Parking signs primarily indicate if you are allowed to park in the area and for how long.\u00a0 There are, of course, some differences depending on where you live.\u00a0 With a few simple tips, it will be easy to read the signs, understand the rules, and, therefore, avoid any parking charge notices\/breaches.\u00a0 Often, it is the policy to read the sign from the top down.\u00a0 At the top, it may have a \u2018P\u2019 so you know you can park there, if you look underneath, there is a time limit, which can vary from 1, 2, 3 or 4 hours normally. There are signs which show the time in minutes too, i.e. 120 mins for a 2-hour stay. The signs may also tell you which days of the week these rules apply.<\/p>\n
Signs in red often mean you cannot park in the parking bay.\u00a0 It could be a loading dock for example.\u00a0 Sometimes the signs in private car parks will be different to the ones used by Councils.\u00a0 Moreover, in many car parks ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition)\u00a0 is used where your licence plate is scanned as you enter and exit the car park.\u00a0 This records the time you were there, and if you followed the rules of the car park, i.e. whether you stayed for the allocated time, and if payment was required, whether you indeed paid.\u00a0 A common mistake made is when a driver \u2018moves\u2019 their car within a car park, believing this action gives them another 2 hours free.\u00a0 It will not work because the ANPR cameras only pick up when you arrive and leave to ensure compliance with the time limits set.<\/p>\n
When parking in any space\/bay, pay attention to the signage nearby to avoid problems. Smart Parking always displays the correct number of signs for the size of the car park that is being managed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Parking signs primarily indicate if you are allowed to park in the area and for how long.\u00a0 There are, of course, some differences depending on where you live.\u00a0 With a few simple tips, it will be easy to read the signs, understand the rules, and, therefore, avoid any parking charge notices\/breaches.\u00a0 Often, it is the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7978,"template":"","latest-category":[97,98],"class_list":["post-7977","latest","type-latest","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","latest-category-case-study-uk","latest-category-news-uk"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n