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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / Re: Tower Hamlets - C Code 21 - inadequate signage
« on: Yesterday at 10:14:02 pm »
I'm willing to stand my ground, I usually employ the parking appeals for cases like this (no signage) but I already appealed because I would have assumed the enforcement officer had taken note of cars that were there BEFORE they replaced the parking suspension instructions.
My case is that I arrived at work early, saw a parking space despite there being a parking suspension sign, there was NO instruction as per their own government website. So Anyone would assume that the parking suspension was over as the suspension could have been for just 1 single bay on the far end. At no point was there any sign that the suspension would take up the whole strip of parking.
Do note that they still had the space to carry out their job, but they fined me anyway... Very gutted because I only parked there because I got to work early and usually other bays are free since parents take their kids to school. Funny enough one of the operators sent me the photo and was very sympathetic...
But yeah, their ridiculous response just sounds like a big 'F You Pay Me' and I'm meant to just suck up a whole days pay, the cost of 2 tires, a basket full of service parts, Return flights for a cheap getaway to a European country, all because someone ripped the sign off and they council didn't replace it in time for me to see... I have paid for a lot of tickets and fair enough those were my fault for not being diligent but this just isn't right.
I am kind of strapped for cash, and this is unfair and I'm happy to fight it. How can the council get away with this and punish me because they decided a measly piece of A4 paper that can be affected even by a bit of rain wasn't displayed at the time of parking. In my Newham borough they use a thick piece of plastic/ laminated paper to make sure that the sign stays put.
My case is that I arrived at work early, saw a parking space despite there being a parking suspension sign, there was NO instruction as per their own government website. So Anyone would assume that the parking suspension was over as the suspension could have been for just 1 single bay on the far end. At no point was there any sign that the suspension would take up the whole strip of parking.
Do note that they still had the space to carry out their job, but they fined me anyway... Very gutted because I only parked there because I got to work early and usually other bays are free since parents take their kids to school. Funny enough one of the operators sent me the photo and was very sympathetic...
But yeah, their ridiculous response just sounds like a big 'F You Pay Me' and I'm meant to just suck up a whole days pay, the cost of 2 tires, a basket full of service parts, Return flights for a cheap getaway to a European country, all because someone ripped the sign off and they council didn't replace it in time for me to see... I have paid for a lot of tickets and fair enough those were my fault for not being diligent but this just isn't right.
I am kind of strapped for cash, and this is unfair and I'm happy to fight it. How can the council get away with this and punish me because they decided a measly piece of A4 paper that can be affected even by a bit of rain wasn't displayed at the time of parking. In my Newham borough they use a thick piece of plastic/ laminated paper to make sure that the sign stays put.