sports Club, he was a retired copper, a perfectly able woman was parked in the only disabled bay,and when I pointed out that Dad had to struggle for 100yards with 2 sticks she told me to **** **f. String em up, it's the only language they understand! [17]
 
A blue badge still doesn't allow you to park where you cause an obstruction, or near a junction etc. My mother can't walk very far at all and is partially blind. I need to park near the shops so she can get back to the car if she has a panic attack and needs to get out quickly (well as quickly as her legs will carry her!. Bless!).

If no yellow lines were painted, then towns and cities would grind to a halt. Equally with parking restrcitions where would disabled people park?. Norwich has only a few designated bays for badge holders and these are always well used, so trying to park is a problem. Unless there is a sudden outbreak of badge holders then there shouldn't be lots of people parking on double yellow lines.

I've discovered that we received a ticket because I parked on a no loading restriction, which even a blue badge doesn't give you clearance to park. Something I learnt the hard way, and yes I should have read my mums book on blue badge use.

But with the only three spaces taken for disabled use, where else can I park?. Flippin local councils-too busy turning every on-street parking bay to pay-and-display and charging 60p per 30 mins.

Steve - 2002 1.4SE petrol, Silver, black/black interior, Then an identical replacement 2003 A2. Now a Toyota Corolla 1.6 T-Spirit
 
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