Chiswick high road parking ticket in loading area
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Long shot, just wanted to double check before I challenge the ticket.
I was delivering to the GBK (next to the metro Bank) along Chiswick High Road, took me 7 mins, I stopped in the designated loading bay along the High Road, it was 9.20 at night. It took me no more than 7 mins to deliver and get a signature. When I got out of the van I looked straight across at the camera which was looking in the other direction.
Parking ticket claims, "Parked in a loading place during restricted hours without loading"
The sign next to the loading bay says 'Loading only 20 mins. No return within 1 hour.' Says nothing about 'restricted hours', does anyone know if there is or are they just scamming me? Would like to be sure before I empty both barrels.
Thanks.
I was delivering to the GBK (next to the metro Bank) along Chiswick High Road, took me 7 mins, I stopped in the designated loading bay along the High Road, it was 9.20 at night. It took me no more than 7 mins to deliver and get a signature. When I got out of the van I looked straight across at the camera which was looking in the other direction.
Parking ticket claims, "Parked in a loading place during restricted hours without loading"
The sign next to the loading bay says 'Loading only 20 mins. No return within 1 hour.' Says nothing about 'restricted hours', does anyone know if there is or are they just scamming me? Would like to be sure before I empty both barrels.
Thanks.
hows that?Speaking of this - I once received a stern ticking off from a traffic warden in Basingrad for parking in a loading bay behind a furniture shop, from which I had purchased furniture and was loading from the shop into the car. This loading bay was in the corner of a council-run pay and display car park - the shop's manager had suggested that I park in the bay to do the loading.
The green-capped gentleman's main gripe seemed to be that my Vectra was not a 'commercial vehicle'. I didn't give him time to write me out a ticket - but could he have done?
The green-capped gentleman's main gripe seemed to be that my Vectra was not a 'commercial vehicle'. I didn't give him time to write me out a ticket - but could he have done?
GoneBananas said:
Long shot, just wanted to double check before I challenge the ticket.
I was delivering to the GBK (next to the metro Bank) along Chiswick High Road, took me 7 mins, I stopped in the designated loading bay along the High Road, it was 9.20 at night. It took me no more than 7 mins to deliver and get a signature. When I got out of the van I looked straight across at the camera which was looking in the other direction.
Parking ticket claims, "Parked in a loading place during restricted hours without loading"
The sign next to the loading bay says 'Loading only 20 mins. No return within 1 hour.' Says nothing about 'restricted hours', does anyone know if there is or are they just scamming me? Would like to be sure before I empty both barrels.
Thanks.
My mate got done very recently - same side of the road as the Old Cinema? Appeal sent in.I was delivering to the GBK (next to the metro Bank) along Chiswick High Road, took me 7 mins, I stopped in the designated loading bay along the High Road, it was 9.20 at night. It took me no more than 7 mins to deliver and get a signature. When I got out of the van I looked straight across at the camera which was looking in the other direction.
Parking ticket claims, "Parked in a loading place during restricted hours without loading"
The sign next to the loading bay says 'Loading only 20 mins. No return within 1 hour.' Says nothing about 'restricted hours', does anyone know if there is or are they just scamming me? Would like to be sure before I empty both barrels.
Thanks.
The loading bay is 24 hr - the single yellow line area next to it is 7am-7pm. I've lots of info about this - e.g. the loading bay sign facing the wrong way! You need to get the video and the photos. I wouldn't pay it.
agtlaw said:
My mate got done very recently - same side of the road as the Old Cinema? Appeal sent in.
The loading bay is 24 hr - the single yellow line area next to it is 7am-7pm. I've lots of info about this - e.g. the loading bay sign facing the wrong way! You need to get the video and the photos. I wouldn't pay it.
Really thats interesting. I had to drive all the way back today just to check the sign. The loading bay is 24 hr - the single yellow line area next to it is 7am-7pm. I've lots of info about this - e.g. the loading bay sign facing the wrong way! You need to get the video and the photos. I wouldn't pay it.
took a photo while I was there..GoneBananas said:
13th March, but as I say the little sign next to the loading bay makes no mention of 'restricted hours', just '20 mins and no return for an hour'.
That's means 24hrs. Where the confusion lies is that the sign used to be the wrong way round and another sign a few yards away (the right way round ) says no loading 7am-7pm. My mate was done at 9:18pm. 
And as if by magic:
GoneBananas said:
Yes ! thats the sign. So it is 24 hours and not restricted hours as they are claiming. Right, I'll let myself cool down before I ping off an email challenge letter tomorrow. Thanks.
Do you have access to the photos / video? So it is 24 hours and not restricted hours as they are claiming. Right, I'll let myself cool down before I ping off an email challenge letter tomorrow. Thanks. Edited by agtlaw on Saturday 29th March 13:38
Typical Hounslow idiots. My ongoing war with Hounslow parking has just such stupidity. More than likely, the idiot behind the camera has taken a rather too literal interpretation of the words 'loading only'. I kid you not. The extremes of muppetry displayed by them is mind blowing. Unfortunately Chiswick is considered a bit of a 'cash cow' by Hounslow LA.
If there is a next time, all of the streets around there are unrestricted residents parking after 7.00pm. The street just after The Old Cinema is my street, park down there. Also, first right after GBK is a one way but has plenty of parking.
If there is a next time, all of the streets around there are unrestricted residents parking after 7.00pm. The street just after The Old Cinema is my street, park down there. Also, first right after GBK is a one way but has plenty of parking.
I see what you're saying and agree this does have the 24 hour restrictions of being a loading bay, but the restrictions I was thinking about is time restrictions. There are other loading bay areas in Chiswick where the little sign says the same thing except restricts the hours of loading to 7am to 7pm. This sign doesn't so I assumed (rightly I hope) that there are no time restrictions to what time I was loading.
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