Parking on broken double yellow

[itsmefolks]

I am finding it difficult to park near my place of work. I have noticed a cul de sac with derelict houses close to town The yellow lines are broken all over the roads there, and have no marked ends as they should have! Am I in my right to park in this area? As I see it they are not solid complete yellow lines at all. Thanks in advance.

[joko]

no, you have no 'rights' to park there, as you very well know...

you may be able to wangle your way out of a fine, using such evidence o technicalities...but i doubt it...you can see they are yellow...there is no confusion

[itsmefolks]

I feel you may be confusing law with your attitude here? As you very well know!
I am sure if the law says unbroken yelow lines, it means unbroken. They are obviously broken in many places and have no ends to them as well. This may be through lack of maintainance but that is not my problem. I am going to park there and see what happens, I feel confident I am right but really need someone who is in tune with the law rather than someone expressing a personal opinion.

[DTCwordfan]

why don't you just try, therefore, and come back and tell us......

[ummmm]

Why ask the question then?

[Canary42]

You can park there, but don't expect the wheels to be there when you get back :(

[itsmefolks]

Yep def gonna give it a go. The site is yards from a busy roundabout and in full view of passing traffic. I feel my vehicle will be very safe there to be honest. As I say I am just after hearing from someone with inside knowledge on the matter.
I`ll keep you updated.

[DTCwordfan]

Occasionally, one sees a real gem of a norom.

Tonight, we have one and salute, you itsme......

[maclarencat]

I think what you mean is please tell me Im smart and its OK to do this as you do not seem to accept other peoples answers , so here goes , Yes its OK to do it (Not my problem if you come back to find your car towed to the storage yard and have to pay to get it out then waste lots of tax payers money fighting your case when really you knew all along that you were not meant to park there and were playing the system)

[itsmefolks]

O dear opinionated people on this site yet again!!
The answerbank is the name of the site not opinionbank.
This site is for people with specialized knowledge, and not for those with personal opinions. I find my question on this matter littered with answers from people who obviously know nothing about the question. Would people refrain from high jacking a question to express a silly opinion and leave it to people who know the correct answer in law. Kind regards.

[ummmm]

You asked a question and told us what you were going to do after just one answer.

See what happens and let us know :-)

[dzug2]

Well put it this way - if you try it on and succeed in challenging the tickets you will miraculously find that the lines are repainted in quick time

So a short term solution at best

[itsmefolks]

Pleeease stop this moronic rubbish. If you dont know the definative answer to the question then go and high jack someones other thread pleas.

[twix123]

Are there any yellow markings on the kerbstones? Are there any warning signs on lamposts or poles?

Ask the local council if the parking restrictions still apply.

I don't think that just because the original yellow lines have been damaged you will find the the original restrictions are negated, it will take a proper derestriction order to have been passed before you can legally park where you intend.

[joko]

hahahahaha...and you call us morons...

the fact that some areas of paint have worn off a road does not make any parking or road rules invalid and unenforceable!

you asked this question hoping you would be patted on the back for breaking the law.... you asked if you are 'in your right' to park there...no you're not, because the road has double yellow lines on it...its quite simple

as i stated, you may talk your way out of a fine in court, because of it, but you are certainly not 'allowed' to do it...

getting away with something and being allowed are not the same thing...

but go for it...

[pink-kittens]

there has been News coverage of this in recent years. One man constantly wins appeals on his tickets by providing photo's of yellow lines with no 'ends' with his appeal

You have no right to park here and you will get a ticket, but it's possible you may won on appeal if you can provide proof

[itsmefolks]

Joko. Sorry at what point did i call anyone a.moron? I think you best read with care.

[boxtops]

itsme, whether it's worn or not, a yellow line is a yellow line. Check with your council if you want to be sure - but IMO the others are right, you are chancing your arm (and your car) if you park there.

[joko]

...Pleeease stop this moronic rubbish....

don't split hairs...its what you meant when you said the above...but then you are quite the little expert on splitting hairs and desperately trying to 'win' on irrelevant and pedantic technicalities, arent you...?

[itsmefolks]

No one knows the answer on answer bank then?

[boxtops]

Looks to me as if you've had quite a few answers which all agree - "Am I in my right to part in this area?" - No.