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parking fine
hi I have just incurred a parking fine for parking in a disabled parking bay. for not displaying a disable parking badge. I was with my 80 year old mother who had forgotten to take the badge with her . this was a private shoping center run by a private parking firm . I have wrote a appel to them to waver this fine . my question is what would happen if i just chose to ignore and not pay the fine do you think this firm would pursue ine and take me to court.
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Without the badge it is impossible to prove that the person holding the badge was present.
If you ignore it, it will be chased up.
If you forget your mother's badge in future, drop mother off close to the entrance and park in a non - disabled parking space.
Without the badge it is impossible to prove that the person holding the badge was present.
If you ignore it, it will be chased up.
If you forget your mother's badge in future, drop mother off close to the entrance and park in a non - disabled parking space.
i have had this a couple of times in the past,all i did was send a letter and a photo copy of my mothers badge and explained that the badge had slipped off the dashboard onto the floor and i was sorry but was parked legally and that if they were to proceed,i would gladly go to court to explain this,it allways worked for me.
Before you fight it to the hilt, check if the parking company in question take a photo when they issue the ticket: most do now, because so many people tell the story that the badge or ticket fell off the dash.
If they can produce a picture clearly showing no badge, then you're on a hiding to nothing...having 'disabled' on the tax disc won't wash either if the terms of parking are that you must have the blue badge or disc on display.
If on the other hand they havn't got a picture then you may get lucky.
If they can produce a picture clearly showing no badge, then you're on a hiding to nothing...having 'disabled' on the tax disc won't wash either if the terms of parking are that you must have the blue badge or disc on display.
If on the other hand they havn't got a picture then you may get lucky.
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