Who would have believed that? Wasn’t the rule of law abolished in Bremen? Didn’t they allow everyone to park illegally, on pavements, on cycle paths, on junctions, in the park, you name it? No, a judge bravely decided: legally parked cars cannot be towed away...
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Legal Parking Fine Goes To Court
Regular readers may recall that on April 26, 2017, I had a car parked legally on the right side of the road in the Biebricher Straße in the Neustadt (a one-way street). My legally compliant behaviour now has a judicial sequel. My car is the blue one in the...
Keep the Pavements Clear!
Members of the Bremen Transport Transition Forum were in action today, as part of the National Illegal Parking Week. The aim of the action was to draw attention to the improper, dangerous and unlawful use of public space for parking.
Open Letter to the Bremen Government
It's National Illegal Parking Week in Germany. As part of a series of actions in Bremen, the Bremen Alliance for A Transport Transition sent the following letter to members of the state government of the State of Bremen: Dear Mayor of Bremen, and dear Bremen Senators,...
The Bargain Hunters
Regular readers will know that, until now, we have never had to offer an explanation of a post over on the German language side of our blog. But the background to today’s commentary probably requires explanation for pretty well anyone outside Bremen. Back in...
A Never-Ending Story
The never-ending story about the illegally parked car of the key cutting company in Bremen’s Wachmannstraße rumbles on. Little has changed since our last post in summer 2017. The yellow car still sits day and night on the pavement directly on top of the guidance...