So this street has a no parking area outside this particular building and I don’t know why… There are no double yellow lines and there is parking allowed a few metres down the road as seen in the pictures.
You would think there would be double yellow lines as far as the parking sign rather than just having a no parking sign.. can anyone explain?
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I’d imagine it’s a two way street, so if people were allowed to park to the corner and there were more than say 4 or 5 cars worth of a line, the street is shut down as nobody will be able to turn.
Can answer as I worked in parking enforcement, for Dublin City. It is illegal to park within 5m of a road junction, sign or no sign. This is because it obstructs the view and path of traffic turning to and from the adjoining road.
Looking at that building though, I’d say it’s fairly new, which would lead me to believe that that may have previously been an entrance/driveway. In the rules of the road it states a driver must not park in such a way that it obstructs Access to a premises.
A lot of signs and road markings in Ireland come about because of resident’s complaints. So, it may have been a few bad apples obstructing residents, or the footpath. Which is fuckin egregious when you consider people in wheelchairs or women with prams need the footpath to get by.
Last potential reason, emergency vehicles need Access. City streets are extremely narrow, ambulances are big things. Even if they’re not able to get all the way to a residents door in the event of an emergency, being able to get onto the side street makes it easier both for the patient and traffic travelling on the main road that would otherwise be impeded should an ambulance, or fire truck need to stop.
Also, fun fact Double yellow lines are actually their own offence code that have a really specific meaning. Which is, no parking for a privately taxed vehicle for any period of time. They do allow for commercially taxed vehicles that are loading, or unloading for periods not exceeding thirty minutes, to stop there. It is a tricky argument, but if you could prove loading or unloading and on a commercially taxed vehicle. The traffic warden would have to prove you were parked there for 30 minutes or longer. Which they do, because for time sensitive offences they have to log first observation and return time when it becomes an offence. Like your 10 minutes grace in Dublin city, they record the first observation, then the return time, time of clamp, location, registration plate and offence and if any of that is incorrect on your ticket you can get your 125 quid handed back to you in 10-14 business days
The council should probably put yellow lines down so there’s no confusion.
Look at the white road markings in your first photo. Were the parking restriction not in place, it would be impossible for cars or larger vehicles to correctly position themselves for the junction.
As for the lack of double yellow lines – they probably just haven’t been repainted yet. They stop at a resurfacing point, and if you use streetview’s timeline, you can see that in 2009, they go back to the sign you say they should go to.
I would argue it’s because there is a sign that says don’t park here.
That street is a really narrow street with two way traffic.
Probably there to allow cars to move over to be able cars to pass.
See reverse angle
1 Cove St
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Y7bDPE8bs31EuMJ68
Too close to a junction.
and arguing “well actually it *should* be fine to park there doesnt get you out of a ticket.
Let it go.