Parking fine appeal website saves drivers £2 Million in first four months

Arthurgray50@blu · 29-12-2015, 18:07

http://www.itv.com/news/london/2015-...t-four-months/

Here to my good friends on this forum

Gary L · 29-12-2015, 19:36

last year councils in London earned £565.1 million from their total parking income.

that tells you all there is you need to know about how your councils are against you. how they use you. and how they can take deep cuts from government.

Arthurgray50@blu · 29-12-2015, 20:50

In Hounslow Town Centre, the car park by the Blehiem Centre. Its is bedlam there, with Parkign Attendants out in force.
There is always one there. And they are a damn menace. When you need them, such as on a Sunday. There is a DOUBLE YELLOW line on the outskirts of the car park, this creates havoc and they are never there. And they park there with clear signs you cannot

And l can never understand WHY they put the prices UP. there is three meters in a car park for about two hundred cars.

Stephen · 29-12-2015, 22:14

Well prices go up to cover the cost of wages and stuff. Simple really.

Its the same all over the UK. People park on double yellow lines as they know that wardens are never about.

alferret · 29-12-2015, 23:31

Never ever had a parking ticket, not lucky just obeying the rules.

Osem · 30-12-2015, 10:13

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Originally Posted by alferret

Never ever had a parking ticket, not lucky just obeying the rules.

Same here. - it's not exactly rocket science is it. There are of course those who knowingly park illegally then whine indignantly about how unfair it all is when they get caught.

Our entire high street is a controlled zone with clear signage at all entry points stating that parking is allowed in designated bays only. There's no shortage of idiots, however, who park where they shouldn't or refuse to buy a ticket (only 50p) and prefer to take their chances. I've noticed that when one vehicle is parked up, where it shouldn't it's not long before others follow - sheep I guess. I've even seen people park on the pavement adjacent to double yellow lines, presumably believing that they're safe from.

Mostly they get away with it but sometimes the wardens appear and hand out the tickets.

If these people weren't so stupid and inconsiderate, there'd be far less need for wardens but whilst there's a proportion who'll park where they like, no matter how stupid or dangerous it might be, then controls are inevitable and I have no sympathy for those who get caught at all.

denphone · 30-12-2015, 10:22

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Originally Posted by alferret

Never ever had a parking ticket, not lucky just obeying the rules.

Indeed as its quite simple really.

Gary L · 30-12-2015, 10:33

Until they catch up with you and put double yellows where you're parking now.
or they'll start charging you for parking at the park where it was always free.

DJSADERS · 30-12-2015, 15:04

I have loads... all while at work... got ticketed for parking in a permit zone outside a customers property (no free parking availiable) this was in Feltham, 3 in Reading 1 again for parking in a permit zone when no free parking availiable, and 2 for unloading ladders (nearest free parking zone was 1/2mile away... they expected me to carry full set of triple ladders plus all my tools... when the road was empty!) , and 1 in Camberley for parking in a permit zone again with no free parking availiable

Contested them all and they all stood!

And before you say Virgin will pay them... they wont (im a contractor and personally liable)

Jimmy-J · 30-12-2015, 15:15

So glad I gave up driving.

Taf · 30-12-2015, 19:27

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Originally Posted by alferret

Never ever had a parking ticket, not lucky just obeying the rules.

Ditto. 37 years.

**Damien** · 30-12-2015, 21:43

I have had parking tickets but only when I forget to pay for parking, I pay via an app but a couple of times I just forgot. Can't complain.

**Maggy** · 30-12-2015, 23:47

It's not council car parks I have issues with.It's the lack of Traffic Wardens for the rest of the town that gets my goat.The parking around here is getting very dangerous with cars being parked on the double yellow lines at the entrance to my road on BOTH SIDES of the road..It makes it impossible for anyone to turn into or out of the road safely..I'm seriously thinking of taking a photo and sending it to the police.

TheDaddy · 01-01-2016, 18:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by alferret

Never ever had a parking ticket, not lucky just obeying the rules.

Quote:

Originally Posted by denphone

Indeed as its quite simple really.

Not quite as simple as you'd think and it was lucky you never ran into these guys

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ued-fines.html

http://www.appealnow.com/scams/

Hom3r · 01-01-2016, 20:03

I hate Pay & Display.

My town has a car park that has bay numbers (and trip hazard sensor in the floor) and you pay at a machine (guessing how long it will take you to shop and queue.

Saturdays are 25% more for 2 hours and 100% more for 3-4 hours compared with weekdays.

The employ people to walk round and and ticket offenders.

Why they got rid of the booth you paid to leave at, as this controlled cars entering the car park not the mad driving round and round until you find a bay that some idiot hasn't encroached into.

All residential areas with in 1/2 a mile are resident parking only which they have to pay yo park outside their own house.