came across this, not sure if it is within the rules to post links to other forums, can't seem to find out either way so my apologies if it is.
www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=496412
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I've seen a Smart similarly parked in Louth. Perhaps the owners manual tells drivers to park that way!
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The idea behind the Smart Mk 1 was that it could be parked perpendicular to the kerb, without sticking out. Don't know why the one in the photo didn''t fit.
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I can't understand why there is a ticket on the car. As far as I know parked cars don't have to be completely within the bay painted on the road. They often aren't anyway, and most of them don't get tickets. Surely that kind of parking is what Smarts are good for (and about all they're good for)?
The driver should argue.
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The idea behind the Smart Mk 1 was that it could be parked perpendicular to the kerb, without sticking out. Don't know why the one in the photo didn''t fit.
There can't be many (if any) roadside parking spaces as wide as 2500 mm, which is the length of a Smart.
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Annoys me as around my neck of the woods it is all reltively narrow resedential streets and a rat run and these Smarts parked the wrong way jigger everything up
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The owners do it because they think they are clever. Don't mean to offend but owners of these cars generally annoy me with their 'wacky' cars and 'crazy' parking.
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I'm sure I remember reading, on the release of the SMART, that iut's major USP was that it could be parked facing directly into the kerb, but that the laws in the UK did not allow this to be done.
Was never bothered enough to look further into the statement though.
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I can't understand why there is a ticket on the car. As far as I know parked cars don't have to be completely within the bay painted on the road. They often aren't anyway, and most of them don't get tickets. .. ..The driver should argue.
and probably lose:
www.parking-appeals.gov.uk/RegAndLeg/parkingRegu.a...p
"...Vehicles must park properly within the marked bays. Whenever you want to park in a bay you must check the adjacent signs and that you are parked completely within the bay markings...."
in adition, note that the discussion at www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=496412
indicates he/she may have been "sharing" a space, or that the bay may have been a special bay with differing regulations from the one next to it. watch and see how the discussion develops there, in case the original snapper gives more information on that particular parking bay.
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As a former smart owner this one is being lazy, unless other cars have moved in the time between him parking up and the car being ticketed there appears to be ample room for the car to be parked properly - as was nearly always the case when we had one. You need to be able to open the doors when parked and this increases the width of the car so parking nose in or out offers little benefit.
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As a former smart owner this one is being lazy .........
.........and not giving due regard to pedestrians. The back wheels are hard up against the kerb so some of the car, albeit a small amount, must be overhanging the pavement.
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I investigated the legality of parking like this when I was driving a Smart (but never did for fear that other drivers would think I was being Smart Ass and park hard up against the doors thereby denying me re-entry - and, yes, I would be tempted to do the same in their shoes!).
If you can park within the markings it seems to be legal in the day. But at night you need reflectors, so unless you stick these on the side, you would be parking illegally.
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Surely you can get in through the rear door?
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Surely you can get in through the rear door?
Possibly.
But you would have to fold the passenger backrest down first - and the seat has to be fully forward to do that - and I'm too big to even think about trying!!
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I seem to recall from a Tomorrows world in the '70s that there was a 3-wheeler similar to a Bond bug that could be parked by tipping it up onto its tailgate so it was about 4 ft square but 9 feet tall.
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L'escargot - the overhang is probably less than the width of a wing mirror.
Lud - you can try but getting between the seats is very difficult as they are high and close together, I wouldn't like to try it!
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Doesn't the law state you have to park the "normal" way round due to rear reflectors? It has been known for the police to ticket cars who are parked facing the wrong way i.e. downward on upward traffic and vice-versa.
However that picture shows a parking attendent writing the ticket so that will be for the parking bat infringement thingy.
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