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Jul 29 2013, 09:04 PM
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QUOTE (spartacus @ Jul 29 2013, 09:11 PM) It's all part of the whole buying/shopping process... I like your thinking. Perhaps Big Eric will legalise a bit of shoplifting - the first fifteen minutes nicking is free.
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Right an injustice - give Simon Kirby his allotment back!
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Jul 29 2013, 09:12 PM
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QUOTE (newres @ Jul 29 2013, 09:36 PM) I think you would be hard pushed to find many spots (other than main through routes) where parking on a double yellow line would cause gridlock. In many cases they only exist to get people to park in council car parks. What about outside schools? Preferably in areas where young kids dart across the road... Acceptable? (Schools aren't just located in isolated rural areas, some are near High Streets and shops - not necessarily talking about Newbury) And whether gridlock happens or not to a certain extent depends on the size of the vehicle parking on the yellow lines. Lickle Fiat 500, no problem. Dirty great Land Rover or Shogun it starts to get more of a problem. And remember that it won't be just one individual vehicle taking advantage of this 15 (25 minute) ruling.. There could be a Land Rover parked in front of a Shogun, parked in front of a line of 20 Fiat 500's.... Continuous line of parking and all potentially legal under these proposals....
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Jul 29 2013, 09:33 PM
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QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Jul 29 2013, 10:04 PM) I like your thinking. Perhaps Big Eric will legalise a bit of shoplifting - the first fifteen minutes nicking is free. ...this isn't necessarily a joke, did you see the NWN court report about a girl who reported the theft of her things which, on investigation, the Police found she'd lifted in the first place!!
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Jul 30 2013, 09:01 AM
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QUOTE (newres @ Jul 29 2013, 09:36 PM) I think you would be hard pushed to find many spots (other than main through routes) where parking on a double yellow line would cause gridlock. In many cases they only exist to get people to park in council car parks. So you see no problem with unrestricted parking anywhere (except on through routes)? A sort of parking free for all? I think parking is restricted for many reasons other than preventing gridlock. (And one of my pet hates is paying to park my car. It costs enough to keep them moving let alone pay for them while they are standing still!)
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Jul 30 2013, 12:31 PM
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QUOTE (newres @ Jul 29 2013, 09:36 PM) I think you would be hard pushed to find many spots (other than main through routes) where parking on a double yellow line would cause gridlock. In many cases they only exist to get people to park in council car parks. Pickles would do better to instigate a review of double yellows - and remove all those that are not there for good reasons of safety or traffic flow.
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Jul 30 2013, 03:07 PM
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QUOTE (blackdog @ Jul 30 2013, 01:31 PM) Pickles would do better to instigate a review of double yellows - and remove all those that are not there for good reasons of safety or traffic flow. Now that would be something useful.
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Jul 30 2013, 05:56 PM
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QUOTE (Claude @ Jul 30 2013, 02:20 PM) I just can't see this 'double yellow line' discussion being in the public interest.
Let's move on to the next debate. You're right... Excellent idea Claude... You start.... (my breath is bated and I can hardly contain my excitement at the prospect of a different topic to mull over. Why oh why did they ever get rid of the up-and-down car-eating bollards.)
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Jul 30 2013, 08:28 PM
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QUOTE (spartacus @ Jul 30 2013, 06:56 PM) (my breath is bated and I can hardly contain my excitement at the prospect of a different topic to mull over. Why oh why did they ever get rid of the up-and-down car-eating bollards.) They're still there Spartacus, just no buses to follow any more!! Regarding your post on allowances when parking on yellow lines..................is this documented anywhere or just here-say from a CEO?
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Jul 30 2013, 08:54 PM
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QUOTE (Claude @ Jul 30 2013, 02:20 PM) Let's move on to the next debate. Good idea. How about allotments?
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Jul 30 2013, 10:32 PM
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QUOTE (Biker1 @ Jul 30 2013, 09:28 PM) Regarding your post on allowances when parking on yellow lines..................is this documented anywhere or just here-say from a CEO? Stopping on yellow lines to let passengers get in/out of your vehicle is in The Highway Code. There is no defined time limit on this, so if you need to get bags/luggage loaded then that is permitted. look under 'waiting restrictions' 3 hours parking on double yellow lines for disabled is a standard allowance blue badge schemeThe 5 minutes observation period before tickets can be issued doesn't seem to be listed on the WBC site, but a quick google throws up and number of councils that post their parking protocols and procedures. Parking on yellow lines is a Code 01 offence. Note the observation periods are listed on this one from Dacorum Borough Council and this one (page 2) Hammersmith & Fulham. There's also the Parking Practices Notes issued by the BPA (British Parking Association) BPA waffle
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Jul 31 2013, 08:18 AM
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QUOTE (spartacus @ Jul 30 2013, 11:32 PM) Stopping on yellow lines to let passengers get in/out of your vehicle is in The Highway Code. There is no defined time limit on this, so if you need to get bags/luggage loaded then that is permitted. look under 'waiting restrictions' 3 hours parking on double yellow lines for disabled is a standard allowance blue badge schemeThe 5 minutes observation period before tickets can be issued doesn't seem to be listed on the WBC site, but a quick google throws up and number of councils that post their parking protocols and procedures. Parking on yellow lines is a Code 01 offence. Note the observation periods are listed on this one from Dacorum Borough Council and this one (page 2) Hammersmith & Fulham. There's also the Parking Practices Notes issued by the BPA (British Parking Association) BPA waffleThanks.
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