what can i do?

jodie114

Yesterday i recieved a notice to owner ticket (from a local council) saying it was for £100 needing to be paid within 28 days.
However, we did not get a ticket in the first place, and the reason they are stating is that we "parked in a loading place during restricted hours without loading (code 25).
But it was a loading only (20 mins) no return within 2 hours.
i was parked for approx 5 minutes, while i got my disabled wife out of the car, and safely accross the road.
Her blue badge was displayed, but i am perplexed as to how it got to this point, as we recieved no ticket in the post, and nothing was left on the car.
Do traffic wardens have to take pictures of the car with the ticket on? to prove they applied it? how do we prove we never recieved anything?
I always assumed that getting my wife out and accross the road safely was actually classed as loading/unloading?
There is no number to ring on the nto, just to pay.... HELP!!!

Coupon-mad

Is the NtO from a Council?

If so you need some help to word a formal appeal which will say a few things, such as you never got a PCN and were displaying a Blue Badge, plus any other flaws with the paperwork or bay/signs that others can help you find.

Sometimes you cannot use loading bays for disabled parking - it depends on the Council but pepipoo forum posters will advise you. Don't just rush to pay it, they should be able to get you off!

Register and post a new thread on pepipoo.com (copy your post above but add pics of all the pages of the NtO, minus any ID details). Read their sticky thread 'how to post pictures' first and the other FAQs before posting:

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showforum=30

HTH

jodie114

I have done now, thanks, but thought i could post a copy of it here as well, see if any help is offered.

BTW, tax disk info(exp etc) was not scrubbed by me, it was left blank.









thanks

peter_the_piper

Did you get a pcn originally? Did you appeal informally?

jodie114

Never recieved a pcn, either on the car or through the post. Not appealled at all at the mo, was hanging on to see what was the best way of wording my response

jodie114

can anyone help me with this?

Driver8

jodie114 wrote: »

can anyone help me with this?

Jodie, did you put this on pepipoo as advised by coupon mad?

If not, do so, they have experts on there with those tickets.

jodie114

i have, yes and so far i have had one sarcastic comment, and thats it. i'm getting a bit worried now as time is getting on.

Coupon-mad

OK I had a quick search over on pepipoo as promised earlier and found the wording used loads of times before in your situation.

I have just posted it there and if anyone else sees your thread tonight they may add something - if not then sometimes it just means the wisest posters over there have been working today and aren't able to get online. Here's the link:

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=54024&st=0&gopid=501098&#entry501098

I have replied as SchoolRunMum over there.

HTH

Adaline

I have a Blue Badge, and have been ticketed on a couple of occasions for being parked in a loading area. I managed to get off the second time due to there being unclear signage. But I do avoid loading areas now. I think our local inspectors make a special point of hunting out Blue Badge holders who do this.