Salford City Council - Selective Issuing of Penalties

Natybambo

Hello,

I wonder if you can help me with some information.

Last year I was given a parking ticket by Salford City Council for parking on a roundabout island near Media city. The markings (I think it says no parking weekdays 8am -5 pm or something like that) were unclear, the road's single yellow line blurred, and most of the signs were obstructed by trees and hedges around the roundabout cul-de sac. There were other motorists who parked there too, although when I returned to my car that day, i found everybody else had left. My car was the only one remaining, and it had a parking ticket. I paid the ticket, and thought no more of it.
However, it turns out that a year and more later, other people still park their cars around the same roundabout edges, as I saw that day when i first parked my car, they even park on the island itself,every day I've returned a couple of times, just to make sure, and it seems to be the case. Further, nobody moves their car any longer?? Nobody gets a parking ticket?? Now I'm not wishing anybody a parking ticket, I'm just wondering why I got a parking ticket,and nobody else did. I can't see any changes, except that they are parking on the same spot and road I was penalised on, around the same times I got my ticket, and nothing happens to them. Are the councils allowed to do that. To issue what appears to be selective penalties to selective people? I feel like I was picked on, and although I'd like to forget about it, I can't shake it off. Can I claim back my money, or at least reveal what appears to be some form of discrimination on the park of Salford City council?
Any advice would be helpful

Thanks :mad:

Coupon-mad

Sorry to say that whether a car gets a ticket is down to whether a CEO on foot is in the area dishing tickets out! Maybe you were unlucky if they rarely ticket that area. And you will never get a refund based on the fact other cars haven't been ticketed, sorry.

Also a single yellow is not in operation all the time, and disabled drivers can park there for 3 hours, and people can temporarily park for some minutes on a yellow line to unload/load, so the fact you see cars there doesn't mean they have been parked there for the duration, nor that they are necessarily even 'in contravention'.

tykesi

Jeez it was a year ago and you were in the wrong - get over it!