Parking ticket - Little Hitlers!!

MikeyC · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Aug 2002 Karma :

I have a scenario, can my ticket be contested.....

A mate had a car crash, was rushed to hospital in central London. I rode my bike up, parked up outside in a pay and display, went to go get some change, come back and had a ticket. On the ticket it gives a Parked From time and a Parked Until time. Mine said: From: 12.00 To: 12.00, they gave me less than 1 minute, outside the doors of a hospital!! What a joke... and its £50! To top it off, they said my tax disc was covered or unreadable, and its not, its perfectly readable, completely uncovered... oh what to do.... still havent paid it yet and this happened last week Crying or Very sad

Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

Definitely try and contest it. How exactly are you supposed to go to the pay and display machine without parking first?

MikeyC · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Aug 2002 Karma :

well this is it, im sure they were waiting for me, like a little vulture....! Evil or Very Mad

Susi · Whitton Girl Joined: 06 Jun 2003 Karma :

Don't pay it and send it back with a letter of explanation to the issuing authority. Alternatively you could always email them since it's easier and quicker to do.

Personally I don't think they should have given you a ticket as they didn't even give you a chance to pay for the time you were going to be there for. Parking attendants aren't the nicest of people and the Westminster ones are even worse.
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MikeyC · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Aug 2002 Karma :

Im thinking maybe I should pay the £50 and then contest it, as im worried that If I just contest it and fail, they will ask for the £100 as it hasnt been paid within the 14 days....

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Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

Contest it immediately, cos it basically freezes the clock ticking on the 14 days.

One of mine, which I'm 5 months into, has reverted back to £50 even though all my previous appeals against it have been rejected. It was up to £200 at one point.

Check the website of whichever borough issued it, cos most have an email address that's just as valid as sending them a letter (the advantage being that you have a copy of what you said). Get a read receipt too.

Major_Grooves · The Doctor Joined: 10 May 2002 Karma :

Contest it mate. I'm sure the fact the idiot put 1200 to 1200 means they can't enforce it. They can't give you a picket while you go to pay.

Bendy why, dare I ask, are you having trouble appealing against one of your tickets?
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Zimma · Wheelie Junkie Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

If you contest it now and in 2 months time they decide that you have to pay anyway they will still only charge you the reduced £50 not the full £100 fine. So you may aswell contest it anyway. Whatever you do don't pay it then contest it! Very Happy

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Scotty · Scooter Boi Joined: 31 Jul 2002 Karma :

No no no, i meant quite litterally a small bomb in the post Very Happy

Probably would have worked with all the agencie people going through and passing on the mail when they where on strike...
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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Contest it. If not just for the reasons Zim says Very Happy

However remember that they might be wanting £50 off you in a few months time Sad

XS1954 · Spanner Monkey Joined: 22 Nov 2003 Karma :

From a legal point of view I dont think they can do a great deal because the ticket was completed incorrectly by the Traffic Warden. Any legal document has to be completed correctly in order for it to remain legal. having said that London is weird but in little old Hull I know you would get away with that!
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