Parking ticket issued on Easter Sunday

thebogbrush

Hi guys,

I have just received a parking ticket for parking without showing a valid permit or visitor permit.

The reason being is that on the back of my visitor permits it states that visitor permits are not required on public holidays, and so I was under the assumption that today is a public holiday.

After googling whether today is a public holiday I have realised it isn't as today is a day where offices and banks would not normally open.

On what grounds can I appeal this? Firstly I think it is very misleading and also will it be best to say that today is a public holiday or admit that after I got the ticket I realised it wasn't exactly a 'public holiday'

Thanks
Danny

thebogbrush

I forgot to mention that it was on a public road and the ticket was issued by Newham Council

vax2002

Send a copy of your permit along with the ticket and appeal.
keep schum about anything else

McKneff

I think most people would have thought the same as you, as being part of a bank holiday Monday.

What does it actually say on the ticket, what did it say on the signs in the car park.

thebogbrush

It says on the back of the visitor parking permit

11) visitor permits are not required on public holidays

It wasnt in a car park just in a normal street, the council issued the ticket. There are signs saying Permit holders only along with the times of when it needs to be displayed ( I park here regularly with a visitor permit displayed)

thebogbrush

The fine was for not clearly display a valid permit or visitor permit

System

It was a visitors as per #1

The reason being is that on the back of my visitor permits

thebogbrush

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It was a visitors as per #1

What's that?

Coupon-mad

I see you have just started a Pepipoo thread:

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=69620

...but to get more advice you need to show pics of the PCN as I posted there (I am SchoolRunMum over there).

agrinnall

Easter Sunday isn't a public holiday - as it's always (by definition) on a Sunday it doesn't need to be regarded as a holiday for the bulk of people whose normal working week is Monday - Friday.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/Timeoffandholidays/DG_073741

notts_phil

Sorry to say but easter sunday is not a public holiday.

Good Friday is a public holiday and not a bank holiday.