Another one.
Helping an old dear to her health appointment and gets a ticket.
A mere coincidence the vehicle parked up near the market.
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| Author: | captain cab [ Fri Oct 17, 2014 11:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Taxi driver gets parking ticket while helping OAP |
Taxi driver gets parking ticket while helping elderly customer A TAXI driver has branded as 'absolutely ridiculous' a local authority's decision to give him a parking ticket as he helped a confused elderly woman. Jason Beattie, 44, drives for Kendal's Blue Star Taxis, which appealed the £35 fine on compassionate grounds. But Cumbria County Council decided not to cancel the ticket - a decision the taxi driver describes as 'draconian'. Mr Beattie collected the woman, described as in her 80s and walking with a frame, from sheltered housing in Kendal on September 3. He said she was confused about the location of her chiropody appointment and, after unsuccessfully trying Blackhall Road and Sandes Avenue, the customer asked to be taken to the Market Place. As it was market day, the taxi rank there was unavailable, so Mr Beattie 'tucked away' the Peugeot Partner vehicle beside the war memorial and escorted his passenger through the busy market. It was then that she showed him her appointment letter, which explained that the the chiropodist was located at the Blackhall Unit at Westmorland General Hospital, not Blackhall Road. Concerned for his passenger's welfare, Mr Beattie guided her back to the taxi, where a parking ticket had been issued during his 10 to 15-minute absence. "I thought it was absolutely ridiculous," he said. "It could have been my mum or my grandma and I couldn't leave anybody like that." He told the Gazette: "I'm not going to abandon an old lady that doesn't quite know where she's going. I thought as soon as the council had a letter of explanation there wouldn't be a problem, but there obviously is." Mr Beattie added: "I understand there have to be parking rules, but at the same time I've got a duty of care to the customers." Blue Star Taxis owner Andrew Britton said that his drivers went 'out of their way' to help elderly, frail, infirm and disabled passengers. He told the Gazette he was not asking for 'carte blanche' for taxi drivers to park wherever they liked, but that they should be able to serve the community 'without fear of retribution'. As the owner of the taxi, he said he would continue to appeal the ticket. A spokesperson for Cumbria County Council told the Gazette: “The council carries out on-street parking enforcement in order to improve road safety, ensure the smooth flow of traffic and prevent inconsiderate parking. "In this particular case, if Mr Britton wishes to challenge the ticket, he can do so through the council’s normal appeals process. All appeals are carefully considered by the council and parking tickets can be quashed in cases where we believe they have been issued unfairly or there are extenuating circumstances. "In instances where the council decides there is no case for a ticket to be cancelled, drivers still have the opportunity to make a further appeal to the independent parking adjudicator.” source: http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/11543920._/ |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Sat Oct 18, 2014 7:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi driver gets parking ticket while helping OAP |
Another one. Helping an old dear to her health appointment and gets a ticket. A mere coincidence the vehicle parked up near the market. |
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| Author: | roythebus [ Sat Oct 18, 2014 8:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi driver gets parking ticket while helping OAP |
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| Author: | Nidge2 [ Sat Oct 18, 2014 2:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi driver gets parking ticket while helping OAP |
roythebus wrote: Here's the winning formula: http://forums.pepipoo.com/lofiversion/i ... 57624.html Don't take any notice of peipoo anymore they've go wise to them. |
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| Author: | roythebus [ Sat Oct 18, 2014 7:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi driver gets parking ticket while helping OAP |
Ermm, the thread happens to be about MY case if you care to read it. I got a ticket for the same thing, parking on double yellow to help an elderly passenger, appealed to PATAS and WON.  I've posted a transcript of the hearing in the Court Case Database section below. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Sun Oct 19, 2014 7:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi driver gets parking ticket while helping OAP |
roythebus wrote: Ermm, the thread happens to be about MY case if you care to read it. I got a ticket for the same thing, parking on double yellow to help an elderly passenger, appealed to PATAS and WON. I've posted a transcript of the hearing in the Court Case Database section below. The point I was making is that you were actually doing what you said, I'm not convinced that's always the case in situations like this. |
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| Author: | toots [ Sun Oct 19, 2014 10:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi driver gets parking ticket while helping OAP |
Sussex wrote: roythebus wrote: Ermm, the thread happens to be about MY case if you care to read it. I got a ticket for the same thing, parking on double yellow to help an elderly passenger, appealed to PATAS and WON. I've posted a transcript of the hearing in the Court Case Database section below. The point I was making is that you were actually doing what you said, I'm not convinced that's always the case in situations like this. Well that's as maybe, but, we're innocent until proven guilty so imo unless they can prove otherwise he is telling the truth surely 
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| Author: | roythebus [ Mon Oct 20, 2014 7:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi driver gets parking ticket while helping OAP |
Quite, but try telling the numptys at the parking ticket office. They don't know the rules. I've had 7 ticket so far and have won every one on appeal. Saving £420. 
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| Author: | trotskys twin [ Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi driver gets parking ticket while helping OAP |
roythebus wrote: Quite, but try telling the numptys at the parking ticket office. They don't know the rules. I've had 7 ticket so far and have won every one on appeal. Saving £420. WELL DONE 
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| Author: | Sussex [ Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi driver gets parking ticket while helping OAP |
toots wrote: Well that's as maybe, but, we're innocent until proven guilty so imo unless they can prove otherwise he is telling the truth surely Well that's not quite how it works. They issued him a ticket because the vehicle was parked up illegally with no driver present. It is for the driver to now prove he didn't commit that which he has been ticketed for. The ticket issuer need prove nothing more. |
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| Author: | roythebus [ Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi driver gets parking ticket while helping OAP |
My car was illegally parked too with the driver absent. I challenged the case and WON because I was loading/unloading a passenger. It is down to the driver that that is what he was doing. |
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Tue Oct 21, 2014 10:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi driver gets parking ticket while helping OAP |
I would go back and have a look at the road markings, if any yellow line is illegible, or has sections missing they are not legal, take photos as proof, they must also have a cut off line at both ends |
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