antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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Posting on behalf of a friend
Basically i'm a student living in uni accommodation. I don't usually have my car at uni, but with the end of term this week I drove down so I could bring my stuff back once it's finished.
To cut a long story short, I was told I can't park at uni unless I buy a full-year permit, even though there are pay and display machines all over the car park. I don't want to park the car on the street (it looks a pretty rough road), so was wondering if I park the car from now 'til friday paying for a ticket everyday, would I have grounds to appeal if they did actually fine me?
Students wanting to park at my accommodation for the year need a parking permit. However, there are a number of pay and display machines around which to me and everyone else means that if you want to just park for the one day or whatever, use these machines.
I drove home late last night, got up this morning and put a ticket on the car, time: 10.25am. I came back from my lecture to find a red warning notice that had pretty much dissolved in the rain, which said that i could get fined if I dont get a permit or whatever. The time on this was 11.30am.
I went into the uni building and asked why, and the woman told me "you can't park on the car park unless you are a permit holder. You're basically parking for free, which is why you've had the notice."
Even though I contested that i'd paid the ticket, she was having none of it. Apparently the machines are there for staff only, not actual residents, and she says I have to park in the street, which as I said before, I REALLY don't want to do.
The signs around the car park aren't very clear, and to me make no mention that I as a student can't pay for a one-off ticket for the day. I took some photos of the signs and i'll try to post them below.
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[img]Basically i'm a student living in uni accommodation. I don't usually have my car at uni, but with the end of term this week I drove down so I could bring my stuff back once it's finished.
To cut a long story short, I was told I can't park at uni unless I buy a full-year permit, even though there are pay and display machines all over the car park. I don't want to park the car on the street (it looks a pretty rough road), so was wondering if I park the car from now 'til friday paying for a ticket everyday, would I have grounds to appeal if they did actually fine me?
Students wanting to park at my accommodation for the year need a parking permit. However, there are a number of pay and display machines around which to me and everyone else means that if you want to just park for the one day or whatever, use these machines.
I drove home late last night, got up this morning and put a ticket on the car, time: 10.25am. I came back from my lecture to find a red warning notice that had pretty much dissolved in the rain, which said that i could get fined if I dont get a permit or whatever. The time on this was 11.30am.
I went into the uni building and asked why, and the woman told me "you can't park on the car park unless you are a permit holder. You're basically parking for free, which is why you've had the notice."
Even though I contested that i'd paid the ticket, she was having none of it. Apparently the machines are there for staff only, not actual residents, and she says I have to park in the street, which as I said before, I REALLY don't want to do.
The signs around the car park aren't very clear, and to me make no mention that I as a student can't pay for a one-off ticket for the day. I took some photos of the signs and i'll try to post them below.
I'm thinking of just leaving the car where it is, putting tickets on it every day, and if they do fine me then i'll contest the ticket. I was just wondering if anyone on here who knows more about this kind of thing thinks this is a good idea?
I'm thinking of just leaving the car where it is, putting tickets on it every day, and if they do fine me then i'll contest the ticket. I was just wondering if anyone on here who knows more about this kind of thing thinks this is a good idea?
[Edited on 30-03-2011 by antnee]
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