Manchester Council Parking Ticket

TonyManchester

Hi all

Slightly frustrated...

Parked in a Mcr City Council car park this week and parked in a spot that I thought was in the car park (albeit, I had to slightly drive uipon a grass verge)

I got a ticket for parking on yellow lines...?? The lines were on the road and I was parked in the car park some 15 yards away??

Do the yellow lines remain relevant even if i'm parking off road?

I appealed and they said that

'Where there is a yellow line, the parking rules apply to the pavement or off-road area
too. So, although you were parked on the pavement or off the road, you committed the
same contravention as a vehicle parked on the road. This also applies to private land
where the land in question has been identified as indistinguishable from the highway
and as such is subject to the parking restrictions on the highway.
This rule exists because vehicles parked on the pavement or off the road:
1) Can get in the way of pedestrians, especially blind people or people with prams; and
2) Can damage verges, kerb stones or underground pipes.'


Does anyone know if this is correct?

Regards

Tony

Umkomaas

My understanding is the statement can be correct, but it depends on the Traffic Regulation Order specific to that location.

But as we tend to major on private parking tickets here, PePiPoo will be your best bet for council tickets. Here's your link:

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?act=SF&s=&f=30

Have a read through some of the other threads there before you post your own to get the hang of what information they need from you in your opening post.

They have an excellent success record in appealing council tickets.

HTH

Coupon-mad

Yes it's correct but it's also true that most people helped on pepipoo forum beat their PCN!