Parking ticket at the bottom of East Dulwich Road

[jaybee82]

I have to post this as am absolutely incensed at winning first prize of a parking ticket for parking on the kerb at the end of East Dulwich Road. No sign was displayed, and looking up the road everyone else had their wheels on the kerb so rather than obstruct traffic (and not thinking it was illegal) I parked on the kerb. The traffic warden who gave me the ticket then explained if I'd have parked with all wheels on the road or on the other side of the road I wouldnt have got a ticket...although I would have been ticketed for obstructing traffic! where's the sense in that?!

Anyway rant over. Just wondered if anyone else has fallen foul of Southwark Parking Control in this spot, and whether its worth appealing the ticket or am I wasting my time?

[kford]

Unless there's a sign allowing it, like the pavement parking on lower Melbourne Grove or Gallery (or is it College?) Road, Dulwich Village, you haven't got a chance unfortunately.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

The road markings have faded quite badly on that road, but, the legal parking on the pavement bit doesn't start until about 15 yards up. If you look carefully, you will see some lines marked half on the pavement.

[fiskaroo]

appeal, appeal. I got a parking ticket round the corner from my house after they put dips in the kerb. There was no ticket and no photographs. Southwark council took it to court but I WON - it got laughed out of court because of no evidence. Its robbery, bend over britain..

[fredricketts]

Hi was your tickett sealed properly, if not, like all the ticketts given out in the area,you could appeal on the grounds that the PNC was not sealed properly as stated on the tickett, "OFFICER PLEASE REMOVE THIS TAPE" twice I have appealed and won on the grounds that the PNC had been taken out of the envelope because it was not sealed in the first place as it should be. Hope this might help you.

[PeckhamRose]

Oh well done!

This gives us all hope!

Hoorah!

fiskaroo Wrote:

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> appeal, appeal. I got a parking ticket round the

> corner from my house after they put dips in the

> kerb. There was no ticket and no photographs.

> Southwark council took it to court but I WON - it

> got laughed out of court because of no evidence.

> Its robbery, bend over britain..

[????]

Sean will be on soon telling you you deserved it - Licensed bandits they are and Southwark council

[citizenED]

Dear Admin - time for a new section, "My Parking Gripe"

[SeanMacGabhann]

Tum te tum

[Trev]

The exact same thing happened to me in the same spot on East Dulwich Road. I appealed, it got turned down and I reluctantly coughed up.

[Eileen]

exactly same happened to me here last year - if you mean where the narrow road leads into Grove Vale. I objected to tthe Parking Office, (not an appeal) and they withdrew the ticket after a few weeks. I took photos, sent them to them and demonstrated that there was no obvious distinction between the cars parked in the same way with wheels on kurb, and my car, and none of them had tickets. I followed my letter up with a phone call to make sure they had it and that they would consider the letter before they took any further action. I think (can't recall clearly now) I may have also managed to get them to send me a letter confirming that so I didn't have to worry about the fine being doubled. If they want to enforce this end of the road as no parking I think they need to get the lines painted on it properly. They won't need to do that if everyone meekly pays up on what I think may be a legally unenforceable parking control when it is not clearly shown to be one. But even if it is enforceable, and I was just lucky in their response, I still think they should get the lines painted properly and we need to continue to object to this deplorable way of managing the parking system. I am strongly in favour of parking controls but even I am alienated by this bad local government management.

[flong]

I was walking past and saw you getting the parking ticket, as it happens - at least, assume it was you.

This spot is a cash cow for Southwark, and their officials check it regularly. As mentioned above, legal parking half-off the pavement doesn't start until about one car-length from the junction with Grove Vale - but the road markings are so faded that you should have a reasonable case.

[NatashaD]

Really sorry to hear you got clobbered. I have little sympathy when people flout the rules, but it sounds as if it was unclear where you were. I have got 2 parking fines recently in the area, and I thoroughly deserved them as I was just too frazzled and busy to read the signs properly. I was very upset, but had only myself to blame.

I know where you got 'done' and think you might have a case. As 'Flong' says, the markings are really faded.