In article , chris117@btinternet
com (Chris Read) wrote:

"Colin Rosenstiel" wrote:

You misunderstand how parking enforcement works nowadays. The
parking attendant (not a warden) is there simply to issue tickets.
He or she is only concerned with whether a parking infringement has
occurred, not with the reasons.

The council appeals system is there to deal with reasons why the
infringement was reasonable. Contact the council and explain the
circumstances. I can't imagine that they won't then cancel the
ticket. If they don't, appeal to the independent parking adjudication

service.

In other words, someone (the attendant/their employer/the local
authority, or a combination of), makes a lot of money from issuing
tickets without any regard for what one might term 'common sense'.

To deal with the vast number of tickets which are consequently
disputed, an elaborate multi-stage appeals process is then put in
place. Funded by the taxpayer, no doubt.

No. You stop contrary to parking regulations, you get a ticket. If you
had a lawful excuse that didn't become apparent in time, the ticket is
cancelled. Seems fair enough to me.

--
Colin Rosenstiel.