FabSwingers.com forum: Parking ticket

By *obilebottom OP Man
over a year ago

All over

When did you last get one?

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By *reyToTheFairiesWoman
over a year ago

Carlisle usually

Never

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By *zeroMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Tuesday. Thought the parking attendants wouldn't be in the same place twice in the one week.

Wrong.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

I can’t recall having had one at all.

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By *eliciousDiva69Woman
over a year ago

Schitts Creek

Earlier this year, because I thought I’d done autopay, but that wasn’t possible/functioning in that specific car park and I missed the signs that informed people of that, so instead of £4 something it cost me £55 FML

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

About 8 months ago.. but didn’t see the letter until 5 months ago. So had to fork out even more

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By *uri00620Woman
over a year ago

Croydon

A couple of years ago. I argued it and sent a bunch of emails showing other cars on the road parked like me. Each email could only accept 1 photo attachment so I sent around 15 with different cars.

Think they got so sick of me or i was right, (which I was) they recinded it!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not had one so far

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By *obilebottom OP Man
over a year ago

All over

"A couple of years ago. I argued it and sent a bunch of emails showing other cars on the road parked like me. Each email could only accept 1 photo attachment so I sent around 15 with different cars.

Think they got so sick of me or i was right, (which I was) they recinded it!

I had one few years ago and I appealed and they cancelled it when they realised that their cameras were wrong and I had no reason to stay in their car park for 18hrs when I was somewhere else miles away. I was able to prove it to them with the help of the other car park.

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By *abluesbabyMan
over a year ago

Gibraltar/Cheshire/London

Never had a parking fine, ever.

However, back in January I did receive a "parking invoice" to give its correct term from a Sainsburys carpark alleging I had parked from around 2pm until just after 8pm that evening with the max permitted stay being 2 hours.

Only thing is I was down in Gibraltar and my car was - VERY provably - at Manchester airport.

They, very reluctantly it has to be noted, rescinded said invoice.

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By *uri00620Woman
over a year ago

Croydon

"A couple of years ago. I argued it and sent a bunch of emails showing other cars on the road parked like me. Each email could only accept 1 photo attachment so I sent around 15 with different cars.

Think they got so sick of me or i was right, (which I was) they recinded it!

Good work. I think I technically was in the wrong. An inch or so onto a dropped kerb but less on it than every other car parked on the road none of which had a ticket!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Today

I get one twice a week when the warden who doesn’t know the rules works my town.

It’s getting tedious now

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By *obilebottom OP Man
over a year ago

All over

"Today

I get one twice a week when the warden who doesn’t know the rules works my town.

It’s getting tedious now

And then what? Do you appeal everytime?

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

Couple of years back.Parking in a bus lane in Reading,except a minute before the picture was taken I was 150 odd miles away at a petrol station.Cloned number plate.Problem is because everything is automated it wasn't until a human being got involved,that the white Audi A8 in the picture was not the red Mitsubishi L200 double cab pick up registered to me.

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By *f.I.Like.It.I.Do.ItCouple
over a year ago

Keighley

16th September. Took two cars full of kids to maccies after my sons birthday party. Worst maccies in the world (canklow) waited over an hour for the food then last week got a parking charge each.

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By *aiseiMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

Put my car on charge in a public car park with a 3hr free limit, but then got absolutely swamped with meetings and tasks and completely forgot to get it before the 3hrs was up.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Today

I get one twice a week when the warden who doesn’t know the rules works my town.

It’s getting tedious now

And then what? Do you appeal everytime? "

Yes but I’m getting frustrated, been 3 weeks or so it’s happening.

Had a polite word last week but still happening so email to council now I suppose.

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By *obilebottom OP Man
over a year ago

All over

"16th September. Took two cars full of kids to maccies after my sons birthday party. Worst maccies in the world (canklow) waited over an hour for the food then last week got a parking charge each. "

That one has some horrendous reviews online

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By *ravelling_WilburyMan
over a year ago

Beverley

About 2 years ago, 30quid. Couldn't contest it either because I did totally forget that I parked there and then left it overnight

My son got me with a joke one about 8 months ago, a joke one that I bought him to get his grandad with!

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By *exycarlashane181Couple
over a year ago

Leamington Spa

A few years ago.. I put the wrong car reg in.. Put my number plate in and was in my exes car ??????

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By *ravelling_WilburyMan
over a year ago

Beverley

"A few years ago.. I put the wrong car reg in.. Put my number plate in and was in my exes car ??????"

I did manage to successfully contest one of those. I got one digit wrong, the pedantic gits

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By *heVonMatterhornsCouple
over a year ago

Lincoln

At an AirBnB when the "assigned parking" wasn't...

LvM

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By *f.I.Like.It.I.Do.ItCouple
over a year ago

Keighley

"16th September. Took two cars full of kids to maccies after my sons birthday party. Worst maccies in the world (canklow) waited over an hour for the food then last week got a parking charge each.

That one has some horrendous reviews online

I wish we’d looked but we were miles from home, starving and trying to avoid terrible traffic. We won’t be going there again. Cost us £300 that bloody McDonalds

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By *isfits behaving badlyCouple
over a year ago

Coventry

Once in Glastonbury. Parked in a pay and display. Left the car and between there and the pay meter got distracted and just forgot. So did the 2 others with me. It's only when I returned to the car and walked pass the pay station again that I remembered to my horror I forgot to get a ticket. I did then think to myself still I'd have to be unlucky to actually get a ticket. But there it was stuck to the windscreen.

It was a fair cop so I paid straight away. It said if paid within a small time frame it was only £25. That didn't seem extortionate to be fair (council car park). We'd had about £7 worth of parking there anyways. So got online and paid it.

And that's my Grandpa Simpson account of that time I got a ticket.

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By *obilebottom OP Man
over a year ago

All over

Tbf I did that once but was lucky not to get a ticket. It was on a very cold and snowy day so perhaps too cold for them to venture out

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By *exycarlashane181Couple
over a year ago

Leamington Spa

My ex paid it like a nob head. I'd have contested it as could prove I owned the car which number I did put in and that it wasn't there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I pay to park in the road

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Permits all over kent to allow us to park

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By *offiaCoolWoman
over a year ago

Kidsgrove

Twice. Once I just walked off shopping and completely forgot to pay. Second time I put the money in the wrong machine

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

The black belt barrister/Daniel Shen Smith has a few videos on this topic. Well worth watching if you need to learn what happens next.

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By *ucyDiamondsTV/TS
over a year ago

Nottingham

A couple of months ago in London, fortunately work will pay them if we don't take the piss and get too many, usually cheaper than trying to find somewhere to park a van when you factor in the staff time

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By *obilebottom OP Man
over a year ago

All over

"Twice. Once I just walked off shopping and completely forgot to pay. Second time I put the money in the wrong machine

Launderette?

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By *offiaCoolWoman
over a year ago

Kidsgrove

"Twice. Once I just walked off shopping and completely forgot to pay. Second time I put the money in the wrong machine

Launderette?

There was on street parking bays and a walled area parking bays. One machine wasn't working, so I presumed they were all the same company as they were a footpath and low wall apart. Wrong

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By *obilebottom OP Man
over a year ago

All over

"Twice. Once I just walked off shopping and completely forgot to pay. Second time I put the money in the wrong machine

Launderette?

There was on street parking bays and a walled area parking bays. One machine wasn't working, so I presumed they were all the same company as they were a footpath and low wall apart. Wrong

Confusion rules. That's how they make their money

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When did you last get one?

A few weeks back. Bloody ANPR on car parks..

But, I contested it and won

no fine for me

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

One ages ago in a railway station car park. It was cancelled upon appeal because the signage was hidden behind foliage and the lines on the ground were completely absent due to wear.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I got one at oak furniture land car park in Cambridge. They sent me a ticket and photos as proof and said I was being fined for parking there over two hrs..... The thing they failed to even look at was the photos.... I was there on the front seat breast feeding my few weeks born baby. I pointed that out, basically look at the photo, and they rescinded it !!

Whoop win for me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

July I believe, working in leeds city centre you tend to get them weekly

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By *obilebottom OP Man
over a year ago

All over

"July I believe, working in leeds city centre you tend to get them weekly"

If only they stopped messing with the roads in Leeds. Mind you, they mess with everything. I got a ticket while back as could not use the ticket machine as something was blocking the coin slot. I took a pic and was cancelled. Generally though they are very, very keen to dish them out in the city centre.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"July I believe, working in leeds city centre you tend to get them weekly

It’s aweful, so glad I’ve moved jobs to somehwere that actually has free parking

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By *teve691000Man
over a year ago

West Midlands

I drove up a bus lane in West Brom following my sat nav, realised half way up so did a u turn and drove back out. I got two tickets

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

Couple of months ago. Just clear forgot to pay my parking on the way out.

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By *ealMissShadyWoman
over a year ago

St Albans/ Welsh Borders

A year ago, I forgot to input my car registration into the machine at the Dr's surgery... got a fine. I just sent proof of my appointment and they squished it

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By *ldgeezermeMan
over a year ago

Throckley

If you get a ticket and it's not from the council or police don't bother paying it

Firstly a private company cannot fine you and secondly if they want to take legal action they can only move against the person driving not the car owner and if you don't tell them they will not know

You'll get all kinds of threating letters but in my (considerable) experience they come to nothing

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By *igT-Time-4-FunMan
over a year ago

Bedfordshire areas SOCIAL or fun let's chat

"If you get a ticket and it's not from the council or police don't bother paying it

Firstly a private company cannot fine you and secondly if they want to take legal action they can only move against the person driving not the car owner and if you don't tell them they will not know

You'll get all kinds of threating letters but in my (considerable) experience they come to nothing"

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Be careful taking this advice.

I am a parking and speeding fine appeal expert.

There are many different aspects to a ticket/the signs and the lines.

How ticket or letter is written.

Wording used.

I have had over 300 tickets in 35 years of driving.

Only paid 11 to date LOL.

7 speeding fines iv won 4 of the 7.

Think this could make me very experienced.

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By *igT-Time-4-FunMan
over a year ago

Bedfordshire areas SOCIAL or fun let's chat

Be careful taking this advice on here on somr G..gl sites.

I am a parking and speeding fine appeal expert.

There are many different aspects to a ticket/the signs and the lines.

How ticket or letter is written.

Wording used.

I have had over 300 tickets in 35 years of driving.

Only paid 11 to date LOL.

7 speeding letters iv won 4 of the 7.

Think this could make me very experienced.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"If you get a ticket and it's not from the council or police don't bother paying it

Firstly a private company cannot fine you and secondly if they want to take legal action they can only move against the person driving not the car owner and if you don't tell them they will not know

You'll get all kinds of threating letters but in my (considerable) experience they come to nothing"

Parking Eye and others will happily take you to court and they have ruined some people, financially.

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By *enSiskoMan
over a year ago

Cestus 3

If its private ticket I never pay never, they are just chancers and bullies.

If its council I pay the next day, the council do not play about, in my experience.

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By *ldgeezermeMan
over a year ago

Throckley

"If you get a ticket and it's not from the council or police don't bother paying it

Firstly a private company cannot fine you and secondly if they want to take legal action they can only move against the person driving not the car owner and if you don't tell them they will not know

You'll get all kinds of threating letters but in my (considerable) experience they come to nothing

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Be careful taking this advice.

I am a parking and speeding fine appeal expert.

There are many different aspects to a ticket/the signs and the lines.

How ticket or letter is written.

Wording used.

I have had over 300 tickets in 35 years of driving.

Only paid 11 to date LOL.

7 speeding fines iv won 4 of the 7.

Think this could make me very experienced.

Why would you suggest caution?

Couldn't be that you might lose business? Surely not

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Be careful taking this advice on here on somr G..gl sites.

I am a parking and speeding fine appeal expert.

There are many different aspects to a ticket/the signs and the lines.

How ticket or letter is written.

Wording used.

I have had over 300 tickets in 35 years of driving.

Only paid 11 to date LOL.

7 speeding letters iv won 4 of the 7.

Think this could make me very experienced.

Have you tried driving at the right speed and only parking legally? Just an idea.

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple
over a year ago

Leeds

Never had one.

Mrs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

1991

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think it was around 2017. I appealed it though. Fucking hospital parking that you have to pay BEFORE you go in.

I didn't have to pay as a "gesture of goodwill". Mate, I was pregnant and hooked up to monitors. Dosey twonks.

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