Parking Ticket - No road markings?
Parking Ticket - No road markings?
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OutInTheShed

14,384 posts

55 months

Monday 5th February 2024
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Are there signs as you enter the zone?

markymarkthree

3,601 posts

200 months

Monday 5th February 2024
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Sign says "permit holders only" at the time you were parked there.
Are you a permit holder ?

defblade

8,048 posts

242 months

Monday 5th February 2024
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I'd expect boxes, probably marked "Permit holders only" or similar, and I'd have most likely been caught exactly the same way. And probably paying £55 mad

You might have been better off on the poorly maintained, obscured and broken double yellows!

Actual

1,713 posts

135 months

Tuesday 6th February 2024
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Was there an access restriction to prohibit driving along the road without parking?

I can't think of anywhere where the on road parking is restricted without either a yellow line or a box.

This could be a situation where the local authority has not followed the regulations.

ridds

8,371 posts

273 months

Tuesday 6th February 2024
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anonymous-user

83 months

Tuesday 6th February 2024
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No leg to stand on in this one.

I can get the zone escaped your notice and wasn't presented how'd you like it be, but sadly that's how it is and id just open the wallet, pay what's owed and move on.

It's like moaning the a yellow speed camera wasn't easy to spot.

wazztie16

1,679 posts

160 months

Tuesday 6th February 2024
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Dash cam that shows signs weren't facing your view on approach? As in flush along the kerb (if I've read your OP correctly).

E-bmw

13,323 posts

181 months

Tuesday 6th February 2024
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It is along a road, there aren't always "bays" marked on roads as any sized vehicle could be parking there.

Pay up, you missed the warning sign.

5lab

1,899 posts

225 months

Tuesday 6th February 2024
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I would expect bays, but apparently not needed

regulation here

https://www.appealnow.com/parking-tickets/controll...

TikTak

3,032 posts

48 months

Tuesday 6th February 2024
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There is literally a little sign about 30 yards down the road from where you parked too. It's a residential parking zone, these things span streets and streets.

Gonna have to pay up.

r3g

3,750 posts

53 months

Tuesday 6th February 2024
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TikTak said:
There is literally a little sign about 30 yards down the road from where you parked too. It's a residential parking zone, these things span streets and streets.

Gonna have to pay up.
Yes. Not got a leg to stand on. Sign quite clearly says permit holders only for all of that section of unmarked road within the times listed below. 1730 required you to be a permit holder. frown

Ezra

899 posts

56 months

Tuesday 6th February 2024
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The thing is....one takes a bit of a risk, one gets caught, one then either i) coughs up and moves on or ii) wriggles to get off the hook. Boils down to how much you can be bothered to appeal it. My view...you've no chance.

Colonel Cupcake

1,417 posts

74 months

Tuesday 6th February 2024
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I assume you have nothing to lose by appealing. If so, at least give them some work to do for their money.

Granadier

1,324 posts

56 months

Tuesday 6th February 2024
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I must admit I might have got caught out by this one, and I live just outside Sutton borough. I know it's my fault for being out of date, but to my mind kerbside space with no yellow/red line and no white box means no parking restriction. I'm not used to whole sections of street being out of bounds, only marked by a single sign at the entry point. Will have to look out for these in future.

rayny

2,317 posts

230 months

Tuesday 6th February 2024
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For what it is worth - I have found some local authoritys' can be reasonable. If it is your first ticket within that area they may be good enough to cancel the ticket on appeal
Brighton & Hove cancelled one for me - But it did take them about four months.
Crawley cancelled one for me - It only took them about 3 days.

ScoobyChris

2,307 posts

231 months

Tuesday 6th February 2024
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Actual said:
I can't think of anywhere where the on road parking is restricted without either a yellow line or a box.

This could be a situation where the local authority has not followed the regulations.
We have it round here (Google maps not yet updated!) where an area comprising 10 or so streets is subject to permit parking restrictions during certain hours to prevent all day commuter parking. The signage is just at the four entry points to the area and there are no road markings for bays, etc.

Chris