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How much fine for blocking doctor's surgery driveway?

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  • poet123
    poet123 Posts: 24,099 Forumite
    Why would you do that? if you checked the times you clearly knew it was a surgery, did it not occur to you that the doctor may be out on calls and need to get back in to do the surgery at the times noted? Tbh you do deserve a ticket, and for the lesson to hit home.
  • It has been two weeks now and I haven't received any parking ticket through the post. It seems that the Surgery may have informed police but by the time someone comes to give a ticket I managed to reach my car. I accept that it was my fault but this time lucky! Thanks all for your comments and advise
  • mttylad
    mttylad Posts: 1,520 Forumite
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    Count youself lucky this time, perhaps next time you will have more consideration when choosing somewhere to park.
  • nearlyrich
    nearlyrich Posts: 13,698 Forumite
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    Why would anyone park in a place that would cause inconvenience to a doctor? Op you deserve a ticket but you probably won't get one...
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  • jd87
    jd87 Posts: 2,345 Forumite
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    Perhaps the police have decided a fixed penalty notice (ticket) was not appropriate in this situation and they are going to escalate the matter to a more serious level? Let's hope so.
  • taffy056
    taffy056 Posts: 4,895 Forumite
    jd87 wrote: »
    Perhaps the police have decided a fixed penalty notice (ticket) was not appropriate in this situation and they are going to escalate the matter to a more serious level? Let's hope so.

    Perhaps they will bang them up over Christmas? Come on lets get real here, parking is not a criminal offence in most parts of the country, so the police probably didn't think it was worth pursuing further!

    Still the OP should count themselves lucky here, and park in an appropriate place in future, parking next to a doctors surgery like that is beyond belief imo!
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  • anewman
    anewman Posts: 9,200 Forumite
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    nearlyrich wrote: »
    Why would anyone park in a place that would cause inconvenience to a doctor?
    Probably the same reason the Doctor could not just park up somewhere else (i.e. lack of space to park).
  • sarahg1969
    sarahg1969 Posts: 6,694 Forumite
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    jd87 wrote: »
    Perhaps the police have decided a fixed penalty notice (ticket) was not appropriate in this situation and they are going to escalate the matter to a more serious level? Let's hope so.

    What "more serious level" would that be, then? :rotfl:

    In all probability, the police realised that no offence was being committed, so did nothing.
  • poet123
    poet123 Posts: 24,099 Forumite
    anewman wrote: »
    Probably the same reason the Doctor could not just park up somewhere else (i.e. lack of space to park).

    She was parked across the entrance to the surgery drive.....
  • whitewing
    whitewing Posts: 11,852 Forumite
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    OP, why were you so selfish as to park across a driveway?
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