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Park Right: The easy way to avoid parking tickets. Guide discussion

Former_MSE_Guy
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edited 26 October 2010 at 4:13PM in Parking tickets, fines & parking
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Park Right: The easy way to avoid parking tickets

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  • scotsbob
    scotsbob Posts: 4,632 Forumite
    This website helps you find all the free parking available in a given area.

    http://www.freeparkingspace.co.uk/
  • lucylucky
    lucylucky Posts: 4,908 Forumite
    scotsbob wrote: »
    This website helps you find all the free parking available in a given area.

    http://www.freeparkingspace.co.uk/

    Sadly out of date and inaccurate info on that site so not to be relied on.
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 144,276 Forumite
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    Have to say the advice about private parking tickets really is due for updating. Let's call a spade a shovel and clearly tell people in the article, what the forum advice has been saying for over a year: no templates, no response, no appeal, IGNORE!

    The MSE article on PPC tickets actually says if they send you an invoice 'you'll need to reply'(?) when we ALL know that ignoring is the best tactic for private parking scammers.

    Advice was clearly given on Watchdog in May by clued-up Solicitor Tim Cary:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAIcdi9niHA

    ...and in the Guardian recently, also by Tim Cary:

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/sep/04/parking-ticket-private-property

    Martin's article on PPC tickets also says 'don't pay unfair private parking tickets'. The word 'unfair' needs editing out as it obviously goes without saying that a PPC parasite handing out fake parking tickets for an extortionate amount in a car park they don't own is unfair every time! Show me a fair one, in terms of contravention, signage, fair established contract with the driver and amount of charge?!

    Oh, and I think in one place the article suggests 'paying and then appealing the process' (what?!) or 'paying a small amount' (thereby accepting that a contract has been established?).

    Not good advice re private parking tickets, it needs changing IMHO.
    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
    CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
    Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD
  • GBB
    GBB Posts: 1 Newbie
    I've got off with fines before by not accepting the ticket. Rather than argue the toss with someone who is going to give me a ticket no matter what I say, I just drive off before they put the ticket on the car. I've not had a ticket having done this yet.
    Also, I believe that if the road markings are incorrect (such as the lines not being barred at the end of the restriction) then you can challenge the fine and get off the penalty.
    Hope this is of use.
  • JimmyTheWig
    JimmyTheWig Posts: 12,199 Forumite
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    Something I'm never sure of is if you are allowed to "park" and wait in the car.
    Obviously I wouldn't cause an obstruction, but what's the deal with stopping on, say, double yellow lines or in a pay-and-display bay with me waiting in the car (with or without the engine on) while my wife goes into a shop, etc, for 20 minutes? We would do this, for example, if one of the kids fell asleep whilst we were driving.
  • perhaps add a note
    that parking on pavements
    can be dangrous for blind people walking into you car,
    and for push chairs,
    and can damage pavements making them dangerous for blind people
  • Something I'm never sure of is if you are allowed to "park" and wait in the car.
    Obviously I wouldn't cause an obstruction, but what's the deal with stopping on, say, double yellow lines or in a pay-and-display bay with me waiting in the car (with or without the engine on) while my wife goes into a shop, etc, for 20 minutes? We would do this, for example, if one of the kids fell asleep whilst we were driving.


    Hi jimmy,

    There is a bit on this at the bottom of the guide. You are only allowed to load/unload on double yellows, and these are the various definitions:


    • Waiting. This basically means stopping your car by the roadside and either parking (when you leave your car) or waiting while still in your car.
    • Loading. This is defined as someone stopping to load or unload bulky or heavy goods (not shopping). The goods must be of a type that cannot easily be carried by one person in one trip. If they can, the vehicle should be parked legally and the goods carried to the premises. Picking up items that could be carried easily, however great the value, does not constitute loading. The activity should be continuous, adjacent, reasonable and timely.
    • Stopping. This covers every type of stopping your vehicle (other than if stuck in traffic) except for in emergencies or to pick up an obstruction from the road.
    Former MSE team member
  • JimmyTheWig
    JimmyTheWig Posts: 12,199 Forumite
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    MSE_Dan wrote: »
    There is a bit on this at the bottom of the guide. You are only allowed to load/unload on double yellows, and these are the various definitions
    Thanks Dan. So you're saying that what I am doing is waiting and that, given this is not loading, it is not allowed?
  • terryf
    terryf Posts: 36 Forumite
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    Holders of 'Blue badges' should beware of leaving their badges on the dashboard for extended periods (days) so that they fade. While renewing mine, I was told about someone who got fined £60 because the jobsworth warden said that their faded badge was invalid because it couldn't be easily read
  • What are the rules for dropping and picking up passengers where there are double yellows with double blips. I don't think the guide covers it?

    And same question when there are also traffic wardens glaring at you giving the impression that they can't believe you would do that. :)

    Mike
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