CP Plus - both payment machines broken

CP Plus - both payment machines broken

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Funk

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26,303 posts

210 months

Saturday 23rd July 2016
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So on a rare visit to the town centre today, I parked up in the main car park which is a pay-as-you-leave affair. Got back to the car park and went to pay only to find both machines out of service. Took pics showing this. Called the 0207 number on the sign next to the machine but not manned on weekends. No choice but to leave.

What's likely to happen?

HiAsAKite

2,356 posts

248 months

Saturday 23rd July 2016
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Nothing?

Funk

Original Poster:

26,303 posts

210 months

Saturday 23rd July 2016
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Are the ANPR cameras clever enough to work out that the machines are broken and not automatically spit out a 'penalty'?

TVR1

5,463 posts

226 months

Saturday 23rd July 2016
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Funk said:
So on a rare visit to the town centre today, I parked up in the main car park which is a pay-as-you-leave affair. Got back to the car park and went to pay only to find both machines out of service. Took pics showing this. Called the 0207 number on the sign next to the machine but not manned on weekends. No choice but to leave.

What's likely to happen?
Unless you've received a ticket, nothing.

If you have a ticket, appeal on the grounds stated.

You will receive a response that 'no phonecall is recorded'

You will then print out your phone bill and prove you made the call.

They will ignore.

You will apply to the parking adjudicator and receive a hearing date.

The day before the hearing, you will receive a letter from parking eye/local authority confirming that they won't persue the case any further.

Day in day at from Hounslow.

TVR1

5,463 posts

226 months

Saturday 23rd July 2016
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[quote=Funk]So on a rare visit to the town centre today, I parked up in the main car park which is a pay-as-you-leave affair. Got back to the car park and went to pay only to find both machines out of service. Took pics showing this. Called the 0207 number on the sign next to the machine but not manned on weekends. No choice but to leave.

What's likely to happen?[/quote

Unless you've received a ticket, nothing.

If you have a ticket, appeal on the grounds stated.

You will receive a response that 'no phonecall is recorded'

You will then print out your phone bill and prove you made the call.

They will ignore.

You will apply to the parking adjudicator and receive a hearing date.

The day before the hearing, you will receive a letter from parking eye/local authority confirming that they won't persue the case any further.

Day in day at from Hounslow.

yellowtr

1,188 posts

227 months

Saturday 23rd July 2016
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Funny enough I recieved a "ticket" at a station car park. The parking ticket was apprantlyy not displayed, but was on the dashboard-clearly didn't look enough.

Anyway, I wrote a letter the next day explaining this and I sent it recorded and have heard nothing now. So expecting a letter back from them but have proof the letter has been sent.