Matty W
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Registered: 31st Jan 11
Location: Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester
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Parked outside the Weatherspoons in town in a pay and display parking bay that I always park in. The pay and display runs until 9pm, after that its free. Got there at half 9 as usual so parked and went in. Came back out to the car an hour later and found a ticket on my screen. Only then did I realise that there is a sign (un lit) attached to a pole that says the bay is suspended from 24-9-11 until further notice. I parked in this same bay last Friday (30th) for around 3 hours without receiving a ticket. Also the sign was facing away from the car, pointing down the road ( 1 way street ). The ticket says the fine is £70 but reduced to 35 if I pay within 14 days. If I do appeal and it takes more than 14 days, will the reduced fee still stand if the appeal is refused?
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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go and take a pic of the sign to prove it was unlit and round the wrong way.
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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if you took pics, of the cars position and the sign i think youd get off imo
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
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Reduced fee doesn't stand i'm afraid.
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Matty W
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Registered: 31st Jan 11
Location: Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester
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Ticket also says tax disc not visible. Imo its clearly visible. Can this be that it hasn't been properly inspected?
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Welsh Dan
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Registered: 23rd Mar 00
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Just to clarify, is it issued by the council or a private company?
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AlunJ
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
Location: Newport
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Wouldn't bother paying if it's private
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Toby
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quote:
Originally posted by music1990
Ticket also says tax disc not visible. Imo its clearly visible. Can this be that it hasn't been properly inspected?
Also what's that got to do with the price of fish. At that price I think its a council one. Just don't even respond and just return any letter to them saying not known at this address
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Matty W
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Registered: 31st Jan 11
Location: Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester
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It is a council one, yes. spoke to the manager of the pub and its happened to a ton of drivers already in the past week. duno whether to dispute it or not
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
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I would be down there now getting evidence tbh
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XE Col
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Registered: 23rd May 10
Location: Rochdale, AKA:Boissy07
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Reduced charge will stand if they decline the appeal
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Crana
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Registered: 20th Jan 09
Location: Newcastle
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If its not council don't pay
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Jed D
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Registered: 15th Mar 11
Location: Durham
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i parked in what i thought was a disc zone in Scarborough once. i walked away from the car to find the ticket inspector standing at the end of the street, i asked him is it ok to park there with a disc and his reply sounded a lot like a yes but he was polish so god knows what he said 
anyway, you guessed it, i came back to the car and had a ticket. £50 ticket but if you paid within 7 it was only £25.
after blasting them on the phone saying that your ticket inspectors should speak/understand the language of the country they work in the lady on the phone said il look into it...
our reply was what about the lower fee, what if you dont sort this out before the 7 day period? she said il make sure it stays at £25 for you.
in the end we got off with it and i think the polish sad act got sacked.
they also cant put a ticket on your car if you haven't been there for 15mins, which he did
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Jed D
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Registered: 15th Mar 11
Location: Durham
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quote:
Originally posted by Crana
If its not council don't pay
also this ^^
we get them at asda all the time. they have no authority to take you to court over it, if you dont want to pay them dont
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Eddx14xe
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Registered: 12th Jan 10
Location: Hertfordshire
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I didnt know you had to be there for 15mins to get a ticket.
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Jed D
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Registered: 15th Mar 11
Location: Durham
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quote:
Originally posted by Eddx14xe
I didnt know you had to be there for 15mins to get a ticket.
aparently so yeah, he got wrong for putting it on to quick,
its so you can go get change etc...
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