Quick question re duplicate parking tickets

rednblack

Hi
Just a quick question, I recently parked adjacent to a dropped kerb overnight (it wasn't giving access to a drive or property and I didn't realise it was an offence). When I returned to the car the following day I had 2 tickets (one either side of) my windscreen. One ticket was dated the day I parked, the other the following day!
So, my question is can I be legally prosecuted(?) for the same offence twice?
Thanks in advance for your replies.

Quentin

Yes.

They can issue a PCN for each day.

sarahg1969

They can issue one for each day. However, it's worth posting them up here so someone can check the wording for you.

Also, re the dropped kerb - was there one on each side of the road?

rednblack

OK thanks for your replies - looks like I am liable for both tickets. There was a dropped kerb either side of the road - only short though - just one stone, presumably to allow wheelchair access to cross! I should be more observant, although I did notice further down the road there is a white line across the dropped kerbs - where I parked was the only one where there wasn't!
I don't have the technology available at the moment to upload the tickets, but as I seem to be at fault I will take the rap for it!
Thanks for your replies!

sarahg1969

OP - how do you even know if they are correct? They have to get the wording of the tickets absolutely spot on for them to be enforceable. Unless money is no object to you?

JimmyTheWig

It sounds like they are taking moral responsibility for the mistake.

sarahg1969

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

It sounds like they are taking moral responsibility for the mistake.

There IS no mistake if the ticket is wrong.

rednblack

Sarahg1969 - What do you mean if the ticket is wrong there is no mistake?

Money is a VERY big deal to me and my family and I am furious with myself BUT at the end of the day it appears I made the mistake and for that reason I should pay up.
My original question was a) whether I had indeed committed an offence (bearing in mind there were no road markings or signs, other than the dropped kerb itself) and b) whether I could get ticketed twice.

It appears that the answer to both questions is 'yes' and so I'll have to pay up. Won't I?

peter_the_piper

If the paperwork(pcn) is incorrectly worded (and there are legal definitions as to how they are written) then you have not committed an offence. The only way you will know is for you to scan/photo it and post it here for the others to check, there may be a way of allowing you to keep your hard earned cash. Its up to you.

sarahg1969

If the ticket was from the police, then the advice is usually pay, unless you want to spend a day in the Magistrates' Court. If it's a council ticket, then it's worth checking that it's correct before paying.

JimmyTheWig

sarahg1969 wrote: »

There IS no mistake if the ticket is wrong.

There's two things at play, here.

Parking over a dropped kerb is a mistake.
The OP realises this now, and accepts that they made a mistake.
I congratulate the OP for this - too many people try to pass the buck and duck their responsibilities.

Now, I agree that the OP may be able to get off on a technicality. But that doesn't mean there was no mistake. Even if no ticket had been issued, the OP made a mistake.

I believe the OP feels a moral responsibility to pay these tickets. Whether this outweighs the cost will depend on whether they want to get out of paying or not.

rednblack, if you are happy to pay the ticket then pay it. If not, get the wording up here, as suggested, and you may be able to get out of it.