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Or we take the penalty on the chin and accept that this time we didn't get away with it.


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Quote: Originally posted by saftlad on 03/5/2013
Or we take the penalty on the chin and accept that this time we didn't get away with it.


And those with more than half a brain learn by their experience, lift their knuckles off the floor, and make sure they don't do it again.

Obviously, those with the greatest intelligence wouldn't have put themselves in that position in the first place.

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So you have never driven down te motorway above 70 of course you have, so you have never been caught that doesn't make you intelligent
Jst lucky don't preach like you are something special, sounds like you are a coward at least some people can admit they sometimes do wrong that's not bragging its being honest.
Insulting people on these forums is a cheap tact I suggest you grow up a bit.

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Quote: Originally posted by Skoda Bob on 01/5/2013

As most folk tend to read the towing forum I will post it here.

If you receive a parking ticket, from a warden you must check that all the road markings and signage conform to the regulations, if a yellow or double yellow line is broken , like the edge of the road has been repaired ,and the line is missing ,take a photo and send it in with your objection, yellow lines cannot be broken, but if they are or not very legible you can get off.

If your in a supermarket or other private car park or motorway service stations, and you receive a ticket through the post, do not reply and bin it, and keep on binning any further correspondence from that company ,do not whatever you do get in contact with them and then nothing will come of it





I thought I would quote a repeat of Bob's post as it seems some people have very little grasp of the English language and have mis-interpreted what is a 100% correct post! Nowhere does he state he condones it, but is giving useful information on the issue of penalty notices.


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First paragraph:

Incorrect.

Second paragraph:

Whilst it is true that SB does not explicitly condone fine evasion, he talks of "getting off", and the inference to be drawn by any reasonable person is that as there are ways to do exactly that, the behaviour itself does not have to result in sanction.

Third paragraph:

"...nothing will come of it". We definitively established that elsewhere, did we?

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"...nothing will come of it". We definitively established that elsewhere, did we?

Please don't start them off on that old chestnut again!

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Quote: Originally posted by Surfer01 on 04/5/2013
Quote: Originally posted by Skoda Bob on 01/5/2013

As most folk tend to read the towing forum I will post it here.

If you receive a parking ticket, from a warden you must check that all the road markings and signage conform to the regulations, if a yellow or double yellow line is broken , like the edge of the road has been repaired ,and the line is missing ,take a photo and send it in with your objection, yellow lines cannot be broken, but if they are or not very legible you can get off.

If your in a supermarket or other private car park or motorway service stations, and you receive a ticket through the post, do not reply and bin it, and keep on binning any further correspondence from that company ,do not whatever you do get in contact with them and then nothing will come of it





I thought I would quote a repeat of Bob's post as it seems some people have very little grasp of the English language and have mis-interpreted what is a 100% correct post! Nowhere does he state he condones it, but is giving useful information on the issue of penalty notices.
Your 100% correct, it was for information purposes only, to help those who inadvertently receive a ticket, that might not be legally issued, did you also know a traffic warden must  wait 10 mins before issuing a ticket, unlike the blue meanies in Edinburgh who hid around corners and issue tickets to folk who are going to get tickets from the parking machines


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Have you ever considered the problems inconsiderate parking causes other people. We have a strip of land outside our premises at work for parking which is used as a general free for all by the general public. We get some numpty parking right across our doorways a couple of times a week, causing all manner of access problems for our drivers and customers alike.

What can we do about it?

Absolutely nothing according to the law.

As it's private property, the police cannot do anything unless the vehicle is completely obstructing pedestrian access through a fire door (they have had two vehicles towed away for this) but if a vehicle obstructs vehicular access to our loading bays then that's just tough.

We have had drivers given parking tickets for obstruction because they cannot get their vehicles onto our own property.

We were even warned that putting a note on a windscreen could be considered harassment!


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There are occasions when advice when getting a parking ticket is appropriate.
Example there is a car park in central St Ives in Cornwall
that has an end space that is NOT wide enough for an average car to fit in.
If you park right up to the wall, almost touching, your right hand wheels will be just over the white line on your right.
If you park in this space you will receive a parking ticket within 10 mins,(£50).
if you are offered a ticket with time left on it do not accept it (scam) £50 fine.
the car park in question is monitored by LIVE video, 6 cameras i think, and the moment anything like this happens an attendant is dispatched (by phone) to issue the ticket.
Its the Genuine parkers who need advice and not chancers.
(There is a legal minimum width for a parking space)





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Switch on Hazard lights when parking on yellow lines. This imediately negates them, especially outside paper shops. This seems to be the opinion held by many in this vicinity
Mick


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Look, the best and easiest way is to carry a tin of black paint and a brush.



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Quote: Originally posted by mickeyb on 05/5/2013
Switch on Hazard lights when parking on yellow lines. This imediately negates them, especially outside paper shops. This seems to be the opinion held by many in this vicinity
Mick



That seems less of a problem lately, since they started to fine them for illegal use of hazard flashers as well

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For Info regarding parking on private land:-

"But the far more important issue was that the judge found there was no justification for the 100 fine. He said it was a penalty charge and therefore unenforceable by the court. "

"In future, companies that charge these sorts of sums will have them struck out unless they can prove that they are a proper account of any financial loss."

Contract law, which the parking companies themselves claim this is, allows for damages for breach of contract. Those damages must be actual losses, not some made up amount.

This has relevance to all parking companies. http://nutsville.com/?p=4209


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The parking on private land discussion is rapidly approaching the length of WAR and Peace.

Saxo1



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Quote: Originally posted by saxo1 on 06/5/2013

The parking on private land discussion is rapidly approaching the length of WAR and Peace.

Saxo1





Do you realise that no one is forcing you to read the thread and you can use your own free will and ignore the thread?



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