Car towed by Croydon Council for wheels on Kerb? Why not fined???

ultimatefighter

I had understood from the highway code and general consensus that a vehicle is only TOWED if it is causing an obstruction hence why we have a parking fine scheme here. I live off of a main road and I have a very low kerb and it's easy to park on a tiny portion of it. I had more than one wheel on the kerb like you see a lot of vehicles when they are trying to make room for cars to pass by either side or it becomes very difficult.

They have charged me £265 to release the vehicle. This was this morning. :mad:

I have right of appeal? What should i do? I have read the back of the notice that gives grounds for representation but I think these are ammended to only include those that put it in their favour for the council?

if this was the case, there would be cars towed all the time and we would turn into San Fransisco towing at all times.

Bantex_2

Unless pavement parking is expressly allowed, you don't have much of a case to complain.

InsideInsurance

http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/policylobbying/transport/parkinginlondon/footwayparking.htm

As above, they do threaten immediate towing for parking on the footpath. The leaflet doesnt clarify what is the decision criteria on PCN v tow

colino

If your car is obstructing the, "tiny portion" of the pavement, does your car obstruct it less with a fine on the window or do they really need to haul your car away to prove the point?

roonaldo

It bugs the hell out of me when people park with wheels on the pavement, there are people in wheel chairs and with push chairs that need to get through.

Nick_C

ultimatefighter wrote: »

What should i do?

Learn from the experience. Don't park on the pavement again.

Removing your car was obviously an effective solution. The obstruction to the pavement was removed and the Council recovered their costs with minimal expense.

ultimatefighter

Nick_C wrote: »

Learn from the experience. Don't park on the pavement again.

Removing your car was obviously an effective solution. The obstruction to the pavement was removed and the Council recovered their costs with minimal expense.

My colleague this morning came in with a park fine calling me that the car had gone. He doesn't use MSE but I have set this thread for him. The only way i can see of proceding with this is

1. ASk for proof that it was parked on the kerb before towing (Photos).
2. If not provided, appeal the charge and
3. If no success appealing small claims court I guess.

Thank you for the answers

bod1467

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showforum=30

Try over there. Follow the forum guidance when creating a post. (They need scans of all sides of all correspondence (redacted of personal info) plus photos of any signage at the location).

Gavin83

ultimatefighter wrote: »

My colleague this morning came in with a park fine calling me that the car had gone. He doesn't use MSE but I have set this thread for him. The only way i can see of proceding with this is

1. ASk for proof that it was parked on the kerb before towing (Photos).
2. If not provided, appeal the charge and
3. If no success appealing small claims court I guess.

Thank you for the answers

Why do you need photos? You've already admitted you knew you were parked on the kerb and that this wasn't allowed. You know you'd done wrong here.

Just pay the fine and don't do it again.

Johno100

roonaldo wrote: »

It bugs the hell out of me when people park with wheels on the pavement, there are people in wheel chairs and with push chairs that need to get through.

But not all pavements are the same. In many areas the pavements are plenty wide enough to have two (and even four wheels on the pavement) and still give room for wheelchairs, pushchairs etc to get by with no difficulty. And the authorities, including the police, take a sensible and pragmatic approach to pavement parking as they realise the alternative is dangerously narrowed roads.

ultimatefighter wrote: »

What should i do?

Move out of Greater London for a start. All this talk at present about an independent Scotland, it seems like London is become detached from the rest of the UK when it comes to traffic laws; pavement parking, congestion charging, low emission zones, banning perfectly legal vehicles from the roads because of their age or fuel type.

jimjames

roonaldo wrote: »

It bugs the hell out of me when people park with wheels on the pavement, there are people in wheel chairs and with push chairs that need to get through.

I wish the council would tow a few cars round here that park on the pavement. It is not acceptable that pedestrians have to walk on the road to get round a car parked on the pavement so anything that gets that message across is good I'm afraid.