http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Council gets ready to clamp down on Capital's worst parking cheats" en Thu, 21 May 2026 09:08:04 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2897#post-30954 Tue, 10 May 2011 12:42:15 +0000 chdot 30954@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Don't know if this actually works -</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/5706276141/in/photostream"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/5706276141_26faae7cd6.jpg"></a></p> <p>Caledonian Crescent.</p> <p>(Or if it only applies to Police vehicles!!) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2897#post-30856 Mon, 09 May 2011 15:08:06 +0000 kaputnik 30856@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My dad once advised (when I was moving flats) that we park double parked the van outside the flat, rather than on yellows, because the former required police to deal with and the council wardens were powerless to do anything apart from call for the police. Double yellow or parking bay infractions however could get you ticketed and towed. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2897#post-30855 Mon, 09 May 2011 15:04:18 +0000 alibali 30855@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You raise a good point mgj. It seems that wardens are focused on revenue, not safety or traffic flow.</p> <p>It seems crazy to have to call the police to deal with a car blocking a pavement or across a junction but that seems to be the case. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2897#post-30854 Mon, 09 May 2011 14:49:55 +0000 mgj 30854@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hmmm, I think that changing the rules so that double-parking is more of an offence (and can be dealt with by the wardens) than parking in a space without a ticket/permit, would do more to address the problems of traffic flow, fairness and danger. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2897#post-30829 Mon, 09 May 2011 12:32:12 +0000 chdot 30829@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/edinburgh/Council-gets-ready-to-clamp.6765155.jp" rel="nofollow">http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/edinburgh/Council-gets-ready-to-clamp.6765155.jp</a> </p>