3 Parking fines as warden couldn't see permit

Scalla

Hello there, please can give me some advice on parking permits as my local council are very unhelpful and clearly reading from a script. I live in the Merton borough of London, I own and have paid for an annual permit costing £160. I only use my car twice a week so when I returned to my car which is parked about 300 metres away from my flat on another road, I had 3 parking tickets, totalling £330. We have a permit, the council knows this as we pay the same council, yet they still say we are in contravention. The parking permit had fallen off the windscreen so I can understand the parking tickets. What I can't understand is why they are persuing this when they know we have a permit. I haven't done anything wrong yet I am being punished with a hideous fine.

I've made an informal appeal, twice to all 3 tickets however both times I've received a standard rejection email. I've spoken on the phone but I get a scripted answer.

I can pay the discounted fee of £55 per ticket, which has to be paid tomorrow. Or I appeal on the notice to owner with a formal appeal. If I'm unsuccessful the tickets double meaning £330 rather than £165. I just can't afford either, plus I need to renew my permit in February which is another £160.

Is it worth me appealing, I am worried about the £330 fine that I just dont have access to.
Any advice?
Thank you,

Captain_Flack.

Scalla wrote: »

Hello there, please can give me some advice on parking permits as my local council are very unhelpful and clearly reading from a script. I live in the Merton borough of London, I own and have paid for an annual permit costing £160. I only use my car twice a week so when I returned to my car which is parked about 300 metres away from my flat on another road, I had 3 parking tickets, totalling £330. We have a permit, the council knows this as we pay the same council, yet they still say we are in contravention. The parking permit had fallen off the windscreen so I can understand the parking tickets. What I can't understand is why they are persuing this when they know we have a permit. I haven't done anything wrong yet I am being punished with a hideous fine.

I've made an informal appeal, twice to all 3 tickets however both times I've received a standard rejection email. I've spoken on the phone but I get a scripted answer.

I can pay the discounted fee of £55 per ticket, which has to be paid tomorrow. Or I appeal on the notice to owner with a formal appeal. If I'm unsuccessful the tickets double meaning £330 rather than £165. I just can't afford either, plus I need to renew my permit in February which is another £160.

Is it worth me appealing, I am worried about the £330 fine that I just dont have access to.
Any advice?
Thank you,

So you weren't displaying the permit?

What do their terms and conditions say about that?

maninthestreet

So what reasons were given for rejecting you appeals?

Trebor16

This would be better off being moved to the parking section of the forum. I would also suggest going to www.pepipoo.com and posting this in the council parking ticket section and seeking the advice of some of the knowledgeable members there.

Scalla

maninthestreet wrote: »

So what reasons were given for rejecting you appeals?

They provided 2 standard emails that are sent out to everyone, just saying they are rejecting the appeal. That I was in Contravention of the parking sign, that I didn't have a valid permit. Which I do have.

My issue is do I ask bank to extend my overdraft to pay this tomorrow before the fines double, or do I push this to the official appeal, with the risk the fines doubling, and me being in even more financial bother.

WTFH

Ignore me - already have the answer

epninety

If you google 'PATAS 2110166557' it would tend to suggest that only one of the tickets would be valid. You need proper advice, as suggested above, but given the lack of time remaining I'd be tempted to pay the first one which is almost certainly valid, and reject the other two.

Scalla

Trebor16 wrote: »

This would be better off being moved to the parking section of the forum. I would also suggest going to posting this in the council parking ticket section and seeking the advice of some of the knowledgeable members there.

Thank you for this link, I am viewing this site now. I am a newby, I have no idea how to get to the parking side of the forum...

alanrowell

Have you considered selling the car? Using it twice a week doesn't seem like a good use of money

Scalla

alanrowell wrote: »

Have you considered selling the car? Using it twice a week doesn't seem like a good use of money

Its a company car, I dont need a car in London but I have to have one for work. Which makes the ticekts even more annoying.

londonTiger

if you have a permit you need to display it,simple as. unless they provided inadequate stickytape on the permits which does not bind well to the windscreen.

if you fail to display you ar wasting their time, wasting the wardens time and the appeal persons time in creating this situation, so i can understand them refusing to budge on this.

imagine if everyone failed to display and had to waste all that time and refund!!!