Am I being unreasonable not to pay for his parking ticket?

[NormalityBites]

I had an electrician round this morning to do some lighting in the bedroom. I told him when he got here it was permit parking only outside my house (very long victorian terrace) and I did not have a permit free (one per house, and it's in my car) He decided to park there anyway and wrote a note to put on the windscreen saying where he was working. When he went out to get something he had a parking ticket. I went on the council website whilst he was here and appealed on his behalf, and gave him a stamped addressed letter to post to the council saying why he was parked there.

To be fair there is pretty much nowhere else to park, especially as he was bringing in ladders etc. He thinks I should pay his parking tickeet due to this. The amount is nearly as much as I paid him to do the lights again. I told him I would be in touch if they contacted me about the appeal, but I would not pay his ticket.

AIBU?

prossibly.....is probably/possibly

Is yours the only street in the area with permits? Big permit zone here, it's surely up to contractors to consider where they will park. (Where there are permits there are always meters too, not always free meters of course).

C&P from the op's post 'I told him when he got here it was permit parking only outside my house (very long victorian terrace) and I did not have a permit free (one per house, and it's in my car)'

This sentence suggests that the permits are interchangeable from vehicle to vehicle.

hi norma,

if he was getting out ladders etc, that is allowed in permit only bays. do you still have the ticket? it should show the time that the vehicle was first noticed and what time the ticket was issued.

up to 20 minutes is allowed for unloading in bays. warden would normally observe for min 3 mins to establish if any exemption applied.

did he give you receipt for works? any materials bought for him to carry out job? may be as simple as you providing evidence that he was workiing at your house. but if more than about 5 mins passed without warden seeing any activity, would probably need to explain why.

sorry for rushed post; at work. will check in later this evening if you have any questions.

hth

YANBU

Why didn't OP move her car 2-3 mins away and have the tradesman able to get his stuff out as and when needed.

Simples - you should pay as it could have moreeasily been solved by yourself.

You should have moved your car and given him your permit.

Agree, you should have moved your car and given him your permit. I do however think if the council are anything like ours and you have a genuine excuse you will more than likely get the ticket quashed. Don't worry about the time limit on paying the ticket if you have officially contested it either.

Best course of action really sounds like it should be to appeal it - hopefully that would work.

YANBU, his car, his ticket.

I wouldn't pay. Once he had unloaded he could have chosen to park somewhere else...you did warn him!

I can't believe there was absolutely no here else to park in your RD during the day.

YANBU.

You explained the situation. And in areas where there is controlled parking, contractors etc usually check beforehand to see if they can park, will they need to pay at the meter, or is there a day pass or a dispensation arrangement.

Do your council issue one-day visitor passes? If they do, you should probably have had one, but it is his responsibility to check, I think.

yanbu

YANBU

I would say this is turning out to be a fairly even split... OP, come back and tell us what you decide to do