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I'm writing on behalf of my girlfriend who has been unfairly fined but has given up trying to contest a parking ticket.
She bought a car in her native Germany and went to the parking office to get a resident permit (she arrived at 3am and went there first thing in the morning). She brought all the necessary papers but the guy at the parking office refused to issue a permit claming she was missing documents.
Within hours she had a ticket.
She returned the next day with the same set of papers trying to convinced them to give them a permit. That time they said yes. It turned out she had everything she needed in the first place and the previous officer was simply incompetent.
She appealled against the fine but lost. I don't actually thing they even looked at the letter because their reply simply stated that she had no permit and that was that!
In short, what happenned is that the officer at the parking shop was simply mistaken and could have issued her with a permit on that first day and had he not been incompetent, she would not have been fined.
So, are there any ways she can get that parking fine cancelled or is she going to have to pay for the incompetence of the parking office.
she bought a car in her native Germany and went to the parking office to get a resident permit
Oh come on Twinkle it is as clear as mud where this actually happened...now let me see was it Germany or UK....sorry OP your original posting does not make it clear at all. Therefore apologies due to Twinkle I think.
Unless you were actually in possesion of a permit you should have parked legally until it was sorted out regardless of who was to blame for it not being issued. She obviously knew there was no permit in the car when she parked and took a gamble which didn't pay off.
At the time the vehicle was parked there she did NOT have a permit to do so, I fail to see how that is 'incompetence of others'.
I agree, I think the post should be renamed 'Should I pay for my own incompetence'
I think your major downfall was when you expected the traffic warden or whoever issued the ticket to be phsycic and know that you were a resident waiting for your permit (a sign in the window may have been enough to have stopped your ticket, they could also have ignored it and still issued the ticket though, we'll never know!)
OTOH there is nothing to stop you making a complaint of maladministration causing an injustice. You can use this route to argue that you should be compensated for the pcn and the resulting inconvenience.
Personally I wouldn't rate your chances but it's a route available to you if you wish.
Should we pay for the incompetence of others?
cancelled or is she going to have to pay for the incompetence of the parking office.
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