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richo
14th October 2007, 11:20
Picture says a 1000 thousand words. So look at it see what you think.

Scenario:

I get a parking ticket which states I was parked St Leondards Street (Green Arrow) however I was actually parked in Bath Row(Other Green Arrow).

Do I have any grounds on which I could dispute the parking ticket, because they surely cannot prove that I was parked in St Leondards Street.. has anyone disputed parking tickets because the location was incorrect?

Any help appreciated.

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rey
14th October 2007, 11:23
have you got any photo evidence you wernt on st leonards st?
Baz
14th October 2007, 11:24
but either way you were parked illegally? aslong as they have a picture of that i doubt it matters.
Danhunt
14th October 2007, 11:25
How do they make a mistake like that??
richo
14th October 2007, 11:32
Yea how do they make a stupid mistake like that.

No pictures of me parked elsewhere as I was parked illegally. But all im saying is that im paying a parking ticket for a location I was never illegally parked in!
Baz
14th October 2007, 11:34
there you go then...no proof you wasn't there. you where parked illegally, enough said. Pay the fine
liamk15
14th October 2007, 11:44
how where you park illegally on that street anyways?was it a pay and display car park or something?
Danr
14th October 2007, 12:17
TBH i'm pretty sure all the paper work has to be correct. Maybe try and speak to someone who is actually in the know. Like a traffic warden or the company?
richo
14th October 2007, 12:27
TBH i'm pretty sure all the paper work has to be correct. Maybe try and speak to someone who is actually in the know. Like a traffic warden or the company?

Yea I was going to ring them and query it, I dont mind paying im not disputing that at all.

Just if its incorrect then I might be able to get it waived
Robb
14th October 2007, 12:52
if the location on the ticket is wrong you can get away with it.

even if its something small like the colour of the car thats wrong you can still blag it.
richo
14th October 2007, 12:56
Happy Days then.. will see what they say!
Baz
14th October 2007, 13:02
so when they said my car make was unknown i could of got away with it.....:(
Robb
14th October 2007, 13:24
so when they said my car make was unknown i could of got away with it.....:(

dunno bout your council but yeh pretty sure you can get away with it down here lol...
Baz
14th October 2007, 13:27
o well nvm it was like a year ago now lol, had 2 since and got off with one of them :), the one i posted up on here actaully which alot said i'd have to pay :)
johnny_vts
14th October 2007, 16:23
Yes, you have adequate grounds to contest if the location is wrong. Irrespective of whether you were parked illegally in Bath Row, you weren't parked illegally in St Leonard's St - therefore, you can't be ticketed as such.
liamk15
14th October 2007, 17:40
Yes, you have adequate grounds to contest if the location is wrong. Irrespective of whether you were parked illegally in Bath Row, you weren't parked illegally in St Leonard's St - therefore, you can't be ticketed as such.

exactly ...you should get off with it tbh