Controlled parking virtual permit booked late

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Got a plasterer in who's parked up his van. We have permit only on our street from 1200 to 1400, unfortunately I couldn't get into the online parking account until 1242 when I then booked 2 x 1 hour virtual permits to cover up until 1442.

I rang the southwark parking helpline, and the guy said that they only issue physical tickets, and therefore if there is no physical ticket then there is no problem with the late permit.

Is this correct?

Reason is, I regularly see the white CCTV car driving around and was under the impression that this scanned all the parked license plates and then sent tickets through the post?

Thanks in advance

[jujubeans]

Hiya,

They would still leave a physical ticket on the van so you should be fine.

[AylwardS]

You should be fine.

I think they either come out to East Dulwich on a moped or in the CCTV car rather than use it to issue parking tickets