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Roberto
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**Thread Hijack**
Mark, you got a "sticky" S key ?
"possitive"
Live by the sword etc....
Rob
Mark, you got a "sticky" S key ?
"possitive"
Live by the sword etc....
Rob
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parking fine help
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Sabre23
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BTW, should you have your arms full of shopping before parking? Doesn't that impede your ability to steer?
Mark.
Council estate lad.
And proud of it!
Member of the Guild of Experienced Motorists.
Mark.
Council estate lad.
And proud of it!
Member of the Guild of Experienced Motorists.
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Sabre23
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Rob.
Obvioussly having a bad day!
Wrong "their they're there" sspelling earlier, 2 ss'ss in possitive.
Whatever next.
PSS: Alwayss open to criticissm where it iss due.
Musst get thiss keyboard fixed!
Mark.
Council estate lad.
And proud of it!
Member of the Guild of Experienced Motorists.
Obvioussly having a bad day!
Wrong "their they're there" sspelling earlier, 2 ss'ss in possitive.
Whatever next.
PSS: Alwayss open to criticissm where it iss due.
Musst get thiss keyboard fixed!
Mark.
Council estate lad.
And proud of it!
Member of the Guild of Experienced Motorists.
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Anonymous
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A very clear and sensible letter...
Having read the posts above with regard to the yellow lines and T-bars, they will no doubt have to retract the fine.
Good Luck
Daz
Having read the posts above with regard to the yellow lines and T-bars, they will no doubt have to retract the fine.
Good Luck
Daz
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Anonymous
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It would help your defense if the pictures had a date and time stamp on them.
J
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Anonymous
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YES!!!!
They have overturned it.
Thanks for all your help guys, i got off because there was no terminating yellow T-Bar at the end of the line!
Thanks to whoever suggested that, i owe you a beer!
Jonathan
They have overturned it.
Thanks for all your help guys, i got off because there was no terminating yellow T-Bar at the end of the line!
Thanks to whoever suggested that, i owe you a beer!
Jonathan
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Pete
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It were me, Grandad, and mine's a Guinness!
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Anonymous
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My uncle is a Road Traffic Enforcement Bailiff, he deals with unpaid parking fines all the time. The original fine is £50, if you continue to refuse to pay the price escalates more and more with court fees and bailiff fees. The average £50 parking ticket is at about the £400 mark by the time it gets to the Bailiff.
You are fully within your rights to appeal. However, what I would suggest you do is pay the fine whilst it is still at the £50 mark, then appeal. If you get nowhere for whatever reason, it's only £50, whereas if you refuse to pay and drag it out with an appeal, the debt will be at £400 before you know it, and there's nothing you can do it but pay, the Bailiff is issued with a warrant from the county court (Northampton County Court currently deals with all Road Traffic offences) which gives them the right to remove goods to the value of the debt if the debt isn't paid. This in itself incurrs about £120 in fees on top of the £400 for the van to be called out. They can take anything from your home address that is yours, this includes cars and everything but clothes, bedding, one table, one chair and something to cook with. On a £500 debt they will more or less clear your house out as even the most hi-tech electrical equipment fetches bugger all at auction. That's just to give you a bit of an incite as to what could happen. By the way, when I say things that are yours, it doesn't just mean that. Unless other people in the household can prove that they own things, i.e. documented receipts, they can take that stuff too. So if you haven't got the receipt for the TV you bought a year ago, tough ****.
So basically my advice is pay the fine at the earliest possible point to avoid any further cost to you should your appeal succeed. I don't know where you will stand with an appeal, the lines weren't visible, however, they are there, so I don't know where you stand to be honest. One thing I do agree on though is that you have no legal right to park even outside your own home unless you own the road like has previously been stated. I think your best bet is to go down the broken yellow line route, however I have a sneaky feeling they've probably changed the regulations slightly what with the Watchdog case.
Good luck to you all the same.
You are fully within your rights to appeal. However, what I would suggest you do is pay the fine whilst it is still at the £50 mark, then appeal. If you get nowhere for whatever reason, it's only £50, whereas if you refuse to pay and drag it out with an appeal, the debt will be at £400 before you know it, and there's nothing you can do it but pay, the Bailiff is issued with a warrant from the county court (Northampton County Court currently deals with all Road Traffic offences) which gives them the right to remove goods to the value of the debt if the debt isn't paid. This in itself incurrs about £120 in fees on top of the £400 for the van to be called out. They can take anything from your home address that is yours, this includes cars and everything but clothes, bedding, one table, one chair and something to cook with. On a £500 debt they will more or less clear your house out as even the most hi-tech electrical equipment fetches bugger all at auction. That's just to give you a bit of an incite as to what could happen. By the way, when I say things that are yours, it doesn't just mean that. Unless other people in the household can prove that they own things, i.e. documented receipts, they can take that stuff too. So if you haven't got the receipt for the TV you bought a year ago, tough ****.
So basically my advice is pay the fine at the earliest possible point to avoid any further cost to you should your appeal succeed. I don't know where you will stand with an appeal, the lines weren't visible, however, they are there, so I don't know where you stand to be honest. One thing I do agree on though is that you have no legal right to park even outside your own home unless you own the road like has previously been stated. I think your best bet is to go down the broken yellow line route, however I have a sneaky feeling they've probably changed the regulations slightly what with the Watchdog case.
Good luck to you all the same.
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Anonymous
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Think you have misread - i have already appealed, and won
Also the information you gave is incorrect. The fine is £60, which is halved to £30 if you pay within 14 days. Once you pay the fine YOU LOSE ALL RIGHTS TO APPEAL AGAINST IT.
You have 30 days to write a letter to the council to appeal against it, once they receive your letter the 30 day countdown stops. If they receive the letter before 14 days and you lose the appeal you can still pay the lower £30 charge. If they get the letter after 14 days and you lose you have to pay the full £60.
The appeals procedure is clearly documented on the back of the ticket, and i dont think you should scare people with talk of bailiffs. They only send the bailiffs round if you repeatedly fail to pay after your 30 days is up.
Jon
Also the information you gave is incorrect. The fine is £60, which is halved to £30 if you pay within 14 days. Once you pay the fine YOU LOSE ALL RIGHTS TO APPEAL AGAINST IT.
You have 30 days to write a letter to the council to appeal against it, once they receive your letter the 30 day countdown stops. If they receive the letter before 14 days and you lose the appeal you can still pay the lower £30 charge. If they get the letter after 14 days and you lose you have to pay the full £60.
The appeals procedure is clearly documented on the back of the ticket, and i dont think you should scare people with talk of bailiffs. They only send the bailiffs round if you repeatedly fail to pay after your 30 days is up.
Jon