Parking ticket - North Shore Hospital

[dwnundabkr]

Time for a rant
I am fucked off
went to see a fellow biker at Northshore hospital to see how hes holdn up after clipping a car and peeling the skin of his calf.
I parked out front to the side on the foot path way out of the way of any one walking on the path.
After visting fellow biker i arrive back to my bike only to see a parking infringement notice inside one of those clear invoice windows STUCK to the air box cover (buells have their fuel tanks in the frame) i took a couple of pics with my phone as proof in case it causes any damage.
I look towards the carpark only to see a traffic parking building with someone in their, so me in my wisdom thought fuck this, lets have a we chat, i go up to the door to see this old bloke meeting me at the door ,i kindly asked if he had put that note on my bike to which he replies yes and added to this that i should not have parked on the footpath, to which i replied mate i should not have parked on the foot path but did you stick that fuckn note to my bike, his reply was yes to which i am now asking are you going to pay for the repaint of my bike after i pull the plastic window off the paint of my bike to which the old bloke was still havin a go for parking on the footpath which warrants him stickin this bloody plastic invoice window the the air box of my bike, my reply mate you might not keep this practice up or you will be wearing the fuckn plastic window.
Is this common?

[Devil]

Why didn't you just park in the allocated motorcycle parking?

[Mom]

Ingeneous way of ensuring the ticket does not blow away I guess, hope the paint is ok too. Heaps of bike parking there though surely?

[roy.nz]

Man that suck and both of you guys have a point, but he could of stuck it somewhere better.
:argh:

[dwnundabkr]

Why didn't you just park in the allocated motorcycle parking?
cause i am a lazy prick fair cop i deserve the infringement ill take the crapp for it but stickin fucken shit on my bike is like kicken my dog i bite back

[jaymzw]

but he could of stuck it somewhere better.
:argh:

up his arse???

Thats bs if you were out of the way.

Its not like ns hospital is busy or anything

[Mom]

cause i am a lazy prick fair cop i deserve the infringement ill take the crapp for it but stickin fucken shit on my bike is like kicken my dog i bite back


And bite you should, surely the seat would have been a better option? Hows that paint work?

[dwnundabkr]

And bite you should, surely the seat would have been a better option? Hows that paint work?

looks like the glue has stuck to the cover which then the leathers have rubbed against it causing some smudging i am hoping this will come off other wise the hospital will get a bill for a new cover taking photos as proof, fucken fuckwit

[Kiwi Graham]

Same thing happened years ago to me. I saw the parking dude walking away from my bike after sticking the ticket to the tank. I called him back and asked 'him' to remove it, he wouldn't so I insisted he get his boss here. He showed up and agreed with me that it was an inapropriate place to stick the notice (they stick them to windscreens on cages) and removed it himself without damage. Fair play I deserved the ticket but not to have it stuck on your fukin tank!
Can you imagine the fukin stink a cage driver with pride in his ride would cause if they stuck these things on his bonnet!!!!!!!!

[Forest]

cause i am a lazy prick fair cop i deserve the infringement ill take the crapp for it but stickin fucken shit on my bike is like kicken my dog i bite back

The parking warden is just doing his job. He has likely been told to stick the infringement notice to your bike.

If you want to have a go at somebody, then have a go at his boss.

[Mom]

looks like the glue has stuck to the cover which then the leathers have rubbed against it causing some smudging i am hoping this will come off other wise the hospital will get a bill for a new cover taking photos as proof, fucken fuckwit

De solve it is your friend. It should remove the sticky residue without causing damage. Test a bit of paint under the tank first though.

[dwnundabkr]

The parking warden is just doing his job. He has likely been told to stick the infringement notice to your bike.

If you want to have a go at somebody, then have a go at his boss.

Mate dont worry his boss will know about it
i am drafting the letter as we type i will be attaching a invoice window to it with a bill for a new air box cover:mad:

[dwnundabkr]

De solve it is your friend. It should remove the sticky residue without causing damage. Test a bit of paint under the tank first though.

cheers Mom

[Mystic13]

So is that a ticket or a warning. And does that say $160.00. I'd have a quick check that they are authorised to issue that. If he's the contractor for the carpark (and I'm assuming they have a contractor) then I'd be checking to see if he can wander off and issue tickets for parking eslewhere.

It is common for bikes to park on paths and many councils etc turn a blind eye. If you're going for a letter, ask for them to pass on the notice on this basis and the sticker on the tank.

Just out of curiosity was there any signs saying you couldn't park there?

_______________________

The worst parking ticket i got was no ticket just a notice in the mail. I rang ACC and said i got no ticket and I was sitting in the coffee shop and no one put a ticket on my bike. She then asked if it was a rainy day. It was. She then told me that often i rainy days they will stand out of the rain and write tickets for a bunch of vehicles. It's possible I rode off before they walked over to the vehilce and put the ticket on. It seemed a regular thing. I'm thinking "what?". My view is if they choose not to give you a ticket because they want to stay dry at some doorway across the road then i shouldn't have to pay.

In your case I'd still be arguing it's common for bikes to park on the footpath when they are not impedding use and without the signs you expected they would treat you as the local council does.

Good luck with getting of the ticket. It looks like they have called it a first offence. What do you get for a second.

[musicman]

Mate dont worry his boss will know about it
i am drafting the letter as we type i will be attaching a invoice window to it with a bill for a new air box cover:mad:

1. Find the boss's car.
2. Superglue is your friend.

[short-circuit]

There is a wider issue at play - like the fact that pay parking at hospitals is an absolute outrage. The whole concept is actually quite sick

[Devil]

My view is if they choose not to give you a ticket because they want to stay dry at some doorway across the road then i shouldn't have to pay.

Sure... apart from the bit where you were parked where you shouldn't have been?

It's not rocket science. Parking wardens are all covered by employment laws like everyone else, they dont have to stand out in the rain to do their job if they dont have to. Just because you dont have the ticket there and then doesn't mean it didn't happen. Would you put up the same argument with speed cameras?

[Devil]

On a side note. Who sits there and tags threads with lame tags?

[Squiggles]

Is it a council ticket? If not i dont believe they can uphold any fine attached...Was there even a fine?

The new thing is... footpaths are offlimits, everywhere, period.

[vifferman]

On a side note. Who sits there and tags threads with lame tags?
On a side side note note note, why is KB so lame today? I'm desperate to have to not resort to doing some work, and there's no threads worth wasting mucho time on today...
It's almost as bad as a Choozdy.

[Ixion]

A couple of years ago I had a period where I had to spend a lot of time at North Shore Hospital (not for myself).

I checked out the parking : asked the dudes in the collection boxes. They said "Park anywhere sensible, just ride round the barrier on the way in and out". So I did. Never a problem. A couple of times they even raised the barrier for me .

They prefer you NOT to take a ticket, cos if you do they have one unaccounted for and spend hours searching the car park for the phantom car.

(Incientally, if you are in a cage, and are having treatment, of taking someone for treatment, ask at the reception place where the treatment is for a car park chit. Lets you out for free)

[klingon]

Interesting. I have never seen a ticket attached to a bike with one of those sticky things. Just setting aside the original parking infringement for a moment, I would be furious if someone stuck that to the paintwork of any vehicle of mine. And I wouldn't be any happier if they stuck it to my seat either - sticky goo on my seat and on my gear? They would be getting a cleaning bill for both.

Would they stick it to the paintwork of a car? I don't think so.
Would they stick it to the seat of a convertible? I don't think so.

I would definitely be writing a letter of complaint.

[firefighter]

There is a wider issue at play - like the fact that pay parking at hospitals is an absolute outrage. The whole concept is actually quite sick

I didn't know that and now that I do I'm quite pissed about it! FFS paying for parking at a hospital is absolutely bullshit!:wacko: that's the last thing on someones mind when they're visiting sick relatives etc

[The Stranger]

Just out of curiosity was there any signs saying you couldn't park there?



That's actually an interesting point. Who does own the land and who is responsible for issuing tickets?
Do the road laws automatically apply just because there is a foot path there? If not they should have it sign posted shouldn't they?

[The Stranger]

On a side note. Who sits there and tags threads with lame tags?

Wasn't me.

[Mully]

There is a wider issue at play - like the fact that pay parking at hospitals is an absolute outrage. The whole concept is actually quite sick

I agree with short-circuit ("I'll take 'phrases I never thought I'd say' for $200, Bob")

I just ride around the barriers. Except at Auckland, where they have designated bike parking by the back door.


That's actually an interesting point. Who does own the land and who is responsible for issuing tickets?
Do the road laws automatically apply just because there is a foot path there? If not they should have it sign posted shouldn't they?

From memory, a "road" is anywhere with public access (mall carparks, etc). Which I think it technically, the BHS course is meant to be done in a closed off yard.

Hope your paint is OK. And your mate.

[Devil]

There is a wider issue at play - like the fact that pay parking at hospitals is an absolute outrage. The whole concept is actually quite sick

It's a bit of an odd one for north shore hospital. Because of its location the parking can be (and was) abused. They put barrier arms up because people were using the whole thing as a thoroughfare to skip through from the shakespeare road side to the taka side.

[Max Preload]

Is it a council ticket? If not i dont believe they can uphold any fine attached...Was there even a fine?

What he said. If they're not a Council Parking Warden they have no authority to issue fines.

[Finn]

A couple of years ago I had a period where I had to spend a lot of time at North Shore Hospital

Well at least you're still fertile.

[dwnundabkr]

Latest development, this not is not a fine, it is a warning, my mistake, but the fuckwit supervisor i spoke today agreed not the best placed to stick it but he asked where is the best placed to stick them, he did not like my reply:buggerd:

[Elysium]

To be honest I myself had no idea wardens could put a ticket on your bike like that. And everyone parks their bike on a sidewalk if no parking is avialable anyway, I've seen parking wardens walk past or just look at the bikes and carry on as long as they're no blocking the footpath.

And while on ticketing is it possible for police to fine you if you set off a speed camera that's in front of you? I'm assuming since you have no number plate on front of your bike then they cant issue the fine as they can't track you.

[Forest]

To be honest I myself had no idea wardens could put a ticket on your bike like that. And everyone parks their bike on a sidewalk if no parking is avialable anyway, I've seen parking wardens walk past or just look at the bikes and carry on as long as they're no blocking the footpath.

In Australia, private shopping centres deal with badly parked cages by sticking a huge sticker on the drivers window. The sticker is difficult to get off and generally carries a message along the lines of:

"Thank-you for shopping at XXXX.

On your next visit, please make sure to use one of our clearly marked car-parks."

[musicman]

In Australia, private shopping centres deal with badly parked cages by sticking a huge sticker on the drivers window. The sticker is difficult to get off and generally carries a message along the lines of:

"Thank-you for shopping at XXXX.

On your next visit, please make sure to use one of our clearly marked car-parks."

At least they're polite. Unlike this (http://www.youparklikeanasshole.com/notices/notice_1.pdf) (can be stuck on with glue). :lol: