should i get a ticket?

[Trancendental]

I would assume that a road with yellow lines MUST be signposted somewhere with the time restrictions on them. I would then assume that if the sign is absent, then a car can't be ticketed? Anyone know if that's the case?

So I am led to believe, if there is no signpost then you cannot park there, though you should be able to pick up and set down.

 

[blu73]

see now i look at it you may still get done for parking within X metres of a junction

I haven't read all the wat though this thread but, yeh you could argue that you shouldn't park so near a junction. BUT, there has blatantly been a single yellow line at some point meaning that at time you can legally park.

Screw them, don't pay

 

[Stu DemonD]

When you parked there, did you definitely know you were parking NOT where you should? And were you just hoping to get off an a technicality?

 

[stilosporting]

When you parked there, did you definitely know you were parking NOT where you should? And were you just hoping to get off an a technicality?

if im honest then yes i was ;p

 

[Stu DemonD]

So cough up then

 

[stilosporting]

So cough up then

to be honest i normally do. and in a way with this one i wish i did but its like £100 now so think i will fight this one an see what happens

 

[MATT 68]

to be honest i normally do. and in a way with this one i wish i did but its like £100 now so think i will fight this one an see what happens

Has this gone to court yet? I just wondered how the fine had got to £100 already. You can appeal a parking ticket with the coucil that issued it, they will then write back to you saying they have dissagreed with your appeal and you owe them £. At this point you write back to them and ask who judged your appeal(any bod wiv nowt 2 do 4 1/2hr?) and why you were not allowed to be present at the appeal.You find this an infringment on your civil rights as a law abiding british citizen, you claim you do not think you are above the law but do not wish to be a victim of injustice.You know 2 police officers and 1 serving magistrate who are willing to give character references for you should the matter end up in court, you do hope that it will not come to this but you are willing and able to fight this case should need be. This worked for me in staffs and i physically took the ticket out of the ba****ds hand watched by his other cronie and cctv.( i,m not kidding!). They wrote back saying they would look into the matter but that was 10 months back and ive had no correspondence since which means 6 months have passed and i cant be doneafter that. Seriously, take em on, they hate it cos it costs them money they dont have and they should drop it.If it does go to court make sure youve got the money to pay there and then cos its a fixed penalty and the bailiffs wont hang around. Answer to your question tho is yes i think you should get a ticket as you are within 10 mtrs of a junction regardless of a yellow line and you knew you were breaking the law cos you parked at 5.45 and the no parking enforcement lasted till 6.00. Anyway, good luck versus the establishment,shame there isnt more of us who stand up against what we feel is wrong. Let us know how you get on. :slayer: :slayer:

 

[Hellcat]

Outside where I work there is a Yellow line with these restictictions on the tinyest of signs:

No Parking
8am to 12am

That's not very clear. 08:00 to 00:00 would be clearer..

 

[Trancendental]

That's not very clear. 08:00 to 00:00 would be clearer..

I can't actually remember what it says but all I know is customers leave and complain to us like it was our fault

"The sings are there, even though they are tiny, you learned to drive and obey street signs... I know its harsh as there is no need for it to be in force at 2300 but I'm sure your date will make it up to you now get out of here before we call the police on you for making an unecessary disturbance"

 

[Hellcat]

What sort of place you work at Trance?

I'll remember to take a small bottle of petrol and a lighter if i'm down there and spot a scooter :chin:

 

[Trancendental]

Well we carry torches but not the Flammable kind

Work in a Cineworld Cinema. Although we have our own car park and the whole retail complex is made up of carparks, you still have people parking on the Yellow which is really silly, but as you learn... common sense is not so common

 

[stilosporting]

think i need to dig out ALL my letters from them and see exactly where i am with it. will keep you all informed.

 

[chaos]

Has this gone to court yet? I just wondered how the fine had got to £100 already. You can appeal a parking ticket with the coucil that issued it, they will then write back to you saying they have dissagreed with your appeal and you owe them £. At this point you write back to them and ask who judged your appeal(any bod wiv nowt 2 do 4 1/2hr?) and why you were not allowed to be present at the appeal.You find this an infringment on your civil rights as a law abiding british citizen, you claim you do not think you are above the law but do not wish to be a victim of injustice.You know 2 police officers and 1 serving magistrate who are willing to give character references for you should the matter end up in court, you do hope that it will not come to this but you are willing and able to fight this case should need be. This worked for me in staffs and i physically took the ticket out of the ba****ds hand watched by his other cronie and cctv.( i,m not kidding!). They wrote back saying they would look into the matter but that was 10 months back and ive had no correspondence since which means 6 months have passed and i cant be doneafter that. Seriously, take em on, they hate it cos it costs them money they dont have and they should drop it.If it does go to court make sure youve got the money to pay there and then cos its a fixed penalty and the bailiffs wont hang around. Answer to your question tho is yes i think you should get a ticket as you are within 10 mtrs of a junction regardless of a yellow line and you knew you were breaking the law cos you parked at 5.45 and the no parking enforcement lasted till 6.00. Anyway, good luck versus the establishment,shame there isnt more of us who stand up against what we feel is wrong. Let us know how you get on. :slayer: :slayer:

The ticket AFAIK was for parking on double yellows. Techincally, I think the ticket would be overturned, due to the double yellows not meeting the specified standards. However, if the warden had noticed the lines, and made the assumption that the accused would challenge it, he could have written the ticket for parking too close to the junction, which would be a fair ticket IMO. I don't know if a ticket for parking inside the restricted time would stick, as the sign relates to a double yellow that technically isn't up to scratch. It might have done, it might not have. I don't know :chin:
If I was the warden, I would have issued a ticket for parking within 10 feet/metres of a junction - even your own photos show you're guilty of that.

 

[The Negotiator]

But on the highway code website it doesn't say "MUST NOT" park next to a junction? So is that a law?

Anyway, a lot of that post is made up.

Not being present at the "appeal" - sending a letter and the council disagreeing with your letter isn't the appeal, the appeal would be in court.

Character refs for a parking infringement? hmm

 

[The Negotiator]

Story about this on 5live right now.

 

[chaos]

Anyway, a lot of that post is made up.

Paul, the quote button is a good thing Whose post was this aimed at?

 

[The Negotiator]

The one you replied to.

 

[sportingsmissus]

Now it the missus' turn

i have a friend who's uncle is a traffic cop and he said...

"if the yellow line single or double isnt complete and doesn't have an end then it isnt technically enforcable...

you do generally get a 15 minute stop gap to return to your car but this is sometimes dependant on the situation. e.g. nippin to the cash point. but this will also depend on whether the warden or person issuing the ticket saw you park at the time?

and the longer you leave it to fight your case/keep refusing to pay it they will keep increasin the fine and he cant remember of hand what the limit is "

:bang:

 

[MATT 68]

But on the highway code website it doesn't say "MUST NOT" park next to a junction? So is that a law?

Anyway, a lot of that post is made up.

Not being present at the "appeal" - sending a letter and the council disagreeing with your letter isn't the appeal, the appeal would be in court.

C haracter refs for a parking infringement? hmm [/QUOT All i was saying was it worked for me! Anyhow, how many people get out of their car and take pictures of where its parked before going about their chores?Strikes me stilosporting knew exactly what he was doing and personally i wouldnt fight this one, i,d just take my medicene like a man and admit defeat before the fine and costs get out of hand. In reference to "alot of that post is made up" i can assure you it isnt.Where i live the parking control is operated by the local council and if you read the back of a parking ticket it tells you how to appeal!! Very rarely does a parking ticket reach court as it just isnt worth contesting financially.

 

[The Negotiator]

Sorry, what I meant was:

You have no right to be present at the initial appeal where the council considers your letter, at this point, the mass majority are not over turned. It's not an infringement of your civil rights that they didn't ask you to be present when they mumbled over your letter.

You have every right to be at the court appeal, but most tickets are thrown out before this "admin error" excuses used.

It is very unlikely that you would benefit from a character reference from a parking ticket appeal