Parking NEAR a dropped kerb. How close?

samcat said:
Wait, they parked on the double yellows they put down?!
What were they expecting to happen?

Permit Holders Only and a marked space is the route I would take if I wanted it to be 'my' parking space.
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I don't think he expected enforcement to wander into an estate however the council were already aware of his previous antics when someone parked (legally) outside his house.

Someone obviously reported that he'd painted the lines and a point was made.
 
MrBukey said:
A white line is pointless, and is for "information only" - it does not have to be observed.... As we found out when we moved into a house about a decade back...
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While not enforceable it may give those parking there something to think about in terms of what effect their parking is having. Particularly considering the lines normally extend one curb stone either side of the dropped curb stones.
 
MrBukey said:
On that note, some areas are also managed by the Police, and others by the local authority. Where I now live, it's managed by the Police and parking isn't decriminalised. They haven't got the resources to manage it. Everywhere else in the County it's managed by the County Council who use it as a revenue generating exercise. They have been arguing with the local Borough Council over who should take over enforcement for years, but both want to take control... And so it's gotten nowhere. :(
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You have to check how the council in your area manage parking. Mine will ticket on demand if anyone is over a dropped kerb in front of a crossing, whether there is a car on the drive or not. In parking controlled areas, I've seen them ticket cars over kerbs in control times on their own volition (ie without being called by a resident), but home owners can have the tickets cancelled. We have towing zones in a few areas where they will pick up cars at the drop of a hat. Every council seem to do it a bit differently.
 
You could take the London approach of sticking a wheelie bin in the road in the place you don’t want people to park...
 
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