Parking restrictions
Dec. 3rd, 2012 09:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jackI don't normally drive into town if I can help it, I'll cycle.
That means that for the longest time I assumed there was no point even trying to park anywhere remotely close to the centre of town. I slowly realised that when people talked about how difficult it was, that was normally difficult compared to "driving up to the place you want to go and parking on the street right outside" -- it never occurred to me you might ever be able to do that unless you'd specifically checked in advance.
But over time I got used to knowing where I could park if I did want to drive.
However, I still wondered a couple of things.
Q1. In the evening I sometimes park on regent terrace (along the side of parker's piece) which has restricted parking before 6.30. However, I often meet friends at 6.30, and I always wonder what my chances of getting away with it if I leave five minutes before are.
Q2. If you park somewhere with a pay and display meter, are you legally entitled to leave the car long enough to buy a ticket? I mean, obviously everyone does, but do you actually have any protection if someone runs up and fines your car while you're buying a ticket?
That means that for the longest time I assumed there was no point even trying to park anywhere remotely close to the centre of town. I slowly realised that when people talked about how difficult it was, that was normally difficult compared to "driving up to the place you want to go and parking on the street right outside" -- it never occurred to me you might ever be able to do that unless you'd specifically checked in advance.
But over time I got used to knowing where I could park if I did want to drive.
However, I still wondered a couple of things.
Q1. In the evening I sometimes park on regent terrace (along the side of parker's piece) which has restricted parking before 6.30. However, I often meet friends at 6.30, and I always wonder what my chances of getting away with it if I leave five minutes before are.
Q2. If you park somewhere with a pay and display meter, are you legally entitled to leave the car long enough to buy a ticket? I mean, obviously everyone does, but do you actually have any protection if someone runs up and fines your car while you're buying a ticket?