Parking ticket challenge rejected for a reason other than the one it was issued for

m1ckr1ck

I received a parking ticket in December, in Belfast city centre. The reason given for the ticket was that I was parked in a "restricted zone" and photos on their website showed a sign with no parking between certain times. However, disabled drivers can park in the area at all times. I was parked in a bay with a single yellow line, and my blue badge prominently displayed. I challenged the ticket saying I was legally parked at the time stated and that my blue badge was clearly on display. The challenge has been rejected because my blue badge was out of date and I had only applied for the renewal badge the day the ticket was issued. That is not the reason stated on the ticket. There was no mention of my blue badge at all on the ticket. Also, according to the blue badge unit, I am allowed a grace period between the date the badge expired and a replacement being issued. They do not issue renewal reminders. So what can I do about this?

Redx

Who issued it ? Council or private ? If private , name the Parking company

Jenni_D

Just FYI - the OP first asked this in Consumer Rights: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6231936/parking-ticket-challenge-rejected-for-a-different-reason-than-the-ticket-was-issued#latest

m1ckr1ck

Redx said:

Who issued it ? Council or private ? If private , name the Parking company

 It was issued by our govt department.

m1ckr1ck

Jenni_D said:

Just FYI - the OP first asked this in Consumer Rights: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6231936/parking-ticket-challenge-rejected-for-a-different-reason-than-the-ticket-was-issued#latest

Yes I did and was advised to post here for more appropriate advice. Thanks for pointing that out.

Umkomaas

m1ckr1ck said:

Redx said:

Who issued it ? Council or private ? If private , name the Parking company

 It was issued by our govt department.

Which 'govt department' please?  Which part of the country are you based?

EDIT TO ADD

Just checked the link above. This took place in Belfast. Sorry, OP, but we can't help here. 

As we major on private parking tickets here, PePiPoo will be your best bet for council tickets. Register there but please note that a hotmail or yahoo address won't work - try using a throwaway gmail account instead if you do have trouble registering and post a new thread; here's your link:

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?act=SF&s=&f=30

Have a read through some of the other threads there before you post your own to get the hang of what information they need from you in your opening post - but as a minimum you will need to post redacted photos/scans of all correspondence you've received from the council (both sides, if appropriate) as they need to see all the small print.

m1ckr1ck

Umkomaas said:

m1ckr1ck said:

Redx said:

Who issued it ? Council or private ? If private , name the Parking company

 It was issued by our govt department.

Which 'govt department' please?  Which part of the country are you based?

EDIT TO ADD

Just checked the link above. This took place in Belfast. Sorry, OP, but we can't help here. 

As we major on private parking tickets here, PePiPoo will be your best bet for council tickets. Register there but please note that a hotmail or yahoo address won't work - try using a throwaway gmail account instead if you do have trouble registering and post a new thread; here's your link:

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?act=SF&s=&f=30

Have a read through some of the other threads there before you post your own to get the hang of what information they need from you in your opening post - but as a minimum you will need to post redacted photos/scans of all correspondence you've received from the council (both sides, if appropriate) as they need to see all the small print.

Ok. Thanks for the advice.

Jenni_D

m1ckr1ck said:

Jenni_D said:

Just FYI - the OP first asked this in Consumer Rights: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6231936/parking-ticket-challenge-rejected-for-a-different-reason-than-the-ticket-was-issued#latest

Yes I did and was advised to post here for more appropriate advice. Thanks for pointing that out.

Hi - I wasn't having a go; sorry if it came out like that. I posted the link so that people could cross-refer to replies in there in case they needed to.