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Parking ticket - Whilst loading in Loading bay
amandafairman replied to Gallen's topic in Private Land Parking Enforcement
Actually there is a difference in private and commercial vehicles, different rules apply when loading. -
Continuous loading means that to be classed as continuous, the person has to be seen carrying from the car to the nearest drop off point of the place you are delivering to, once every five minutes, so if you are delivering to the 5th floor of a building for example and that will take you 8 minutes to do, you are only entitled to deliver to the entrance of that building and back to the car again, which you should be able to do within a 5 minutes period, once you have dropped of at the building, you must then move the car, legally park and pay, then return to the building to finish your delivery. I know this is impractical and ridiculous, but that is the definition in accordance with the Road Traffic Act I'm afraid and that is the rules that Parking Attendants go by. A lot of people make the mistake of parking on yellow lines when loading restrictions are in place (kerb blips and white time plate beside), no one is permitted to load here during the restrictions. The maximum of 20 minutes means 'to be seen at least once every five minutes up to a maximum of twenty minutes'. As for the person who wrote: "Proof that the people who enforce the rules don't know the rules. I succesfully defended a ticket whilst loading and the van was observed for seven minutes with no activity". You were lucky to get a reasonable admin assistant reading your letter, I'm sure she compasionately took into account your mitigating circumstances, not the norm, lucky you, usually they would push to the adjudication process. The rules are the rules: there are lots of rules that motorists don't even know exist and would be shocked to know, so I'm afraid 'you' are the one who doesn't know the rules. Twistedsista A maximum of 20 minutes, means you must be seen at least once evry 5 minutes up to a maximum of 20 minutes.
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I worked in the job for 13 years in London as parking managament, and I was a trainer for PCFL, having trainer many PAs for different London Boroughs. I was Parking Attendant for many many years myself too. This is the way PAs are trained and work everywhere I'm afraid, continuous loading is to be seen once every 5 minutes.
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Parking Ticket with no Penalty on it
amandafairman replied to Wheresmedoughgone's topic in Private Land Parking Enforcement
If there are any real discrepancies or ambuguities on a PCN it must be written off, take this to the adjudication service -
The PCN has to be attached to the windscreen or handed to the driver to be legally issued, say that you were not even told you were getting a ticket
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Pay & Display Car Park Ticket/Fine
amandafairman replied to iwgunter's topic in Private Land Parking Enforcement
Also, from what I remember, you used to be given 5 minutes to actually go and get the ticket from the machine as the machine is not in front of you. Therefore, the earliest the |PCN should have been issued is 09.20 after the 5 minutes observation, I wouls also strongly use the photo as the machine and sign is not clearly displayed, take this to an adjudication service, most people win when going all the way. Good luck -
Pay & Display Car Park Ticket/Fine
amandafairman replied to iwgunter's topic in Private Land Parking Enforcement
As an ex Traffic Warden, I would argue the fact that there is no postcode on the PCN
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