johnny1

Hi all,
I need a little help regarding parking ticket rules for the future reference as I have just got done!
A friend dubiously has said that if you catch a parking attendant writing a ticket, drive off before he has put it onto your windscreen and the ticket will not be valid. I thought that as soon as your reg number was taken there was nothing you could do.
Could someone please clear this point up as it could have saved me £40.
Cheers,
John.

Cougar

There was a legal loophole where the law stated that the agent of the Crown (Police or traffic warden) had to deliver the summons (Parking Ticket) personally this has recently been changed to the best of my knowledge and the warden can do you as soon as they have your vehicle reg. AFAIK

M_D_B

Yep,
until the ticket's on the car, you're in the clear. Very funny when it's a barefooted, semi-naked friend running down the road to move his car .
Martin.

steve McCulloch

Cougar is spot on I'm afraid on this one!

I was in the car of a friend who had this happen to him in Wakefield. Had stopped on double yellows for about 1 minute

Along strolled a police officer who immediately started to take details. My friend came out and I told him to drive off. The police officer stood in front of the car to prevent this stating that as the offence had been committed it was not relvant whether he put the ticket on the car and that the fine would still stand. He also commented that if we did drive away we would be also committing numerous other offences (not stated) as he was a Police Officer and would radio in for assistance!

If someone is a barrister in this matter then perhaps they could clear this one up.

The police Officer in this instance was very close to being run over (several times!)

suba

maybe it's different between traffic warden and police officer? i do remember watching BBC1 program on traffic warden and they have to slap it on the windscreen to make it stick.

DavidRB

So what's to stop you taking it off and pretending that you hadn't received a ticket?

I thought that the main sticking point ( ) was that they had to correctly identify your car when they filled out the ticket. Without this, you can't be done. I remember watching Traffic Wardens when one particularly dozy bird couldn't identify a debadged BMW 3 series!! Surely reason enough to take the SUBARU letters off the boot...

wacko

You may get away with driving off, before the warden issues the ticket. It would then be their word against yours, although the question would be asked as to why the ticket was in the process of being issued. Meaning that you must of been in the wrong at some point!?

netclectic2

one thing you can try (heard this rumour a while ago, can't remember if it was in relation to parking or speeding fines?) is send a cheques for more than the fine (eg. £40.10). they then have to send you a cheque for the extra amount (eg £0.10). KEEP this cheque, do not cash it and the transaction will never be completed!

JoeyDeacon

netclectic2,

Thats an urban myth I am afraid, it will not work.

Neil Smalley

Try this website.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/parkingticket/messages

I think there will be more parking threads soon....

topper

just dont pay it,i've had 2 in the last 12 mths
and on both occasions i've heard nothing !!!!!

Luke

Topper

You naughty boy !!

Thought they must confirm tax disc details??? Otherwise any one with the same make /colour car could copy number plate.