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Yellow lines on Bank Holidays

BigRedEvil
BigRedEvil Posts: 11,086
edited January 2012 in General Charlton
Got a ticket at the game today for parking on a yellow line, me and my Dad were under the impression that it was okay to do so on a Bank Holiday but obviously not. There were no sign postings about times you can park there so don't know if we could make a successful appeal?

Anyone help?

Cheers

Comments

  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456

    You can't.

    I parked in a two hour free bay abd specifically asked one of the marauding wardens if I was OK. She said the marked bays were OK but anyone parked on a yellow would be booked.

  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,921
    Cue the "unfair tax on motorists" brigade getting all frothy at the mouth.
  • mistrollingin
    mistrollingin Posts: 3,868
    I went by bus today. Can't beat the old 89 over Shooters Hill and back!

    "Room for one more inside"
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,449
    You can appeal - you can appeal any parking fine. However, you stand zero chance of winning.
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,086
    Oh well at least I know in future, at least we won otherwise I would've been really pissed off!


  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,111
    To make a successful appeal you'd have to find an adjacent plate that clearly stated that BHs are an exception; if there's not one, I'm not sure what your grounds would be.
  • PaulCAFC
    PaulCAFC Posts: 857
    No grounds to appeal - sorry. I got a ticket on a bank holiday in Greenwich and I was told to forget it and pay up after appealing. All to do with Controlled Zones and as Stig stated above the BH needs to be specifically exempted on the kerbside plate.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,772
    Just tell them that you stand in the North Stand Upper & they'll let you off !!!!!!!
  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,307
    edited January 2012
    You can appeal it, and you will win if you can find one set of signs into the zone not clearly visible. If you were west of Charlton Church Lane, the ones to look at is are at the top of victoria way. I appealed a couple of years back and won. The signs there were not clear (hidden by other signs and turned at 90 degrees), so how was i to know i was in a controlled zone?
    No guarantee but nearly all fines have a get out on what some would call a 'technicality'.
    Also, there are some good websites covering this, if you can be bothered to research.

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