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Should have i of just paid this and not been so stubborn?... Or do i have reasonable grounds to carry on contesting?
Around 2 months ago i was working on a property ( Painting internally) which is located in city of Nottingham, To unload and load my tools i briefly parked in the residential parking then found alternative parking. on completion of the job i loaded my tools back into the car, went back into the house to get the final bit of kit, my colleague followed me in a few seconds later and advised me a parking warden was outside ( he had parked next to me in the residential parking also without a permit ) but was told he was told he OK because he had a bottle of water in his hand and it was classed as loading/unloading. I came outside to load the final bit of equipment into my car to see her putting a ticket on after observing for two minutes. She acknowledged the equipment i had but refused to retract the ticket. i took a picture of my boot open with the warden still in view as evidence of my actions with the relevant time frame.
I have contested this with the council but they refuse to cancel the fine and have now increased this from £35 to £105 with the threat of court action.
I have been in contact with the council via email and our conversations have been dated and recorded.
I also had 3 other witnesses who saw what happened and what was said between the warden and I, including my colleague with the bottle water for 'delivery'. They are all prepared to make a statement.
the feeling of separate rules applied here comes to mind.
Any advice here would be gratefully appreciated or any further information you would like me to provide.
Around 2 months ago i was working on a property ( Painting internally) which is located in city of Nottingham, To unload and load my tools i briefly parked in the residential parking then found alternative parking. on completion of the job i loaded my tools back into the car, went back into the house to get the final bit of kit, my colleague followed me in a few seconds later and advised me a parking warden was outside ( he had parked next to me in the residential parking also without a permit ) but was told he was told he OK because he had a bottle of water in his hand and it was classed as loading/unloading. I came outside to load the final bit of equipment into my car to see her putting a ticket on after observing for two minutes. She acknowledged the equipment i had but refused to retract the ticket. i took a picture of my boot open with the warden still in view as evidence of my actions with the relevant time frame.
I have contested this with the council but they refuse to cancel the fine and have now increased this from £35 to £105 with the threat of court action.
I have been in contact with the council via email and our conversations have been dated and recorded.
I also had 3 other witnesses who saw what happened and what was said between the warden and I, including my colleague with the bottle water for 'delivery'. They are all prepared to make a statement.
the feeling of separate rules applied here comes to mind.
Any advice here would be gratefully appreciated or any further information you would like me to provide.
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