Looks like my car :) It is actually allowed in Germany, nothing in the law mentions how to orient the car. It's been in court several times and vertical parking by itself never lead to a fine. However, it is not allowed to park in a way that interferes with the traffic, and there's room for interpretation here - yes, it extends into the road a few centimeters, but still less than, say, a campervan or truck including the side mirrors... the Twizy is 16cm shorter than a Smart. The other argument is that you may hinder traffic while entering or leaving the parking lot. Not much to argue on a low traffic side street, I hope.
That said, I'd probably rather pay the fine than discuss, and I do try to park regularly if there's space, it still fits into spots that are too short for a Smart.
#Security weirdness of the day: I followed a link to #Instagram, and it told me they'd noticed an unusual login. Now I hardly ever log in to Instagram, so I imagine any login would be tagged as unusual. But this login - which blocked me from viewing a public post until I answered whether it was me or not - was from two months ago. I have no idea if I logged in then. I might have, for whatever reason, but who remembers where they log in for several months? Not I. The follow-up page had me change my password, without any other kind of challenge. I got a mail afterwards, but seriously, that's some weird shit.
Got some tickets with my smart and I did it quite often.. In the end its up to the police if they give you a ticket or not.. Gray area Afaik
ReplyDeleteLooks like my car :) It is actually allowed in Germany, nothing in the law mentions how to orient the car. It's been in court several times and vertical parking by itself never lead to a fine. However, it is not allowed to park in a way that interferes with the traffic, and there's room for interpretation here - yes, it extends into the road a few centimeters, but still less than, say, a campervan or truck including the side mirrors... the Twizy is 16cm shorter than a Smart. The other argument is that you may hinder traffic while entering or leaving the parking lot. Not much to argue on a low traffic side street, I hope.
ReplyDeleteThat said, I'd probably rather pay the fine than discuss, and I do try to park regularly if there's space, it still fits into spots that are too short for a Smart.
Can I just mention that it's a super-cute car?
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