Yellow Lines

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Wed 8 Aug 2007 10:28
Yellow Lines - bhoy wonder
Incident yesterday where a guy was sitting on a single yellow line in his car and a warden asked him to move. He advised the warden that he was doing nothing illegal, as the line was not a solid yellow line as it was worn away with various breaks along it. He was then told that he was illegal as there was a small sign saying no stopping at any time or words to that affect. Anyway the guy was not for moving and the warden was processing the ticket when the passenger returned to the vehicle and they left.

I am interested to know who was in the right.

This happened in Glasgow city centre.
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Wed 8 Aug 2007 10:40
Yellow Lines - Hamsafar
Decriminalised parking?
You would have to read the bye-law that controls the parking there.
Some areas don't use lines at all.
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Wed 8 Aug 2007 11:08
Yellow Lines - Collos25
The parking control officer, it has just cost him £60 providing the car is registered.
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Wed 8 Aug 2007 11:19
Yellow Lines - normd2
if a warden ever asks you to move then move - you might be in the right, you might not but he's got the power to give you a fine or a lot of hassle fighting it that you just don't need.
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Wed 8 Aug 2007 11:42
Yellow Lines - Mapmaker
What a nice warden for asking him to move along first. Most wouldn't bother. As he presumably didn't get the ticket on the windscreen, he might get off.
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Wed 8 Aug 2007 11:47
Yellow Lines - BazzaBear {P}
What a nice warden for asking him to move along first. Most wouldn't bother. As
he presumably didn't get the ticket on the windscreen he might get off.

Which is a shame, because the motorist described sounds like a proper tool.
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Wed 8 Aug 2007 12:01
Yellow Lines - bhoy wonder
BazzaBear,

I kind of agree with you. But this was at 17:45 the street was quiet he was not causing any obstuction. I struck me as a warden trying to make his target for the day. I stand at this part of the street every day and wardens go pass this part of the street to get back to there base and they never bother as it is a dead end street for cars.
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Wed 8 Aug 2007 11:53
Yellow Lines - bhoy wonder
Mapmaker,

You say he might get off. Can they send the fine out in the post now? If they can do this then surly he would just deny all knowledge of it. Anyway I am sure the ticket was not processed and the warden was only taking the car details down at the time.
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Wed 8 Aug 2007 12:08
Yellow Lines - GregSwain
AFAIK traffic wardens have to physically stick the ticket to the windscreen before the car's driver is liable. I still would've moved the car just to get rid of the warden.
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Wed 8 Aug 2007 15:40
Yellow Lines - Dwight Van Driver
To be lawful ticket must be stuck on vehicle or given to driver.

Yellow lines are not lawful if they do not conform to that shown in Traffic Signs General Directions 2002 i.e. continuous. However it would appear that the Parking Adjudicator may apply the 'de mininimus rule' and ignore minor deviations as grounds for appeal.

dvd
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Wed 8 Aug 2007 16:02
Yellow Lines - r3d_dwarf
dont know why its such an issue, person was parked where he shouldnt, ask to move nicely by the warden and thats that.

People tend to, and this goes to disabled people, think that they can park on yellow lines because " im only going to be 5 mins " in my opinion wardens to a good job in keping our streets clear of obstructive, untaxed, public hazzards ( parking on pavements) free from us law abiding members of the public.

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Wed 8 Aug 2007 16:15
Yellow Lines - daveyjp
'de mininimus rule'

Actually "de-minimis" ;-)

An amount that is small enough to be ignored.
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Wed 8 Aug 2007 16:19
Yellow Lines - Stuartli
See:

www.parking-appeals.gov.uk/RegAndLeg/parkingRegu.a...p
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