Keeping folk from messing about on your bike.

My alarm doesn't keep the muppets from touching the bike, but seems to suggest loudly that they don't wan to sit on it.

So they sit on my mates bandit instead.

Joys of parking in the middle of town on the road , some of these suggestions might get brought out to play

Originally Posted by missyburd

Hehe loving the suggestions!

Cheers Serdna, might be worth a punt. Although can someone tell me what the practical use of a rear number plate window is?

Because it is illegal for you to park your bike on a public road with a cover on and not displaying your licence plates and tax disc

[andrewsmith]

Create your own YC Rat
Electrify the seat
Have this done on your seat

Why isn't there an alarm that sets off that honking alarm you see on games or shouts "You have been warned, this vehicle will self destruct in 5, 4, 3..."

Originally Posted by Suchy

Because it is illegal for you to park your bike on a public road with a cover on and not displaying your licence plates and tax disc

Oooh ya learn something new every day, cheers! Tis not a public road though so wouldn't be an issue.

[Paul the 6th]

Originally Posted by Suchy

Because it is illegal for you to park your bike on a public road with a cover on and not displaying your licence plates and tax disc

But then isn't there a grey area about traffic wardens etc. not being allowed to touch vehicles to remove covers from numberplates? Seen tonnes of bikes parked in london with bits of cardboard strapped to the numberplates to cover them up and always thought this was the reason for it..

Originally Posted by missyburd

Why isn't there an alarm that sets off that honking alarm you see on games or shouts "You have been warned, this vehicle will self destruct in 5, 4, 3..."
.

Something like this?! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6EOvYZ93o4

Originally Posted by Paul the 6th

But then isn't there a grey area about traffic wardens etc. not being allowed to touch vehicles to remove covers from numberplates? Seen tonnes of bikes parked in london with bits of cardboard strapped to the numberplates to cover them up and always thought this was the reason for it..

Quite likely I was quoting what the police officially say and traffic wardens are not the police so different rules apply. Im sure if a traffic warden had any reason to suspect foul play they could call the police to check it out.

Originally Posted by Roberrrrt

Something like this?! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6EOvYZ93o4

something like aye!

[keith_d]

Originally Posted by Paul the 6th

But then isn't there a grey area about traffic wardens etc. not being allowed to touch vehicles to remove covers from numberplates? Seen tonnes of bikes parked in london with bits of cardboard strapped to the numberplates to cover them up and always thought this was the reason for it..

I can't find it now, but I read somewhere that they've just changed the law on this so traffic wardens are now allowed to uncover numberplates. If I can find the reference I'll post it here.

Keith.

[keith_d]

Got it...

London Local Authorities and Transport for London Act 2008

9 Obscured registration marks

(1) An authorised officer of a London Authority or a parking attendant acting in the course of his duties as such may remove anything which obscures a registration mark or any part of a registration mark fixed on a vehicle.

(2) None of the persons mentioned in subsection (3) below is to have any liability to any other person for damages or otherwise (whether at common law or otherwise) arising out of anything done or omitted to be done in the exercise or purported exercise of the power under subsection (1) above.

(3) Those persons are a borough council, Transport for London, any employee of a borough council or Transport for London, and any authorised officer, parking attendant or person by whom a parking attendant is employed.

(4) Subsection (2) above does not apply—
(a) if the act or omission is shown to have been in bad faith;
(b) to liability arising out of a failure to exercise due care and attention;
(c) so as to prevent an award of damages made in respect of an act or omission on the ground that the act or omission was unlawful by virtue of section 6(1) of the Human Rights Act 1998 (c. 42).

(5) Subsection (2) above is without prejudice to any other exemption from liability (whether at common law or otherwise).

(6) Any person who intentionally obstructs any authorised officer acting in the exercise of his powers under this section shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

I assume that other local authorities will follow suit.