Appealing parking tickets - what is my best approach?
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Hi folks. Assuming this is probably a popular topic. I'm a bit narked based on the circumstances, but will happily pay up if I'm found to be in the wrong.
The situation is that I park my car in a free parking residential area, as there is currently a waiting list for my specific permit area. Being central London, there is obviously quite a lot of demand for space, but yellow/red lines are clearly marked.
There is an area adjacent to a dropped kerb where there is very faint, illegible white paint, which I assume said "KEEP CLEAR" at some stage. I can't upload an image, but you will have to take my word for it when I tell you that this is entirely unreadable.
By contrast, on the opposite side of the road there is a clearly-marked and painted "KEEP CLEAR" area, complete with hatching.
In the time that I have lived there (9mths), the condition of the markings has always been this way. I and others have parked cars in the space with the illegible white paint without any issue.
However, after returning from travelling with work, I come back to find three parking tickets on my car in the space with the illegible paint, covering the three days I was away. I was informed by a neighbour that a new enforcement warden had started working in our area, and had decided to start ticketing cars parked in this space.
I have taken a number of photos which clearly show the issue, and the difference between the two sides of the road - again, I cannot upload, but you will have to take my word for this. I intend to appeal this to the council, but was looking for any advice as to how I should approach this - do any methods work better than others?
The council has an online form for appeals, and I will probably use this. However, is there any precedent worth quoting?
The situation is that I park my car in a free parking residential area, as there is currently a waiting list for my specific permit area. Being central London, there is obviously quite a lot of demand for space, but yellow/red lines are clearly marked.
There is an area adjacent to a dropped kerb where there is very faint, illegible white paint, which I assume said "KEEP CLEAR" at some stage. I can't upload an image, but you will have to take my word for it when I tell you that this is entirely unreadable.
By contrast, on the opposite side of the road there is a clearly-marked and painted "KEEP CLEAR" area, complete with hatching.
In the time that I have lived there (9mths), the condition of the markings has always been this way. I and others have parked cars in the space with the illegible white paint without any issue.
However, after returning from travelling with work, I come back to find three parking tickets on my car in the space with the illegible paint, covering the three days I was away. I was informed by a neighbour that a new enforcement warden had started working in our area, and had decided to start ticketing cars parked in this space.
I have taken a number of photos which clearly show the issue, and the difference between the two sides of the road - again, I cannot upload, but you will have to take my word for this. I intend to appeal this to the council, but was looking for any advice as to how I should approach this - do any methods work better than others?
The council has an online form for appeals, and I will probably use this. However, is there any precedent worth quoting?
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