Parking fine- any advice?

realised

Hello there, This is my first post, but i've been looking on this website for a while.

My OH, today parked his car and put the ticket on on the windscreen inside... but while he was closing the door, it must have blown off the dashboard and onto the floor... when he got back he saw he'd gotten a ticket for £25...

Is there any way that he can contest? Or should he just admit defeat and pay the ticket?

Thanks a lot for your help!

bargepole

realised wrote: »

Hello there, This is my first post, but i've been looking on this website for a while.

My OH, today parked his car and put the ticket on on the windscreen inside... but while he was closing the door, it must have blown off the dashboard and onto the floor... when he got back he saw he'd gotten a ticket for £25...

Is there any way that he can contest? Or should he just admit defeat and pay the ticket?

Thanks a lot for your help!

It depends whether it was a Council, or a Private car park.

If the ticket is from the Council, there is an appeals procedure, you can get expert advice from the forum at www.pepipoo.com

If it's a private parking company, the "ticket" is worthless and unenforceable, just ignore any correspondence they send until they realise you're not a mug who's going to play their silly game.

realised

bargepole wrote: »

It depends whether it was a Council, or a Private car park.

If the ticket is from the Council, there is an appeals procedure, you can get expert advice from the forum at www.pepipoo.com

If it's a private parking company, the "ticket" is worthless and unenforceable, just ignore any correspondence they send until they realise you're not a mug who's going to play their silly game.

It was street parking and so from the council.... thanks a lot for the website! I will ask on there

TIGs

If he still has the ticket he bought i'm sure he would be able to send it to the council (if its a council car park) to prove he'd bought a ticket, there must be a number on one of the tickets you can ring to enquire about it.

I know i once got a ticket and when i phoned the council and explained i'd only parked up to use the baby changing at a public toilet they over turned it. (especially when i caused a fuss saying once i'd got in the toilets there were no baby changing facilities available lol)

realised

TIGs wrote: »

If he still has the ticket he bought i'm sure he would be able to send it to the council (if its a council car park) to prove he'd bought a ticket, there must be a number on one of the tickets you can ring to enquire about it.

I know i once got a ticket and when i phoned the council and explained i'd only parked up to use the baby changing at a public toilet they over turned it. (especially when i caused a fuss saying once i'd got in the toilets there were no baby changing facilities available lol)

Thanks for the advice... I will ask him to call up the council (he's still at work lol) but hopefully they will understand

hewhoisnotintheknow

something similar happened to my father when he parked on a sea front, the ticket was in place but the wind blew through the vents onto the floor

he appealed and it was overturned