Was I right to be towed?

Skurwix101

Do you think I might have any luck contesting it? The company has indeed paid the fine to release the car, but it states in their letter to me that I am able to appeal directly to the council and they will refund me if successful.

It just seems outrageous to me that I have to pay such a hefty fine for this. A ticket and fine I could understand more. As you can see there's no other vehicles or people around - irrelevant, I know, but pretty infuriating.

[Deleted User]

Poor parking sorry OP.]

wgl2014

Just thinking out loud.....

As the rental company have paid the fine are you actually able to then challenge the contravention? I see the rental company have said they will refund you if the council cancel things however that sounds more like a way to placate the OP.

Aylesbury_Duck

I think you're bang to rights I'm afraid. The sign is pretty clear. Given the charge has been paid I can't see how you could contest it with the council now anyway.

debtdebt

Yes you were right to be towed. If you park illegally, you should expect to be towed or to receive a ticket. Given that it's someone else's vehicle, you should have taken even more care to ensure that you were parked legally.

Given that the towing charges have been paid, I doubt you'd have any right to appeal.

Also, think of the car club. They haven't done anything wrong so should be entitled to recovering the towing fees.

System

Skurwix101 wrote: »

It just seems outrageous to me that I have to pay such a hefty fine for this.

As a truck driver who is sick of going to places where there are loading bays only to find some halfwit has dumped their car there or unable to get into places because halfwits have parked their cars so close to the entrance of roads and delivery points like these morons where I had to go this week, except there were two cars on the right making it impossible to turn in, personally I'd like to shake their hand.

peter_the_piper

Pepipoo.com is the place to go. sign up (not hotmail addy) and post on the council section.

marlot

Skurwix101 wrote: »

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I’ve just received a towing invoice from the car sharing company who have paid a £265 fine on my behalf which they are claiming as well as a £25 admin fee. ....

I think you're fortunate that they've not chasing you for missed hires and for the time someone spent going to the pound and getting their car back.


£265 does sound very high - but I think you're bang to rights for parking in a lorry parking only area, I'm afraid.


An expensive lesson!

Marvel1

Arklight wrote: »

That looks more to me like you are meant to park there. It has a bay outlined and a P sign.

Unfortunately the car share company have already paid the fine.

I don't see a car sign only the lorry.

rtho782

cjdavies wrote: »

I don't see a car sign only the lorry.

http://www.knowyourparkingrights.org/News/know-your-parking-and-traffic-signs

The sign means lorry parking is allowed. The implication is that car parking is not.