Still got a parking ticket while displaying my disabled badge ?

Question

I parked on double yellow lines displaying my blue badge and clock with my time of arrival and returned to my car within the 3hr limit to a ticket. I am pretty new to the scheme and know that you cannot park where there are loading restrictons in force. The area i was parked in had one yellow blip on the kerb indicating a loading restriction at certain times but there was no white sign that i could see to advise of the times of this restriction.This area is commonly used by disabled drivers as it has easy access to my city center. The ticket advised offence code "137 no waiting" and This area is often inspected by traffic wardens as it has easy access to the city center and I have since seen these wardens not give a ticket to parked cars in EXACTLY the place where I was&displaying the badge in the same way!I still have a while before i have to pay this fine and I dont really want to argue with the wardens cause they get enough of that all day.Is this ticket correct or should i appeal?

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Some of the answers here are real bad - i never parked to get an advantage over able bodied motorists - its nice to be able to park close to the city center as i cant walk for long distances. And to suggest that i would use the badge fraudulently is an insult - what i would give to be rid of my disbllity. I was only asking if this ticket is correct and if it is worth appealing against it.

Answer 1

Hi
im an ex-traffic warden and I dont know of any code 137. The highest codes we had was a code 91 and that was for a car park. The highest on-street we had was a code 55 and that only applied to HGV's.
If you write to the enquiries address on the reverse of the ticket including photocopies of your disabled badge, and ask them to explain it.

Answer 2

This happened to me once and I appealed and got my money back. Mind you, I had a witness - the manager of the shop I was in.

You don't say where this happened, so are you sure you were allowed to park there? Not all councils give you the privilege, parts of London, for instance. Brixham, Devon is another one.

I would appeal, giving all the facts as in your question, especially the point about not being able to find the no loading sign, as they may try and use that against you (the yellow no loading line is no good on its own, as you seem to be aware, it's the sign which tells you not to load - the lines simply tell you where the restriction applies. In any case, the offence was no waiting.).

Be prepared for a bit of correspondence. Good luck!

Answer 3

It's a waste of time appealing. The parking managers apply rules as they see fit even if it is in defiance of the Road Traffic Act and unfortunately before you can appeal a penalty notice you have to pay the fine so as to get a number that you use in the appeal I was ticketed in a similar manner and took a photo of a car parked under the no parking sign opposite me and was told it was out of the restricted area. My appeal was dismissed.

Answer 4

usually its only single yellow lines during operational times but not when loading restrictions are used, you cannot park on a double yellow, because it is no stopping , the times of operation vary and you must see the time plate. A bit of advise, you could only appeal it, by saying you were new to the scheme, or if the time plate is defective in some way or missing, the defect could be where there are several different timings in a area which has resident zones, single yellow, double yellow lines, if any sign is missing then you will win on appeal.

Answer 5

Join the club, I received one for parking in a Tesco car park. It said pay £50 within 4 weeks or £70 after that time, and if no payment is forthcoming we'll send round the bailiff's. You could appeal it can't do any harm but don't go over the time stated or the fine will increase. Good luck

Answer 6

It sounds like you are in England or Europe where the laws may be different then in the USA.

Here, the Blue Card allows you to park your car anywhere that you could legally park it, but without time limitations or public expense (you don't need to feed a parking meter)_.

BUT .. you can not park it anywhere that you could not have parked it if you were not disabled . Thus, a loading zone or overtime in a passenger unloading or similiar spot. If you do that you will get a ticket just like everyone else.


Maybe that is YOUR case too.

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Answer 7

As someone has already stated if you dont appeal you wont know what you did wrong.Check the area and make sure whether there are signs,the yellow lines are there only to bring your attention to the signs and if they are absent or obscured you should be able to appeal successfully.As someone else said just because other people do something doesn't make it right.Definitely appeal !

Answer 8

A similar thing happened to me and i got a ticket, personally i think if your not precise with your parking there's no second chances. the wardens seem to be on the ball like as if they really enjoy the job. There's not much hope if you appeal either, lots of revenue made from parking fines, but nevertheless do appeal, you might be lucky

Answer 9

It sounds to me like you parked in front of a yellow line, which is illegal and the ticket it waranted.

But it never hurts to appeal if you think you have been wronged.

Just remember, just because other people are doing it, doesn't mean it's legal.

Answer 10

If disabled badge holders were allowed to park there,there would have been a sign to that effect. Most loading restriction areas DO allow disabled badge holders to park,but not all do. Check out the area for any signs before you appeal. You will then have a clearer picture of your rights.