I once had to park up Thursday night, not move Friday,Saturday,Sunday and Monday for a truck ban over Easter, started Tuesday morning.
I made the most of it, took the cable car to the mountain to watch the skiers, went to swimming pool in the leisure centre.
Went cycling on my bike.
For Tim’s trip, Diesel Dave should advise him on the regulation for carrying fuel in the cars, its a can of worms and telephone number sized fines if stopped by the authorities.
Court deposit are paid on the roadside, you can argue the case in court later but foreign drivers never contest it.
Due to time off work to attend, plus lawyer costs, and you may not win.
I contested a fine from the Basque police, hestopped me in Sunbilla, he asked me if I had bank cards, thinking a fine is looming, I said no, he then fines me for vagrancy, as apparently you need to pay for breakdowns.
I did have bank cards, the letter back said, yes, we received cash for the fine, but ignored the bit where I did have credit to support myself .