Parking infringement question

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As the driver of a car (has to be done some times), I was parked for about a minute in one out of about twelve unused disabled spaces, late one night....and got nabbed

However, I remained in the vehicle (able to move if needed) while my wife drew money from an ATM

I can't find a reference anywhere that addresses the above point. Is this a defense? - the fact that the car was not left unattended (in fact the engine stayed on)

Auckland City Council.

[jellywrestler]

tell them you are disabled, say you've got Tourettes and they can fuck off, might work?

[caseye]

No it aint and fucking good job,my father who still drives at 79 yrs young has to pay for his mobility card these days ( as if it wasn't enough that because of a drunk, 14 times convicted driver he was terribly injured some years ago) and I for one have absolutely no sympathy for your situation.
Simple, really, don't park there, they are there for a reason.Surely SS you'd appreciate it if you could legally park as close as possible to your destination, when walking any distance kills your old or damaged body???

[bogan]

Were you nabbed by a meter maid or a camera?

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No it aint .... wah / wah / wah

Opinion or fact?

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Were you nabbed by a meter maid or a camera?

How can you tell? Just got a notice in the post

[onearmedbandit]

Do you have a mobility card displayed in your car? If not, then you are not entitled to park there full stop.

[Virago]

Bus-stops, disabled parks - they're all the same. No parking - period.

Unless there's a sign saying "No parking - except for lazy fucks who want to make their own lame-arsed excuses for thinking they're special." But I've yet to see one of those...

You took the risk and got nailed. Just pay it.

[bogan]

How can you tell? Just got a notice in the post

Well if you were sitting in the car, you would have seen the meter maid I would think. Maybe they just didn't realise you was still in the car, worth a shot to inform them of that fact, as their photo may show it.

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Not moaning / seeking sympathy / presenting an argument

Just seeking factual information

If in this case it is an offense, how would it work if you drove into the space to execute a 3 point turn and in the process of changing into reverse, you pause for 2 seconds....are you considered to have parked for that perion of time?

[caseye]

LOL, SS, clutching at straws, come on you know the answer, still no sympathy, even if not solicited.

[Virago]

...If in this case it is an offense, how would it work if you drove into the space to execute a 3 point turn and in the process of changing into reverse, you pause for 2 seconds....are you considered to have parked for that perion of time?

That's not an offense because the vehicle is not actually parked.

Dreaming up fantasy scenarios doesn't really advance your cause. You were parked in a disabled park and got pinged - end of story.

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Am I parked if sitting in the vehicle or just temporarily stopped? Remember, the driver is in the car and the engine is still running. Time period: one minute, fifty seven seconds.

[Virago]

All parking is temporary. How to define - 10 seconds? 10 minutes? 2 hours?

I always get a giggle out of the occasional coverage this issue gets on the news, and watching the tossers squirm through their pathetic self-justifications.

[Jantar]

Under the old (very old) traffic regulations 1965, there was a definition of "parked" that included such items as engine off, and not under direct control of a driver., or words to that effect. Check to see what the current definition of parked is. You may be lucky, but I doubt it.