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Originally Posted by AndyW
Double yellows only control on road parking. As long as it isn't liable to trip up Joe Public or in the way should be fine. (But don't hold me to that if you get nicked!)
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Sadly not. Double yellows 'logically' extend up to the first wall/perimeter fence that they are in front of/perpendicular to, so they cover the pavement, adjacent grass verges etc. too. In some places, if you've parked considerately on the pavement, traffic wardens will turn a blind eye, but they are technically allowed to ticket you for it.
Perhaps the biggest problem with the whole bike parking problem is the disparity from city to city and even borough to borough. I work all over. Tomorrow, I'll be in Westminster. I know from reading here and the motorcyling press that they have some ludicrous bike-parking system that barely works and they charge you for. I only work out of Westminster 2-3 times a year tops, so it's a real ball-ache to register for pay by phone (when I can't use the same system anywhere else in the country), particularly as all the bays will be full by the time I get there at 10.30am. In reality I will probably end up trying to charm staff at the club I am going to to allow me to park within their grounds, or failing that, go and park somewhere else and walk a few miles into Westminster.
We should do what any sane country does and accept bikes take up vastly less parking space (and that if everyone used motorcycles, there'd be no parking problem) and allow people to park bikes anywhere so long as it is done considerately and just ticket people the people who box others in, park horizontally in bike bays, etc.