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Parking ticket ten minutes over

Just wondering whether its worth challenging this
10 minutes leeway apparently doesnt apply in Wales although it does in Cardiff where I live

I was not aware of this until I looked it up
Parked in Porthcawl and bang on 5.10 a ticket was issued so it was over by his watch not mine
I had actually paid 50 pence over anyway

What do you think
It was at the end of the afternoon and shops had just closed and the car park was virtually empty other cars had tickets too

Doesn't encourage visitors to this struggling sea side town

Comments

  • pogofish
    pogofish Posts: 10,853 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Who issued this ticket?

    If it is a legit/council ticket then you need to take this to the Pepipoo Forum for best help - Sign-up with something other than a Hotmail addy and be prepared to provide all the info they ask for with personal details removed.

    If its from a private company, start by having a careful read of the Newbies Sticky at the top of the Parking Tickets forum - it will inform you and lay-out the various options for seeing it off. :)

    Then PM a board guide and get this thread moved-over!
  • Do you have a particular defence in mind or are you relying on good will?
  • z1a
    z1a Posts: 2,522 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I thought Cardiff was in Wales.
  • wgl2014
    wgl2014 Posts: 1,144 Forumite
    Also if you are going to argue there should have been 10 mins grace period and the ticket was issued at 10 past this would appear to have been followed.
  • DoaM
    DoaM Posts: 11,863 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Fifth Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    Please read post #2 and follow the advice therein.
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