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PCN again, this time Oxford City Council
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I don't think I'll ever grasp the complexity of motorcycle parking rules in
the UK. :) I've been parking my motorbike on the pavement in front of my
house in Oxford for over 6 months now, never got a ticket for that. This
morning however I got a PCN for leaving the bike in front of my friends
house in a nearby road with exactly the same restrictions.
PCN issued at 10:57 saying "Parked in a restricted street during prescribed
hours.". The bike was actually parked on the pavement and not on the road.
Nice and tight by the wall. The restriction is "Mon-Sat, 8am - 10.00pm,
2hrs, no return within 2 hrs". It's a small road with very little traffic
and hardly any pedestrians, so the bike was not causing any obstruction to
the traffic.
What is the actual offense here?
Parking on the pavement or parking during "prescribed hours"?
Is parking motorcycles on the pavement legal in Oxford?
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Parking on the pavement is the same as parking on the road, so it is a
'usual' Parking Ticket. I had the same a few years ago, nipped in a
shop, bike parked against the road barriers, between 2 trees, so no
obstruction at all, got a £20 ticket then.
Just a traffic warden who is having a bad day I suspect.
Alan
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Ask them to define parking on a pavement - if they say that it's
parking a vehicle with one or more wheels on the ground then I trust
you will inform them it was on the centre stand and a lump of wood was
under the front tyre meaning zero wheels were in contact with the
road/pavement.
Next time cover up the number plate and rip off the tax disc which
would probably do it.
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Do I have any grounds for appeal? If I appeal by saying that the bike was
not parked on the road, can they reissue a new fine or charge for parking on
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The "road" extends from the border of people's property on one side to the
other so being on the pavement doesn't exempt you from parking restrictions
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The ticket says "restricted street".
Is there any difference in the definition of a street and road?
Would parking on the pavement in this place be legal if it happened outside
the restricted times?
Do I risk being reissued another fine for parking on the pavement if I try
appealing?
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I'm afraid.
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the pavement?
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If the bike was parked behind the 'building line', it might not have
been parked on the pavement at all, even though it looked as if it
was. Unless your friend has the deeds to his house, or other legal
paperwork, or some other indication, it might be a tad difficult to
prove, though.
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Thanks for help,
Gustav
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