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Parking fine while picking up children

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  • Tilt
    Tilt Posts: 3,599 Forumite
    The length of time I've been here has no effect on your advice.

    Good. But how do you know about my advice? Have you trawled back through all my posts since post #1? Don't suppose you counted how many thanks i've had either!

    Anyway, i'm not wasting my time on this any more... pointless.
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    My advice should be used as guidance only. You should always obtain face to face professional advice before taking any action.
  • WTFH
    WTFH Posts: 2,266 Forumite
    Wait till he is out in hailstones, I am still P'd off about it 45 years later.


    ...ah yes, playing rugby when the pitch is frozen then walking 3 miles home at the end of the day through snow. Memories...
    1. Have you tried to Google the answer?
    2. If you were in the other person's shoes, how would you react?
    3. Do you want a quick answer or better understanding?
  • Tilt
    Tilt Posts: 3,599 Forumite
    WTFH wrote: »
    ...ah yes, playing rugby when the pitch is frozen then walking 3 miles home at the end of the day through snow. Memories...

    I'm actually going to give you a "thanks" for that! :snow_grin
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    My advice should be used as guidance only. You should always obtain face to face professional advice before taking any action.
  • aileth
    aileth Posts: 2,822 Forumite
    Tilt wrote: »
    Says someone who has only been a member for 5 minutes!! :rotfl:

    What relevance does the length of time he's been a member of a money saving forum have to what legal knowledge he might have?
  • Tilt
    Tilt Posts: 3,599 Forumite
    aileth wrote: »
    What relevance does the length of time he's been a member of a money saving forum have to what legal knowledge he might have?

    None. But I wasn't challenging his "legal knowledge" was I?

    Just merely curious to know how he can state that someone's advice is always bad on here when he's only been a member a couple of months.
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  • Jamie_Carter
    Jamie_Carter Posts: 5,282 Forumite
    Tilt wrote: »
    Perhaps... but I doubt it.

    For all we know, she may of had a legitimate reason for appeal as well. But as she is PPRd, we will never know for sure will we?

    They had plenty of time to state any legitimate reason before they were PPRd.
  • Jamie_Carter
    Jamie_Carter Posts: 5,282 Forumite
    Tilt wrote: »
    I haven't given any "advice" though! I merely made the OP aware of an avenue of appeal which is what she asked. :grin:

    You have advised them that they have grounds to appeal.

    Don't you think the council get loads of appeals from parents who think that parking regulations don't apply to them because they are taking their children to school?
  • Jamie_Carter
    Jamie_Carter Posts: 5,282 Forumite
    WTFH wrote: »
    Jamie, Tilt has made it clear that they are not interested in the law, only in suggesting ways to get round it (such as suggesting you could appeal based on exemptions, signage, road layout, etc), and when anyone question's Tilt's series of "what ifs", they will get shot down in flames, but if you dare use what the OP actually said, then you're the bad guy!

    Parking on a single yellow line can be dangerous for other road users and pedestrians. It can cause traffic disruption and accidents. Being cold is not an excuse for breaking the law, no matter what the road layout is or what the signs say.
    Otherwise, I could use the "Tilt defense" as a reason to speed, drive through red lights, in fact any law which is there for the safety of me and other road users.
    "Sorry office, I was doing 40 in the 30 zone because I was cold and I wanted the car engine to heat up"

    Spot on!!

    :T:T:T:T:T
  • Jamie_Carter
    Jamie_Carter Posts: 5,282 Forumite
    Tilt wrote: »
    Do you know, that's a bloody good question!

    I tell you what, i'll ask the OP to come back and clarify that and also give more info about the location, how far he/she parked away from the school itself/whether there was anyone else in the car and anything else we can find to make it CLEAR on what circumstances he/she parked.

    Oh.... hang on a minute.... :doh:

    It is irrelevant how far they were parked from the school. Don't you understand this, or do you just choose to ignore it?
  • Jamie_Carter
    Jamie_Carter Posts: 5,282 Forumite
    Tilt wrote: »
    Says someone who has only been a member for 5 minutes!! :rotfl:

    To be fair they have been a member under various names for quite some time. ;)
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