parking ticket for forgeting to write registration on permit

[bushymusic]

HI,

I was working in peckham last week and was given a residents visitors parking permit by the house holder to park, I scratched off the correct date and month and displayed it on the dash board but didn't realise I had to write my registration number down on it. So I recieved a ticket.

Anyone contested the same situation and won?????

cheers,

David.

[Ladygooner]

Contest it anyway - you have nothing to lose

[Jacqui5254]

Was it a daily/hourly ticket or a monthly one that could be passed to someone else to use?

I have contested tickets like this before, not locally, and it was an hourly ticket.

I impressed upon them that I had shown my intention to pay...and surely they should be spending their resources on those avoiding payment not tricking those who have. That seemed to do the trick. Good luck.

[sedm]

Always worth contesting.

I once won an appeal just because the parking attendent hadn't taken down the right info/pictures

[RenF]

Yes, had exactly your situation (failed to put registration on), contested and won.

We said it was an oversight rather than deliberate attempt to mislead and made clear it was a one off, and that by using a permit we were attempting to park lawfully. If its the first time for you I reckon you can overturn it.

[dairymilkfiend]

Worth a try, but I contested one in Lambeth where I had written the registration number but in pencil and they refused my appeal. I hope you have more luck.

[Annette Curtain]

I've had tickets galore over the years, iv'e won a few lost a few.

If you've the energy fight it. However, the system is designed to be protracted and tiresome & when i've worked out my hourly rate, sometimes it's not worth the effort.

Look at it like this. All the info is printed on the ticket but you didn't read it for whatever reason, so you didn't do all that's required & you were penalised for that.

Pay it and move on, won't happen again.

Good luck

[giggirl]

I know it sucks, but what Nettie said.

If you have the energy then contest it. Personally I would pay up and move on.

[Salsaboy]

Fight! Don't let the b'stards grind you down.

[RenF]

We just filled in an online form on the southwark website... Wasn't that time consuming tbh.

[Annette Curtain]

Salsaboy Wrote:

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> Fight! Don't let the b'stards grind you down.

Of course fight!

(the pen is mightier than the sword an' all that)

Just shame the Pen wasn't used in the first place.

[Lowlander]

You can informally contest and still pay the reduced amount if you fail, doesn't take more than a form or phonecall.

Some councils (e.g. Wandsworth) will usually let you off if it's your first mistake.

Personally I would try the informal route, and take it on the chin if you fail, worth a try.

The formal procedure is a real slog and one for doing on principle only!