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slightlyannoyeddriver1
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Hi folks. Need some advice.
So a relative of mine received a conditional offer of a fixed penalty from the wmp central ticket office;
alleged offence - cause vehicle to be left in a dangerous position.
This is a first time offence and she's been sent only two options :- a conditional offer of fixed penalty or a court hearing request. Now the issue is that the driver is a blue badge driver and in this instance she basically couldnt find parking so parked on a bend to check how busy it was inside the bank. A woman came out of the house next to the bank took a photograph and sent it to the ticket office. She's never received a ticket for any offence before in her 30 years of driving, so I was surprised to see there was no option for attending a course given not is there anyway of appealing this. Is there anything else I can do to help her out?
So a relative of mine received a conditional offer of a fixed penalty from the wmp central ticket office;
alleged offence - cause vehicle to be left in a dangerous position.
This is a first time offence and she's been sent only two options :- a conditional offer of fixed penalty or a court hearing request. Now the issue is that the driver is a blue badge driver and in this instance she basically couldnt find parking so parked on a bend to check how busy it was inside the bank. A woman came out of the house next to the bank took a photograph and sent it to the ticket office. She's never received a ticket for any offence before in her 30 years of driving, so I was surprised to see there was no option for attending a course given not is there anyway of appealing this. Is there anything else I can do to help her out?
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No idea what WMP is
No Idea if this is a private parking company or council, or an authority
No idea which nation its in. ( Different laws may apply. )
You need to be more specific if you want proper advice on this
I suspect that its an authority, not private1 -
West Mercia Police perhaps?1
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Yeah sorry. West midlands police.1
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As its a police matter, go to the ftla forum and post in their specialist section, after reading what information they require on there , free traffic and legal advice forum1
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There is nothing to appeal, as no conviction has yet been made. A court may be sympathetic but there is no certainty of that happening. The fixed penalty would be the easiest option at this point.1
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Would a police force really issue something like this based on a photo from the member of the public?
Thats staggering.0 -
la531983 said:Would a police force really issue something like this based on a photo from the member of the public?
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Brie said:la531983 said:Would a police force really issue something like this based on a photo from the member of the public?
Thats staggering.2
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