Mate got done for parking in the town earlier on today in a spot that he has used for years. This is the sign well not the exact one but very close…

If he parks at 18:10 am I right in saying there are no restriction.?

Sneaky edit 🙂

18:10.

Ten past the hour of 6pm.

No restriction between the hour’s of 18.00-9.00.

I would concur that as your mate arrived at 18:10 there is no restriction.
I would read the sign as saying that from Monday to Saturday and between the hours of 09:00 and 18:00 there is a parking restriction whereby you are permitted to park for 1 hour but can not return to the same spot within the next 4 hours.
And the lampost is Nº8 from a set of….

Spiky bush could do with a trim.

It is exactly what Don Simon said if mate got parking ticket I would appeal telling them to stuck it where the sun don’t shine!

It’s as Don Simon says, unless there are other signs indicating otherwise.

Highway code,

245

Controlled Parking Zones. The zone entry signs indicate the times when the waiting restrictions within the zone are in force. Parking may be allowed in some places at other times. Otherwise parking will be within separately signed and marked bays.

Who’s issued the ticket, incidentally?

The local council.

presumably the ticket has a date/time stamp on it.

Time stamp on ticket, CCTV, independant witness who can put driver at another place at a specific time?

Bu what does the ‘8’ mean?

This is the sign well not the exact one but very close…

What does the sign for where he parked say then, and what is painted on the road?

EDIT – And what do they say today, not 5 years ago?

there must be a reason on the ticket?

PMT?

Ski ‘8’ is the lamp post number and nowt to do with sign what time and date is ticket? Did he GP over his 4 hrs??

If he parks at 18:10 am I right in saying there are no restriction.?

I would read it that way.

But I suppose you could draw a very long bow and say it also allows this interpretation: between 0900 and 1800, you can park there. You may stay for no more than 60 minutes. Once you have left, you may not return with 4 hours.

That is to say, if someone parked there between 1700 and 1730, they would not be entitled to return and park there until 2130 i.e. once the 4 hour non-return period had elapsed.

Had your “mate” coughcough parked there earlier in the day?

I posted a thread on here a while back about appealing parking tickets and won.

I don’t see why you can’t try and appeal that one on the grounds of it not being clear.

pepipoo forum helped me.

I work in this field for a local authority. Show me the current signing and lining and the details of when/why he was ticketed and I’ll tell you where you stand.

the 1hr parking restriction with no return within 4hrs only applies between 0900 and 1800.
you could park at 1701 and leave your car there until 0959 the next day without infringing the rules.