More parking fines!

[Feek]

Originally Posted by LeperousDust

But then again i don't like them bullying me into paying

I don't think in this case that they are bullying you into paying. From reading their letter, it's pretty conclusive and your car was observed without any loading/unloading going on for five minutes.

*tip* Don't park where you're not supposed to, it tends to avoid this

[Mark]

Agree with Feek. Looks conclusive to me. Unless you have a very good argument why the lack of signs means the order is illegal (and I'll bet that one has been tried before), then you're bang to rights I'm afraid. Time to pay up and move on.

[LeperousDust]

I was pretty much in and out maybe over 5 minutes, but there is a parking attendant IN on of the photos (as in the time i come out see fine go back into revs grab a camera and come back out...), showing i wasn't really around for as long as they suggest. The parking attendants around Edinburgh are fair obviously, but in the tightest way they can possibly be trust me (i got two fines at once basically last year ). My mate got fined at 5am in the morning for parking on a double yellow line! Now we all know a double yellow line is a no no, but 5am, seriously, outside my flat? Money grabbing ****s

I'm thinking if i get a letter headed from Revolution tonight saying i was loading and show them the photo with their attendant in the photo, and see where that takes me, worst off i pay £60 i guess i'm not exactly taking them to a small claims court or anything, still i'm not really sure if its worth it... It's just in my nature to not take this **** because this fine definitely isn't fair! I've paid the rest where i know i was in the "wrong" parked on baby kittens.

[Mark]

Were you actually loading and unloading? If you were (and I'm asking because you said "unload" - as in figure of speech) then that's the right approach - get the evidence and dispute it.

If you weren't, then you'll be just digging a big hole for yourself and planting a 'perverting the course of justice' sign in it (or whatever the equivalent in the circumstances is). Don't go there - it just isn't worth £30.

Also bear in mind how much defending yourself is going to cost if it comes to that. More than £30? - don't bother, even if it is a matter of principle.

Just my 2p, feel free to do with it as you please.

[LeperousDust]

Originally Posted by Mark

Were you actually loading and unloading? If you were (and I'm asking because you said "unload" - as in figure of speech) then that's the right approach - get the evidence and dispute it.

If you weren't, then you'll be just digging a big hole for yourself and planting a 'perverting the course of justice' sign in it (or whatever the equivalent in the circumstances is). Don't go there - it just isn't worth £30.

Also bear in mind how much defending yourself is going to cost if it comes to that. More than £30? - don't bother, even if it is a matter of principle.

Just my 2p, feel free to do with it as you please.

Been in work, so excuse the late reply, but yes, i was "loading", as in i was seeing a manager for a few minutes, only to do him a favour. I can probably quite easily get a header letter stating i definitely was loading that day from the same manager and revs. As for defending myself the way the word it, its all outside of court, worse case scenario is i lose and i pay £60 which is what annoys me but also makes me think might as well push my luck, an independent adjudicator oversees the altercation if the knock me back again, and i don't know how a headed loading letter can really honestly lose, let alone the fact an attendant is IN a photo!....