Thread: derbyshire constablury and taxi ranks

hi all
great site....keep up the good work.i got a ticket in chesterfield issued by the derbyshire constablury because i was on a taxi bay.i have a van and the only options for parking was a multi story(i cannot get my van in),double yellows or a taxi bay(10 of and all empty).i had put a sign on my windscreen saying loading will be 10 mins...i was just under...but still i got one.it wasnt in a yellow cover just on its own and the weather was atrocious tho i could still read it.does anyone know if i have any rights to fight it.regards:idea:

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If this has been issued by the constabulary rather than the council then it is a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) not a pcn.

You can fight it by pleading not guilty at a Magistrates' Court hearing. You will need reciepts/invoices/delivery notes or the like to prove that you were loading/unloading. A witness statement from the person you were delivering to may be enough. There is case law to support the loading/unloading defence.

One point, as this is an FPN, you must take positive action as detailed on the FPN to request a court hearing - if you do nothing, you will be convicetec by default.

Where abouts in Chesterfield was it? I know the town centre has CCTV cameras, and as you mention Multistory I suppose its either round packers row wheres theres a camera which might show you loading/unloading or was it down on Beetwell street?

You could try SARing to get the CCTV footage?

Tom

hi thanks for the replys.i was working on vicar lane which is pedestrinised after 10.30 am so i drove round the one way system and again lol but nothing.and what is SARing
karen

Originally Posted by fbnts

You could try SARing to get the CCTV footage?

Tom

I think you might have difficulty putting in a Subject access request to obtain CCTV footage.

I was under the impression that CCTV which contains footage of you is classed as personal data, the same with a recorded phone conversation and is covered by the DPA.

SAR = Subject access request; Its the formal request you send to a Data Controller under the Data Protection Act that let you, by law, obtain a copy of all the data that they hold on you.

Tom

I think you would have difficulty arguing that CCTV footage containing images of an individual should be treated as personal data.

Well there is plenty of sites out there about it:
Wycombe District Council - Data protection and CCTV

Its worth a try.

Tom

you could also try the information commissioners office. cant post a link so google it

Originally Posted by Rob S

I think you would have difficulty arguing that CCTV footage containing images of an individual should be treated as personal data.

No difficulty at all. Both audio and video recordings are, in law, documents.

personal data is that which may lead to the indentification of a person - which a picture would definitely be.

Is Your Are Dpe Controlled ?
Is It A pcn Or Fpn
Pcn - Issued By Council ,is The Rank On The Traffic Regulation Order
Fpn - Issued By Police , Can Only Issue For Obstruction

Originally Posted by Rob S

I think you would have difficulty arguing that CCTV footage containing images of an individual should be treated as personal data.

"personal data" is data from which a person could be identified.

Tim