asifR1

HELP!!!

popped throught the post yesterday a notice for non-payment of a parking fine in a pay and display....

how can i contest it???

basically i've got two options that i think i can contest it on

1, there was no ticket left on my windscreen....so does this fall under the section on the notice of 2, the sign is not clear to say that the car park is 24 hour charge, if anyone is local it's the small one at the back of wilmslow rd, behind the restaraunts!!

cheers.

basal_lobe

Surely you weren't actually there? Ask them if they have photographic evidence of you being there in writing as you believe you were X number of miles away at that time. Also unless it is issued by the council/police then they will have a hard time getting the cash anyway. You must write asking them for evidence you were there as obviously you were not.

asifR1

it was issued by manchester city council.

PiNkEyE69

I'd ask for photographic evidence with the sign in the same picture.
It's worthwile pursueing the fact that you didn't recieve any notification that you had not paid by the council at the scene as well.

RB170

I have 2 of these fro central patking, they say
"If you were not the driver of the vehicle at the time indicated please complete the attched form indicating who the driver of the vehicle was"

My answer is NO

I'm going to ignore it as these tickets were apparently issued ion January

marty_t3

My mom just recieved a letter from a debt collection agency for parking ticket i got in her car almost 2 years ago (issued by Edinburgh City Council). I didn't bother to pay it and after about 6 months, the reminder letters stopped. I assumed it had been forgotten about/dropped. We didn't hear anything about it for over a year.... up until the debt collectors sent her the letter threatening court action.

[Edited by marty_t3 - 4/16/2003 10:38:53 AM]

basal_lobe

You have to get them to quosh it in writing, if you make clear that you are sure you werent there and unless they have photographic evidence to the contrary you won't be paying the fine. Believe me they will drop it if you threaten to go to court, if they don't have a photo that is. Of course they won't as you weren't there.
Whatever you do don't ignore it.

BuRR

A lot of these tickets are issued where the "issuer" writes down details of the tax disc also. This helps them prove they actually did see the car at the time.

That's how it works in Wakefield council area, anyway.