filthy southwark council

[creazer2k]

Hi just want to see what I can do..

 

for the past 2 months the parking signs in the area have been sprayed over with paint nd the council had not bothered to rrectify it.. so i started to park for free. i did this for 2 months then 1 day they finally sorted it.. i moved the car ... the next day the signs were sprayed over again so i parked again and came out to find the poaint had been wiped but my car towed.. they didnt leave any time for me to sort trhe car they just cleaned the signs and towed my vehicle ... now they demand £400 for the release.. what can i do??

 

this is dirty SOUTHWARK council aswell

[creazer2k]

they say i have to pay then appeal.. but i dnt have the funds... arrgghh

[green_and_mean]

You obviously knew what the restriction was and took a gamble which has backfired so there is not much you can do apart from pay and then appeal.

[esmerobbo]

Looks like you are going to have to bite the bullet and pay to get your car back. And then appeal. But you would need evidence that the signs were not readable when you parked there. Did anyone else get removed/ticketed??

[Dragons Dennis]

The evidence would be the time the paint was removed. If that was before you got towed, then you parked when there was no restriction.£400 also seems highly excessive for towing. If the police can manage it for £150 through a contractor, how come the councils own towing vehicle costs nearly 3 times as much?

[green_and_mean]

The evidence would be the time the paint was removed. If that was before you got towed, then you parked when there was no restriction.£400 also seems highly excessive for towing. If the police can manage it for £150 through a contractor, how come the councils own towing vehicle costs nearly 3 times as much?

 

Its actually £200 plus the PCN cost £40/60 plus any storage costs if not collected within 24 hours.