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In this blog, we’ll look into when you should and shouldn’t appeal against a parking fine, what you need to know about parking fines and how the appeals process works.
You have official grounds for appeal against a parking fine if:
There are also mitigating circumstances when you may be able to have your parking fine overturned, such as:
However, there are certain occasions when you will not be able to appeal a parking ticket such as:
Before you pay, act or fight your parking fine, there are some things you will need to know about parking tickets that will hopefully help you to decide how you should act.
If you are planning on making an appeal against your parking fine, then there are three different stages you can go through, each escalating in severity. These appeals are:
This stage is only for those who have had a fine stuck on their windscreen, you have 14 days from the date the fine was issued to make an informal challenge against this. You have 14 days because if you lose, most councils will still allow you to pay at a reduced rate so you don’t lose anything by appealing.
You should submit a letter to your council explaining why you are appealing providing as much as evidence and information as possible such as photographs, your vehicle registration number and the ticket number.
If your informal appeal was turned down, you received a ticket through the post or you haven’t paid but haven’t appealed, you will receive a Notice to Owner which will demand full payment and an appeals form.
To formally appeal, you will need to fill in the form stating your grounds for appeal and if you previously made an informal challenge it is worth resending all that information across in your formal appeal. The council you are appealing against will have 56 days to respond to your appeal or you will win by default.
If you don’t win your formal appeal then you will be sent a Notice of Rejection of Representations and a Notice of Appeal form. You can use this to challenge your parking fine at an independent tribunal as long as you fill in the form and submit it within 30 days of the date on the letter.
If you lose a formal appeal, you will no longer be able to pay your fine at half price so for many continuing onto an independent appeal is the next logical step. The adjudicator is appointed by the government and therefore is completely independent.
Most appeals such as this are based on written appeals with evidence submitted but you can request a personal hearing if you would like to have the chance to explain your situation and reasoning. If you lose this appeal, you will be required to pay the original parking fine in full.
For more advice regarding parking fines, visit the Money Saving Expert website or Citizens Advice.