Unfair Parking Tickets: Have you appealed or spotted a loophole?

bicycle_repair_man_2

If its a private parking company, then ask for them to show proof of who the driver is, as the registered keeper is not obliged to identify who was driving, if they have no proof, then they have no case.

misssaver12

I got a parking ticket for not displaying a paid ticket when I had in Surrey.


I disputed it and sent them a copy of the ticket - They sent me through a picture that the warden had taken of the dashboard of the car showing that there was no ticket.

Trouble was - it was not the dashboard of my car and clearly not even the make of my car which i pointed out to them. Case was dropped.


I also disputed a ticket I got in London for parking without a parking ticket. I had walked for 20 mins to find a machine in the area that worked and went to 3 machines which were all not working - by the time i returned i had a ticket. Called them up and was discreetly advised by the operator at the council to dispute it and did. Was let off but warned that if it was to happen again then i would have to pay.

and every time was warned that i was not to expect it again.

Super_Satch

I don't know what the story is in all local authority areas. However, in mine, you can go to the parking ombudsman for a further appeal if your first appeal fails. The council usually doesn't send a representative to the ombudsman appeal - it's too much hassle - and so the appeal is automatically granted in favour of the appellant.

I think this only works for 'minor' offences, e.g. slight overstays, a bit of meter-feeding, and where there might be extenuating circumstances. If you deliberately or negligently flout the rules, causing - at best - inconvenience to others, or - at worst - serious problems for emergency services, then you deserve what you get! In my job - and I'm not a parking attendant - I see plenty of people vainly trying to defend their own selfish, inconsiderate or even reckless behaviour. I'm sure the final article with include suitable caveats about this sort of thing!

Wings_of_Ambition

fizzlebottom wrote: »

Three months later happened to drive past to see that LARGE notice posts had been cemented into the ground at entrance to close explaining 'Residents Only' Rang Luton Borough to say I was pleased that they agreed with me that notices were inadequate and that I wanted my money back. They agreed to 'look at it again' if I wrote in which I did and cheque arrived in post two weeks later.

Pleased that I got my money back but cross that Luton Borough must have known signs were inadequate and hadn't made any attempt to reimburse people who had been caught out.

This is very interesting. Shows that all is not over even if you've paid up. I like your tactic. One to remember, methinks!

alison2204

back in March i had to go to Birmingham Airport to collect my step son - a friend advised to use the park and ride scheme you get a hour for free. I was then reliant on their buses. I arrived back at the ticket maching 1 minute late ! (this was a long stay car park) i e-mailed NCP and received a reply saying they would refund my £7.00 for 1 minutes parking and guess what despite several e-mails i am still waiting !!!!:mad:

andyjervisuk

I parked at Nuneaton railway station, caught the train to Birmingham, came back and found a parking ticket on my windscreen for not parking in the designated parking bays. The car park is owned by Network Rail but run by NCP. there are no attendants except to come round once a day to stick tickets on unsuspecting motorists and there are no signs to tell you the park is full. Half the car park isn't properly surfaced and the bays are not clearly marked in the gravel.The car park was full but where I parked didn't obstruct anybody.

I appealed on the grounds as described above plus there was nothing in the rules and regulations which stipulated you had to park in the bays. The only stipulation was on Network Rail's regulations saying you must not obstruct railway traffic.

I had a reply which said the penalty was on hold while they investigated the complaint. About 3 months later I had a letter asking for photos so I sent them a photo of their regulations and threatened them with legal action if they pursued their claim! About another 3 months on I got a letter to say the ticket had been cancelled. Although I never used that car park again I did take a walk over to it a few times, (it's next to Asda in Nuneaton) the regulations hadn't altered but they were still putting tickets on cars for not parking in the bays. I put a few notes on some cars, under the tickets telling the owners my experience and urging them to appeal. Don't know how many took up my advice but I did get an e-mail from one guy who thanked me.

davy1

i am a blue badge holder,and a while ago i visited a town near by and parked in a disability bay(normal sign painted on floor). On my return i found i had been ticketed and fortunately managed to catch the warden who had issued it. It seems i had parked on what they called a green badge bay(although the bay marking was the standard one) and that they were reserved for people who hired one of there disability scooters from a hut near by. anyway i asked the guy why there wasn't a warning sign to this effect to which he said there was. i checked and found the sign was 2ft of the floor and was obstructed by anyone parking infront of it. well i did'nt pay and appealed on those facts and it was allowed. At the end of the day ALL road markings/signs etc have by law to be to dept of transport rules,if not they are elegal and therefore do NOT exist,if in doubt check the D.O.T.website.

tomstickland

Dezza666 wrote: »

What should I do next? Should I take Crest Nicholson OR HFH Management Parking Ltd to the Small Claims Court?

Get onto Pepipoo. People have claimed these charges back via small claims.

tomstickland

Are these people on comission with tickets or am I really unlikey to get tickets for really silly thing?

If it's a private car park then they make their money by clamping/invoicing peoiple.
If it's council funded, they often have "quality standards" which might include a monthly minimum number of tickets. This is why appealing is important - the ticketer meets their target knowing that a fair amount will be sucessful in the appeal, but they still meet their targets that way.

rih2010

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