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I expect a lot of you have seen this already but it may be useful to those that haven't:
Making head or tale of the complex parking regulations within London has until recently been akin to understanding Einstein's Theory of Relativity, however thanks to a new website www.motorcycleparking.com the 33 borough's rules have been unscrambled. The site, the brainchild of a London biker, contains a complete overview of the parking rules and regulations of each borough council, as well as the location of the solo motorcycle parking bays for most of the London boroughs and links to the relevant borough motorcycle parking pages. It has already had acclaim from bikers organisations and representatives from Transport for London and is set to become one of the most highly rated websites for bikers with over 24500 hits in its first 4 weeks on-line.
It will soon be the focal point for a campaign for more parking provision within London. The campaign is likely to be extended to many other cities where motorcycle parking provision is insufficient for the increasing numbers of bikers. Commenting on the urgent need for more parking bays within the Congestion Charging Zone, the sites author Will Beeley said "The competition for spaces within Central London has been exhasperated by congestion charging. Bikers are becoming increasingly frustrated at the lack of parking provision for the increasing numbers opting out of the hussle and bustle of the already overcrowded public transport schemes. Many are being forced to run the gauntlet of parking on pavement lights and private sections of land, or even go further and cover up their tax discs and number plates to try to avoid being ticketed. Although some boroughs are now looking seriously at the issue, many of the schemes being thought about, will take months, if not years to implement."
Will Beeley can be contacted on will@motorcycleparking.com for further info.
Making head or tale of the complex parking regulations within London has until recently been akin to understanding Einstein's Theory of Relativity, however thanks to a new website www.motorcycleparking.com the 33 borough's rules have been unscrambled. The site, the brainchild of a London biker, contains a complete overview of the parking rules and regulations of each borough council, as well as the location of the solo motorcycle parking bays for most of the London boroughs and links to the relevant borough motorcycle parking pages. It has already had acclaim from bikers organisations and representatives from Transport for London and is set to become one of the most highly rated websites for bikers with over 24500 hits in its first 4 weeks on-line.
It will soon be the focal point for a campaign for more parking provision within London. The campaign is likely to be extended to many other cities where motorcycle parking provision is insufficient for the increasing numbers of bikers. Commenting on the urgent need for more parking bays within the Congestion Charging Zone, the sites author Will Beeley said "The competition for spaces within Central London has been exhasperated by congestion charging. Bikers are becoming increasingly frustrated at the lack of parking provision for the increasing numbers opting out of the hussle and bustle of the already overcrowded public transport schemes. Many are being forced to run the gauntlet of parking on pavement lights and private sections of land, or even go further and cover up their tax discs and number plates to try to avoid being ticketed. Although some boroughs are now looking seriously at the issue, many of the schemes being thought about, will take months, if not years to implement."
Will Beeley can be contacted on will@motorcycleparking.com for further info.
This is great stuff IMO. What I have definitly witness here on this forum is the increase in the number of new bikers including myself - but for non-coummuting reasons.
I think people are turning to bikes more and more, not just for fun, but for convience aswell. (PLus its loads cheaper!..)
I think people are turning to bikes more and more, not just for fun, but for convience aswell. (PLus its loads cheaper!..)
) If you are having trouble parking in London on two wheels just follow this advice:
Chain your bike to an immovable object - ie, lampost. Remove or cover your registration plate (Traffic Wardens are not allowed to touch your bike to read your registration). Remove or hide your tax disk (Better to park against a wall on the same side as your tax disk rather than hiding).
They can't then read your Reg and if they do from the Tax disk they bike has been tampered with and damaged your bike. Your Reg plate has been stolen if you get a parking ticket. They can't remove your bike or they would cause damage to your security chain and they are not allowed to damage your property.
Chain your bike to an immovable object - ie, lampost. Remove or cover your registration plate (Traffic Wardens are not allowed to touch your bike to read your registration). Remove or hide your tax disk (Better to park against a wall on the same side as your tax disk rather than hiding).
They can't then read your Reg and if they do from the Tax disk they bike has been tampered with and damaged your bike. Your Reg plate has been stolen if you get a parking ticket. They can't remove your bike or they would cause damage to your security chain and they are not allowed to damage your property.
hertsbiker said: nice one Ted.
Bosshog, did you say *cheaper* ???! I haven't yet had a bike that is cheaper to run than a car. Except maybe the Diversion!
My bike costs more to insure than my TVR and needs servicing every 4,000 miles plus tyres. The only advantages are fuel consumption, but when you consider costs for tyres (£300 per set and 2500 miles) the costs soon start getting close to the TVR. I do more miles on the bike than I do in the car.
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