My Very First Parking Penalty Notice!

[barry1010]

Got this yesterday at my local huge shopping centre (can't bear 'mall') for failing to display the disabled badge. My own fault entirely, I did forget.

Took oldster for her appointment and she was out the car and nearly run over before I'd parked up. Haven't seen her move that fast for years

The glares I got when we came back to the car was worse than the ticket.  Deafened by the tutting

Got home, opened the bag and a card dropped out. It said take the ticket, the badge and the badge holder to customer services before 4pm and the notice will be cancelled! 

Off I trotted again with oldster in the back seat - I learned my lesson. All done and dusted in five minutes.

This parking company is renowned for successfully taking people to court for not paying up.  Nice to see they have a sensible approach, too.

Now I've had my first parking ticket can I call myself a proper driver or a forgetful twit?

 

 

[10ClarionSt]

An innocent, gullible motorist, barry.

[barry1010]

I was in a panic, oldsters can be just as much trouble as toddlers but I can't put reins on them or pick them up.

Thinking about it, reins would be a good idea

[Old_Geezer]

As you age getting distracted becomes more common. It's an added stress that few younger folk have to cope with.

[Peter Pedant]

appeal-according to their rules

and plead that you had the disabled card but unaccountably forgot to show it, and on proportionality - since you had a right to park there but forgot  the tweiddly bits ( showing the card) you should be excused#

(pp whispers  to himself: and he  never reads my posts by his  own admission, hur hur hur)

[Peter Pedant]

yeah - being throttled by unruly 5 y old with his own reins, is deffo worth a try - and recent covid which I am sure you have had

[barry1010]

PP, you haven't read my thread. I don't need to appeal it because they cancelled it

[zebo]

I recall years ago when my Mother had been robbed by a scrote in her home.  The following day I took her into town to get various replacements, parked in a disabled space and we slowly walked to the Town Hall. Coming out it was bouncing with rain so I ran over to the car and was stopped by a traffic  warden.  I explained the situation but finished up driving him over to the Twon Hall to see my Mum!

[barry1010]

That's funny, Zebo.

There is an awful lot of abuse of the blue badge so I'm pleased it is tackled.  The traffic warden had the perfect solution 

[Peter Pedant]

PP, you haven't read my thread. I don't need to appeal it because they cancelled it

and you never read mine! - so you had a parking ticket and didnt have a parking ticket - at the same time.

- deffo  AB without looking at the  masthead. lardy lardy

[barry1010]

I have no idea what lardy lardy means.  Are you calling me fat?

[ladybirder]

Lordy Lordy I think.

[Hopkirk]

No one understands PPs posts.