Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: albitz on 12 June 2008, 17:34:32
-
havent had a parking ticket for over 20 years,got one today :-[ :'(
-
my mum, bless her, 50yrs of clean driving, never been stopped or anything, picked up a parking ticket and a SP30 on the same day. Boy, did I laugh ;D
-
the story is,i got a blue badge yesterday,went in to colchester today and parked on double yellows ,along with several other cars with blue badges.came back 2 hours later to find a ticket on the screen.not sure why. :-/
-
Did you remember to display the ticket and set the clock, though round here they do not worry about the time. :)
-
What does it say on the ticket??
-
yes mike i did both,and i was well within the 3 hour limit.the only thing i can think off is that maybe you can only park at certain times of the day.i probably should have looked for a sign nearby with details on. :-/...edit,something about parking in an area where restrictions are in force. :-/
-
yes mike i did both,and i was well within the 3 hour limit.the only thing i can think off is that maybe you can only park at certain times of the day.i probably should have looked for a sign nearby with details on. :-/
As long as you are not in a loading bay and there are no loading or unloading signs you should be fine. You can park on double yellow line, but you need to be sensible and not cause an obstruction, one of the things that people moan about, and rightly so. imho :)
assuming you were parked OK I think you should challenge it, was it issued by the local council? or a private company, either way challenge.
-
local council.i will ring them tomorrow. :y
-
local council.i will ring them tomorrow. :y
Let me know, just curious. :y
-
Well worth checking the signage and road markings, if they are not exact the ticket is unenforceable. For example a lot of the double yellow lines around here are open ended with no end marking all of which are unenforceable .If that is the case appeal against the ticket
-
good point, i will nip down on the bike in the morning and have a look. :y
-
good point, i will nip down on the bike in the morning and have a look. :y
Does not matter, in the case, as long as there were no loading bay signs you were ok to park. :)
-
i,d better check that too :y
-
Be interested to hear how you get on. We have just got a blue badge for Jimbob junior.
-
Be interested to hear how you get on. We have just got a blue badge for Jimbob junior.
Don't forget though, you can only use it if he is with you, same with a car if you get a motability one, you can't use it to go to work etc. :)
-
Cheers Mike, just looked into all that.
Decided to put motability car off for now until i get my MV6 out of my system! Have claimed tax exemption instead.
Sounds like you know a bit about all this.
-
same with the road tax you can only use the car if your disabled relative is with you....according to the nice dvla woman who told me mum off for taxing my car and was going to report me to the police for driving with no road tax...so icancel the road tax and pay for it legally......
-
Dont tend to go very far without the little fella in tow!
Only work a couple of evenings a week, so will use Jimbobs car!
Would be more helpful if they concentrated on untaxed and uninsured drivers instead of frightening people! ::)
-
yep me mum taxed as a favour for all the running about i do for em....she was crying when she told me the dvla woman was a right snotty cow to her over the phone telling her that my car would be seized and i would get banned and heavily fined.....prats
-
havent had a parking ticket for over 20 years,got one today :-[ :'(
Yes eventually they get us all Albitz. :'( Mind you the last one I received was cancelled after I appealed. Worth a try apparently, with 67% of all tickets national being cancelled after appeal. :y
-
They do have a right way of making you feel like a criminal!
Hope your poor mum didnt take it to heart too much.
With all the disability stuff we are doing at the moment, ive had to toughen up pretty quick!
-
Dont tend to go very far without the little fella in tow!
Only work a couple of evenings a week, so will use Jimbobs car!
Would be more helpful if they concentrated on untaxed and uninsured drivers instead of frightening people! ::)
You can do some things without the disabled person in the car, if it is on their behalf, and this does include going to the shops or to metings on their behalf or in their interest etc. So It ives a fairly wide scope but is still abused by some. There again so are disabled parking places, a really personal annoyance.
-
Dont tend to go very far without the little fella in tow!
Only work a couple of evenings a week, so will use Jimbobs car!
Would be more helpful if they concentrated on untaxed and uninsured drivers instead of frightening people! ::)
You can do some things without the disabled person in the car, if it is on their behalf, and this does include going to the shops or to metings on their behalf or in their interest etc. So It ives a fairly wide scope but is still abused by some. There again so are disabled parking places, a really personal annoyance.
I was just reading the thread , but Mike has picked up on the same thing.
Most of it is common sence.
Things like parking in disabled parking area's (with out the disabled person being there)
A disabled persons does not have to be in the car, but the basic premis of being granted a Disabled tax disc is to help that person, so shoping on thier behalf is feesable,
So is paying thier bills and booking thier holidays in town, the fact you are going on holiday as well is a bonus, and if you pay your bills at the same time etc.
I cant exactly see a police officer or traffic warden complaining about you shopping unless you are buying a pink dress and the tax disk is in a mans name. but then they could have paid for that pink dress as a birthday pressent for you, unless of course you are a man, even then the case could be argued.
-
Dont tend to go very far without the little fella in tow!
Only work a couple of evenings a week, so will use Jimbobs car!
Would be more helpful if they concentrated on untaxed and uninsured drivers instead of frightening people! ::)
You can do some things without the disabled person in the car, if it is on their behalf, and this does include going to the shops or to metings on their behalf or in their interest etc. So It ives a fairly wide scope but is still abused by some. There again so are disabled parking places, a really personal annoyance.
I was just reading the thread , but Mike has picked up on the same thing.
Most of it is common sence.
Things like parking in disabled parking area's (with out the disabled person being there)
A disabled persons does not have to be in the car, but the basic premis of being granted a Disabled tax disc is to help that person, so shoping on thier behalf is feesable,
So is paying thier bills and booking thier holidays in town, the fact you are going on holiday as well is a bonus, and if you pay your bills at the same time etc.
I cant exactly see a police officer or traffic warden complaining about you shopping unless you are buying a pink dress and the tax disk is in a mans name. but then they could have paid for that pink dress as a birthday pressent for you, unless of course you are a man, even then the case could be argued.
By certain members of oof. ;D ;D ;D
-
Dont tend to go very far without the little fella in tow!
Only work a couple of evenings a week, so will use Jimbobs car!
Would be more helpful if they concentrated on untaxed and uninsured drivers instead of frightening people! ::)
You can do some things without the disabled person in the car, if it is on their behalf, and this does include going to the shops or to metings on their behalf or in their interest etc. So It ives a fairly wide scope but is still abused by some. There again so are disabled parking places, a really personal annoyance.
I was just reading the thread , but Mike has picked up on the same thing.
Most of it is common sence.
Things like parking in disabled parking area's (with out the disabled person being there)
A disabled persons does not have to be in the car, but the basic premis of being granted a Disabled tax disc is to help that person, so shoping on thier behalf is feesable,
So is paying thier bills and booking thier holidays in town, the fact you are going on holiday as well is a bonus, and if you pay your bills at the same time etc.
I cant exactly see a police officer or traffic warden complaining about you shopping unless you are buying a pink dress and the tax disk is in a mans name. but then they could have paid for that pink dress as a birthday pressent for you, unless of course you are a man, even then the case could be argued.
By certain members of oof. ;D ;D ;D
Didnt want to add that bit..
-
Think i missed something!?! :-?
-
Think i missed something!?! :-?
Such innocence,.. ::) ::) ::) Thought you would have been first there :y :y :y
-
Who me???????
:P :P :P
-
;D ;D ;D
-
Really have no idea what you're implying!
:o :o :o
-
Pink Dress.....................
Certain oof member...................
::) ::) ::)
-
Must be looknee ;D ;D ;D
-
wasnt aimed at my argumentative nature then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-
wasnt aimed at my argumentative nature then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG No
Loo Knee thats the one I couldnt remenber. I knew there was a reference to Pink Clothing from past threads. ;D ;D ;D
-
wasnt aimed at my argumentative nature then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nooooooooooo Not at all :-* :-* :-*
-
Ljay? Argumentitive????
The mere suggestion ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
/me runs and hides
-
Ljay? Argumentitive????
The mere suggestion ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
/me runs and hides
I had to hide my shovel, the other day.......... :-X
-
Any news on your ticket?????