traffic warden dilemma

[avensis]

HI there,
ERM......... I think im probably in the wrong place but does anyone have any advice??
I am a self employed (Glos Based) decorator and have been working day and night to get people back in to their homes after last years disasterous floods. Our city was hit very badly and so a year on after thorough drying out and re-building we are getting to the end of the drama.
I have been working between 2 properties for the past 7 weeks and town being its usual council run self there is no parking. At the beginning of the work we were told by the "New span-dangle - council wardens" that they understood the situation fully and any work vans seen parked on the (single yellow line) would be left alone. Sound fair??? I thought so.....
HOwever, yesterday at !6:00 I just happened to look out of the window at work to see a traffic warden taking notes of my van so i went out to thank him for his understanding as he was the same guy that had originally said the vans would be left alone!!!!
He totally blanked me as i said hello, i jokingly said " your not booking me are you? " again.... nothing. I then said " im sure it used to be how many footsteps from the vehicle to the sign plate, you guys really have to detail these days huh?" he joked back and the builder across the road acknowledged me whispering "he's winding you up". I said goodbye and went back to work.
Now i FInally got in to my van at !9:07 and had been on since 07:00 that morning - what did i find on my windscreen dated 16:10???? And its offensive value £70.00.
Does anyone have any advice how i can put this in writing to apeal... I am so very furious about this that if i even attempt to write a letter to the council i may be a tad too sharp

Thanks for reading and i really hope someone can help

Regards

Marie

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[bryanb]

I'm not sure this is help but, council wardens do not have authority to make enforcement policy. Did the relevant authority announce an amnesty or something similar?
Perhaps it was an informal policy sanctioned by the council for a limited time and that time has finished.
Maybe if the wardens did it unofficially they have been told to tighten up, perhaps someone complained that he was ticketed and vans not.
Could be so many explanations, why don't you enquire personally at the council offices. Politely of course, and explain the problem there.

[Crabman]

I've moved this to the Motoring Board :)

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[Keith]

Surely the council offer a dispensation scheme for tradesmen?

[gner_ex]

Acquesence. You had previously been given an unofficial dispensation by this traffic warden to park there. Please do appeal, but expect the council to resist. Suggest you visit the Pepipoo Forums (http://pepipoo.com), as your ticket may well have defective verbiage anyway, the guys over there are great at spotting loopholes.