Received one of the 8 million parking tickets issued each year?
Despite 8 million parking tickets being issued annually in the UK, only a minority of violations are ever appealed against. The question remains as to why so few people consider challenging the alleged contravention?
Only 1% of parking tickets challenged!
In 2005, £1.16 billion of fines were paid and only 1% of motorists challenged being issued with a Penalty Charge Notice. (BBC report). Yet everyone has the right to contest if they feel the grounds for the PCN were unjust. To beat being in the 99% category read on ……
65% of all appeals are upheld
Surprisingly, few motorists decide to pursue their right to launch a challenge against penalties issued by local councils, the police or a private company (of which only approximately a third are members of the British Parking Association and follow a code of practice). Yet the success rate is high: of the few thousand parking violations appealed against, 65% of these were upheld and the parking fines withdrawn. (Massey 2010).
Concerned as to your rights?
It is extremely important that you deal promptly with any penalty notice you are in receipt of otherwise your costs could start to escalate. Perhaps for this reason and the fact that a significant number of drivers have a limited understanding of the law regarding motoring offences it is hardly surprising so many choose to pay up. You would not be alone for feeling uncertain about the relevant legislation since a third of all motorists surveyed were confused regarding parking rules and regulations (E-sure survey of 1017 motorists).
So how can you beat paying unfair parking fines?
To beat paying an unfair fine, the result of a “supposed” parking violation, Beat Parking Tickets, a partner site of the Solicitor Search Network, will help you locate a solicitor who specialised in Road Traffic cases. Remember, you have the right to challenge any ticket issued for a violation. BPT will help you know your rights and to establish the grounds of your appeal.
