I'll keep this short, as the details aren't overly relevant to my question:
A couple of weeks ago I was visiting a major tourist destination and parked on a cross hatched area. The car park is free and on private land.
After returning to my car, I had a ticket for £95 and immediately (due to my student mindset) starting thinking on how to appeal it.
I've spoken to quite a few people on the matter, and about 50% seem shocked that I would want to appeal it and that I should pay what I owe; some of them almost looked disgusted at what I was suggesting! The other half agreed with me wanting to appeal.
Anyway, I compiled a rather (unnecessarily) wordy legal looking letter and won the appeal.
But I'm left quite surprised that anyone would consider paying a parking ticket straight away without appealing it? (Note I'm not talking about council issued tickets here)
Would you pay straight up or do you fight?
A couple of weeks ago I was visiting a major tourist destination and parked on a cross hatched area. The car park is free and on private land.
After returning to my car, I had a ticket for £95 and immediately (due to my student mindset) starting thinking on how to appeal it.
I've spoken to quite a few people on the matter, and about 50% seem shocked that I would want to appeal it and that I should pay what I owe; some of them almost looked disgusted at what I was suggesting! The other half agreed with me wanting to appeal.
Anyway, I compiled a rather (unnecessarily) wordy legal looking letter and won the appeal.
But I'm left quite surprised that anyone would consider paying a parking ticket straight away without appealing it? (Note I'm not talking about council issued tickets here)
Would you pay straight up or do you fight?
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