Paying A Parking Fine by £1 Cheques?

burnsguitarman

I received a parking ticket on a Bury council car park 2 weeks ago, which I beleive to be unfair due to poor boundarys and signage.
However I have had a informal and formal appeal rejected. I now have the option of going to an adjudicator, which, although going off internet research of similar cases with the same Bury council have all been successful. I am in two minds if I should just pay the reduced fee of £25 and save myself the stress of appeal.
I was wondering if I could send 25 x £1 cheques as payment. This would cause more paperwork and fees for the council, but would make me feel a bit better!
Is there any reason I could not do this? Would they have to accept it?

mandragora_2

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2107620/Angry-woman-driver-pays-60-motoring-fine-29-separate-cheques-protest-ticket.html

Though this is to a private parking company (and she received an invoice which she chose to pay, rather than a fine, which is what yours will be if it's a council fine)

prowla

burnsguitarman wrote: »

I received a parking ticket on a Bury council car park 2 weeks ago, which I beleive to be unfair due to poor boundarys and signage.
However I have had a informal and formal appeal rejected. I now have the option of going to an adjudicator, which, although going off internet research of similar cases with the same Bury council have all been successful. I am in two minds if I should just pay the reduced fee of £25 and save myself the stress of appeal.
I was wondering if I could send 25 x £1 cheques as payment. This would cause more paperwork and fees for the council, but would make me feel a bit better!
Is there any reason I could not do this? Would they have to accept it?

I wonder if they could reject it on the basis that a cheque is not legal tender.

burnsguitarman

That sounds promising then. Cheers, I have looked on HSBC (my bank) to see if there is a minimum amount I can issue a cheque for, but can't find anything!

peter_the_piper

If its a council one and you have used up both appeals are you still able to pay the reduced amount? It usually goes up after the formal appeal.

burnsguitarman

It says on my letter I can make the payment by post, so I suppose a cheque would accepted?

burnsguitarman

peter_the_piper wrote: »

If its a council one and you have used up both appeals are you still able to pay the reduced amount? It usually goes up after the formal appeal.

No it says I have two weeks from the date of the second rejection letter. I have until 2nd Jan to pay.

Half_way

pepipoo is the best place to ask about council penalty charges, with these its probably best not to play games.

McKneff

Why on earh would it make you feel better.

I think it's just petty and spiteful to be honest.
How does that make you feel.

Surely you would feel better by saying to yourself 'I;m not going to be spiteful and petty and cause the council more work' because I;m not that kind of person.

Fergie76

McKneff wrote: »

Why on earh would it make you feel better.

I think it's just petty and spiteful to be honest.
How does that make you feel.

Surely you would feel better by saying to yourself 'I;m not going to be spiteful and petty and cause the council more work' because I;m not that kind of person.

Or maybe if Council's didn't treat car drivers with contempt and see them as a cash cow, then they would get respect in return?

kitschkitty

But the people who have to deal with the admin of your 25 cheques aren't the ones who make/enforce the rules, indeed at the end of the day it won't really cause them any hassle - it's just work/a job they get paid to do, so really it's pointless.

I could understand if it were some sort of scammers etc but it's not.