Genius Parking Award (Roads)

Thu 17 Jul, 11:14

Within the residents’ parking area, it is forbidden to park on the pavement. The Order setting out the zones requires that vehicles are parked entirely within the painted lines on the carriageway (not footway). 

Thu 17 Jul, 09:10

To walk by the blue truck, pedestrians would need to shrink considerably. No chance for a pushchair or wheelchair to get by.

Wed 16 Jul, 22:20

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/legal/parking-on-the-pavement/

Wed 16 Jul, 22:10

As far as I am aware there is no law against parking on the pavement - except in London; I believe the Highway Code advises that you should leave enough space for wheelchairs and pushchairs to pass.

Wed 16 Jul, 15:03

Wed 16 Jul, 14:59

Mon 14 Jul, 07:38

Are these Bull customers (why else would anyone drive past a clearly marked No Entry sign)? This is not right.

Sun 13 Jul, 18:11

Sun 13 Jul, 11:47 (last edited on Sun 13 Jul, 11:47)

 Etmus

Sun 13 Jul, 08:39

That son of a bachelor nipped into the Disabled space just as I was heading for it on Friday, so I had to do some nifty (or not so nifty) reversing around the corner.   My thanks to the other drivers who tolerated my manoeuvres without so much as a tap on the horn.   

Sat 12 Jul, 16:57 (last edited on Sat 12 Jul, 16:57)

Post vans are apparently allowed to park on double yellows and in disabled spaces when collecting. Fairly sure this comes up regularly

Sat 12 Jul, 16:55

From Friday 5pm.

Sat 12 Jul, 14:06

It was a joke, Harriet. I was attempting humour in a very frustrating situation. 

Sat 12 Jul, 13:54

Emily don't make the automatic assumption that women don't drive that type of vehicle. They're also perfectly capable of parking on double yellows. 

(I used to work for someone who did both. Admittedly I'm not sure where she parked when she visited the Bull)

Sat 12 Jul, 12:52

Looks from your photo Charlie M that three very short men visited the Bull last night...

Sat 12 Jul, 12:22

I wonder why the traffic wardens have no interest in expired MOT'S? You would like to think as its illegal for the car to be on the road that they would get it towed. 

Sat 12 Jul, 00:36 (last edited on Sat 12 Jul, 06:32)

Tonight I present: BEFORE AND AFTER! 

The Traffic Wardens nailed all three, to great applause from the onlookers!

L-R (with reg. nos.): 

Porsche  YS20FCF, Porsche R28CJK, Ferrari F5AGC

Good night Morons, please don't forget to pay your parking tickets.

Interestingly, the Ferrari's MOT expired on 20 May 2025.

Fri 11 Jul, 13:11

Agreed on all points, Simon. Your post also raises an interesting question ...
... if the Bus company's insurance knew that the vehicle was illegally parked, should they have to pay out? In fact the same question could also be raised with reference to the illegally-parked vehicle!, as you previously said!

Fri 11 Jul, 10:51

Charlie, they dont care because there is no real deterrent. If they get a ticket, its around £30 if you pay within so many days. Maybe a simple wheel clamp would be more effective? It least its then causing them an inconvenience. 

If the bus was unfortunate enough to damage the car, I understand that the bus driver gets into trouble, and the car driver claims on the buses insurance. As stated before, if you are parked illegally, you should loose all rights to claim for any damage to your vehicle, how ever it was caused.

Fri 11 Jul, 08:07 (last edited on Fri 11 Jul, 08:08)

This moron's parking meant that the bus needed assistance to get down Church Street last night. They really don't care, do they?

Thu 10 Jul, 16:59 (last edited on Thu 10 Jul, 17:02)

Shocking. From the direction of the bike it looks like they were also going up Browns Lane the wrong way and ignoring the one-way system... Get a chain cutter and throw it in the river!

Thu 10 Jul, 11:41

Sorry I didn’t get the registration plate on this one, but some more bad parking blocking the pavement on Browns Lane:

Tue 8 Jul, 11:07

The wardens were out and about last Friday evening, which was great, but they do tend to generally come during the day when it's not so much of an issue. If there any councillors reading this, perhaps pressure could be put to have them come around on Thursday to Saturday evenings in order to be most effective (as others here have said). 

Mon 7 Jul, 22:42

I chatted to one a week ago Sunday at about 3.45pm in Park Street and he told me he’d booked four cars in Browns Lane. Wasn’t a traffic warden  but a PCSO, I think.

Mon 7 Jul, 10:25

You make a good point Hannen. See them occasionally during week days, but never when they are really needed Friday evening, Saturday evening or Sunday lunch time. 

Sun 6 Jul, 20:09

Incredible.  Are there no traffic wardens?

Sun 6 Jul, 12:05

If that was a 4x4 then you would definitely win Chris. I assume that car wasn't parked?

Sat 5 Jul, 22:18

Sat 5 Jul, 21:08

I raise you one 4x4 on a double yellow and half a disabled parking spot

Sat 5 Jul, 20:19

Sat 5 Jul, 09:24

A problem that will grow in the future- perhaps looking for a solution should be the focus 

Fri 4 Jul, 15:07 (last edited on Fri 4 Jul, 19:32)

Around 20 minutes ago, the Bull's jeep just stopped at the bottom of the junction of Brown's Lane to let guests off and unload their suitcases, blocking a van and two cars for a few minutes. 

I also saw a Landrover Defender park on the grass section of the pavement on the Enstone Road. The driver got out, leaving the driver's door open, blocking the entireity of the pavement and started messing around with the boot. I pushed the door shut and kept walking. In hindsight, I should have taken a photo to add to this collection. 

Thu 3 Jul, 00:55

It was such a lovely day that they thought they would walk to the kerb.  

Wed 2 Jul, 15:36

KS25 OWB:

Thu 26 Jun, 17:12 (last edited on Thu 26 Jun, 17:13)

It will only get worse with the Bull being voted pub of the year

Wed 25 Jun, 16:32

I remember Worth’s coaches taking that exact approach, Simon. A mirror missing and a few scratches should be enough of a consequence for blocking a bus route. 

Wed 25 Jun, 12:17

Maybe the law needs to change that if a vehicle is illegally parked, it loses any "legal protection" it would have from damage. I am sure the bus could have carried on causing minimal damage to itself, but modifying a few panels on the Audi. It would help to educate the parkers who do this as the repairs would be slightly more than the £30 parking ticket.

Wed 25 Jun, 11:37 (last edited on Sat 5 Jul, 20:29)

I heard from more than one source that it has gone round the grapevine that "Everyone ignores the double yellow lines in Charlbury".

I was also told that this moron caused the bus to be delayed by 30 minutes.

One of the most "prized" alternative parking spaces seems to be the (fenced off) entrance to the derelict building site on Hixet Wood. While we're at it, I'd like to suggest a road name for that ... How about VanderNOTbilt Close?

As I have said many times, Charlbury needs an EVENING traffic warden; until that happens, this kind of thing will continue.

By the way ... for pictures on this thread of cars that are parked illegally or moronically, I am using the LIKE button as an MRB (Moron Recognition Button). I trust that this is acceptable.

Tue 24 Jun, 21:00

WR70 KGG: