Parking your bike

[Cigaro]

Just a quick one, is it legal to park a bike in a pay-and-display space without buying a ticket? As its taxation class is 'Bicycle'?

Also, what's the legality of parking on the pavement as long as it's not causing an obstruction?

[Pete.]

Neither are legal, you'll get a ticket.
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[Chriss]

Hi, check the car park signs, some do allow bikes to not buy a ticket, others allow no ticket in only allocated "Bike Parking" and more often there's no free parking for bikes.
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[matthab]

You can only park in bays designated for bikes in pay and displays. You can park in the bay as long as you pay for it lol but i can see the ticket dissapearing so it wouldnt be advised to do it. Always best to check the signs with all the prices on it etc

Regarding parking on a pavement i always think this is abit of a sticky rule. In quiet areas you can get away with it but in busy streets and within towns Id stick to parking where ever bikes are or in designated bays.
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[Charlie]

If you parked your bike in a pay-and-display car parking space couldn't you just claim that the ticket you bought was stolen from your bike? Or it must have blown off in the wind? Unless someone will say you didn't buy a ticket or they have cctv then how could they prove you wrong?

[doggone]

A lot of places you have to input part of your reg number on the ticket so they would be able to check up.
You have to be desperate to pay to park your bike except in very busy places.
Even in London I've found you can often spot litle places to squeeze into especially if you're only leaving it an hour or so.

[Finglonga]

[alun111]

I only park in a pay and display if i'm leaving the bike for several hours OR it's a rough place/somewhere I feel uncomfortable leaving it.

I usually just park on the side of the road wherever there's not yellow lines. The only reason I'll park on a pavement is if there's nowhere else to park or nowhere secure to park, So I can lock it to a lampost.
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[iooi]

[Key67]

Hi

Lots of stuff here......

Clicky..

Might be of some use.

Key
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[monty]

i have neve paid to park and at work they have a 5 hour parking system, the car park is massive but no motorcycle parking so i just leave it by the front door
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[Bardeey]

I park in parking bays, I park on pavements.. I have never bought or been given a ticket.
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[st3v3]

You can legally park in pay and display bays controlled by your local council free, not sure about London.

You can park in any resident bay free all day(or given time limit) if you park at 90 degrees to the kerb.(again, Cept london-not sure there)

Pavements warrant a ticket, kind of for obstruction.
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[iooi]

[SinceNow]

Where do you display your ticket if you do buy one?

In Glasgow city center cars are always parking over the bike bays. So ive had no choice but to park in a car space a couple of times but ive never bought a ticket.

[alun111]

[chris-red]

[learnerbiker]

this is a really interesting thread, as i've never ridden a bike before, tuesday will be my first time out, i've got no idea where or how to park the thing!
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[Pete.]

[st3v3]

[iooi]

But don't park in the Clifford Tower car park... Thats the NO bike one.
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[st3v3]

Ah yeah.. Remember some people on here getting caught out with that..
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[learnerbiker]

Thanks Geri, very helpfull, i'll put a post in the new bikers section anyway regarding this and a few things.
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