parking fine wriggling threads

hewhoisnotintheknow

Is it just me or has there been a huge increase in these threads

are more being issued or are more people parking where they shouldnt or whatever as they know they can get away with it

sarahg1969

Maybe councils and PPCs are issuing more tickets incorrectly?

buzzbee51

its the PPC that are the prob. the guy who fined me was a total jobs worth, Id not even broken any rules :mad:

peter_the_piper

You're seeing more because more people realise that they don't just have to roll over and pay the PPC's and sometimes even the councils. Its a shame that the councils still fine people when their signs, lines and paperwork are wrong and sometimes downright illegal.

bargepole

hewhoisnotintheknow wrote: »

Is it just me or has there been a huge increase in these threads

are more being issued or are more people parking where they shouldnt or whatever as they know they can get away with it

You may have noticed on the main site, that Martin Lewis has published a guide on how to appeal Council tickets. He will soon be updating this with a section on how to deal with [STRIKE]fines[/STRIKE] unenforceable invoices from private parking companies.

Thanks to the publicity generated by this site, and others such as Consumer Action Group and PePipoo, internet users are becoming increasingly aware that official fines can successfully be challenged if the authority haven't followed the rules, and most privately issued charges can safely be ignored.

So it's not so much a case of people "getting away with it", more a case of Councils not getting away with sloppy procedures, and PPCs not getting away with intimidating people into paying ridiculous sums that they have no right to.