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UKPC - Parking in a disabled bay.
Hi, I am a support worker who supports people with Autism, Learning disabilities and other mental health issues, On the day of the offence I was supporting a service user to McDonald's and I parked in the disabled bay (He is registered disabled and has the badges) however, being in such a rush I did not display the badge on the dashboard, When I returned from McDonald's (About 10mins approx) I had a PCN stuck to the windscreen, I decided I would appeal it when I had finished work and had got home, However, when I got home I could not find the PCN ticket, I thought I would just wait until something comes in the post, unfortunately it arrived today 02/06/2016 and I have lost the chance of a discounted rate, the fine is now £70.
I have not contacted them or appealed, they do not know who the driver is, The letter was addressed to the service user I support but due to his disabilities he has no understanding or capacity of this matter, The supporting staff drive his mobility vehicle to help him access the community.
On the UKPC website you can enter the PCN number and view the images taken by the warden, It is clear that the badges are not displayed on the dashboard so I think it would be difficult to use the old ' The wind must have blew them off' trick
I'm after some advice on what to do next, Do I appeal, do I bend over and pay it? What makes me more edgy is that it is not my car, It is a works car / service users car and all the correspondence will go to the service user who has no understanding or capacity due to his disabilities, as mentioned above they don't know who the driver was only who the registered keeper is. But with this being a work environment its a bit different, If it was me personally I'd be giving them the bird and 'sticking it to the man'.
Any advice is welcomed and thank you all in advance!
I have not contacted them or appealed, they do not know who the driver is, The letter was addressed to the service user I support but due to his disabilities he has no understanding or capacity of this matter, The supporting staff drive his mobility vehicle to help him access the community.
On the UKPC website you can enter the PCN number and view the images taken by the warden, It is clear that the badges are not displayed on the dashboard so I think it would be difficult to use the old ' The wind must have blew them off' trick
I'm after some advice on what to do next, Do I appeal, do I bend over and pay it? What makes me more edgy is that it is not my car, It is a works car / service users car and all the correspondence will go to the service user who has no understanding or capacity due to his disabilities, as mentioned above they don't know who the driver was only who the registered keeper is. But with this being a work environment its a bit different, If it was me personally I'd be giving them the bird and 'sticking it to the man'.
Any advice is welcomed and thank you all in advance!
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