parking ticket

[partridgega]

I have been issued with a parking ticket for staying in a pfree parking bay for longer than the permitted time but the ticket has got the make of the car wrong, is this ticket vaild or can I challenge on the basis that if this detail is wrong then other details could be wrong such as the time stated or the reg?

[LCDMAN]

I'm pretty sure it is valid seeing as they almost certainly have a picture of car, done for verification purpose. You can find out here, which is where the other ticket dodgers hang out.

http://www.pepipoo.com/

[LCDMAN]

Sorry, wrong link! Try this one;

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?s=2abd10d3 c0a913d74107cd1a511097c1&showforum=30

[Ethel]

It is valid - this is a simple error and will not cancel your ticket

[the-oracle]

you were caught so stop wingeing and pay up. be of good cheer, christmas is coming

[abbie1977]

If your traffic wardens are anything like ours they will have taken a photograph of your car with the date and time.

[denis567]

Its worth a try to get it invalidated. A few years ago I got a parking ticket (yellow lines) and the policeman (motorcycle) put the wrong date on the ticket. When I went to pay the fine, I ponted this out and they told me not to pay it and it would be cancelled, which it was shortly after.

[gem_35]

if the idiot that put the ticket on your car cant even write the correct make on the ticket then it shows what sort if incompetent tw@t they are to start with. they only do that job cuz no one else will employ them, all on a power trip. if i was you i would defo complain and make the point that for this reason you class the ticket as invalid. good luck, dnt pay em!!!

[MiniMadTez]

The ticket is NOT valid....and you do NOT have to pay it.
I have a MINI ONE, and have got off with 4 parking tickets because they always put the make down as BMW MINI, which it is not. To be petty....and try my luck....I wrote a letter saying that I feel the ticket is invalid and I was not willing to pay......I have got off with it 4 times, the most recent time they sent me photos of the car but i simply wrote back saying yes its my car, but the ticket is still invalid....they sent me an apology and I told me they had cancelled the ticket. I know others with MINIS that have had the same and also got off with it. Yes its stingy but their fault for not knowing enough about cars I say :) <------big grin!!!

[MustardDave]

Admin errors do not invalidate parking tickets.

Was it private land or Council - real tickets that you have to pay will have the address of a court on them and will say 'Penalty Charge Notice'. Civil ones have the address of a private company and say something like 'Parking Charge Notice'.

If it is a private ticket, bin it. You do not have to ring them or quote legislation - just ignore it, along with any letters that follow, no matter how threatening they appear. Entering into discussion with them just shows they have a 'live one'.

Private tickets are based on contract law. To enforce them, they must prove there was a contract between you. Also note any contract is with the driver - NOT the registered keeper. Do not admit to being the driver under any circumstances.

If it is on Council land, pay up.

With regards to the Mini, in the previous response, I am guessing that was a private ticket. You would not get away with that if it was a proper parking ticket issued by a local authority.