Parking ticket for parking at footpath?

**erix** · 18th August 2007, 15:56

Never heard of any bike been ticketed for parking.(Yeah, maybe because I am still a Newbie

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My story:
Should I say I was lucky today?
Finish my lecture at 12:00 and wonder why the exam script I apply almost 2 months age still havet got on my hand. So I ride my bike to clocktower and parked it on the footpath left hand side of the clocktower entrance(for those who knows clocktower).

Ask about the exam script, they ask me go to the department..........

Approx. 20mins later....

I go back to my bike....
on the front tyre, there is a ugly white writing "12:06"!!!

What does that mean? I have 30min free parking? Or just a nice warning? Anyone knows?

**YLWDUC** · 18th August 2007, 16:01

They've just chalked the tire so the next time they come around they can ping you for parking there. Shouldn't get a ticket if its on the footpath but out of the way of pedestrians etc.

Sounds like a nice parking officer. The grumpy ones would've given you a ticket straight away.

**xwhatsit** · 18th August 2007, 16:16

Originally Posted by YLWDUC

They've just chalked the tire so the next time they come around they can ping you for parking there. Shouldn't get a ticket if its on the footpath but out of the way of pedestrians etc.

Sounds like a nice parking officer. The grumpy ones would've given you a ticket straight away.

That's what they did with me, pricks. Oh well, fingers crossed, touch wood, I still haven't received my ticket yet so perhaps the messed-up number plate has saved me.

**don rocard** · 18th August 2007, 16:21

Was in Melbourne last year and noticed it is common practice to park motor cycles on the footpath in the CBD.Its done with consideration to pedestrians and the cops aren,t bothered.Could,nt see our parking wardens letting it happen here.

**swbarnett** · 18th August 2007, 17:46

Originally Posted by don rocard

Was in Melbourne last year and noticed it is common practice to park motor cycles on the footpath in the CBD.Its done with consideration to pedestrians and the cops aren,t bothered.Could,nt see our parking wardens letting it happen here.

It's legal in Melbourne.

**Coldrider** · 18th August 2007, 20:39

Originally Posted by swbarnett

It's legal in Melbourne.

That's a cool city, mind the tram tracks though.

**Skyryder** · 19th August 2007, 00:07

As far as I know providing you do not ride on the footpath you can park your bike 'off road' as long as it does not interfere with pedestrian traffic. Parking signs are for the road only.

Skyryder

**xwhatsit** · 19th August 2007, 02:34

Originally Posted by Skyryder

As far as I know providing you do not ride on the footpath you can park your bike 'off road' as long as it does not interfere with pedestrian traffic. Parking signs are for the road only.

Skyryder

I can scan you my ticket if you don't believe me.

**Fub@r** · 26th August 2007, 10:57

In the Herald last week there was a story of a bike that got ticketed by a parking warden for an unregistered bike. The guy wrote to the Auckland City Council and provided photo's of his rego and warrant on the back number plate.

The Council wrote back quoting the Land Transport Rules for registrations which stated that "the registration must be clearly affixed to the inside of the windscreen on the passengers side". They cancelled the ticket and gave him a warning.

Is there no one in the Council with a brain?

**mbazza** · 26th August 2007, 11:52

Originally Posted by don rocard

Was in Melbourne last year and noticed it is common practice to park motor cycles on the footpath in the CBD.Its done with consideration to pedestrians and the cops aren,t bothered.Could,nt see our parking wardens letting it happen here.

Ditto to Don's comments. Makes bike spotting easier too. They are all in the same place. Great idea. Cheers.

**Grumpy** · 26th August 2007, 12:07

I was parked on the footpath outside Red Barons with a couple of mates on a Sat morning. We got there just before they closed, had a nosey around then were having a yak outside as they were shutting up. As soon as they were locked up a bloody parking warden shows up telling us to move on or get a ticket.

Couldn't see the big deal myself. Wide footpath, we were parked to the side. Fuck all foot traffic.

**hospitalfood** · 26th August 2007, 13:14

I park on the footpath on Ponsonby road every work day, aside from when I take my car (which is as little as possible). parking wardens come by at least once a week and I have not had a ticket. the footpath is wide and I park to leave as much space as possible.
when I can I park in line with and beside a tree or rubbish bin or lampost, so I'm not reducing the width of the footpath in that spot.
I hope we are not going to start getting tickets for this, If it keeps happening we should petition council.

**Swoop** · 27th August 2007, 11:07

If the parking wardens are taking a more "aggressive" approach to issuing tickets, and handing them out for minor issues, it might become much more tempting to utilise a full carpark at the required parking cost. I'm sure that this would go down quite well with the cage driving community in D'auckland.

The cost would be an issue, BUT the pleasure of winding up motorists of the four wheeled variety would be quite enjoyable.

What ever happened to the Auckland Uni "tyre scrubbers"??
This group of students would race out of the campus and clean off the chalk marks left by the parking nazis. It got to the stage where the nazis would have to place two chalk marks on several tyres in the vain hope of getting a ticket issued.
Make it harder for the bastards!!!

**Steam** · 27th August 2007, 11:16

Originally Posted by Swoop

...it might become more tempting to utilise a full carpark at the required parking cost...

Tempting, but not once you know the Dorkland council doesn't permit motorcycles to park in car spaces. You will get ticketed double-hard for doing it.