Got a ticket the other day for parking outside the bay (width) Council would not accept the appeal - Is there a minimum size for bays ?
Got a medium size 4 x 4 and most of bays in Hull will not accomodate it so if appeal not succesful will not be going back there !
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I dont think bay sizes have altered or a min/size,car sizes have,getting wider and longer.
I dont see many 4x4`s that dont go over the lines but not all get tickets for some reason
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Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidance the Government have given local authorities on (a) the width of roads and (b) the width of parking spaces. [33492]
Ms Buck: The "Design Manual for Roads and Bridges" (DMRB) sets the design standards, including road widths, for motorways and other trunk roads throughout the UK. Where it is used for local road schemes, it has the status of guidance only, and it is for local highway authorities to decide on the extent to which it is used in any particular situation.
Guidance on the width of residential roads and footpaths is contained in "Design Bulletin 32: Residential Roads and Footpaths", and in "Places, Streets & Movement: A companion guide to Design Bulletin 32". In due course these two documents will be superseded by the "Manual for Streets", currently expected to be published by the Department for Transport in late 2006.
The dimensions for parking bays are specified in Schedule 6 to the "Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002" (SI No. 3113). Guidance on use of the markings for different categories of user is given in section 20 of Chapter 5 of the "Traffic Signs Manual". Bays for general use can be varied in width between 1,800mm and 2,700mm at the local authority's discretion, to take account of local conditions. These bays may also be marked wholly or partially on the footway if the traffic order provides for this. Bays for disabled badge holders are normally required to be a minimum of 2,700mm wide (3,600mm maximum), but this minimum may be reduced to 1,800mm in a case where, on account of the nature of the traffic using the road, the overall width of the carriageway is insufficient to accommodate a wider bay. Echelon parking bays, set at an angle to the kerb, are required to be between 2,000mm and 2,500mm in width.
www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/sustainable/manforstreets/
however whether this document has been adopted is not clear.
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pmh (was peter)
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If your vehicle will not physically fit the bay you should appeal to the adjudicator (assuming a de-criminalised parking regime).
The following link shows a similar appeal case:
www.parkingandtrafficappeals.gov.uk/user_documents...f
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Parking bays in London vary enormously in both length and width, quite apart from the ones (on the Embankment for example) specifically intended for coachloads of open-mouthed provincial tourists.
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