Sometimes finding a parking space can become a very difficult undertaking, but being creative can cost us dearly: the story of a motorist
Lions in the morning, whether it’s going to work or to university, know it very well: sometimes finding parking can be really difficult. Those who choose not to travel by public transport, out of necessity or for a public service that is not considered sufficient, may have to face the situation of not being able to find a place for the car that it is close to where they need to go.
This means having to wasting time and petrol doing laps after lapstake roads and alleys of all kinds, risk slipping in where you couldn’t enter, like a ZTL, and then surrender to the evidence of having to settle for a distant parking lot and maybe it will even start to rain on the way back!
And then here come the creative parking, a phenomenon particularly widespread in large cities but which, beware, we can easily see even in small towns. However, we must be careful because the law severely punishes this kind of solution with fines that can reach dizzying figures.
Never park like this: it risks costing you a lot
Let’s state the obvious: in order to park correctly, it is necessary place the car within the white or blue lines on the asphalt. Furthermore, it is necessary to check in the surroundings that there are no signs indicating exactly what those car parks are for: are they always paid? Are they reserved for residents? Do they only work with a time disc and at what times of the day?
In short, assume that you can leave your car in a free parking lot without paying attention to possible details it could be a mistake that could cost us a lot, complete with the forced removal of the vehicle.
But let’s talk about another case: you know you have to leave for a long journey, but you don’t know where to leave your car and so you decide to park it on the side of the road in any case in a regular way, where there are no parking bans or paid lines. Can you really leave her for that long?
The answer is “no”, in the sense that the law does not precisely establish a maximum time limit within which you can leave your car parked in a public place, but it is clear that this time cannot coincide with “forever”: there is a risk that the car will be considered abandoned.
The authorities who, upon reporting, believe that a car has not been used for too long and is practically in that place as if it were part of the city’s architecture, can proceed with the due checks to make sure that there is insurance coverage and a report is sent to the owner, who has so 60 days to recover the vehicle.
Otherwise, proceed to removal and demolition because the car is considered a hazardous waste that cannot be left on the road. In addition to losing the car, you would also be forced to pay well 1666 euro fine to which must be added the costs for forced removal. And what’s more, in order not to miss anything, the further risk is being indicted for the crime of environmental pollution.
