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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?

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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

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?

Dec 2 at 7:24pmWeb
Show threadAtelopus-zetekiDec 2
Seems like it should be for the repair tech to do their job. But what if it's after normal work hours? Are these technicians expected to work 24 hours a day? In my town, after 6pm, and or on weekends, or when the shop is closed all that restricted parking becomes available for general use, mostly. Of course I ride a bike, even in the Winter, so there's always some place I can lock up. And when people ask me where to park, I have to shrug and say I don't really know.
Show threadLemmyoutofhereDec 2
A reserved spot for an EV does not change when the charger is inop.
Show threadCompactFlaxDec 2

Is it charging parking or EV Parking? From an enforcement perspective, the space should stay as EV parking because it’s much simpler. ALPR is used commonly for parking enforcement and it’s not worth the hassle to reprogram it based on the status of the charger.

If the space is reserved for vehicle charging, that needs to be clearly signed. If it is for EV parking in general then this conversation is moot. Unless there’s a sign, there is no way to determine that the space is reserved for a repair technician - or even if the charger is working. Changing street parking rules based on whether a dongle is working is problematic.

Show threadSteveDec 2

If it’s a charging space, It’s only supposed to be used for charging.
When you aren’t charging, you leave and find a parking space.

I would say that applies to all vehicles, if the charger is broken or not.
Maintenance vehicles are always a special acception. They always park wherever needed to get things working again.

Show threadi_stole_ur_tacoDec 2

I’d never heard a spot could become reserved for a technician. It makes sense but that kind of rule would need a lot of signage and public communication.

I think the rule should be “the technician can park in the spot. If someone parked there, the technician double parks and blocks them in until the repair is done”.

Show threadPommes_für_dein_BalgDec 3
If word gets around that EV parking spots are free for everyone when the charger is broken, chargers will suddenly become a lot more prone to break.
Show threadEkpuDec 4
German here: All public charging stations are labeled as: free parking during charging. That means if the charger is broken technically no one is allowed to park there.