Just wondering, can you park your bike anywhere in town centres? Just as long as it's not in the way or anything? Can I just chain it to a fence or something would that be OK? The traffic warden won't get me right?

I think you'll find that unless it is in a bike parking bay they can do you. If you put it on the pavement it's ' obstruction' and let's face it if they think they can they will!

When I go to town, I see loads of bikes parked and chained up where bicycles park and that SEEMS to be OK!?

Technically your bike should ALWAYS be parked on the road, unless in a marked bay designated for Motorcycles only.

However, the strictness or application of the law differs from area to area, council to council.

Some use a little common sense, realising just how vulnerable our pride and joy is to those scum bags out there. :evil:

Others have never heard of common sense, let alone know what it means and apply the law as often, and as harshly as they can! :evil:

If you are new to biking, or just to the area, best advice I can think of is be very vigilant, both of the Scum bags that wanna nick your bike, and the other side of the law that just wanna nick You! Ask a passing copper, traffic warden, parking attendant, Flying Pig !!

:wink: Strange, they're never there when ya need them, just appear as you leave somehow :twisted:

Cool, thanks for the sound advise mate.

Well down where i live they are all feckers. In brighton there are only 2 bike bays that i know of, and are outside of the 'city'. Anyway i was in a voucher bay as this was the only place i could find to park. I asked a 'traffic attendent' if i need to still buy a voucher, as a)where can i stick it and it will just get nicked. He said that i have to buy a voucher and it is my responsiblilty to securly attach it! I asked him well if you saw a bike with no ticket would you fine them, Of course he said Feking w@nker so i just went home and spent 90mins driving 8miles :evil: