Parking Ticket - Pay and Display Ticket was Upside Down

PieMistress

Paid my pay and display but inadvertently put it the wrong way round on the dashboard (no sticky side).  Returned to £60 council parking ticket.  The ticket I bought has the date and time so shows I was being 'lawful' but they obviously couldn't see it so gave me a ticket.  I still have the ticket showing date/time/£2 payment. Is it worth an appeal ? Am I likely to be successful?  Many thanks! 

Redx

As this is council , go to pepipoo fightback forums using a non Hotmail email address for sign-up , post in the council section there after reading the posting requirements like pictures of the PCN etc

PieMistress

Thanks, will have a look. Can you advise why no hotmail address please?

knightstyle

Polite letter or email to the council may work but do it quickly.

KeithP

PieMistress said:

Thanks, will have a look. Can you advise why no hotmail address please?

Because it won't work. Their forum, their rules. 

Set up a free gmail address if you need to.

Redx

as above , it definitely wont work for verification of your account if you use MS hotmail or outlook, so will fail

doesnt matter what the reason is, because it just wont work , you have been warned

PieMistress

Thanks! Can use my gmail.  Partner can't be bothered with hassle and wants to pay but we bought a ticket in good faith albeit they couldn't see date/time so worth a challenge to me. 

Coupon-mad

Partner is completely wrong.   

This one is easy to appeal, being a Council and not a greedy private parking firm
 
The Council will cancel the PCN.  You may even be able to find their Parking Appeals Policy online if you search.  Many Councils publicise their policies and the MHCLG has stated that it wants all Councils to do this, so people know what they can genuinely appeal about and have confidence about winning, without too much anxiety.

PieMistress

Thanks I will have a look! Agree worst they will say is no so worth a shot. Annoying way to end the holiday!

PieMistress

It was in East Lothian 

Coupon-mad

OK, same applies, the Council must have a policy for this and are likely to cancel if it's a first 'offence'.