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When a charging station on a street side public parking space is broken, the parking space is for ... care to guess? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by betanumerus@lemmy.ca to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net
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In one Canadian town, the issue is whether the parking space becomes a space for anyone, or whether it is reserved for a charger technician. No rule on this is written and one has to guess. What do you think?

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[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

It is slightly ambiguous because if it is labelled as “for EV charging” and you have an EV parked there and it is not charging, you are supposed to vacate the spot. So - if the charger is broken, the spot should be vacant. I can’t see parking enforcement being able to really handle that though unless there’s a connection between charger and enforcement.

But in that case, an ICE vehicle should still never park there.

It’s akin to delivery-only parking on a bank holiday. You still can’t park there even though the shop is closed.

[–] betanumerus@lemmy.ca -3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The entire issue: by-law, signs, reserved space, is built a charger that is working. The purpose of everything is to charge a car, not to prevent parking. Without a working charger, everything collapses and EV drivers are not affected at all.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The entire premise is built around the idea that the spot is reserved for charging. If the charger is broken, the simple answer is that nobody can park there, not that laws cease to apply and the spot can be ICEd.

The sidewalk is for walking and doesn’t have anyone walking on it, so I parked there.