Parking in a loading bay?

[joshwalker094]

Will I get a ticket?
I just parked in one for 5 minutes if that whilst I ran in the bank, it says there is street watch camera's but there were no wardens about and nothing on bike. This is in altrincham town centre

Thanks
Josh

[Dicky Ticker]

Don't know about your locality but in the City of London I would say yes.
You are a despatch rider delivering of course :D

[joshwalker094]

But if I did get a ticket, would I have to prove I work for a company ect...

[squirrel_hunter]

Were you not loading up with cash? Wearing that balaclava? Using that note? With that banana in your coat pocket?

[Owenski]

I would say wait and see,
In future pop it on the pavement, something about it not been naughty if parked at the back of a footpath... as long as you dont ride it there.

[NTECUK]

You Got word or open office make your own company up

[yorkie_chris]

Wait and see. Then check on pepipoo forum

[Spank86]

Yes and no.

You can't park in a loading bay, you can however stop for the purposes of loading.

A lot of councils consider loading to be under 15mins and with the driver being by the vehicle at all times but as far as I'm aware that's not a legal definition just a rule of thumb. If all you did was go to one place and return right away I'd argue any tickets on the basis that you were indeed loading your bike up. There's oohing to say only companies can use loading bays.

[Steve_God]

I would say wait and see,
In future pop it on the pavement, something about it not been naughty if parked at the back of a footpath... as long as you dont ride it there.

Normally yes... however don't take this for granted.

If the road itself has parking restrictions (ie, has double yellows), then it can also apply to the pavement too.
Gone done in Birmingham this way a few years back, even though I was parked touching the wall on the apartment block, and not causing an obstruction.

[Spank86]

Yeah, the Winchester traffic wardens told me this a few years or so ago, the yellows apply to the whole width of road and pavement.

Luckily I was just leaving when they turned up.