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I thought I would let you know that the Adjudicator has found all 3 penalty notices INVALID Decision letter attached.
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and the main doc of the rejection letter from the council has the wrong car registration number on it!
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I've just noticed - all 3 PCNs state I was parked on the long straight road! The little triangle bit is actually part of the other road leading up to it - according to Google maps and RAC . I'm guessing this may well be significant?!?!?!
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I believe PATAS is for London area only. Please correct me if I am wrong
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This is a very good point - I hadn't thought of it as 'discretionary' - But you are right!
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There are restrictions in the morning as well. The times are 8am-10am and 2pm-4pm. I think I have said already, I do not understand the 2-4 timing, as school finishes at 3.30pm, and after school clubs finish at 4.30pm. If it is really about child safety, why isn't the afternoon restriction 3pm to 5pm? The tickets - I have already started the ball rolling to go to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal. I believe the reduced ticket fee has to also be offered at the end of the Tribunal hearing if unsuccessful. In the future - I will need to leave work even earlier so that I can bag the closest 'allowed' parking spot to the school! - I'll end up having to be there well before 3pm!!!!
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The area where only residents can drive is for the safety of the children. Its basically a huge 'safe' area for the children to come out of school and be met by their parents.
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Thank you Daniella - I did indeed state that all 3 tickets arrived well after all 3 'contraventions'.
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This is unfortunately this end of the school has no vehicle access - it has steps that lead down to the school playground. The front of the school is even worse for parking! Walking any distance also causes me problems - I rarely do this school run as another mum picks up for me - I have a son at a school the other side of town! On the odd occasion I do need to collect both children, I need to get away as quickly as possible so my son isn't left standing around on his own for too long waiting for us
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This is unfortunately this end of the school has no vehicle access - it has steps that lead down to the school playground. The front of the school is even worse for parking! Walking any distance also causes me problems - I rarely do this school run as another mum picks up for me - I have a son at a school the other side of town! On the odd occasion I do need to collect both children, I need to get away as quickly as possible so my son isn't left standing around on his own for too long waiting for us
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I don't think there is any need for posts like this. It's just plain rude! I assume that if you have children, you bring them up to treat others as you wish to be treated? that calling people names, and insulting people is not acceptable behaviour! Yet, even though you KNOW this is wrong, it is exactly what you are doing to me! The difference is, that doing this, and stealing, are things that are done with intention - therefore, they are completely preventable at ALL times. The examples I gave were all things that can be done / happen inadvertently! By being forgetful, or not paying close enough attention. So, before you decide to throw any more insults at anyone, think about what you are doing!!!!!
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I'm going to need to look them up again
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It does explain how you believe I have misinterpreted the rules. I can see some points, but I do still believe my understanding is largely correct - mainly as I have read most of it in legal documents etc. I do think I need to provide more evidence than I have already though - I did think it was enough, but can see more evidence from legal documents might be necessary.
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If I have interpreted the rules incorrectly, I need someone to explain HOW I have done so....................... Taking the 3 main points below, please can you explain how the council have acted correctly, and how I have managed to misinterpret the rules: 1. From the guidance notes – traffic management act 2004 – “The Secretary of State recommends that approved devices are used only where enforcement is difficult or sensitive and CEO enforcement is not practical” .....The council have claimed that parents seeing a traffic warden would run back to their vehicles, to move them quickly before receiving a ticket – and that this poses a danger to the children! .....Is this really a valid reason??? 2. Department for Transport’s Operational Guidance to Local Authorities: Parking and Enforcement states – “The Secretary of State recommends that authorities put up signs to tell drivers that they are using cameras to detect contraventions” .....The council seem to have claimed signs are only necessary for static cameras – but the above doesn’t seem to say that to me! 3. Innocent until proven guilty - regardless of how long I was stopped for, the actual ‘evidence’ is not long enough to actually prove this – nor can it ‘prove’ I wasn’t just dropping somebody off. .....This has to be based on fact, not opinion surely?
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I agree with this view completely, but this is not the case here. I'll attache another pic that will hopefully show this :/
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I believe I have managed the attachment lol! Its school pick-up that creates the biggest problem
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Hopefully I have managed to add an attachment - the added problem in the area is the number of wide driveways etc, as it really reduces parking dramatically!
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the majority of the area has single yellow lines. I will try and pull up a pic
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I think I should point out that a this site has actually given me a large amount of the information my appeals have been based on..... not least this post: http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?306531-Parking-Adjudicators-report-on-CCTV-enforcement&highlight=parking+adjudicators+report+on+cctv+enforcement
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In an ideal world we would all be perfect, but we are neither! Seeing dozens of cars all parked on the single yellow lines every day - and never seeing any sign of tickets being issued - the reality is that most will not check the signs - in the back of peoples minds is "how can everyone else be wrong?". I believe most people will have received a parking fine at some point, or a speeding ticket, or a fine for taking a book back to the library too late - we all make mistakes - but we expect those mistakes to be dealt with appropriately! The CCTV camera car has had absolutely no effect on the parking around the area at all. Most of us are visual learners. If we see a traffic warden, we look for a reason for them to be there. A few days of that, and therefore seeing no cars parked on the single yellow lines for a few days, and the cycle could be broken.
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In an ideal world we would all be perfect, but we are neither! Seeing dozens of cars all parked on the single yellow lines every day - and never seeing any sign of tickets being issued - the reality is that most will not check the signs - in the back of peoples minds is "how can everyone else be wrong?". I believe most people will have received a parking fine at some point, or a speeding ticket, or a fine for taking a book back to the library too late - we all make mistakes - but we expect those mistakes to be dealt with appropriately! The CCTV camera car has had absolutely no effect on the parking around the area at all. Most of us are visual learners. If we see a traffic warden, we look for a reason for them to be there. A few days of that, and therefore seeing no cars parked on the single yellow lines for a few days, and the cycle could be broken.
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Camera's should only be used when foot patrol is dangerous / not practical etc................ my understanding of the statutory guidance notes would be "camera use not necessary for this location" - not my opinion, the rules are clearly stated as far as I can tell. My posting on this site was to see if I have interpreted the rules / guidance / laws correctly - but it seems that is not what most want to do!!! Telling me I shouldn't have stopped there is pointless, as I already know that. Your sarcastic attitude at the end of this post is unnecessary, and insulting! You have made a judgement on me, and it seems to have clouded your understanding of the legal points I have raised. I have stated, several times now, that I am happy to pay one of the fines - my argument is against the way they have been issued - have they been issued within the guidelines and the rules (I think not) - and are they achieving their goal of improving the safety of the children (I think not).
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I have also found this................ Traffic Management Act 2004 – The Secretary of States Statutory Guidance notes state: “Approved devices should not be used where permits or exemptions (such as resident permits or Blue Badges) not visible to the equipment may apply” Blue Badge holders are allowed to park/wait there I believe! To be clear, again, I have no problem with any method of law enforcement, as long as it is carried out within the rules, and for the right reasons!!!
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Capturing more cars................. my point was that cars parked on the corner of a junction (where I believe is commonly thought of as most 'dangerous') were knowingly being left to park there with no penalty. If child safety is the issue, the council should make sure ALL cars parked incorrectly are made aware of their errors - regardless of the fact that they should, in theory, already know! My belief that they yellow lines are not necessary did not make up any part of my appeal - I said myself "that's by the by", indicating that I know it is not relevant to the appeal. Cameras necessary or efficient.............. again, not part of my argument! Knowingly issuing tickets to some cars, but not others is fundamentally wrong. At no point have I said if I think they are necessary or not - my point is that I believe the camera cars are not allowed to be used for this purpose (according to statutory guidelines, and the traffic management act), and go no way to add to the safety of children.
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