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Parking ticket although website says different
rajarr
Posts: 33 Forumite
Afternoon,
I got a ticket today for failing to display a valid car park ticket, on the government website it says you get 30 mins free. This doesn't state that it is only before 6pm, I of course went after 6 and have just been hit with a £50 charge.
Do I have any leg to stand on? I genuinely went on the website thought brilliant half hour free that will work for what I need and went, on further inspection it does state it on the parking meters in the actual car park, I know it sounds stupid but I took the website at face value. The link is http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/browse/transport-and-streets/parking/free-30-minute-car-parking.htm any comments would be appreciated even if it is showing me my mistake or telling me im screwed
Thanks for reading
Rajarr
I got a ticket today for failing to display a valid car park ticket, on the government website it says you get 30 mins free. This doesn't state that it is only before 6pm, I of course went after 6 and have just been hit with a £50 charge.
Do I have any leg to stand on? I genuinely went on the website thought brilliant half hour free that will work for what I need and went, on further inspection it does state it on the parking meters in the actual car park, I know it sounds stupid but I took the website at face value. The link is http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/browse/transport-and-streets/parking/free-30-minute-car-parking.htm any comments would be appreciated even if it is showing me my mistake or telling me im screwed
Thanks for reading
Rajarr
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Is this a ticket from a private parking company or a PENALTY charge notice from the council?0
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ColliesCarer wrote: »Is this a ticket from a private parking company or a PENALTY charge notice from the council?
penalty charge from the council, if it was a private one I wouldn't be as worried as I understand they are less enforceable0 -
@CC - the link provided by the OP should tell you it is council
Free 30 minute short stay car parking
Contact details
Parking team
parking@basingstoke.gov.uk
01256 845775
Motorists can now park for free for up to 30 minutes in council-owned short stay car parks in the town centre of Basingstoke without the need to obtain a pay-and-display ticket.
@ the Rajarr - you are better off posting on pepipoo
http://forums.pepipoo.com/
start a new post and upload the pcn both sides redacting personal info.0 -
@4CR - yes I had seen that but still thought it best for the OP to confirm0
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