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Parking on pavements
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I visited my my Mum in Stratford, East London on Boxing day, and after a four hour journey and additional time trying to park, I parked on the pavement. I was aware before I parked that there was a good many cars parked on yellow lines with no parking tickets attached. I therefore thought that I would park illegally too.
A couple of hours later I went to the van and found a ticket on it for parking on the pavement, all the cars parked on yellow lines had no tickets even though the sign indicated that restrictions were in force.
Can I appeal against my ticket on the grounds I was treated unfairly? There is no sign to say that parking restrictions are suspended on public holidays.
So why me and not them? Can the warden pick and choose who he/her give tickets to?
A couple of hours later I went to the van and found a ticket on it for parking on the pavement, all the cars parked on yellow lines had no tickets even though the sign indicated that restrictions were in force.
Can I appeal against my ticket on the grounds I was treated unfairly? There is no sign to say that parking restrictions are suspended on public holidays.
So why me and not them? Can the warden pick and choose who he/her give tickets to?
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I can understand that I broke the rules, but can a warden pick and choose who they book. An offence is an offence.
My mother lives in Stratford, a stones throw from the Olympics and Westfield shopping complex, parking was never a problem but now its impossible. No thought has gone into the affect of these sites on the local residents, so the street was full of people who could not be bothered to park in Westfield. If I left the street, it would have taken another hour to drive round again. So I parked where I could.
Its not sour grapes, more anger. isiting my 76 year old mother at Christmas will be unlikely in the future, my two children under 2 cant put up with a 4-5 hr journey. Before the Olympic park it took 2hrs 15!
My mother lives in Stratford, a stones throw from the Olympics and Westfield shopping complex, parking was never a problem but now its impossible. No thought has gone into the affect of these sites on the local residents, so the street was full of people who could not be bothered to park in Westfield. If I left the street, it would have taken another hour to drive round again. So I parked where I could.
Its not sour grapes, more anger. isiting my 76 year old mother at Christmas will be unlikely in the future, my two children under 2 cant put up with a 4-5 hr journey. Before the Olympic park it took 2hrs 15!
my son had one wheel just on the kerb and got a ticket. He objected, saying it was not causing an obstruction, and they let him off. ( london, east dulwich)
Think up some real good excuses, time of year,bank holiday, not impeding ambulances fire engines etc, not causing pedestrians to walk in the road, other vehicles parked likewise etc. give it a go, don't just pay, it doesn't cost any extra to object as your time limit will stop until they write back.
Think up some real good excuses, time of year,bank holiday, not impeding ambulances fire engines etc, not causing pedestrians to walk in the road, other vehicles parked likewise etc. give it a go, don't just pay, it doesn't cost any extra to object as your time limit will stop until they write back.
and he's never seen you ... boom boom!
Anyway, a traffic warden can't just ticket everybody who is illegally parked, there wouldn't be enough time in the world. Perhaps she did yours just before she clocked off?
Anyway, having been a wheelchair user in the past, people who park on the pavement really Fosters me off!
Anyway, a traffic warden can't just ticket everybody who is illegally parked, there wouldn't be enough time in the world. Perhaps she did yours just before she clocked off?
Anyway, having been a wheelchair user in the past, people who park on the pavement really Fosters me off!
the other cars are irrelevant.
your ticket will not be cancelled because you did actually do it.
just because other people were also doing wrong does not make you innocent.
two wrongs dont make a right.
its is none of your business what the warden does... whatever you may think the should have done, she did you fair and square...
did you check every single vehicle? maybe they had disabled badges, or were loading/delivering...?
your ticket will not be cancelled because you did actually do it.
just because other people were also doing wrong does not make you innocent.
two wrongs dont make a right.
its is none of your business what the warden does... whatever you may think the should have done, she did you fair and square...
did you check every single vehicle? maybe they had disabled badges, or were loading/delivering...?
Despite the legality of parking on pavements and the fact that other people had parked that way too, the big difference in your post which stands out to me is that you state many cars were parked on the pavement, but you seemed to have a van. This may be why the warden ticketed you and not the other cars as you were perceived to be more of an obstruction.
I think you've misread it Jules.
Anyway, as someone who regularly pushes two children in a double buggy along the pavement, there can be few things more annoying than people who park cars on pavements, which are often not wide enough to begin with.
Not a specific comment on this case as for all I know it may have been a massive payment with loads of clearance round his van.
Anyway, as someone who regularly pushes two children in a double buggy along the pavement, there can be few things more annoying than people who park cars on pavements, which are often not wide enough to begin with.
Not a specific comment on this case as for all I know it may have been a massive payment with loads of clearance round his van.
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