Parking ticket, worth contesting?

[juliethotel]

As you can see I park my little old Alfa on a big bit of pavement. Been doing it for months.

I have no other feasible option for free parking. I live in one of 6 houses very closeby (In Farnham Town center if you're wondering), all of the houses have two cars and all apart from us have a second parking space which they pay £50 a year for. They were allocated on a first come first serve basis and we lost out.

There are two big car parks very close by but I'd have to pay over £1100pa for an annual parking permit. I don't really think that's fair but I've been dealing with it by parking in the location shown.

I realise I have no right to park there and obviously understand you're not really supposed to park on a pavement but as it's such a large space and doesn't inconvenience anyone I can't think of a good reason why I shouldn't.







The issue I have is with the reason given on the ticket "parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours" There is a row of parking spaces along the road(shown in 3rd pic) which is controlled, Mon - Sat 8am-8pm Permit holders A or 2 hours no return within 1(pic 4) But that quite obviously pertains to those spaces.

What do you guys think? worth contesting on grounds that where I'm parked isn't actually restricted?

Am I actually parked In/On a street? do the double yellows have any relevance?

If the ticket (issued by Guildford borough council) said "parked on pavement" then I'd swallow that pill and pay up but I think it's an iffy reason. Strange it's taken months to get a ticket too. New warden taking a punt maybe?

[sherman]

You had to cross the double yellow lines to get parked there. No contest pay the fine.

Keep paying the fines until it makes more financial sense to pay for the £1100 carpark.

[elanfan]

Think I’d be dropping the manager of the care home a few quid every month to park in their car park!

I think the ticket is incorrectly issued. An appeal on the basis you suggest will cost you nothing!

[speedking31]

Double yellow lines apply to the full width of the road, which includes the pavements. You are bang to rights, pay up.

https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q387.htm

[Countdown]

juliethotel said:

I realise I have no right to park there and obviously understand you're not really supposed to park on a pavement but as it's such a large space and doesn't inconvenience anyone I can't think of a good reason why I shouldn't.

FWIW parking on the footpath usually leads to the footpath deteriorating over time and then gradually resembling a Beirut footpath. It makes the place look like a dump and costs the Council tens of thousands to fix it (IF they ever bother to fix it).

[Bill]

They have you bang to rights, but it might be worth checking to see if that but of pavement belongs to the council or the home whose drive it's next to.

Edited by Bill on Friday 26th April 08:14

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juliethotel said:

I realise I have no right to park there and obviously understand you're not really supposed to park on a pavement but as it's such a large space and doesn't inconvenience anyone I can't think of a good reason why I shouldn't.

FWIW parking on the footpath usually leads to the footpath deteriorating over time and then gradually resembling a Beirut footpath. It makes the place look like a dump and costs the Council tens of thousands to fix it (IF they ever bother to fix it).

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juliethotel said:

I realise I have no right to park there and obviously understand you're not really supposed to park on a pavement.

- Correct.

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juliethotel said:

I can't think of a good reason why I shouldn't.

See your own previous statement.

[hutchst]

You might look into the ownership of that bit of land. It might be off the back of the pavement looking at the dividing strip in the adjacent driveway.

[Alex L]

hutchst said:

You might look into the ownership of that bit of land. It might be off the back of the pavement looking at the dividing strip in the adjacent driveway.

Part is owned by Waverley Borough Council and part Waverley District Council

[speedking31]

It appears to be either the footpath, or a footpath, either way it is not a parking space.
Google Street.

[Stoofa]

Personally - as your reason for contesting is "I don't want to pay the fine for my pavement parking" I wouldn't bother.
However, it costs you nothing and delays slightly your fine paying...

[bassanclan]

There doesn't appear to be a T-bar at the end of the double yellow lines

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1567573/Te...

[speedking31]

Those were the days ... :nostalgia:

Now the authorities can throw up any old shonky approximation of a sign and enforce compliance. If anyone complains then the law is changed to make the signage legal, rather than forcing the signage to be changed.

[speedchick]

bassanclan said:

There doesn't appear to be a T-bar at the end of the double yellow lines

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1567573/Te...

There doesn't need to be an end bar anymore.

[Sa Calobra]

Pay the fine and park not on a pavement

[numtumfutunch]

sherman said:

You had to cross the double yellow lines to get parked there. No contest pay the fine.

Keep paying the fines until it makes more financial sense to pay for the £1100 carpark.

Exactly what I was about to post

[Matt_E_Mulsion]

Even if you contest it on a technicality, they'll be back to do you for the 'right' offence.

[KungFuPanda]

The double yellow lines apply to the pavement too. You must know that you shouldn’t be parking there simply because it’s a bloody pavement.

I live in Manchester City Centre and have to pay £1100 for 12 months of parking. I however think this is good value given that it allows me to park in any one of up to 15 central NCP car parks 24 hours a day.

[Spx]

They may be chancing their arm with this ticket

In Brighton special provision has been made to stop parking on particular pavements but people park ‘unticketed’ if they are not obstructing

[Sa Calobra]

Must admit I admire your front. I wouldn't park there