Disabled bay fine (not private car park)

JoRowlingRocks

I accidentally parked in a disabled space on the road (my fault obviously- it didn't have the wheelchair user painted in the space but did have writing before it, which I didn't notice because I pulled straight in as someone pulled out- ironically because I was waiting on double yellows for a space & wanted to get out of the way!). I was out of the car for a minute and came back to a warden, who said that parking in a disabled bay carries a £70 fine. I apologised and she said 'ok just move quickly'. So I'm not actually sure whether or not I've been issued with the fine. If I had been, would she have given me anything/asked for my details, or does everything come through the post using my car reg? If so, when should I expect to receive it and what are the time limits on paying?

Thanks for any advice you can give!

Dee140157

Pepipoo.com is the place to ask re council penalties, however I think you're probably ok. You would have received a yellow penalty notice. As you weren't issued with anything, I don't think you have received a penalty.

Coupon-mad

JoRowlingRocks wrote: »

I accidentally parked in a disabled space on the road (my fault obviously- it didn't have the wheelchair user painted in the space but did have writing before it, which I didn't notice because I pulled straight in as someone pulled out- ironically because I was waiting on double yellows for a space & wanted to get out of the way!). I was out of the car for a minute and came back to a warden, who said that parking in a disabled bay carries a £70 fine. I apologised and she said 'ok just move quickly'. So I'm not actually sure whether or not I've been issued with the fine. If I had been, would she have given me anything/asked for my details, or does everything come through the post using my car reg? If so, when should I expect to receive it and what are the time limits on paying?

Thanks for any advice you can give!

Some Councils can issue 'reg 10' postal PCNs afterwards, and some sneaky CEOs issue 'ghost' PCNs which they throw away but pretend were served... So if you get a postal PCN (within a couple of weeks), or a Notice to Owner later (within a month or two, most likely), post about it on pepipoo (WITH PHOTOS OR SCANS OF THE PAGES OF THE DOCUMENT!) and they'll almost certainly help you to win the appeal:

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

And BTW on street disabled bays NEVER have a wheelchair symbol painted on the road!

http://www.ticketfighter.co.uk/parking.htm

You are muddling them up with car park versions which often do have a wheelchair symbol.

Bottom line - if ever you get a PCN then appeal it. Pepipoo help with Council & private tickets (end even speeding tickets) and we help everyone who gets a private PCN.