September / October 2012 - Jersey

Driving & Parking
Speed limits
Jersey roads and country lanes are
narrow and winding so please drive
with care and observe the
40mph/64km all island maximum
speed limit. In addition to the
above general speed limit, you
should also be aware of slower limits
on certain stretches of road, such as
20/30mph/32/48km in built up
areas and 15mph/24km in Green
Lanes.
Seatbelts
Drivers and adults must wear seat
belts in both front and rear seats.
Children must wear seat belts or a
suitable child/infant restraint, in
both front and rear seats.
Your duty in case
of accidents
If involved in an accident stop.
You must: Contact the Police who
will advise the correct course of
action. Failure to do so is a criminal
offence.
Call the Police
If damage is caused to any
unattended vehicle or property
Even if your vehicle is damaged and is
the only one involved or, If any injury
is caused to any person or animal.
In any other case you must, if
required, exchange personal details
together with details of insurance
cover.
What are Paycards?
Paycards are used to
pay for parking
throughout Jersey.
They have to be used:
MONDAY TO SATURDAY
(INCLUSIVE) 8.00 am to 5.00 pm
There are also a number of on-street
and residents parking zones where
parking is chargeable after 5.00pm
and on Sundays. Please carefully
check parking signs for details.
You must use them whenever you
park on-street (RED and YELLOW)
zones and in all car parks where you
see the above sign:
The charge for parking on-street is
1 Unit per stay. This would be 20
minutes in a YELLOW zone and 1
hour in a RED zone.
In car parks the charge is variable –
see the notice boards at the
entrance and within each car park
for details of the tariff.
You can buy books of Paycards
wherever you see a sign similar to
the one above displayed in shops,
garages, hotels, your hire-car
company, the car ferry, the Tourist
Information Office or the Car Park
Administration Office in Sand Street.
They are available in three
denominations – 1 Unit, 2 Units and
4 Units. There are 10 Paycards in
each book, but you can buy them
singly.
Upon arrival at the parking place:
Decide how long you intend to stay
(remember on-street parking and
some car parks are limited to
short-stay).
Calculate the cost from the notice
board (on-street parking is 1 Unit
per visit).
Scratch off five panels – MONTH,
DAY, DATE, HOUR AND MINUTE
(to next 5 minutes) to show the
time of your arrival or the start of
the next charging period if parking
during a non chargeable period
(overnight or Sunday).
When using more than one Paycard
it is important to scratch off each
one identically.
Display the validated Paycards by
placing them face-up on the
dashboard so that all the details on
each card displayed can be clearly
seen from outside the vehicle. You
will also find instructions of the
reverse of each Paycard.
FAILURE TO CLEARLY DISPLAY
ADEQUATE CORRECTLY MARKED
PAYCARD(S) CAN RESULT IN A
PENALTY CHARGE OF £60.00
A new pay on return style
system which does not use
Paycards is being trialled in Sand
Street Multi-Storey Car Park
from October 2012 for 1 year -
please see signs in that car park
for details or phone (+44) 1534
448669 for further information
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