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I recently attended an NPAS parking ticket appeal after receiving the standard letters from my local Council stating that each of my appeals to them was to be ignored and I should pay immediately.
After attending the NPAS appeal, the lady conducting the appeal was satisfied that the Councils evidence was not good enough to defend their decision and also acted against them in demonstrating that their Attendant had actually lied on the paperwork!!!!
I am now a happy, ticket free motorist (for now anyhow!)
How about more information.For example the Council involved, the circumstances,the grounds for appeal, and why NPAS said what they did.At the moment your post is of very little help to those in a similar situation.
Electron, there are better ways to ask for more info! Bit rude there....
I parked in a Residents Parking Zone in Coventry but was not aware that it was a Residents Zone. There was no signage along the road where I parked and no signs on entering the zone. I apppealed the ticket with the Council who sent me standard replies which were of no use to me.
It was stated that I was parked 4 metres from a sign which was not true. The nearest visible sign was approx 10 metres away! 3 other signs which should have been in position were missing until after I started appealing, when they suddenly appeared on their respective posts.
My third contact with the Council was in the form of an NPAS appeal leaflet which I filled in and forwarded to the NPAS. I chose to represent myself and attend the appeal as opposed to receiving a decision in the post.
The Council used copies of the Parking Attendants book and photos as evidence. Unfortunately for the Council they had included a photograph of my cars position in relation to the nearest parking sign which clearly demonstrated that the Attendant had lied on the paperwork!!
The Council also denied that certain signs at the bottom end of the road where I was parked were missing, stating that all they had maintained the signs. They did not back up this statement with maintenace logs which went against them at the appeal.
The appeal was informal and involved me stating my case and explaining my evidence. It took only 15 minutes for a decision to be made. The appeals officer agreed that the signage was further than the Councils stated distance and that the appropriate logs had not been included with the Councils evidence and so ruled in my favour.
Parking ticket appeal succesful!
appeal after receiving the standard letters from my local Council stating that each of my appeals to them was to be ignored and I should pay immediately.
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