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[Markjay]

[Markjay]

[Markjay]

OK... last Friday the council finally managed to get their act together and replaced all the de-faced signs in the area with brand new one. So no free parking... for a while. Come Monday morning they were all sprayed-over with black paint again, so business as usual for the locals...

There are three bays that are affected by this, two are Residents Parking and one is Pay-and-Display (or that's what they are when the signs are visible anyway). On Wednesday I left my car on the Pay-and-Display bay (again, while the sign was not legible), and got a ticket.

I sent an 'informal appeal' yesterday, but when I spoke to the local garage owner he said that the Traffic Warden was handing out tickets only to cars parked at the Pay-and-Display bay, but not at the Residents Parking pay, and the reason is that the Pay-and-Display ticket machine has a small plaque showing the controlled hours.

Now I find this very interesting... the Council makes the rules, and then enforces them with vigour. But when they break their own rules, their approach seems very cavalier...

If my informal appeal will be rejected, I will send in a formal appeal with a copy of the council rules regarding location of parking restriction post signs.  

[Auto Addict]

OK... last Friday the council finally managed to get their act together and replaced all the de-faced signs in the area with brand new one. So no free parking... for a while. Come Monday morning they were all sprayed-over with black paint again, so business as usual for the locals...

There are three bays that are affected by this, two are Residents Parking and one is Pay-and-Display (or that's what they are when the signs are visible anyway). On Wednesday I left my car on the Pay-and-Display bay (again, while the sign was not legible), and got a ticket.

I sent an 'informal appeal' yesterday, but when I spoke to the local garage owner he said that the Traffic Warden was handing out tickets only to cars parked at the Pay-and-Display bay, but not at the Residents Parking pay, and the reason is that the Pay-and-Display ticket machine has a small plaque showing the controlled hours.

Now I find this very interesting... the Council makes the rules, and then enforces them with vigour. But when they break their own rules, their approach seems very cavalier...

If my informal appeal will be rejected, I will send in a formal appeal with a copy of the council rules regarding location of parking restriction post signs.  

Bl*%dy troublemaker

[MikeDundee]

Well some of you may recall my fine from last July, for getting stuck in a box junction in peckham, anyway it went to court, received a letter from the court in early December 07, and I am still waiting for them to re-issue the original £60 fine

[Markjay]

OK... last Friday the council finally managed to get their act together and replaced all the de-faced signs in the area with brand new one. So no free parking... for a while. Come Monday morning they were all sprayed-over with black paint again, so business as usual for the locals...

There are three bays that are affected by this, two are Residents Parking and one is Pay-and-Display (or that's what they are when the signs are visible anyway). On Wednesday I left my car on the Pay-and-Display bay (again, while the sign was not legible), and got a ticket.

I sent an 'informal appeal' yesterday, but when I spoke to the local garage owner he said that the Traffic Warden was handing out tickets only to cars parked at the Pay-and-Display bay, but not at the Residents Parking pay, and the reason is that the Pay-and-Display ticket machine has a small plaque showing the controlled hours.

Now I find this very interesting... the Council makes the rules, and then enforces them with vigour. But when they break their own rules, their approach seems very cavalier...

If my informal appeal will be rejected, I will send in a formal appeal with a copy of the council rules regarding location of parking restriction post signs.  

Bl*%dy troublemaker

Why is it that Troublemaker has a negative connotation to it, while being a Hell Raiser is a good thing?  

[Auto Addict]

OK... last Friday the council finally managed to get their act together and replaced all the de-faced signs in the area with brand new one. So no free parking... for a while. Come Monday morning they were all sprayed-over with black paint again, so business as usual for the locals...

There are three bays that are affected by this, two are Residents Parking and one is Pay-and-Display (or that's what they are when the signs are visible anyway). On Wednesday I left my car on the Pay-and-Display bay (again, while the sign was not legible), and got a ticket.

I sent an 'informal appeal' yesterday, but when I spoke to the local garage owner he said that the Traffic Warden was handing out tickets only to cars parked at the Pay-and-Display bay, but not at the Residents Parking pay, and the reason is that the Pay-and-Display ticket machine has a small plaque showing the controlled hours.

Now I find this very interesting... the Council makes the rules, and then enforces them with vigour. But when they break their own rules, their approach seems very cavalier...

If my informal appeal will be rejected, I will send in a formal appeal with a copy of the council rules regarding location of parking restriction post signs.  

Bl*%dy troublemaker

Why is it that Troublemaker has a negative connotation to it, while being a Hell Raiser is a good thing?  

Alright then, Bl*%dy Hell Raiser

[Markjay]

The Council's reply:

'...Due to insufficient evidence by the Parking Attendant I have taken the discretionary decision to cancel the above PCN.

This case is now closed and no further action is required'.


They can't even bring themselves to admit they got it wrong!

But at least they cancelled the PCN and I can continue parking there   ...    for now.

[cem_devecioglu]

OK... last Friday the council finally managed to get their act together and replaced all the de-faced signs in the area with brand new one. So no free parking... for a while. Come Monday morning they were all sprayed-over with black paint again, so business as usual for the locals...
There are three bays that are affected by this, two are Residents Parking and one is Pay-and-Display (or that's what they are when the signs are visible anyway). On Wednesday I left my car on the Pay-and-Display bay (again, while the sign was not legible), and got a ticket.

I sent an 'informal appeal' yesterday, but when I spoke to the local garage owner he said that the Traffic Warden was handing out tickets only to cars parked at the Pay-and-Display bay, but not at the Residents Parking pay, and the reason is that the Pay-and-Display ticket machine has a small plaque showing the controlled hours.

Now I find this very interesting... the Council makes the rules, and then enforces them with vigour. But when they break their own rules, their approach seems very cavalier...

If my informal appeal will be rejected, I will send in a formal appeal with a copy of the council rules regarding location of parking restriction post signs.  

Clever Brits I love them  Practical lesson

[Auto Addict]

The Council's reply:

'...Due to insufficient evidence by the Parking Attendant I have taken the discretionary decision to cancel the above PCN.

This case is now closed and no further action is required'.


They can't even bring themselves to admit they got it wrong!

But at least they cancelled the PCN and I can continue parking there   ...    for now.

Bl*$%y troublemaker

[Markjay]

The Council's reply:

'...Due to insufficient evidence by the Parking Attendant I have taken the discretionary decision to cancel the above PCN.

This case is now closed and no further action is required'.


They can't even bring themselves to admit they got it wrong!

But at least they cancelled the PCN and I can continue parking there   ...    for now.

Bl*$%y troublemaker

     

[MikeDundee]

Well some of you may recall my fine from last July, for getting stuck in a box junction in peckham, anyway it went to court, received a letter from the court in early December 07, and I am still waiting for them to re-issue the original £60 fine

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And I'm still waiting

[amigov6]

You phone/camera must get full up pretty quickly Isaac :-?

Oh you're back then....Where do you think you've been then in your new Astra?

[Markjay]

...and did I mention that I love Richard Littlejohn?:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/columnists/columnists.html?in_article_id=525234&in_page_id=1772&in_author_id=322