Parking in Loading Bay

nunn351

Got caught yesterday 40 euro fine - was in the loading bay 90 seconds max .

Told the warden I was offloading post into Post Office , which I was .

He said the loading bay is for vans / trucks only .

Could I win an appeal ?

comongethappy

nunn351 wrote: »

Got caught yesterday 40 euro fine - was in the loading bay 90 seconds max .

Told the warden I was offloading post into Post Office , which I was .

He said the loading bay is for vans / trucks only .

Could I win an appeal ?

No....

So pay up you filthy criminal.

fleet_admiral

People who park in loading bays deserve beheading

comongethappy

fleet_admiral wrote: »

People who park in loading bays deserve beheading

Worse than Hitler I say.

bumper234

nunn351 wrote: »

Got caught yesterday 40 euro fine - was in the loading bay 90 seconds max .

Told the warden I was offloading post into Post Office , which I was .

He said the loading bay is for vans / trucks only .

Could I win an appeal ?

What time was it?

What were you "offloading"?

Was it really only 90 seconds?

Valetta

nunn351 wrote: »

Got caught yesterday 40 euro fine - was in the loading bay 90 seconds max .

Told the warden I was offloading post into Post Office , which I was .

He said the loading bay is for vans / trucks only .

Could I win an appeal ?

See where you went wrong?

Should have parked in the offloading bay and you would have been grand.

corkgsxr

I was only parking in the wheelchair spot for 2mins (definitely not 15) whats the problem??

Gawd people dont understand my hectic life

.jacksparrow.

Height of ignorance cars parking in the loading bay hindering van drivers work and delaying them.

Delighted you got done, hopefully oys the start of clamping down on it.

fleet_admiral

comongethappy wrote: »

Worse than Hitler I say.

Oh much worse, you wouldnt find Hitler parking in loading bays at 3 in the morning

Shenshen

nunn351 wrote: »

Got caught yesterday 40 euro fine - was in the loading bay 90 seconds max .

Told the warden I was offloading post into Post Office , which I was .

He said the loading bay is for vans / trucks only .

Could I win an appeal ?

You offloaded post to the post office in 90 seconds?
You must be their fastest employee.

bumper234

fleet_admiral wrote: »

Oh much worse, you wouldnt find Hitler parking in loading bays at 3 in the morning

You're allowed to park in a loading bay at 3 AM

fleet_admiral

bumper234 wrote: »

You're allowed to park in a loading bay at 3 AM

.

MarkR

In Limerick there seems to be a new thing outside two local shops that have loading bays. Free 10 minutes parking in loading bay for customer. Seen it outside Jack Fitzgerald Electrical, and Tony Clarke's bookshop. Can't see how that works really.

Anyway, parking in a loading bay means vans and trucks park even worse than normal! William Street in Limerick as absolutely shocking for this. It's like an obstacle course, trying to drive up there. Double parked cars, vans, trucks, and buses.

bumper234

fleet_admiral wrote: »

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Your point? :rolleyes:

Banjo String

My understanding of a loading Bay is that they're for commercial vehicles only.

Op, if you weren't in a commercial vehicle, you were in the wrong I'm afraid.

(I say this as someone who uses a van for work a good bit and constantly find it hard to get parking in town centres at suppliers or customers premises)

zl1whqvjs75cdy

Public flogging I'm afraid OP. Followed by rounds of ridicule from people on here who have never once broken any law ever. Think I'd prefer the flogging.

nunn351

bumper234 wrote: »

What time was it?

What were you "offloading"?

Was it really only 90 seconds?

no more than 90 seconds -

warden said , well i arrived here and your car is here

surely he could have waited at least 1 minute before issuing summons

was offloading a box of envelopes into post office -

Wossack

in your commercial vehicle?

nunn351

Wossack wrote: »

in your commercial vehicle?

regular private car on company business

antodeco

Probably should have posted the box of letters to the post office. Wouldve worked out cheaper than the fine.

kneemos

nunn351 wrote: »

regular private car on company business

Technically a commercial delivery I'd have thought.

Micky Dolenz

Public flogging isn't good enough for you.

Wossack

nunn351 wrote: »

regular private car on company business

needs to be a goods vehicle Im afraid

take the van next time..!

kneemos

Wossack wrote: »

needs to be a goods vehicle Im afraid

take the van next time..!

If the company pays rates they might look favourably on an appeal.Doesn't cost anyway.

Panthro

I thought that 'Parking in the loading bay' was some brand new sexual reference.
I'm left bitterly disappointed that it's a story of a guy who's actually parked a vehicle in a loading bay and was caught.

No giggiddy.

Banjo String

Panthro wrote: »

I thought that 'Parking in the loading bay' was some brand new sexual reference.
I'm left bitterly disappointed that it's a story of a guy who's actually parked a vehicle in a loading bay and was caught.

No giggiddy.

That's the tipping Bay you're thinking of.

Wossack

kneemos wrote: »

If the company pays rates they might look favourably on an appeal.Doesn't cost anyway.

if doesnt cost, could be worth a shot so

nunn351

kneemos wrote: »

If the company pays rates they might look favourably on an appeal.Doesn't cost anyway.

would have to prove i was on company business - employers would laugh at me if i asked for letter of proof

smash

Hilarious how van drivers go mad about someone in a car parking in a loading bay even though they're doing a delivery, yet they themselves have no issue parking where ever the fcuk they want as long as they throw on the aul hazards.

Barely There

nunn351 wrote: »

Hi, I'm really self-absorbed and selfish and think my concerns outweigh those of others, this attitude extends to my parking.

Yesterday I got caught parking illegally
Now, I'd like to weasel out of paying my fine

Any ideas?

FYP

corkgsxr

smash wrote: »

Hilarious how van drivers go mad about someone in a car parking in a loading bay even though they're doing a delivery, yet they themselves have no issue parking where ever the fcuk they want as long as they throw on the aul hazards.

Every tryed it? It's a balls getting parking in most places. Do ya spend 20 mins circling for a space for a 5 min visit

Caliden

nunn351 wrote: »

would have to prove i was on company business - employers would laugh at me if i asked for letter of proof

Pay the fine so. Only way I can see of getting out of it is the above.

smash

corkgsxr wrote: »

Every tryed it? It's a balls getting parking in most places. Do ya spend 20 mins circling for a space for a 5 min visit

Yes, you do.

corkgsxr

smash wrote: »

Yes, you do.

I do 300 miles round the city every week. You get sick of that very fast if all it is to run in and pick up or drop keys.

Or someone has water leaking and there's nothing on anywhere near.

Lucky parking wardens have a different opinion to you

Effects

nunn351 wrote: »

Got caught yesterday 40 euro fine - was in the loading bay 90 seconds max .

Told the warden I was offloading post into Post Office , which I was .

He said the loading bay is for vans / trucks only .

Could I win an appeal ?

Next time park on double yellows with you boot open. It's perfectly legal to do so.

kneemos wrote: »

Technically a commercial delivery I'd have thought.

It doesn't matter what you are commercially delivering , it's based on your vehicles tax class.

Banjo String

Effects wrote: »

Next time park on double yellows with you boot open. It's perfectly legal to do so.

Why so

Effects

Banjo String wrote: »

Why so

"Double Yellow Lines: No parking at any time except while actively loading/unloading for a maximum of 30 minutes."

http://www.dsps.ie/?page_id=27

nunn351

Effects wrote: »

"Double Yellow Lines: No parking at any time except while actively loading/unloading for a maximum of 30 minutes."

http://www.dsps.ie/?page_id=27

Above must be true ,

Anyway this evening I was passing up by the same loading bay and another car - another ticket €40.

So turned the corner , and here was a truck parked on double lines offloading goods .
I said to warden '' that's not a loading bay and look where he's parked'

Warden said '' yes because loading bay is full ''

So I looked over at loading bay which was full but with a private car , and the warden just kept walking past .

HeidiHeidi

smash wrote: »

Hilarious how van drivers go mad about someone in a car parking in a loading bay even though they're doing a delivery, yet they themselves have no issue parking where ever the fcuk they want as long as they throw on the aul hazards.

But sure everyone knows that the car/truck/double-decker-bus/artic isn't really there if the hazards are on?

Don't they?

So how could it be causing an obstruction

nunn351

Still they lousy that they give a ticket instantly on arrival at the scene .

Surely warden should wait at least a minute to suss out the situation first.

HeidiHeidi

nunn351 wrote: »

Still they lousy that they give a ticket instantly on arrival at the scene .

Surely warden should wait at least a minute to suss out the situation first.

What situation though?

Private vehicles aren't permitted to be in loading bays during their operational hours, full stop.

(And yes, I have done that and worse, and got away with it. But wouldn't be complaining if I'd got done )

ted1

kneemos wrote: »

Technically a commercial delivery I'd have thought.

No you need to have the vehicle taxed as commercial

The Gride

Loading bays only for commercially taxed vehicles so pay up !

The Gride

ted1 wrote: »

No you need to have the vehicle taxed as commercial

You bet me to it.

nunn351

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

What situation though?

Private vehicles aren't permitted to be in loading bays during their operational hours, full stop.

(And yes, I have done that and worse, and got away with it. But wouldn't be complaining if I'd got done )

Well I wonder why he picked on me after just 30 seconds in the bay , and yet today I witnessed him passing by a similar private car in another loading bay , and he ignored it . ( read my post above at 5pm)

Potential-Monke

Did the loading bay have a sign with times clearly displayed? If not, you can get off with the ticket as there has to be a sign with the times on it. Happened to me but there was no sign, so the ticket was cancelled.

Jimoslimos

I feel your pain OP.

Got done for parking in a wheelchair bay outside B&Q. Damn fools didn't accept that purchasing castors for an office chair was a valid excuse :pac:

Effects

nunn351 wrote: »

Still they lousy that they give a ticket instantly on arrival at the scene .

Surely warden should wait at least a minute to suss out the situation first.

Why spend a minute sussing out the situation? Non commercially taxed vehicle in a loading bay. You can suss that out in a few seconds.

nunn351

He could have used his discretion , but instead he arrived at the scene and instantly printed ticket .

Why was he in a hurry , these guys just stroll around town all day every day .

Effects

Maybe he was in a hurry to get to lunch? Couldn't you have just parked in a pay and display zone and walked a bit further to the post office?

nunn351

Effects wrote: »

Maybe he was in a hurry to get to lunch? Couldn't you have just parked in a pay and display zone and walked a bit further to the post office?

I know the moral of the story , of course I should have parked in P & D and walked .

Anyway my business in this case , and every evening takes 60 seconds to complete .
Into PO , walk to counter , throw in the company post . , and out again.

60 seconds max