I'm an idiot - I forgot to pay for my parking

littlejames · 09-11-09, 12:45

And now I've got a PCN.

Well I remembered to pay, but not until Midday by which time I'd got the ticket

What are the chances of Westminster council accepting 'I forgot' as an excuse and letting me off the fine?

Or failing that, will they refund me the £1 that I paid?

MyLittleStudPony · 09-11-09, 12:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by littlejames

And now I've got a PCN.

Well I remembered to pay, but not until Midday by which time I'd got the ticket

What are the chances of Westminster council accepting 'I forgot' as an excuse and letting me off the fine?

Or failing that, will they refund me the £1 that I paid?

Low and no, I fear.

DefTrap · 09-11-09, 12:48

Is it a Pay & Display?

I got a written apology letter after I produced a ticket that the BSE traffic monkey failed to spot (well, he couldn't, it was in someone else's car the the time).

Horse · 09-11-09, 12:55

You could research road markings, and go out with a tape measure.

It's not impossible that the bay won't have been laid out correctly.

littlejames · 09-11-09, 12:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by DefTrap

Is it a Pay & Display?

No - its a pay by phone.

I just completely forgot to pay, but my the time I did pay I'd already got the ticket.

Beancounter · 09-11-09, 12:59

Sorry mate, I don't think you'll have much luck in avoiding the PCN.I got three in the first month, spent more on those than it would have cost for a year's parking.

go_slow · 09-11-09, 12:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by DefTrap

I got a written apology letter after I produced a ticket that the BSE traffic monkey failed to spot (well, he couldn't, it was in someone else's car the the time).

They are wise to that one, the last time I got done (ticket fell off the window) my letter was responded to with a dozen pictures of my car, the offence was "failure to display" so I had to pay up.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Horse

You could research road markings, and go out with a tape measure.

It's not impossible that the bay won't have been laid out correctly.

Thats a good idea, or just accept it and let us get on with posting images like the following

dodgy · 09-11-09, 13:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by littlejames

And now I've got a PCN.

Well I remembered to pay, but not until Midday by which time I'd got the ticket

What are the chances of Westminster council accepting 'I forgot' as an excuse and letting me off the fine?

Or failing that, will they refund me the £1 that I paid?

Life's too short to waste time on lost causes

Go out and punch someone in frustration, it'll make you feel better. Hint: Make sure they're smaller than you

Horse · 09-11-09, 13:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by dodgy

Go out and punch someone in frustration, it'll make you feel better. Hint: Make sure they're smaller than you

Explain that bit again

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Beancounter · 09-11-09, 13:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by dodgy

Life's too short to waste time on lost causes

Go out and punch someone in frustration, it'll make you feel better. Hint: Make sure they're smaller than you

I like your thinking.

easy now andy · 09-11-09, 14:05

WELSHDRAGONRACING · 09-11-09, 14:47

You do mean pay by phone for BIKE parking in westminster RIGHT?

If so then they will let you off your first ticket, the say no to bike parking website got the council office to admit that people make mistakes so they will if a letter is enclosed cancel your first ticket, on mistake you didnt understand the new parking scheme as your not from the area

saga_lout · 09-11-09, 19:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by littlejames

What are the chances of Westminster council accepting 'I forgot' as an excuse and letting me off the fine?

Probably none.

Quote:

Originally Posted by littlejames

Or failing that, will they refund me the £1 that I paid?

You could try.

My first ever parking ticket was in a pay & display. I paid 10p, displayed the ticket and got a £6* penalty for not parking in a marked bay.

I took the ticket to the council office and paid £5.90.

By the way, I'd followed the signs to "FREE PARKING" so I wasn't particularly pleased at having to pay in the first place. The penalty just added insult to injury.

*No, I didn't have my man walking in front with a red flag. It was about 1982.

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