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Sat 21 Jun 2003 16:04
Smart Park - Gen
Is it legal to park a Smart straight in rather than the normal way or is one risking a ticket? They don't stick out
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Sat 21 Jun 2003 22:00
Smart Park - Technoprat {P}
No problem. If it doesn't cause an obstruction and it is parked where parking is permitted - no ticket.
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Sat 21 Jun 2003 22:10
Smart Park - Observer
So if you get two into one meter space that's OK? (Probably not, I seem to remember it being tried, unsuccessfully, by motorcyclists)
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Sun 22 Jun 2003 00:13
Smart Park - king arthur
If your council can find a way of winkling more money out of you, they will, so expect both cars to get a ticket!
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Sun 22 Jun 2003 07:08
Smart Park - Cardew
Some Smart owners have found that access to their cars is impossible when another car parks 'bumper to door'if you see what I mean.

Street parking in cities inevitably attracts minor dents and scratches on bumpers. A little nudge on the door of a Smart could cause considerable damage.
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Sun 22 Jun 2003 08:43
Smart Park - daveyjp
Technically its illegal as you don't have any relectors showing to the oncoming traffic.

A slight nudge to a door would cause no damage to the structure of the car as they are designed to flex on impact. The method to remove a door panel is to knee it very hard in the middle (it looks horrific) and this causes no damage whatsoever.
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