Parking ticket ... Double Yellows

alanthemanc

Hi, Is it possible to get a parking ticket using a Blue Badge on double yellow lines.
I went to that never to be forgotten place called Rochdale town centre, think of the Hanging Gardens Of Babylon, The Acropolis, and double it, what a place to visit, ( sarcasm ).
Anyway, I spent 10 minutes in this stinking cesspit of a place, for the first time in 4 years and I only live 5 miles away, and got a parking ticket on double yellows.
It's going to be another 10 years until I visit again, and to cap it all, Iv'e just been informed that it was free parking on Saturdays, I thought the car parks were packed.
Happy New Year, Alanthemanc

barbara12

Hello Alan..
The only way they could give you a ticket is if you haven't put the time on your badge because you are only allowed a couple of hours or 3 not sure, and if there are yellow strikes on the curb..anything to catch you out really..what a rotten start to the new year for you.

alanthemanc

Barbara
I took a photo of my time badge thingymibob and sent it off with my appeal, so I live in hope, but I'm still never going back there. I hate the place with a passion, although to be honest the majority of people there are good people. There is a stench of poverty in the air, pound shops by the dozen, and nothing really to go there for.
I only went on an errand of mercy...... never again. Alanthemanc

hileena111

Hi
If your time was on it and was right.......3 hours you are allowed...I don't see why your appeal shouldn't work.

I know we were on holiday {UK} one time and forgot to put the time on....we put the badge up.....but the places we go in N.E. most of them don't require a time....so we didn.t think about it.
We had no come back there

Let us know what happens

Love
Hileena

stickywicket

We can't use Blue Badges where there's a ban on loading qnd unloading during the prohibited times or in other restricted areas such as local permit holder bays.

Both badge and timer , uat be clearly displayed with all imfo legible. I omce got done because the date had faded but they let me off in the end.

stickywicket

Sorry about the typos. Combination of touch keyboard and rubbish fingers :oops:

hileena111

Morning
Yes it also has to be a safe place...not close to a crossing or lights etc




Hileena

frogmorton

hileena111 wrote:

Morning
Yes it also has to be a safe place...not close to a crossing or lights etc




Hileena

Yes or a dropped kerb, or causing an obstruction.

Fingers crossed for you Alan :roll:

Love

Toni xxx

mamasmurf

We got caught a few months ago , didn't realise there was a yellow stripe on the kerb itself which apparently means no parking EVER ! Could this be the same in your case ?
mamasmurf

barbara12

Good luck Alan do you know why they put the ticket on, does it not say..another place to watch are private bays we have one in a nearby town and it catches many out :xmas_mad:

dreamdaisy

It is possible, Alan, especially if loading lines are present, or you are too close to a junction or causing an obstruction in any way. I was ticketed last year for parking in a loading bay, I mistook it for an ordinary thirty-minute one and paid the fine. Luckily I wasn't displaying my badge or I could have lost that - they do not apply in ordinary bays in my neck of the woods. DD

alanthemanc

D.D/ Sticky
Still no news a week on, I am not hopeful at all at this stage. Thirty quid it is then, and goodbye to sunny Rochdale for life, because once I get a Bee in my bonnet, I stick to it. Alanthemanc

stickywicket

I suggest you hold your nerve and read the ticket carefully, Alan. I'm fairly sure you won't be charged the extra if you have got an appeal pending. At this time of year a week is nothing as England shuts down for two weeks. Why not try ringing the necessary department to check?

tkachev

I understood it was okay as long as you are not causing an obstruction. My OH parked on double yellows in Brighton once but I felt uneasy and guilty and it spoiled the day- no ticket but I won't let him park on double yellows again.

Elizabeth

dreamdaisy

Double yellows are permissible for parking but always check for any general parking restrictions (displayed either on a pole or fastened to a wall) or loading lines on the kerb (a complete no-no). Single yellows are always permissible but again check for general restrictions.

When I broke the law the reason I was ticketed was given on the ticket itself. I couldn't argue about it - it was an error on my part but I've learned my lesson: I always check now and keep the booklet that came with my BB in the car for reference. DD

frogmorton

alanthemanc wrote:

D.D/ Sticky
Still no news a week on, I am not hopeful at all at this stage. Thirty quid it is then, and goodbye to sunny Rochdale for life, because once I get a Bee in my bonnet, I stick to it. Alanthemanc

You're just like my youngest - she's like an elephant - never forgets!!

alanthemanc

Sticky / D.D. and fellow forum users.
Seeing as my 14 days are running out, I rang them at lunchtime today, only to be told it could be 6 weeks, yes that's right, 6 weeks. Thank you Rochdale Council for a quick verdict. Will keep you informed Alanthemanc.

hileena111

Thanks for the update ....sorry they weren't more helpful


Love
Hileena

stickywicket

It'll be worth the wait if they let you off, Alan. Fingers crossed.