Parking in Public Car Parks

[Durzel]

It's not illegal. It's private land, the landowner makes up the rules, and breaking them is a contract breach - no more, no less.

Notwithstanding that, even if it's still subject to the Road Traffic Act as "accessible to the general public" there's no Law against bad parking.

Most (all I've seen) car parks stipulate on the T&Cs info where the meters are that cars must be parked wholly in a space. Buying two tickets is irrelevant because you're preventing 1 vehicle from parking. If everyone parked across two spaces the car park would only be able to hold 50% of the capacity. The car park owner might get the same amount in parking fees, but half as much footfall which would be far more valuable to them.

 

[dst87]

Legalities aside, I’d imagine that parking like an a-hole will likely draw more attention to your vehicle, not less.

I find parking at the outer reaches of the car park at the end of a row is a pretty good bet, and it doesn’t make you look like a d**k.

 

[Martinb999]

Well Rooster, I can only go on what she tells me. She did say it was about paying for spaces and not about being on private property.

Personally if I saw anyone parking over two spaces (as below) I would think as many others do....... but can't use bad language here!

 

[WannabeOwner]

Can't see a problem ... all Teslas parked at the far end of the car park, where other door-dingers rarely go, and all parked 1" apart using Summon ...

 

[Rooster6655]

Well Rooster, I can only go on what she tells me. She did say it was about paying for spaces and not about being on private property.

Personally if I saw anyone parking over two spaces (as below) I would think as many others do....... but can't use bad language here!

Fair enough, if someone was taken to court about whether they were liable for say a parking fine for 2 spaces then they would probably have to pay up but this would be a civil matter rather than criminal and of course would also depend on the parking terms agreed to.

So they maybe liable for a parking fine if taken to court but it does not necessarily make it illegal.

 

[Martinb999]

Fair enough, if someone was taken to court about whether they were liable for say a parking fine for 2 spaces then they would probably have to pay up but this would be a civil matter rather than criminal and of course would also depend on the parking terms agreed to.

So they maybe liable for a parking fine if taken to court but it does not necessarily make it illegal.

OK Rooster, maybe I used a wrong word there, "illegal" is too strong.

 

[-DB-]

Just park normally and enable Sentry mode?

 

[pjuk]

Well Rooster, I can only go on what she tells me. She did say it was about paying for spaces and not about being on private property.

Personally if I saw anyone parking over two spaces (as below) I would think as many others do....... but can't use bad language here!

Why would someone with a Rover 75 park like that?

 

[Martinb999]

LOLOL..... well said pjuk!

 

[WannabeOwner]

Why would someone with a Rover 75 park like that?

They've repainted the white lines since he parked?

 

[MrBadger]

Why would someone with a Rover 75 park like that?

I think its a Rolls Royce Ghost which is why it does not fit in the parking bay

rolls-royce-ghost - Bing images

 

[pjuk]

I think its a Rolls Royce Ghost which is why it does not fit in the parking bay

rolls-royce-ghost - Bing images

/sarcasm

 

[MrBadger]

got it, late night

 

[alflavor]

I'll be using the EV spaces in Peterborough when I get mine, well when I head to Peterborough at the weekends, as I think the EV spaces are a little bigger, and away from other cars.

 

[pjuk]

I'll be using the EV spaces in Peterborough when I get mine, well when I head to Peterborough at the weekends, as I think the EV spaces are a little bigger, and away from other cars.

Don’t forget that you’ll need to be charging as well

 

[Thunderbird1]

Legalities aside, I’d imagine that parking like an a-hole will likely draw more attention to your vehicle, not less.

I find parking at the outer reaches of the car park at the end of a row is a pretty good bet, and it doesn’t make you look like a d**k.

Do that and you still get Mr Magoo parking next to you invariably.

 

[Thunderbird1]

Don't you park in the charging space and go off shopping for the afternoon?

Still haven't got used to the fact it needs charging...Have not really thought about yet..no petrol station visits anymore