Mmmm
I’m not saying that this isn’t true, and I have no specialist knowledge on the subject, but the above has the smell of the typical bollocks that barrack room lawyers spout up and down this great nation.
( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Tue 7 Sep 2010, 13:29, 3 replies)

yeah, I'm pretty sure you can go to prison for that

(The Cat Hater punch a cow for the planet, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 13:31, closed)

Actually...
...it is true, cos I got a parking ticket recently (which was perfectly valid and I paid it cos it was entirely my fault) and I checked all this in case I could wriggle out of it.

However, while there are observation times listed for each type of parking offense, quite often that observation time is zero - for instance when your parking ticket has expired or parked for longer than allowed.

At least for my town: www.bournemouth.gov.uk/Library/PDF/Living/Transport/Parking/tmadiscretionpolicyv4docJune%2008.pdf
(NoveltyCondomHead Clanks Wams., Tue 7 Sep 2010, 13:58, closed)

I've checked it before when trying to wriggle out of a ticket
^^^ observation times from and to on the ticket have to be at least those for the offense committed for the council.

Have a google for "minimum observation period". Obviously, it depends on the offense, as NoveltyCondomHead says...
(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 16:39, closed)

I did have a quik look
as far as I could tell the observation times are discretionary, and a ticket is still legally enforceable with zero observation.
( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Tue 7 Sep 2010, 21:00, closed)