| Topic: | Re:Sorry - not sure why that posted twice (n/m) | Forum Home |
| Posted by: | Bernadette Paul | |
| Date/Time: | 09/03/10 13:58:00 |
| I know exactly where you mean and I have seen cars being ticketed there once before on a football Saturday. I saw a car parked close to there at the weekend which had a clamp and a big notice but I couldn't work out why. Just saw it quick as I drove past. Anyway, I received a ticket last October in L.B. Ealing for exactly the same offence except I was parked adjacent to a dropped kerb which is the entrance to a derelict garage. I appealed the ticket. By the time Ealing had refused the appeal the offence had changed from a dropped kerb to a "pram ramp". It is currentl awaiting the appeal to be heard by the independent whatnots so who knows. I admit I was obstructing a disused garage but I was not obstructing a pram ramp (whatever that may be) because the dropped kerb was constructed by whoever owned the garage. This is a new law which was introduced in June last year and I found and printed off the government's guidlines re: dropped kerb parking which pretty much states that you should not receive a ticket unless you are obstructing a driveway/forecourt etc,. and are asked to do so by the owner of the driveway/forecourt etc,. Clearly government guidlines cut no ice with parking attendants. Where I received my ticket also had no signs, lines or anything else to prohibit parking it was not in a CPZ and caused no obstruction to anyone but the owner of the garage. I specifically requested Ealing to confirm whether the owner of the garage had specifically requested that may car was ticketed but this was conveniently ignored. So everyone be warned, parking attendants are running out of really legitimate targets and are now moving on to even more spurious offences. Pretty soon we will all be fined for getting up in the morning and going to bed at night. Appeal your ticket - even if you lose it gives you about 6 months grace before paying it! |