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parked for 7 minutes without a parking session in place
DIR By: thegentleway
Date: February 7, 2025, 8:36 am
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I got a parking ticket for parking on street. I paid but not
before a rapacious traffic warden slapped a ticket on after
'observing' my vehicle for 5 minutes. I made an informal
representation but they said the PCN was correctly issued...
I know you get 10 minutes grace period after your ticket expires
but what is the grace period to purchase a ticket? Is it worth
appealing to Parking Adjudicator?
Thanks.
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Re: parked for 7 minutes without a parking session in place
DIR By: John U.K.
Date: February 7, 2025, 9:06 am
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For meaningful advice please to have a read of
HTML https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/read-this-first-before-posting-your-case!-this-section-is-for-council-tfl-dartme/
and post up here both sides of the unredacted PCN and a GSV link
to the location.
What was the time of yr paid parking session?
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Re: parked for 7 minutes without a parking session in place
DIR By: thegentleway
Date: February 7, 2025, 9:13 am
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Thanks for advice, I'll take a read.
I paid for 15 minutes parking from 9:41 to 09:56.
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Re: parked for 7 minutes without a parking session in place
DIR By: lexy
Date: February 7, 2025, 10:00 am
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Generally none. They’ll have a look around and see if anyone is
using the machines or walking between the car and the machines.
If not, they’ll issue a penalty.
The moment you walk off and either leave the car park or
disappear round a corner into another street, you’re fair game.
Walking away to get change from a shop, and things like that,
generally aren’t allowed. Walking out of an underground car park
to get better mobile signal is somewhat OK.
Generally if you paid within two or three minutes of getting a
PCN, you’ve got an OK appeal. More than five is tough unless
you’ve got a very good reason.
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