Parking motorbikes

[melv]

Ive never really thought about this before as I dont ride a motorbike, but if you need a permit to park somewhere, or you park at a pay and display. What do you do? If you buy a ticket/permit where do you put it, and how can you be sure no-one will steal it?

[mikewith]

I can only talk for London. There are no permits or parking costs, so no worry over where to stick them or keep them secure. Having said that, there are now many times more bikes than parking spaces, especially following the introduction of the congestion charge (from which bikes are, also, excempt). Hence the increasing number of bikes parked on the pavement with reg plates covered by a plastic bag: traffic wardens aren't allowed to touch the offending bike and therefore cannot issue a ticket.

Back to the substantive point: tax discs are usually secured as part of the (lockable) hinged seat. And parking tickets, when issued, usually get tucked under the strap most bikes have across the seat. No-one bothers to steal them...

[melv]

Cheers Mike.I wondered more about actual pay and display tickets though, rather than parking tickets :-)

[mikewith]

Sorry if I wasn't clearer - my point being that bikes (in London) don' t have to pay and display, hence no parking tickets. I thought I'd flesh that out with stuff you hadn't asked!

[gilf]

You tend to find that most car parks, where ever they may be tend to have a single space reserved for bikes. normally the same size as a single or double car space but this is enough room for 7-8 bikes. I think part of the reason is for very much the point you make i.e. there is nowhere secure to put the ticket. In terms of a tax disc this is normally placed in a special holder which locks either using a single or in my case 8 bolts. This will not deter a serious theif to any great extent but will stop the casual theif.

[Lardybloke]

Buy a ticket, tear off the part with the serial number on and keep safe, stick the rest on your bike. If your ticket is stolen you can prove you bought a ticket with the serial number part. Or you can cover your number plate and tax disc cos wardens can't issue a ticket with out your reg number and they're not allowed to remove or interfere with any covers.