Moped Parking - Advice Please

Peppa37

Hi all
I recently got myself a moped, to save on costs, petrol, parking etc, I normally park at a council designated motorbike bay in Manchester city, but I noticed a close bike rack closer to my work that had mopeds/motorbikes parked on, so I started parking there.

Last wednesday I had a UKPS ticket stuck to the seat, claiming Un-authorising stopping/parking and £60 paid within 14 days etc etc. It was then I saw the UKPS sign which was further down the street attached to a post. It's not clear that the sign is for the bike rack or the road. I called Manchester City Council asking if they allow mopeds/motorbikes to park on bike racks and they said yes, but as this road/pavement is private owned by the RBS bank on Spinningfields it wasn't their problem.

I'm compiling a letter to appeal, but can you help with advice for the below?

1. Do I write now? They currently don't have my address and they will have to request from the DVLA, but if I write with an appeal now I'm giving it to them straight away.

2. I have some arguments, not just migrating circumstances, but as I was technically in the wrong parking a motor moped on a bike rack should I just pay?

Thanks for your help.

Redx

mitigation rarely works, and as these c*wboys are in the IPC then its the IAS for any appeal , AFTER the initial appeal to the PPC , if they refuse it (which they will)

read the NEWBIES sticky thread for help and advice, normally wait for the NTK too , then appeal

you can either try your own appeal which costs little or nothing, or pay PTAS appeals service £16 to do it all for you, your choice

but read that sticky thread before you do ANYTHING ELSE !

Coupon-mad

You don't need to 'compile' a letter as it's already written for every registered keeper (suits every case), in the Newbies sticky thread. And you don't appeal yet.