"scott" <sco### [at] laptopcom> wrote in message news:46dbb643@news.povray.org...

> Both cars in the photo look pretty large cars.

        They are. Mine's a Rover 820, which is also large.


Two smaller cars (or even
> one big and one small) would fit easily in there.

    That's also my point - it's kind of like a descrimination against big 
(or long, like mine) cars.


>
> BTW, why is it illegal there to park outside the marked bays?  There 
> doesn't seem to be any yellow lines, or does it say on the sign "parking 
> only in marked bays"?

      I have no idea why it's illegal. All I know is that since the police 
don't control parking regs any more, there's been a drive to get as many 
people booked with an offence as much as possible. Seriously, you should see 
the parking attendants in action around here, they all walk fast looking for 
the next one.




Around where I used to live people always parked how you did
> and nobody got a ticket.

     Scott, I could sit at that window all day and take a zillion pictures 
of people parking 'illegally' just like I did and that person did, and then 
send all those pictures (without the number plates obscured) to the council. 
That would upset the apple cart!  >:o)




>
> If it was me, I would write in the letter for a clarification of exactly 
> what the white line means.  Does your entire tyre foot-print have to be 
> inside the inner border of the line, or is it allowed to be on the line. 
> Or does it mean your entire car must be inside the line, overhangs and 
> all, and which side of the line counts... etc.  If they don't have a 
> detailed policy on this then how can they prosecute people in a fair way, 
> it's probably against some European human rights thingy that they have to 
> treat everyone fairly.. blah blah blah.

     It's a new directive over here now. As I said, the police don't control 
parking any more, the council employs people to do it. It's a self financing 
thing too, so money has to be incoming. I just found this in one of our 
council's  PDF files:

 "20. What if I think the Penalty Charge Notice (ticket) was issued 
unfairly?
You write to us saying why you think it was unfair. We will consider your 
arguments and give you our response. If we believe the ticket was issued for 
valid reasons but you are unhappy with the decision you have the right to 
appeal to an independent adjudication body (National Parking Adjudication 
Service). We will tell you whom to contact if you want to do this."

    It's obvious this is what's going to happen, so I think I'll follow 
through with this if they say I still have to pay. It's the principal. I 
wasn't blocking anyone, and my car wasn't at an angle or anything else - my 
wheels were outside of the back line, that's all.

    ~Steve~

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