Bath driver fined . . . for blocking his own drive
A motorist has received a parking ticket for blocking his own drive.
Financial adviser Matthew Rich has lost his bid to get the ticket for parking on a single yellow line outside his home in Bath's Lower Oldfield Park overturned.
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Matthew Rich
He parked the car there after suffering a flat battery.
A friend charged the battery using jump leads but Mr Rich decided to park on the street so that if it went flat again it would be easier to get at.
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He said he was not taking up a space that could have been used by any other car and was not blocking access to anything other than his own drive.
The 39-year-old said: "In my view the council is using parking rules introduced to protect residents to profiteer from harmless residents' parking."
A council spokesman said: "All motorists should observe the parking restrictions on whichever street they are intending to park. Mr Rich has now paid his fine."
Comments
by Bathtory
Saturday, June 16 2012, 8:57PM
“Driver parks on yellow line driver gets ticket,can't see the problem myself”
by BV_BV
Saturday, June 16 2012, 3:48PM
“Would Matthew Rich have complained had another car parked in that spot? I wish I had lines outside my garage at times, but if they were painted then I would expect to have to obey them too. Nobody has a private space on a public road - except where the council charges residents for parking.”
by PSJresident
Friday, June 15 2012, 8:56PM
“He parked his car there after he got the battery going again I case he had problems when he next used it- I guess so he could push start?! It is stated in the story! Anyway this story is a prime example of people taking parking laws into their own hands!! As much as we all dislike traffic wardens they are only doing their jobs at the end of the day! Happy Friday all x”
by Mr_Nemo
Friday, June 15 2012, 8:17PM
“If the car was parked AFTER the battery was flat, how was it moved to get it there in the first place?”
by mcupis
Friday, June 15 2012, 2:38PM
“geoffone1, I thought it was fairly obvious that my response was a joke too.
Don't blame your own inability to take what you dish out on me.”
by DaveF_Walcot
Friday, June 15 2012, 2:34PM
“I did read it rottidog. It clearly says:
"He parked the car there *after* suffering a flat battery."
See that? It says "after".
It always surprises me when people such as Mr. Rich go to the press in hope of sympathy, yet make fools of themselves that could hurt their employment. Personally I would think twice about taking any advice, let alone financial, from him.”
by geoffone1
Friday, June 15 2012, 2:29PM
“Malcolm,
I thought that was fairly obviously a joke. Apparently not. Did you really think that ANYONE would think that "repairations for the financial crisis" should be tacked onto PARKING FINES? Maybe you did, but I doubt it. In other words, don't blame your constant political snarkiness on me!”
by rottidog
Friday, June 15 2012, 2:28PM
“Only if you are a car-hating cyclist!”
by t1mmyb
Friday, June 15 2012, 2:12PM
“@davidp2011 hammer, nail, head. Spot on.”
by rottidog
Friday, June 15 2012, 2:03PM
“But it's got b****r all to do with "voting Labour"!! I really wouldn't rise to it - treat it with the contempt it deserves!”