Parking Violation

[eyebrows]

Right,

I was photographed waiting in a loading bay in Lambeth, London.

Only thing is that i didnt leave the car, and as far as the borough know, i didnt turn my engine off.

(and if i want to really be fecicious i didnt even take it out of gear say?)

Do i have ground to say that i wasnt even parked by definition, or do i just have to suffer the consequences?

Please i really need any help/advice you can give me....Plus it will save me �60.

Thanks

[Ethel]

The offence is 'no waiting' , not 'no parking'.

You have no valid argument - you were photographed stationary in a 'no waiting' area and did not load or unload.

[mrs_overall]

You have a statutory ground to challenge this if you can prove that the contravention did not occur, for example if the reason for stopping was lawful (for example if your vehicle broke down or you stopped briefly to pick up passengers.)
How long were you there for? What was your reason for stopping? Is it clear on the photo that you were still in the car?

[mrs_overall]

Oops, just realised that the offence is no waiting, not no parking.
As always, Ethel's advice is spot on.

[eyebrows]

but in teh pcn ut says contravention is parking in a loading bay

[Ethel]

Yes - and if you look at the signs for a loading bay there is the 'no waiting' sign, maybe the yellow lines that go vertically up the kerb which also mean 'no waiting'.

Try the appeal if you want - but you'll be wasting your time and energy.

[Iamblue]

Pay up. Your'e nicked

[Coobeastie]

Lines going up the kerb mean 'no loading' and would be irrelevent to this penalty as would the existence of yellow lines.

You've been nicked for being in a special bay when you were quite clearly not supposed to be there, not worth appealing especially with what they would consider a frivolous excuse.

[markja]

i wanted to stop to deliver some parcels the other day. trouble was some ignorant so and so had stopped in the loading bay, illegally.
what did i do?
stop illegally just outside the bay and risk a ticket?
drive off, and come back later ,costing me time,fuel and inconvenience?
ask the nick person to move 'cos i'd like to use the bay that was for loading/unloading. and risk a vebal or other aggresive act?
as a multidrop parcel delivery guy. you ,as you may have guessed, get no sympathy from me and remember if you make a false statement to try to wriggle out of it you could be open to prosecution.
in a helpful vein, try parking around the corner in a side street you are less likely to incure their attention. and hold a map book not a newspaper. reasonable excuse 'i was a bit lost and checking my way.'

[markja]

just a thought, was this on the road or private land? there is a difference.