05-08-16, 10:01 PM
Depends how far you are willing to take this- will you back down and take 50% off if they refuse to acknowledge your contesting of the ticket?
If so then pay the 50% now, if not then the argument would be the ticket is invalid as the contravention did not occur due to the vehicle being parked on the pavement, not on the street, as the pavement is a footway the correct contravention code for being parked on a pavement is 62 according to Staffordshire website
https://www.patrol-uk.info/contravention-codes-list/
They will most likely decline to accept this as all councils generally do in the hope you pay, the wording will be along the lines of 'although we believe you are in the wrong we will be very kind and allow you a further 14 days to pay at the reduced rate'
The reply to this is I'll speak to you at the parking tribunal!
If so then pay the 50% now, if not then the argument would be the ticket is invalid as the contravention did not occur due to the vehicle being parked on the pavement, not on the street, as the pavement is a footway the correct contravention code for being parked on a pavement is 62 according to Staffordshire website
https://www.patrol-uk.info/contravention-codes-list/
They will most likely decline to accept this as all councils generally do in the hope you pay, the wording will be along the lines of 'although we believe you are in the wrong we will be very kind and allow you a further 14 days to pay at the reduced rate'
The reply to this is I'll speak to you at the parking tribunal!
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