Car Parking fine- should I have been given this at 9pm at night??

angie7

Hi guys,

I hope this is something someone can help me with as i am struggling to find money to pay this fine....

I parked in Birmingham last week just before 9pm on double yellow lines. I knew i wasn't going to be long, and as there was no where to park, and parking payment times end at 6pm, i thought this would be ok. When parking i made sure i wasnt obstructing drive ways etc and as far as i believed, wardens would have finished for the day as it was now free parking.

I returned to the car with a parking ticket. The offence being " 01. Parking in a restrcted street during prescribed hours"

As I am really poor right now ( i have no job aft 31/12/08 and still cant seem to find one for next year - no idea how imgoing to pay bills etc) i am trying to find any loop hole possible to get out of this fine. looking at the reason for the ticket - arent i parking outside the prescribed hours which is 8am - 6pm at night??

Any help on this will be greatly appreciated! i have looked at the issued ticket and cant seem to find ant admin errors, so dont think i have that excuse.

Many Thanks guys

Ang

mrcow

Double yellow lines = no parking at any time

Read your highway code

shellsuit

mrcow got there before me.

You can't park on double yellows at ANY time.

chuckles1066

angie7 wrote: »

I parked in Birmingham last week just before 9pm on double yellow lines.

Ah, there's your problem. Right there.

hewhoisnotintheknow

is this a wind up?

Conor_3

angie7 wrote: »

As I am really poor right now ( i have no job aft 31/12/08 and still cant seem to find one for next year - no idea how imgoing to pay bills etc) i am trying to find any loop hole possible to get out of this fine. looking at the reason for the ticket - arent i parking outside the prescribed hours which is 8am - 6pm at night??

Any help on this will be greatly appreciated! i have looked at the issued ticket and cant seem to find ant admin errors, so dont think i have that excuse.

Ang

Pay up. Then go read the highway code again. Double yellow lines are in force 24/7 unless indicated otherwise by a yellow rectangular sign on a pole with the picture for a clearway symbol and under it, the times it starts and ends.

peter_the_piper

Post a scan of both sides of the ticket after removing identifying features, including bae code, possibly there is an error that you might have missed. There are many tickets issued which are faulty but which look fine to most of us.

Neil_B

Conor wrote: »

Pay up. Then go read the highway code again. Double yellow lines are in force 24/7 unless indicated otherwise by a yellow rectangular sign on a pole with the picture for a clearway symbol and under it, the times it starts and ends.

Again wrong.

Double yellow lines indicate a no waiting/parking restriction 24/7 - full stop.

Current B'ham paperwork is compliant - at last view.

Pay it.

markelock

unless the lines aren't marked properly on the road, you are going to have to pay up.

Horace

I don't think there are any incorrect road markings in Birmingham plus they are going round renewing all the double yellow lines too.

Sorry, you parked on a double yellow which means no parking at any time so you need to pay up.

Next time, instead of taking the car into Birmingham hop on the bus, you can get an evening saver ticket for £2.00 or a daysaver ticket for £3 - buses run regularly and there is need to hunt for parking space.:D

TheBogsDollocks

Did you park on the double yellow line for the purpose of loading your vehicle? Unless there is a sign saying 'No Loading' accompanied by double yellow kerb blips then this is permitted.

You should brush up on your Highway Code otherwise you are going to keep being stung for a lot of money.