I think you should appeal, but this is different from the bus lane court case.

http://www.taxi-driver.co.uk/phpBB2/vie ... 13&t=15938

I would appeal sending them a letter from the customer(s) and confirmation of the booking.

and it being a PH taxi.

I don't think that bit is an issue.

It was a PH, but it was the stopping/waiting for punters that was the issue.

The violation citation states;
PARKED IN A RESIDENTS OR SHARED USE PARKING OR ZONE WITHOUT EITHER CLEARLY DISPLAYING A VALID PERMIT OR VOUCHER
OR PAY AND DISPLAY TICKET ISSUED FOR THAT PLACE, OR WITHOUT PAYMENT OF THE PARKING CHARGE.

Was there a pay and display ticket machine available for the parking bay that you used?

ok"

i did not use a parking bay ( i was outside the customers house) infact there is no parking bays
yes there is a ticket machine

dave

If you could have bought a ticket that allowed you to park where you did, then I don't think you will be successful in your appeal.

If you had parked on double yellow lines, then there is case law or rather a judicial review transcript to support the ticket being withdrawn/rescinded.

thanx brummie

i think that kind of scenario is rather "stupid" (not you)
iam quite prepaired to go to court on this one, (no problem at all)

if a taxi driver can park on double yellow lines or whatever to pick up there passengers, then what is the difference.

for example.

if i was just driving up that street and a person flagged me down (hail and ride) are we saying i must get a parking ticket first???????

dave

looking into the MAKADA case in a little more detail, i can see why the judge came to his decision, and i dont think it was just because the PH driver pulled up on single/double yellow lines. countyt courts use interpretation (as we all know) to make there decisions, and if you look at para (6) single /double yellow lines are not mentioned nor is a taxi driver or whatever being singled out. it clearly states.

6. Article 12 provides the first of a number of further exemptions from parking restrictions. As material, it reads:
"Nothing in Article 5 of this order shall render it unlawful to cause or permit a vehicle to wait in any restricted street for so long as may be necessary for the purpose of enabling any person to board or alight from the vehicle or to load there on or unload there from his personal luggage."

he got a ticket for stopping on a single/double yellow, he won because of article (12)


dave

quite right he can't rescind it, but he could have taken it back to his office and his supervisor could have discharged it.

as for the leaving a vehicle unattended "ok fair comment" but what if your passenger is disabled as mine is and 83 year old??????

That's the case I would use to try to get the ticket rescinded.

Explain in a letter that you were assisting an elderly passenger, which is part of your job as a licensed driver to give reasonable assistance, that you were not unduly long in doing so and the time you took was reasonable and then quote the case, or better still send them a transcript.

Good luck - let us all know how you get on, but remember they usually knock you back on the first attempt to get a ticket dumped, so just persevere.