Mr Mustard is of the view that if the length of bay suspended is more than a car or two and the bay sign is not adjacent to the affected area then councils should bookend the suspended area so that anyone who parks in it is highly likely to spot one sign or the other. All suspension signs are authorised by the Secretary of State in broadly similar form which is a 3 sided affair so that it can be seen at a distance. This is a good example, from a Barnet case which Mr Mustard lost, visible for quite a distance:
Here is the one which Newham erected:
Parked 10m or 20m away to one side and getting out onto the pavement there is zero chance of seeing that sign edge on. It is cheating to use an authorised sign in an unauthorised manner.
The PCN was also for the wrong alleged contravention. It should have been for being in a suspended bay. A 'restricted street' is one where there is a single or double yellow line or no lines and a number of no waiting signs to notify the temporary traffic order.
The end, but not of this cheating series.
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