I have now spoken to the "Parking Police"
and they have agreed to waive the fine on this occasion.
That's all very well but the real problem is they have no policy at all regarding motorcycle parking. They will fine me for "Parking a vehicle and failing to display a valid permit" but they won't issue a permit for motorcycles, only for cars!
I am not stopping at this. There are no parking facilities for motorcycles at all. When I pointed this out I was refered to a bicycle shed about half a mile away. I ask you would you park your pride and joy in shed full of student bikes with scratchy pedals and handlebars which would destroy the fairing panels in a matter of days. And as others have pointed out when I use the bike I leave a space in the car park for someone else.
The Uni is very pushed for parking spaces these days because they keep building on them and they are trying to persuade staff to use alternative forms of transport. I think it's time I introduced them to the benefits of motorcyles
