Those STICKY (hard to remove) window stickers

[Rab]

Just wondering if anyone can clear this up...

At my university, whenever a car is parked in an unauthorised area, or an area which requires a permit (and you don't display one), then they stick these thin (EXTREMELY hard to remove) stickers to the driver's window. When I say "hard to remove", i really do mean hard to remove! i'm sure you all know what type i'm on about.

Anyway, I was informed that sticking these to cars in such a manner were illegal and/or using stickers like this were illegal. BUT, i've never been able to find any legislation to back that up.

Is it true???


And on another note, they try to charge people £11.75 for repeated parking offences. Of course, I know legally they can't be enforced, but that's another story.

Rab.

[GlasweJen]

Our university does this, as far as I know they're not illegal but they do say on the back that you should drive with your window down until you remove the sticker.

[Rab]

Originally Posted by Jenschnifer

Our university does this, as far as I know they're not illegal but they do say on the back that you should drive with your window down until you remove the sticker.

You don't go to heriot watt then, do you?

I don't think ours say that. However, it is illegal to obscure the vision of the driver IIRC. (Edit: Contravention of EEC/77/649 i believe?)

[GlasweJen]

no close, Napier.

As far as I know as long as they put it somewhere where it doesn't restrict the drivers vision it's alright. One of my friends tried asking the local police and he said it's not illegal on the drivers window as the window can be rolled down and the car can be driven safely that way. During the winter our lot put them on the back window or passenger window so that you can't argue that freezing cold snow/sleet is distracting you from driving - how considerate!

[Chesterexpress]

The easy answer is don't park in unauthorised areas, then you won't have any problems. Quite simple really...

[demon_x_slash]

A very unnnecessary comment, Chester, especially as University land is private. I suggest you read the sticky at the top of the forum if you're unsure about the validity of private parking 'fines'.

[Chesterexpress]

Oh come on demon, does it really matter if it is private land or otherwise. If people park in unauthorised places then they ought to be brought to book.

[Bookworm]

Buy some of that "sticky stuff remover" you get from Betterware and the likes, really good. Failing that, nail varnish remover.

[demon_x_slash]

Oh come on demon, does it really matter if it is private land or otherwise. If people park in unauthorised places then they ought to be brought to book.

Legally, dear, it does.

Buy some of that "sticky stuff remover" you get from Betterware and the likes, really good. Failing that, nail varnish remover.

Failing that, try rubbing butter over it then using a blunt knife to scrape at it - it works for my old jam jars

[krysus]

Originally Posted by demon_x_slash

Failing that, try rubbing butter over it then using a blunt knife to scrape at it - it works for my old jam jars

Or generally, any kind of solvent... copious amounts of air freshener, deodorant, WD-40 (not really a solvent, but does the trick...).

[Chesterexpress]

Originally Posted by demon_x_slash

Legally, dear, it does.

Actually you are wrong, just because it is private land does not give anyone the right to park where they wish. Would you be happy if I came and parked on your driveway whenever I chose to?

[Zamzara]

Originally Posted by Chesterexpress

Actually you are wrong, just because it is private land does not give anyone the right to park where they wish. Would you be happy if I came and parked on your driveway whenever I chose to?

You seem to think there is a moral element to parking enforcement. If there were, it might well be a good thing because then enforcers would be obliged to consider moral defences in every case. Most of us have discovered that they do not do so, and are not required to do so. All parking enforcement is decided on technical regulations in every case.

This driveway argument is absurd, as a driveway is not a car park and is not open to the public to any extent, which is different from every case I have read on here.

[demon_x_slash]

Originally Posted by Chesterexpress

Actually you are wrong, just because it is private land does not give anyone the right to park where they wish. Would you be happy if I came and parked on your driveway whenever I chose to?

Nope - but I would have to go through due legal process to do anything about it. The majority of these private comapnies act unlawfully, firstly in terms of inducing the keeper to think that they had entered a contract by proxy if they can't prove who the driver actually was, and secondly, issuing a penalty fee for 'breaching' the contract (which again, they have to prove as they would be the claimant).

Hope that clears things up for you.

[djgordyp]

Originally Posted by Chesterexpress

Actually you are wrong, just because it is private land does not give anyone the right to park where they wish. Would you be happy if I came and parked on your driveway whenever I chose to?

Chester I think you need to get off your high horse for a while. Do you know the OP's circumstances? you seem to think he/she makes a habit of it.
I agree that if people park illegally then they should pay the fine. This thread is not about the issue of parking but merely about removing stickers.
To get back to the original subject. In my local garage the mechanic uses a hairdryer to remove stickers from rally cars.

[freakyleaky]

Rally cars get parking tickets?

[djgordyp]

Originally Posted by freakyleaky

Rally cars get parking tickets?

They may do but they also get loads of other stickers with sponsers logos etc. These can be hard to remove sometimes. Or did you think these were painted on?