Parking ticket with blue badge says badge not valid?

savingup80

Hi there

I just received a parking ticket (87: parking in disabled persons parking space without displaying a valid disabled badge). However my badge was on display and the warden said that it was not valid because it is a "duplicate". I am confused. I imagine it says duplicate because the first one they sent me was lost/stolen in the post and they sent a second one a few weeks later.

Can anyone suggest why I may of got this ticket or had a similar experience?

Thanks
Carol

peter_the_piper

1st is it a council ticket?

Orford

I assume this is a council ticket and not a private parking company?

If so write to the council, explaining that the BB is a replacement provided by them, that it is therefore a valid BB and that the contravention did not occur. Enclose a phtocopy of the BB

savingup80

yes issued by Civil enforcement officer. Thank you

peter_the_piper

Ditto Orford

savingup80

I was planning to do that. But I did wonder if the officer was working under some regulation that they have the right to query/issue tickets for duplicate bb's because of fraud. It seems so odd to receive a ticket when the badge is visible and valid.

peter_the_piper

They have the means of checking a badge with the parking office (I assume) so cannot see the need to ticket..

Coupon-mad

savingup80 wrote: »

I was planning to do that. But I did wonder if the officer was working under some regulation that they have the right to query/issue tickets for duplicate bb's because of fraud. It seems so odd to receive a ticket when the badge is visible and valid.

Post back when you get a reply to your informal appeal. Which Council?

It will be interesting to see their response if they don't cancel it - in which case pepipoo.com can give you chapter and verse on how to then do a formal appeal (the second stage of the system).

Don't pay up but make sure you get help if at first you don't succeed with your appeal.

mikekilo

I received one of these, but the warden machine printed text was over-written onto the text already on the pre-printed text - thus the over 14day payment penalty details on the PCN was not legible.
I emailed the borough to challenge this (I could not read it, an elderly person would definitly find it il-legible).
I got an auto reply which said they aim to reply within 10 days, until such time the penalty I would have to say would the lesser amount (£50).
They finally replied after 28 days, asking me to send them a copy of the PCN, which I did straight away.
I got a similar auto reply back, aim to reply within 10 days.
But they actually replied after some 28 days again, disputing that nothing is wrong with the printed text and I will have to pay up.
I went to the borough website to pay, and against my PCN, it was showing the higher amount to pay (£100).
I am shocked at this obviously as they took ages to reply, so it was not my fault that I would be paying late. I would now be getting a form in the post, which I can challenge further, thru Court I assume, or pay up the £100.
Any advice ?

peter_the_piper

mikekilo wrote: »

I received one of these, but the warden machine printed text was over-written onto the text already on the pre-printed text - thus the over 14day payment penalty details on the PCN was not legible.
I emailed the borough to challenge this (I could not read it, an elderly person would definitly find it il-legible).
I got an auto reply which said they aim to reply within 10 days, until such time the penalty I would have to say would the lesser amount (£50).
They finally replied after 28 days, asking me to send them a copy of the PCN, which I did straight away.
I got a similar auto reply back, aim to reply within 10 days.
But they actually replied after some 28 days again, disputing that nothing is wrong with the printed text and I will have to pay up.
I went to the borough website to pay, and against my PCN, it was showing the higher amount to pay (£100).
I am shocked at this obviously as they took ages to reply, so it was not my fault that I would be paying late. I would now be getting a form in the post, which I can challenge further, thru Court I assume, or pay up the £100.
Any advice ?

Is this for a blue badge problem as per the original post? If not you will get better help if you start a separate thread, its less confusing to all.;)

savingup80

Ill definately post a reply once I get a response. I take it the informal appeal is classed as disputing the PCN on the website? Thank you for your help.