Parking Ticket Worth Appealing ?

[gingerjedi]

I appealed against a speeding ticket as it came through 5 and a half months after the alleged offence with no photographic proof just an officers statement saying that I was doing 42 in a 30 zone, I argued that I could not possibly remember doing something that long ago.

They just doubled the fine for having the cheek to appeal, you can’t beat these robots.

[n5gooner]

what is so special about 11am-12pm? why that particular 1 hour?

to stop commutors parking there and walking to the train station.........

[Burdock]

to stop commutors parking there and walking to the train station.........

sorry to be thick...commuters at 11am?

just curious!

[edit] oh i see!! they cant leave cars all day, as risk of someone checking between 11-12. (penny dropd)

[BoredBloke]

"I have the permit but its on misses car."

couldn't you get 2? Could you not claim that the permit you had has been stolen/lost?

[Moscow Mule]

sorry to be thick...commuters at 11am?

just curious!

[edit] oh i see!! they cant leave cars all day, as risk of someone checking between 11-12. (penny dropd)

Then (the cheeky b@stards) they can stagger the zones around the station and cover more ground with less people.

[swamp]

No, it is frozen whilst your dispute is investigated. in the event that your claim is thrown out you normally get 2 weeks to pay before the fine doubles

Not in Westminster! You cannot make a 'formal' appeal/representation there until you get a Notice to Owner, when it goes up to £100 and they will 'freeze' it. I appealed on a fine (after meter swallowed money) by following the instructions on the back when it was £50, but they just ignored this.

[Ivor1]

to stop commutors parking there and walking to the train station.........

Yeah thats what they claim, but next to the station is a Sainsbury who charge £2 a day for all day parking, so why anyone would bother parking over a mile from the station outside my house when its that cheap is beyond me and they dont. The parking restrictions on my road are of no use to the residents, the only people who I have seen get tickets on my road are the residents themselves.

Unfortantly the permit applies per car, ie the permit has the cars registration on, so cant claim he didnt see it.

Technically the ticket was correctly issued, but I think it was highly unfair. Considering I pay £125 a year for a permit and when I do want to park outside my house at weekends and evenings I cant as their is no restriction at this time and people park there not for the station but the fecking park that is 3 minutes walk from my house.

I had a look at this site

http://www.parking-appeals.gov.uk/Iv...galGrounds.asp

that details reason you could have to appeal a ticket and it looks like I dont have a reason to appeal. Just going to have to stump up the cash but will I will be sure to include a fruitly worded letter with the payment. May be drop a line to local paper,
but to be honest I cant be a*rsed, my times worth more than that, but its the principle of the thing.

The only thing that did bring a smile to my face was while I was talking to the warden not 1 but 2 cars took the time to slow up as the drove past, wined their windows downs the first called the warden a 'f**king w*nker' the second shouted 'get a proper job you a*s whole' . I agree in some cases wardens do do a necessary job but in my case they should of been a bit more human.

[BrilloPad]

I appealed against a speeding ticket as it came through 5 and a half months after the alleged offence with no photographic proof just an officers statement saying that I was doing 42 in a 30 zone, I argued that I could not possibly remember doing something that long ago.

They just doubled the fine for having the cheek to appeal, you can’t beat these robots.

If you were caught on camera - The police MUST send you a notice of intended prosecution within 14 days. If they do not, the case is a nonstarter.


http://www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk/how.htm

[BlasterBates]

My advice go down and show them your permit. They might let you off, especially if it has the registration number. It depends, they might be able to fine you for not displaying it. The point is how would the Traffic Warden have known ?

[Ivor1]

They said they would freeze the fine at the lower rate if I appeal, then if my appeal isnt successfull I get another 14 days at the lower rate, and then I can appeal again within 14 days if I dont win the first appeal.

They said at the moment they have a back log of appeals so the appeal process usually take 8 weeks . So Im going to appeal, even if I dont win, I can delay the payment.

Looking at the law though I may get off on a technicallty regarding the signs. Basically the sign outside my house says 'Residents Parking Permit A only' it doesnt give any times that this applies. The parking space is marked out as a bay with no single or yellow line. The only sign that details the time resident parking applies are at the entrance of the controlled parking zone, but looking at the web they can only do it this way if the residents parking spaces have a single yellow line and mine dont, so the sign on my bay to be valid should have detailed the retriction times. Anyone comment on this or am I talking sh*t