Parking Ticket

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stupidgirl · 24/03/2004 22:03

We had to take ds up to Tooting for a hospital appointment today. Parked on the road, got a ticket, ds put it into the car and we went into the hospital. We came out to find a parking ticket as ds put the ticket from the machine upside down.

We have a valid ticket so will the fine be revoked?

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JanHR · 24/03/2004 22:07

Send the ticket from the macine withthe parking ticket and it should be revoked

hercules · 24/03/2004 22:08

Yes, we had this happen to us. Send them the ticket but make sure you photocopy it first.

aloha · 24/03/2004 22:14

Yes, but do point out in heartrending detail how you were distracted because you had to take your sick child to hospital - just in case they are being mean that day. It does seem to make a difference.

musica · 24/03/2004 22:16

I have just had a parking fine revoked - write to them, with a photocopy of the valid ticket on the bottom of the letter, and definitely play the sick child card!

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stupidgirl · 24/03/2004 22:17

Great, that's what I thought, thanks

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Davros · 25/03/2004 23:15

Not relevant for your particular situation but I wanted to correct something I said on a parking ticket thread before so thought I'd take advantage of this one. I thought that, if you appeal, the charge doesn't go up while its in the system but that's WRONG. It still goes up after 14 days anyway. Hopefully most people get let off and this doesn't matter, just wanted to put this straight.

parkingticket · 15/03/2010 18:15

The 14 day rule for parking tickets.
Most but not all councils will put a parking ticket on hold and freeze the discount. Then if they turn your appeal down those councils who freeze the discount will re-offer the discount if you pay within 14 days counting the date of the refusal letter as day 1.

This is a ploy on the part of the council as they hope that you will give up and pay up. If you have received a parking ticket whilst dropping children off to at school or friends you should fight the parking ticket all the way to the parking adjudicator.