Can someone explain? Car from Spain parked on white space in Zurich city. Are the cops scared that he will leave the country without paying or why block his wheel?
Can someone explain? Car from Spain parked on white space in Zurich city. Are the cops scared that he will leave the country without paying or why block his wheel?
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They are just doing Swiss people a favour keeping Renaults off the roads.
Probably it’s standing here for long enough to piss off the police. I’ve seen something similar, a car was standing for a few days, and first it collected a few tickets, and then earned a clamp.
Why wouldn’t they do this?
>Are the cops scared that he will leave the country without paying or why block his wheel?
Yes. I think it’s done regularly to foreign cars who have been blocking a parking spot for an extended period of time.
(I assume they don’t do it if the driver simply didn’t pay the parking meter or is a bit over the time. But if it’s standing there for a longer time it happens. See it every now and then.)
This can also happen if they have other tickets and the police doesn’t have an address for that car. Source: happened to me.
Just by looking at its bumper, thank you for blocking them before it encounter my car.
In Spain, a white space means it’s free, for what I’m reading in the comments doesn’t seem to mean the same there.
Probably just misunderstood the payment system and let the car for a few days while’s doing tourism. What a surprise for the comeback.
In Rüschlikon there was a car like that for months before it finally disappeared.
Why didn’t they just tow it if it bothers them that much?
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You pretty much nailed it yes
That‘s pretty common, more often for french cars.
They just leave them in switzerland to avoid recycling costs in france, thats basically it. They want to get rid of it
If a Car looks abandoned, they will add tickets to the windshield in some cases. In others a boot is added to the wheel with the red and white ribbon. Had a car like that in our street in Basel a couple of months back. Was parked there for ages and hasn’t been moved. They added tickets because it was parked too long in a white space. After that, a boot appeared on the tire. A couple of weeks after that the car was picked up. It’s one way of abandoning a car. Take it for a trip and leave it.
Maybe the car is stolen
I’m ashamed to say: that happened to me before. I was new in Switzerland and thought white parking was for free. I learned my lesson for 600 CHF
Tio, eso no es así aqui
Sometimes foreigners leave cars here just because it is cheaper than disposing it.
Talk to the Americans for keys.
In Switzerland, not all white parking zones are free and unlimited. Especially in the cities, they are often located near parking meters or there’s a limited parking time during the week (e.g. near shops) and are only unlimited during the weekend.
Perhaps the owner missed the deadline for importing the car and change the plate