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Is this ticket valid

dori2o
dori2o Posts: 8,150 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
in Parking tickets, fines & parking
I got a parking ticket issued by the local authority today. I was parked on yellow lines, however, the lines are broken and cannot be seen for most of their length.

I was always under the impression that if the lines are broken before the t-bar then any penalty is void

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  • peter_the_piper
    peter_the_piper Posts: 30,269 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Wait for the experts but how would you know where the lines end? More photo's of the lines without car would help please.
    I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.
  • DaveF327
    DaveF327 Posts: 1,161 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Putting 2 and 2 together from those photos, I (and any reasonable person) would know where the lines are meant to extend to as the transverse mark is very clear to me and not far away at all. I fear any adjudicator would not be too sympathetic.

    More info on transverse marks here on page 39: http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/tss/trafficsigns.pdf
  • juliescot
    juliescot Posts: 1,433 Forumite
    Are you parked on the pavement as well?
    Maybe that is an offence locally?
  • peter_the_piper
    peter_the_piper Posts: 30,269 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    juliescot wrote: »
    Are you parked on the pavement as well?
    Maybe that is an offence locally?
    You could be right as the OP has not said what the offence was. A scan/photo of the ticket would clarify matters.
    I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.
  • dori2o
    dori2o Posts: 8,150 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Offence is parking in a restricted street during prescribed hours
    [SIZE=-1]To equate judgement and wisdom with occupation is at best . . . insulting.
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  • peter_the_piper
    peter_the_piper Posts: 30,269 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Scan of both sides of pcn would give the experts a chance to help you. They can't without it. If no scanner--mobile phone camera/digicam.
    I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.
  • trish2568
    trish2568 Posts: 117 Forumite
    totally irrelevant but you can accquire 3 penalty points for parking on the pavement.
  • peter_the_piper
    peter_the_piper Posts: 30,269 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    trish2568 wrote: »
    totally irrelevant but you can accquire 3 penalty points for parking on the pavement.
    Not if parking is decriminalised or in one of the areas in London which allow partial pavement parking.
    I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.
  • Neil_B
    Neil_B Posts: 1,360 Forumite
    trish2568 wrote: »
    totally irrelevant
    Correct.
    trish2568 wrote: »
    but you can accquire 3 penalty points for parking on the pavement.

    Really? Can you show me the legislation that says that? Fixed penalty from plod for obstruction maybe but where do the points come into it?
  • trish2568
    trish2568 Posts: 117 Forumite
    according to plod you can (can not find written legalisation on this)maybe scare tactics,fines can go up to £2500 apparently.
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