Traffic Warden.

sheamyboy

If a traffic warden was about to issue someone with a ticket but before the ticket was issued and pinned on the windscreen the person drove off in his/her car would any ticket still be valid?

Lenny

He usually takes a photograph first of the offence, and then once he starts the procedure first, s in out in your reg he has go compleate it,

Wabbit Ears

once details are in the hand held thingy they carry its registered in the system.

sheamyboy

The reason I ask this is because I was told, perhaps wrongly, that the warden has to pin the ticket on the windscreen for the fine to be valid?

Fred Swanson

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coylemj

They're under no legal obligation to give you the opportunity to pay a fine based on a ticket so if the warden has the photo of you parked illegally and you do a runner, they can issue a summons instead and you'll be fined more than if you got a ticket and paid for it. Warden would tell the judge that he/she had no choice because you did a runner so you'd be guaranteed a fine bigger than the ticket.

sonny.knowles

sheamyboy wrote: »

The reason I ask this is because I was told, perhaps wrongly, that the warden has to pin the ticket on the windscreen for the fine to be valid?

Sounds like freeman nonsense. I think he must also be wearing his hat for the fine to be valid.

MarkAnthony

sonny.knowles wrote: »

Sounds like freeman nonsense. I think he must also be wearing his hat for the fine to be valid.

It more likely from the BBC/ITV 'Documentary' series about traffic wardens that used to be on a few years back. At the time in E&W the ticket had to touch the car.

Fred Swanson

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sheamyboy

Well that clears up that then....Thanks for the replys.

Johnboy1951

Can a car, stopped with the driver in place, be considered parked?

If the engine is idling does that have any impact?

Peregrinus

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

Can a car, stopped with the driver in place, be considered parked?

If the engine is idling does that have any impact?

If it's stationary, and not because it's stopped in traffic or something of the kind, then it can be considered parked. If the driver is in it, and the engine is idling (or even if it is turned off) a traffic warden or guard will generally invite the driver to move off before issuing a ticket. The driver would be well-advised to take that opportunity; if he argues and refused to move a ticket may be issued, and it will be no defence to say "but the engine was running!"

Fred Swanson

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Johnboy1951

generally invite the driver to move off before issuing a ticket

Is this part of protocol that must be followed, or can such a vehicle be issued a ticket without this 'invite'?

I expect there is no requirement to ask the driver to move.

Fred Swanson

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MarkAnthony

Hazards, hazards must be on. Ideally leaving them on as you pull off so no one has a fecking clue what you're doing.

coylemj

MarkAnthony wrote: »

Hazards, hazards must be on. Ideally leaving them on as you pull off so no one has a fecking clue what you're doing.

No need to pull away at all, sure if you have the hazards on you can park there all day and you can't get a ticket.

Losty Dublin

MarkAnthony wrote: »

Hazards, hazards must be on. Ideally leaving them on as you pull off so no one has a fecking clue what you're doing.

Belt and braces, my learned friend; leave the keys in the ignition and the engine running.

Fred Swanson

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Victor

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Belt and braces, my learned friend; leave the keys in the ignition and the engine running.

And a gaggle of children in the back.

Bogger77

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Belt and braces, my learned friend; leave the keys in the ignition and the engine running.

Victor wrote: »

And a gaggle of children in the back.

but not if you have an Opal\Vauxhall Zafira B.