So I got a parking ticket
Discussion
Flipping livid. So I got a parking ticket from the council, for parking on some 'double yellows' on my road. I use inverted commas because they look like this. Do I have any recourse because the lines are quite simply, gash?
And I only parked there because some spacktard from the local collage had parked over our drive.
Sorry, money is ridiculously tight at the moment and I'm annoyed that I have to pay the council an arbitrary £70 because I was the unfortunate person to be parked here this time. I know it's my fault for electing to park on a double yellow (of sorts), I'm just f
ked off that it's happened during the most expensive month of the year.
What happens if you ignore council parking fines...?
And I only parked there because some spacktard from the local collage had parked over our drive.
Sorry, money is ridiculously tight at the moment and I'm annoyed that I have to pay the council an arbitrary £70 because I was the unfortunate person to be parked here this time. I know it's my fault for electing to park on a double yellow (of sorts), I'm just f
ked off that it's happened during the most expensive month of the year.What happens if you ignore council parking fines...?
dont ignore it, that'd be the worst thing to do.
Firstly launch a soft appeal to the council and request the means to apply for a full appeal. They will likely reject as they want to protect revenue but in this case the signage (lines) are non-compliant. I've got off on similar before but check peepipoo
Firstly launch a soft appeal to the council and request the means to apply for a full appeal. They will likely reject as they want to protect revenue but in this case the signage (lines) are non-compliant. I've got off on similar before but check peepipoo
djdestiny said:
Why would you want to park that close to the junction anyway?
I'm with this comment sorry. It's a bit careless to park that close to a junction as it is. Also you'd have to be conveniently distracted not to notice the lines. They may be faded, but they are pretty obvious and I certainly wouldn't park there.Personally, I'd pay it as chances are it will be half price if you pay it within a certain time. You live and learn.
Contest it and say the yellow lines do not comply.
Schedule 6 item 1018.1 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions legislation shows how it should look. It also states there are no permitted variants.
There is no end piece on that yellow line and the line is also not continuous.
Schedule 6 item 1018.1 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions legislation shows how it should look. It also states there are no permitted variants.
There is no end piece on that yellow line and the line is also not continuous.
clarkmagpie said:
I thought the lines had to be clearly defined and with the correct ending lines on as well.
But, you knew you were parking on suspect lines, is that right?
This probably is the case, but then we'd all start moaning when taxes went up to pay for the cost of more frequent re-painting of yellow lines which dictate where we can and can't park etc.But, you knew you were parking on suspect lines, is that right?
AGK said:
Contest it and say the yellow lines do not comply.
Schedule 6 item 1018.1 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions legislation shows how it should look. It also states there are no permitted variants.
There is no end piece on that yellow line and the line is also not continuous.
The lines shown in the photo fail to be adequate signage on a number of counts. Not in any way continuous, no end piece and sufficiently indistinct to be totally inadequate. Appeal the fine I think you will win in this instance. Practically in future I would not park where you know there are restrictions. If you cannot afford the fine avoid the crime.Schedule 6 item 1018.1 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions legislation shows how it should look. It also states there are no permitted variants.
There is no end piece on that yellow line and the line is also not continuous.
eldar said:
Parked on the pavement?
Indeed it is and therefore could be causing an obstruction and a significant danger to other users, pedestrians, mothers with prams etc. But that in itself is not a parking offence. It is unlawful, inconsiderate. ill advised and inappropriate. If that were the offence the OP would be up the creek without a padle, But a parking offence it is not.
simon1987 said:
i got whined at by some muppets from the local council for parking on the pavement.
You just need to have the gift of the gab on the phone and get it written off, cry hardship, tell them u were visiting a spastic friend or something.
I do think the suggestion of using a dishonest device involving a disabled individual is uncalled for on PH.You just need to have the gift of the gab on the phone and get it written off, cry hardship, tell them u were visiting a spastic friend or something.
clarkmagpie said:
I thought the lines had to be clearly defined and with the correct ending lines on as well.
But, you knew you were parking on suspect lines, is that right?
TBH I wouldn't have risked it, they seem to end just around the corner from the OP's pic, to me at least, it would seem reasonable they went round the corner to where the OP parked. But, you knew you were parking on suspect lines, is that right?
Big News said:
So I got a parking ticket from the council....Do I have any recourse because the lines are quite simply, gash?
You knew what they were when you parked, didn't you?Big News said:
I only parked there because some spacktard from the local collage had parked over our drive.
1 That's hardly a good reason.2 When mentioning spacktards, make sure your spelling is 100%, otherwise it seems ironic.
Big News said:
I was the unfortunate person to be parked here this time.
Parking on DYLs isn't down to luck, so 'unfortunate' doesn't really apply.Big News said:
I know it's my fault for electing to park on a double yellow (of sorts), I'm just fked off that it's happened during the most expensive month of the year.
Your choice of timing rather than theirs, tbf.ked off that it's happened during the most expensive month of the year.Man up, pay up, treat it as an expensive lesson.
Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff