I got a £45 parking fine yesterday for been 12 mins out on the time on my ticket! no one ever pays on this carpark and still they picked on me for been late! is there a good excuse for not paying it that you can get away with!
They must be on commision for the chrimbo bonus
2007-12-06 04:35:32 · 10 answers · asked by mince pie! 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Oh, I would just pay the ticket. Just because everyone else parks illegally is not an excuse for you to do it.
Congrats on your good record.
2007-12-06 04:47:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations, I just got my first parking ticket last week, also.
You've already answered your question. You were 12 minutes late. They are not picking on you, it's their job. Pay the ticket. It's allot less expensive than not paying the ticket and having to pay court costs to fight the ticket and you're sure don't want something as stupid as an unpaid parking tickets ending up on your credit history.
2007-12-06 12:45:11 · answer #2 · answered by christyo58 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of local authorities now require wardens to prove that your car was parked illegally by taking a photograph of it. In your case, i presume they would have had to have taken 2 pictures with a date stamp on. You should find out if this is the policy in your area. If so, and they did not take a photograph, you could use this to your defence. Consult a solicitor though to be sure but it's an idea to try. If your local authority are unable to provide pictures prooving the offence, and it is standard policy to do so, and they try and prosecute you for failing to pay, then you should contest it in court and argue that there is no evidence. In that case it ought to be thrown out of court.
2007-12-06 13:28:39 · answer #3 · answered by Alex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations! You have just contributed 10% of £45 to the warden's bonus,
2007-12-06 12:42:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
check all the details on the ticket are correct (date, time, vehicle description etc) if there's one error the ticket is invalid
2007-12-06 15:16:18 · answer #5 · answered by LONDONER © 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In fairness, you have just admitted that you were in the wrong, why would you want to contest it?
Because other people do it, does that make it OK?
Other people drink and drive, is that OK too?
2007-12-06 20:05:46 · answer #6 · answered by Ian UK 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just pay the ticket and forget it.
2007-12-06 12:56:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fraid there is no excuse just think of it like your first kiss and enjoy
2007-12-06 12:43:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a hope in hell. You were overdue
reasons do not matter in this revenue collecting exercise
2007-12-06 16:11:33 · answer #9 · answered by Scouse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
theres no good excuse for not paying it. and no, theyre not on commission
2007-12-06 16:35:02 · answer #10 · answered by vdv_desantnik 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋