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loading bay ticket

I was sent a parking ticket for stopping in a loading bay in Bolton town centre, I got lost looking for the Holiday Inn hotel so I stopped to ask a lady for directions, I was out of the car less than I minute my wife and child were sitting in the car, when I got home to Scotland there was a 70 pounds ticket waiting for me, do you think I have any grounds for appeal. cheers.

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  • vax2002
    vax2002 Posts: 7,187 Forumite
    Where does it ask you to send the money ?
    ASAP PLEASE
    ANSWER THE EXACT QUESTION IN FULL
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  • Kite2010
    Kite2010 Posts: 4,311 Forumite
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    Sounds like a geniune council ticket, so the best course of action is to the head over to Peepipoo and post the ticket removing any personal details to see if there is grounds for appeal.
  • fil_cad
    fil_cad Posts: 837 Forumite
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    Appeal you may just be lucky, but i think you will get nowhere with bolton council there part of the scum of the earth and just want your cash i have had 2 tickets off them and had two appeals rejected, they wont give you the dirt from under there grubby little fingernails! i think you meen its £35 if paid right away and £70 if you are late to pay the scroutes :mad::(:mad:
    PPCs say its carpark management, BPA say its raising standards..... we all know its just about raking in the revenue. :eek:
  • vax2002
    vax2002 Posts: 7,187 Forumite
    The times on the ticket, it must have 2 times, observed from and issued, can you post the times and also the code on the ticket for the offence.
    Hopefully they wont have allowed enough time to observe loading.
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  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 161,212 Forumite
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    Kite2010 wrote: »
    Sounds like a geniune council ticket, so the best course of action is to the head over to Pepipoo and post the ticket removing any personal details to see if there is grounds for appeal.



    Yes, go to pepipoo, here is the right forum to start a new topic with pictures:

    http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showforum=60

    You can appeal most Council parking tickets successfully.
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