Is this yellow line enforceable?

WillyNelson · 19 Dec 2007 at 22:45

As thread title. Mrs N. got a ticket for parking here - alongside the bin. As the line is broken & practically non existant (there's no other signage) is it enforcable?

Booner! · 19 Dec 2007 at 22:49

IMO - No - because you can clearly compare it with the fresh yellow line at the bottom, which looks like it ends, rather than it continuing on

4T5 · 19 Dec 2007 at 22:51

If it ended it would have a yellow line across it like the white one. Still worth challenging the ticket though.

[TW]Fox · 19 Dec 2007 at 22:55

Stupid place to park though, I mean look at the other side of the picture - hatchmarkings in the centre of the road where it appears to narrow. Parking there would surely force cars to cross these?

Trifid · 19 Dec 2007 at 22:56

My understanding is if it is broken it is not enforceable.

Burned_Alive · 19 Dec 2007 at 22:57

What yellow line?

GeX · 19 Dec 2007 at 22:59

i would say not

Crossy · 19 Dec 2007 at 22:59

Burned_Alive said:
What yellow line?

Exactly. I see no yellow line..do you?

WillyNelson · 19 Dec 2007 at 23:02

[TW]Fox;10720338 said:
Stupid place to park though, I mean look at the other side of the picture - hatchmarkings in the centre of the road where it appears to narrow. Parking there would surely force cars to cross these?

Yes, that would be the junction wth a main road!

Trifid said:
My understanding is if it is broken it is not enforceable.

That was mine too. Just wanted to confirm.
Anyone know the legalities that I could quote when we contest it?

[TW]Fox · 19 Dec 2007 at 23:07

So she parked on a junction with a main road?

WillyNelson · 19 Dec 2007 at 23:09

... I know!

Glaucus · 19 Dec 2007 at 23:15

it's not broken is it. You can still clearly see the yellow line. It's just faded.

Burned_Alive · 19 Dec 2007 at 23:16

AcidHell2 said:
it's not broken is it. You can still clearly see the yellow line. It's just faded.

It clearly is, there's barely any line left at all.

Are there any signs in place?

Goksly · 19 Dec 2007 at 23:17

I'd challenge it for sure.

Glaucus · 19 Dec 2007 at 23:18

Burned_Alive said:
It clearly is, there's barely any line left at all.

where's the break?
It's wet, leafs and a picture and you can still see the line.

It's not like the last thread where they had done road works and the line wasn't there at all. Which he did get the ticket overturned.

Challenge it, but I wouldn't say that line is broken.

Burned_Alive · 19 Dec 2007 at 23:41

There's a large part where there clearly is no line and id say when there's more tarmac than there is line its safe to say its broken as well.

As i mentioned above though, if there's signs as well as the "lines", then its unlikely they'll consider a challenge to the charge.

Wicksta · 19 Dec 2007 at 23:44

You'll probably get away with it if you contest it, but I'd ask you to please speak to your other half and tell her to use common sense when parking near a junction.

cyclopopcicle · 19 Dec 2007 at 23:46

what was the offense on the ticket?
how close to the junction was she?

DannyDan · 20 Dec 2007 at 00:04

Who cares where she parked. No it's not enforcable, contest it.

Oblivious · 20 Dec 2007 at 01:39

DannyDan said:
Who cares where she parked. No it's not enforcable, contest it.

Because the evidence points to it being a stupid place to park. So she deserves the ticket. I hope the appeal is thrown out.