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Originally Posted by 75c
Some interesting replies as I knew there would be, thank you.
NHS guidelines tell rapid response drivers to avoid parking their appliance in ''any place or position where it may, (wittingly or unwittingly) become blocked in by members of the public or their vehicles (commercial or private). To that end, where possible, avoid enclosed parking, and/or designated parking spaces where it is possible your rig will be unable to respond to emergency calls.''
Ambulance drivers I know will only use public parking if they have a clear exit in both forward and reverse gears. I am surprised by this paramedics choice of parking. Where crew require refreshment it would be more normal to stop at a petrol station than the entrance to a supermarket.
I don't think either side covered themselves in glory, I think the guy filming the argument made himself look like a pleb.
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Thank you Sasha for clarifying the guidelines. When I worked in Hackney, it was not uncommon to see a panda car parked up on double yellow lines with the coppers grabbing a KFC or kebab and no parking ticket. Do the police also have similar guidelines, or should they be treated any different to Jo Public?
Personally, I am okay if the old bill don't get a ticket, anything which makes their tour of duty easier is fine by me
