Parking the bike

**icekiwi** · 14th December 2008, 12:27

Stay off the footpath...
Mind you you could leave that killer dog of yours perched on the tank....that'll keep the parking nazis at bay....

**DevoDave** · 16th January 2009, 20:40

I Auckland you can park at SKYCITY free of charge, just be sensible about it, there are are plenty of spaces that bikes can fit into that are not car parks.

**Brooke** · 16th January 2009, 21:04

Originally Posted by DevoDave

I Auckland you can park at SKYCITY free of charge, just be sensible about it, there are are plenty of spaces that bikes can fit into that are not car parks.

Yeah I find parking buildings great. All the places where there is heaps of room but a car can't get too. You aren't going to upset any cagers coz you ain't taking up an actual car park and they can't make you pay coz they can't charge for it

**retro asian** · 17th January 2009, 21:40

Originally Posted by klingon

[*]Bikes are permitted (and encouraged) to park in Pay & Display spaces WITHOUT PAYING.

Really?

Sweet. That rules.

**Reido** · 17th January 2009, 21:47

Originally Posted by klingon

[*]Bikes are permitted (and encouraged) to park in Pay & Display spaces WITHOUT PAYING

i might go park in ad P&D space just for the hell of it now..

so i can have a smug look on my face while cages have to pay

**dazza139** · 18th January 2009, 08:15

This link is for the Auckland City Council Website.
http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/auck...motorcycle.asp
It clearly states that you have to pay for P&D parking. The site is dated May 2008. Has there been a change of rules? How can we clarify this?

**Squiggles** · 18th January 2009, 08:25

My ticket blew away is the perfect excuse to get you off any ticket you recieve while parking in P&D. However, aggravated cagers may take to your ride for "stealing" one of their spots...So i would suggest doing as below.

There wont be any troubles w council if motorbikes are parked in the end segments of p&d (often there are triangle parts at the end)... Carparking buildings are perfectly legit, but let common sense prevail and if there isnt a marked bike park, find a spot a car cant use. The bike parking around the city is self explanatory. We're working on having more of this allocated to where it is neccessary.

As it stands, you can expect to recieve a ticket for footpath parking.

**pritch** · 18th January 2009, 09:31

Originally Posted by Squiggles

My ticket blew away is the perfect excuse to get you off any ticket you recieve while parking in P&D.

That sounds like a fairytale to me. I had cause to visit the cashiers at my local council over a ticket issued by a parking warden to a work car. The ticket was for expired registration and w.o.f.. The car was registered but the label had vanished, there was nothing wrong with the warrant. The cashiers at the council were of deeply suspicious mien and were reluctant to accept even the definitive proof I offered as to the real state of the rego and the warrant.

This can be quite serious, another car from work received a $12.00 parking ticket last year. The miscreant didn't think he should have to pay so he didn't. He then left the job. The fleet management people, for whatever reason, didn't change the ticket into his name. After a while it went to court and $30.00 was added.

When I became aware there was a problem I phoned the Court and was told that the $42 was in default and that it was going back to court in a few days where another $100 would be added so that the $12 ticket would then be worth $142.00.

In answer to my next question, I was advised that should the $142 not be paid by due date a warrant would be issued for the seizure of the vehicle.

So what is initially a trivial matter can develop and it could pay to seek better advice than some of what's written in this thread

**Squiggles** · 18th January 2009, 11:00

Originally Posted by pritch

That sounds like a fairytale to me. I had cause to visit the cashiers at my local council over a ticket issued by a parking warden to a work car. The ticket was for expired registration and w.o.f.. The car was registered but the label had vanished, there was nothing wrong with the warrant. The cashiers at the council were of deeply suspicious mien and were reluctant to accept even the definitive proof I offered as to the real state of the rego and the warrant.

Work car, wof & rego to be affixed to the inside of the vehicle, in clearly defined locations. Motorcycle wof/rego, well they're all over the place when it comes to those
You can securely affix a parking receipt to a car, you simply put it inside where it can be seen. Try securing a receipt to a bike, so that its visable but wont blow away or be "borrowed". This is presumably why council prefers to not ticket bikes parked in P&D areas. More on parking in P&D here

**yachtie10** · 19th January 2009, 00:31

In April last year I got a $40 ticket for parking in a pay and display in Auckland city. There was no ticket on the bike that I saw but received it later in the mail.
I rang the person in charge at auckland city council to find out what the rules were. He stated that a motorcyle is a vehicle and subject to the rules as cars as far as parking goes. He had sympathy for the "how do you display your fee stub" question, but its the rules. He also stated that if paid your parking fee (and say it blew away or was stolen)they can look this up as the fees are recorded when and where especially if you use a credit card or text to pay.

If this has changed I am not aware of it. Can we get this clarified as this annoyed me when it happened.

Cheers

**prettybillie** · 19th January 2009, 09:04

Originally Posted by icekiwi

Stay off the footpath...
Mind you you could leave that killer dog of yours perched on the tank....that'll keep the parking nazis at bay....

Are you making fun of my 6 inch killer guard dog in he full face helmet and one peice leather suit?????

**Krayy** · 21st January 2009, 14:31

Well I just got off of a ticket and here's why...

When the warden fills out the ticket on his little hand held computer, he has to enter the date, time, location, license number, make & model for it to be valid.

It seems that the ACC have never heard of a "Buell" and therefore he put the Make as "Unknown". This, apparently, is a no-no in the big computer, so it promptly spat it out the other end and told him to bugger off. This means anyone who has a little known (in Government parlance anyway) brand bike, or an unbranded Custom, will NEVER GET A VALID TICKET AGAINST THEM!!!

This being the case, I have a solution for all those who park in dubious places...remove all identifying model stickers from your bike, and make sure that the rego is well hidden so the warden cannot fill those fields in.

Sorted.

**klingon** · 21st January 2009, 15:57

Originally Posted by Krayy

Well I just got off of a ticket and here's why...

When the warden fills out the ticket on his little hand held computer, he has to enter the date, time, location, license number, make & model for it to be valid.

It seems that the ACC have never heard of a "Buell" and therefore he put the Make as "Unknown". This, apparently, is a no-no in the big computer, so it promptly spat it out the other end and told him to bugger off. This means anyone who has a little known (in Government parlance anyway) brand bike, or an unbranded Custom, will NEVER GET A VALID TICKET AGAINST THEM!!!

This being the case, I have a solution for all those who park in dubious places...remove all identifying model stickers from your bike, and make sure that the rego is well hidden so the warden cannot fill those fields in.

Sorted.

Excellent scheme! I'm sure my Volty will be immune once I remove all references to "Suzuki" from it. I often overhear people saying "what the F*** is a Volty?!" so I've finally found the benefit to riding an obscure bike!

**Ixion** · 21st January 2009, 16:03

I foresee a strong demand for Spagthorpe decals .

**Swoop** · 21st January 2009, 16:10

Originally Posted by Krayy

When the warden fills out the ticket on his little hand held computer, he has to enter the date, time, location, license number, make & model for it to be valid.

"Licence plate"?
An interesting concept in the city.

Originally Posted by prettybillie

Are you making fun of my 6 inch

Your 6" what???