On Sep 29, 5:28 pm, "mert1639"  wrote:
> "freepo"  wrote in message
>
> news:07de6b2a-ffc3-4722-9230-70632a2ae95e@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>
> > On Sep 29, 12:23 am, "Anthony R. Gold" 
> > wrote:
> >> On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:52:34 -0700 (PDT), freepo 
> >> wrote:
>
> >> > The law allows in unrestriced zones for un +- loading for 20 mins.
>
> >> This discussion is entirely about loading and unloading in places where
> >> parking is not allowed.  Can you point to any Act that requires drivers
> >> to
> >> be allowed up to 20 minutes when loading or unloading in such a place?
>
> >> BTW, even of irrelevant to the discussion, which Act requires that
> >> loading
> >> must allow 20 minutes in unrestricted zones?  Parking is mostly
> >> decriminalized and rules for loading are set now by local authorities.
> >> I'd
> >> be surprised to hear that any Act of Parliament survives on this subject,
> >> but then life is full of surprises.
>
> >> Tony
>
> > It appears that the un/loading that is allowed on unrestricted single
> > or double yellows is only limited to 20 mins by local councils under
> > their TMOs and alledgedly they all have the same exemption.  This
> > cannot be coincidence so government must have told them in some sort
> > of legislation to follow the prescribed regulations.
>
> I was told it was 5min in a private car.

If the road was within an area of DPE  Decriminalised Parking
Enforcement(?)  Then that traffic warden was completely incorrect.
They may issue a ticket after 5 minutes, but if you can prove to the
adjudicator that the time you actually took was necessary and that the
un/loading was necessary then you would win your appeal.