Have a drop in london where the only possible place to stop is on a double red line.
Obviously we will get a parking fine for this, but are there any other offences or implications for doing this?
As in, it’s not a traffic offence or TC issue?
Thanks
Could throw the book at you…
Might just be a fine …
They’ll say you should of found the nearest loading bay and do delivery from there… within the 20min… 
Good luck…
Supposed to park it just outside the 25, and rent a Boris bike holding it on your back
only example i have of this is my old company usedto pay parking tickets if you were doing a delivery and you had phoned in and told them before hand. However they would never allow you to park on red lines they would cancel the delivery and call the customer to arrange a different method.
I too wouldn’t be attempting a delivery on red lines, even if the customer agreed to pay the fines, they’ll have to arrange another delivery point.
Its a PCN only. Unfortunately London isn’t the only place with them anymore. I’ve come across them in Birmingham and they’re set to be used in more of the UK.
There are usually loading/parking bays at various points on red routes so you’re expected to park in there to unload. If a delivery location wants you to unload on a double red that’s not one of those bays then that’s their problem to sort something out where you don’t have to.
Juddian:
I too wouldn’t be attempting a delivery on red lines, even if the customer agreed to pay the fines, they’ll have to arrange another delivery point.
This…
100%. It’s their problem they haven’t got suitable facilities for delivering their own crap. Don’t make it your problem, make sure it remains theirs.
As soon as I saw it’s red lines, the handbrake wouldn’t even be touched.
Customer and delivery point both saying it’s fine it’s fine etc, but I’m not risking my licence/business over it.
Making arrangements to ship to smaller vehicle that can access site properly.
Thanks all
idrive:
Customer and delivery point both saying it’s fine it’s fine etc, but I’m not risking my licence/business over it.
Making arrangements to ship to smaller vehicle that can access site properly.
Thanks all
Maximum penalty is £80 (if paid in 14 days) nothing on your license/business.
Can apply for dispensation in advance which is £48 per day (£38 if it’s exceeding time limit of a bay).
That’s actually pretty cheap parking for London!! [emoji23]
These wonkers make these restrictions and bloody stupid rules for two reasons…to make money and to generally ■■■■ you off.
Use their rules to your advantage, tell them the restrictions are preventing you from doing your job, refuse to tip there, and put the ball in their court to arrange a suitable alternative delivery point with no restrictions…no firm should be agreeing to tip there and pay a fine it just encourages the ■■■■ s. 
If all companies did this they may review all this type of crap.
With weight restrictions, waiting restrictions…on ind ests ffs, and all this Sadiq ■■■■ Khan type of truck hating crap, this job is getting more like a challenge game every day. 
Years ago I used to collect waste chemicals from dry cleaners and chemists from London, in some cases this would involve pumping it from their premises into IBCs on the lorry, and in many cases the only solution to this involved parking on red lines, this was done on the understanding that the customer would pay any fines, got a few tickets but I never paid any of them it was all sorted through my employer.
idrive:
Customer and delivery point both saying it’s fine it’s fine etc, but I’m not risking my licence/business over it.
Making arrangements to ship to smaller vehicle that can access site properly.
Thanks all
This depends on whether the goods are from your customer ie your problem to deliver, or whether they come through a parcel/pallet delivery network, in which case it is the collection agent’s/ network’s problem and their issue regarding you using a smaller vehicle or returning the goods according to the network contract you have.
cav551:
idrive:
Customer and delivery point both saying it’s fine it’s fine etc, but I’m not risking my licence/business over it.
Making arrangements to ship to smaller vehicle that can access site properly.
Thanks allThis depends on whether the goods are from your customer ie your problem to deliver, or whether they come through a parcel/pallet delivery network, in which case it is the collection agent’s/ network’s problem and their issue regarding you using a smaller vehicle or returning the goods according to the network contract you have.
Yes it was our customer mate. Up to us to get it there.
All sorted now on a little 7.5