040 offence for parking without a clock |
040 offence for parking without a clock |
Wed, 22 May 2019 - 12:04
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 22 May 2019 Member No.: 103,986 |
Hello All
I would really like some opinions if possible. I recently got a ticket from Carlisle City Council for not displaying my clock along with my blue badge in an on street bay. It was limited to 1 hour. While there were plenty of signs up remind one to display a badge of course nothing to say it required a clock. Anyway I was issued with a ticket within 2 minutes of parking, honestly they must have seen me leave the car. However this area of Carlisle is a disc zone ( I didn't realise as Im not local) but surely I should have been given a 035 ticket which is failure to show a disc in the prescribed manner rather than a 040 offence? The 035 offence is at the lower rate than the 040. I have made an appeal to CCC already which they have rejected, their reasoning being that failure to show a clock invalidates my blue badge. I don't think this argument stands however, the badge remains valid surely even if a clock is not shown and it is clearly displayed in their pictures. if I had parked in a normal bay I would have been issued with a 035 offence surely, so I would have thought this would be the same with a blue badge? I have checked the TRO for the central area, and it only states disc zone parking. I do not dispute that I failed to show a clock but I do dispute the nature of the ticket and their reasoning. I also imagine they catch loads of people here! Id love to hear your opinions as I am minded to take it to adjudication but Id like to know if you think Im on a hiding to nothing! Cheers. This post has been edited by LUCYDOG: Wed, 22 May 2019 - 12:33 |
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Sun, 26 May 2019 - 14:01
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Member Group: Members Posts: 35,064 Joined: 2 Aug 2008 From: Woking Member No.: 21,551 |
If what we're told about the order is correct, then there isn't even a provision restricting parking to a specified time.
On the general point, it is clear from my comments that I feel any argument based in 'the sign doesn't say I must display a clock/the order only specifies in the prescribed manner' is flawed. I will not support such an approach until there's a body of decisions in favour. Our job surely is to pass on to OPs the current state of play and not minority views which challenge the basis of the law as widely understood and applied. Reminiscent of the 'they cannot make me pay to release my towed car' debate of a couple of years ago. There might be other forums for this. |
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Sun, 26 May 2019 - 14:02
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Member Group: Members Posts: 38,006 Joined: 3 Dec 2010 Member No.: 42,618 |
IMO the badge cannot be divorced from the clock it the waiting is legitimately time limited 8(4) Where the period of the prohibition exceeds 3 hours the exemption shall be for a period of 3 hours subject to the conditions that– (a) the period of exempted waiting does not begin less than one hour after a previous period of exempted waiting by the same vehicle in the same road on the same day; (b) a parking disc is displayed in the relevant position on the vehicle marked to show the quarter hour period during which the period of exempted waiting began. could an adjudicator feel the same? then could a 3 hour limit be made to fit into (exceeds 3 hours) ? See para 7 of Michelle Dhillon: 8. The only reference to a disc or clock is in the Local Authorities Traffic Orders (Exemptions for Disabled Persons) (England) Regulations 2000 where it must be displayed in circumstances where the display of the badge provides an exemption from a yellow line waiting restriction (see Regulation 8). We are not concerned here with a yellow line restriction, so regulation 8 does not apply. We can't say anything about Anthony Pearce v London Borough of Croydon because we don't know what submissions and evidence were before the tribunal. -------------------- If you would like assistance with a penalty charge notice, please post a thread on https://www.ftla.uk/index.php
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Sun, 26 May 2019 - 15:11
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Member Group: Closed Posts: 9,710 Joined: 28 Mar 2007 Member No.: 11,355 |
I see PMB's logic in a time limited parking space requiring either a clock or a permit/ticket indicating arrival or departure time. Otherwise there could be abuse.
However if this were a paid parking bay, or one of the Council's disc bays then the TRO would specify the need for a parking ticket or a parking clock to be displayed. It cannot be a default position to assume that a sign relating to limited parking means a clock or ticket must be displayed. One would have to check the TRO for that requirement. My concern with the TRO we have mentioned is that it seems to be version 53 of the original Order and, as hca has already commented, there could be other amendments floating about which might destroy our "no clock" case. I would prefer that the OP have other irons in the fire----mitigation or proof of the parking period via receipts etc. So we need more narrative from the OP. Mick |
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Sun, 26 May 2019 - 15:39
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Member Group: Members Posts: 38,006 Joined: 3 Dec 2010 Member No.: 42,618 |
I think its worth noting that, in general, amendments seldom if ever change the articles of an order, generally only the schedules get amended.
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Sun, 26 May 2019 - 17:41
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Member Group: Members Posts: 26,655 Joined: 6 Nov 2014 Member No.: 74,048 |
I see PMB's logic in a time limited parking space requiring either a clock or a permit/ticket indicating arrival or departure time. Otherwise there could be abuse. However if this were a paid parking bay, or one of the Council's disc bays then the TRO would specify the need for a parking ticket or a parking clock to be displayed. It cannot be a default position to assume that a sign relating to limited parking means a clock or ticket must be displayed. One would have to check the TRO for that requirement. My concern with the TRO we have mentioned is that it seems to be version 53 of the original Order and, as hca has already commented, there could be other amendments floating about which might destroy our "no clock" case. I would prefer that the OP have other irons in the fire----mitigation or proof of the parking period via receipts etc. So we need more narrative from the OP. Mick If it was just my logic, Mick I would shut up but an adjudicator found the requirement for the clock, so with what we know at present it is 1 all as regards the direction of findings. -------------------- All advice is given freely. It is given without guarantee and responsibility for its use rests with the user
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Sun, 26 May 2019 - 18:12
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Member Group: Members Posts: 38,006 Joined: 3 Dec 2010 Member No.: 42,618 |
If it was just my logic, Mick I would shut up but an adjudicator found the requirement for the clock, so with what we know at present it is 1 all as regards the direction of findings. Do we have the submissions that were before that adjudicator? -------------------- If you would like assistance with a penalty charge notice, please post a thread on https://www.ftla.uk/index.php
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Sun, 26 May 2019 - 20:03
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Member Group: Members Posts: 26,655 Joined: 6 Nov 2014 Member No.: 74,048 |
If it was just my logic, Mick I would shut up but an adjudicator found the requirement for the clock, so with what we know at present it is 1 all as regards the direction of findings. Do we have the submissions that were before that adjudicator? Yes will e mail them to you -------------------- All advice is given freely. It is given without guarantee and responsibility for its use rests with the user
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Tue, 4 Jun 2019 - 11:26
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 22 May 2019 Member No.: 103,986 |
Thanks for all your thoughts. I have been away so was unable to respond.
personally I don't think I have any mitigating circumstances, I simply didn't realise I needed to show a clock as I am not local and there are no signs around to say it was required. So I believed rightly or wrongly that I had displayed in correctly. I have appealed again, on several grounds stated here, but I do think they are digging their heals in on this one. |
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Tue, 4 Jun 2019 - 11:29
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Member Group: Members Posts: 38,006 Joined: 3 Dec 2010 Member No.: 42,618 |
LUCYDOG shw us what you sent.
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Tue, 4 Jun 2019 - 12:01
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Member Group: Members Posts: 35,064 Joined: 2 Aug 2008 From: Woking Member No.: 21,551 |
It cannot be a default position to assume that a sign relating to limited parking means a clock or ticket must be displayed. One would have to check the TRO for that requirement.
But it is. We're mistaking the meaning of a sign for what the TRO might require: they are not the same. A permit or similar traffic sign MAY NOT include the term 'display clock' or similar because this is not permitted. Permits and BBs are issued upon request and it is made clear on issue that their use is subject to conditions with which the user must comply. A traffic sign doesn't state 'clearly visible' or 'dashboard' or whatever because these terms are stated in the Ts and Cs of use on issue. Sorry to say, but IMO the argument about the sign not stating display a clock is not only without merit, it is misleading and a distraction. But whether this is stated in the TRO is another matter. This post has been edited by hcandersen: Tue, 4 Jun 2019 - 12:03 |
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Tue, 4 Jun 2019 - 12:37
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Member Group: Members Posts: 38,006 Joined: 3 Dec 2010 Member No.: 42,618 |
I think we're all in agreement that regardless of the merits of whether a sign should or shouldn't mention a clock, the issue in this case is that the requirement does not exist in the TRO, so there has been no breach of the TRO. hcandersen and I can discuss the merits of other issues another time but not in this thread, as it wouldn't be relevant to the OP's case.
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