Barrister loses “no wheels on floor” motorcycle parking case

[Bob]

Clive Wolman – a barrister who claimed his motorcycle was ‘was immune to parking tickets’ because its wheels did not touch the ground has lost his case. Mr Wolman will now be liable for some hundred tickets, following the decision by the Court of Appeal.

Lord Justice Moore-Bick, giving the court's ruling, said: “When parked in Chancery Lane in the manner I have described, his motorcycle can quite properly be said to be parked on the pavement, even if neither wheel is directly in contact with it.”

Mr Wolman will also have to pay legal costs.

[Disco Dan]

Now thats what I call a good centre stand.

[janno]

Biker being pinged =

Smart arsed rich bastard barrister being pinged =

So on the fence on this one!

[MotoGirl]

I imagine this case would've opened the floodgates if he got off it!

[ZeroIndex]

Now thats what I call a good centre stand.

By the sounds of it, he may have his wheels on some grass and the sidestand touching the pavement...

[Mekk]

What a bloody stupid defence. He's still taking up space whether his wheels are on the asphalt or not.

Some people will try anything to fob off responsibility.

Damn straight he has to pay legal costs, should also have to pay a fine for wasting time that could have been spent on more important cases.

[Chrislost]

What a bloody stupid defence. He's still taking up space whether his wheels are on the asphalt or not.

Some people will try anything to fob off responsibility.

Damn straight he has to pay legal costs, should also have to pay a fine for wasting time that could have been spent on more important cases.

important cases such as what?
other traffic infringements...
bahhh i like his sence of humor.

[Mekk]

important cases such as what?
other traffic infringements...
bahhh i like his sence of humor.

It wouldn't have to be much to be more important than that.

I see his humour as that of one of those know-it-all kids making a matter-of-fact rebuttal to a rule. Each to their own I guess.

[moT]

he was obveously bored and he could obveously pay for the tickets hes rich and decised to push the boundaries of legal meanings