parking fine but i paid for ticket

lil_lady_2

hi i got a parking fine but i had a ticket and it had slipped down the dash abit so wasnt very noticable paking warden saw me buying the ticket thou . if i send a photo copy of the ticket off will the cancel it?

pogofish

Did this happen in a public or privately operated car park?

lil_lady_2

public me thinks.... ticket issued by the council.

jaydeeuk1

If you have proof then they will drop the fine. Same happened to me not long ago, took the ticket with me to council counter that dealt with claims, cancelled it there and then.

Quentin

Beware many fixed penalty issuers now have their own proof that no ticket was displayed. (They take photos of the offending car).

This negates anyone getting hold of someone else's ticket and claiming it was there all the time. Most regs now include the need to not only have a ticket, but to display it properly.

pogofish

Quentin wrote: »

Beware many fixed penalty issuers now have their own proof that no ticket was displayed. (They take photos of the offending car).

Photos are not exactly as evidential as they like to suggest.

In fact, it is the lowest priority of all the methods of recording.

Personally, I'd send them a scan of the ticket, saying something along the lines of:

"here is a copy of the ticket your operative seems to have missed"

Which has worked several times for my authority.

Fan_of_Martin

I paid my parking fine to Harrogate Borough Council within two days of the allowed 14 days before attaching the extra (double) fine. They received it l10 days-ish later. I have paid the £25 but they want the other £25 = £50!! I am so annoyed. It's not my fault that they did not get it on time. Does anyone think it's worth arguing this further or do Councils normally just stick to their guns and prosecute? I feel like letting them take me to court and argue that I have paid the initial charge. What do you think???

sarahg1969

Fan_of_Martin wrote: »

I paid my parking fine to Harrogate Borough Council within two days of the allowed 14 days before attaching the extra (double) fine. They received it l10 days-ish later. I have paid the £25 but they want the other £25 = £50!! I am so annoyed. It's not my fault that they did not get it on time. Does anyone think it's worth arguing this further or do Councils normally just stick to their guns and prosecute? I feel like letting them take me to court and argue that I have paid the initial charge. What do you think???

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