I came home from 10 days away to find a fixed penalty notice on my windscreen for a one day temporary restriction that had been in place.Through my letterbox was a letter from York council giving only 7 days warning of the restriction.I do not feel this is fair.Is it legal?
2007-12-09 13:51:42 · 11 answers · asked by Roman H 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
just prove to them you were away..e.g. credit card bill etc or if you booked a flight even better.. contest it.
i thought you had to give 14 days notice... get off to ya local citizens advice beaurnu
motorists get stung for everything these days, petrol , high insurance etc. .getting fed up of it
2007-12-09 13:55:38 · answer #1 · answered by junglejungle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is legal, they have complied by giving you seven days notice of the temporary restricition. They cannot be expected to know you were away on holiday.
However contest the ticket on that basis, as long as you can prove you were away and could not have recieved the notice warning then i cannot see why they would require you to still pay the fine as you had a reasonable excuse for ignoring the restriction and leaving your vehicle there not knowing about it.
But you may have to go to court to argue this.
2007-12-09 17:13:18 · answer #2 · answered by mafiaboss_nz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can it be fair if the 7 day warning was sent to him in absence?! Screw them I'd contest it all the way, you can't be penalised for something you didn't have notice of so I'd gather all your evidence of having been away and present it to them
2007-12-09 17:58:10 · answer #3 · answered by LONDONER © 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a traffic fine. Go to court and tell your story. The judge might let you off.
You'll have to check your local notice laws to find out if it's actually legal.
2007-12-09 13:55:50 · answer #4 · answered by Dan H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope
2007-12-09 13:59:34 · answer #5 · answered by Yahoo Sucks 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, as long as they have given you 48 hours notice of the restriction
2007-12-09 19:37:47 · answer #6 · answered by vdv_desantnik 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You will need to prove you were away during the suspension. Good luck!
2007-12-09 13:55:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
your lucky they didnt tow it and crush it, same happened to a girl on tv the other night and the crushed her car.
If you can prove you were away for the period then they have to revoke the ticket
2007-12-09 13:59:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes...not their fault you were away....they warned you in advance....but i would argue the hell out of it if i was you.
2007-12-09 13:55:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
give them all the details.
2007-12-09 18:40:51 · answer #10 · answered by HaSiCiT Bust A Tie A1 TieBusters 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋