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Not always. I have seen many cases dismissed or have the probation of offenders act applied.however isn't the fine a lot bigger if you go to court?
The sign said it was a loading bay and no parking was permitted until after 7pm, but clearly all deliveries were well finished by this time so I chanced it.
I am sure if the boot was on the other foot the opinions would be different.
But my point is that the whole reason for loading bays and associated parking restrictions in the first place, is to HELP shops and business to stay in business, make money, create jobs and get us back on our feet
I realize that technically what I did was illegal and that technically I am in the wrong.
I realize that technically what I did was illegal and that technically I am in the wrong.
But my point is that the whole reason for loading bays and associated parking restrictions in the first place, is to HELP shops and business to stay in business, make money, create jobs and get us back on our feet. Dishing out tickets like this is hurting both the customer and the shop owner and as I said, encouraging people to forsake their local familly run businesses ( in this case, Cavistons of Glasthule, who sell mostly home made or local products) in favour of out of town, 24hr, UK superstores where even the prepacked sandwiches are imported and you need to search hard to find something Irish for your dinner.
Sorry to rant, but councils should be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
Our local bookshop in Dalkey closed last week, another place where you're likely to be nabbed if you leave your car for 2 mins.
As you can see I have strong opinions on this subject and I do genuinely try to shop local, but I guess it's Tesco's and Amazon.com for me from now on
I doubt it. I'd agree with bullworth that nothing was served by issuing a ticket but in your position now I'd pay the fine (if that's still an option?) and look to avoid court.If I go along and argue my case, do you think I am likely to have a sympathetic hearing?
How is the citizenry served by the law if someone get's a ticket or clamped in 2 minutes when parking on a street where there is no traffic and no competition for spaces ?
Business owners and delivery drivers are citizenry too. Their needs are served by delivery vans being able to deliver the goods to their premises & drivers being able to do their jobs without worrying where to park. Clampers and traffic wardens are not mind readers. How are they supposed to know that someone is only going to be there 2 minutes? ..
Could he not have been observed, noted and given ten minutes to make a transaction so long as he was not parking dangerously and so long as there was an abundance of spaces for others ?
OP parked in a loading bay. They are normally configured in a way that gives the driver room to load and his unload goods. He can't do that in a regular parking space, even if there were empty ones around.
Giving a ten minute leeway is unworkable imo. People would take advantage of it. If people knew that there was a ten minute grace period, everyone would be popping in and out of it for 5-10 minutes. The poor delivery drivers would spend their lives driving endlessly around the block waiting for their parking space to be freed up.
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