jeremytaylor
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Jun 27, 2005
- Messages
- 2,414
- Location
- Surrey Hills
- Car
- E280CDI Sport Est., CLK 200k Cab., VW T5 174, Citroen C8, and a 2CV!
I have a permit to park on the street near my work. Yesterday it fell off the dashboard because when I returned to my car it was gone. Fortunately only towed rather than stolen!
Now I readily admit that if the permit fell off the dashboard, that is my fault, I was not clearly displaying ticket, etc. and I must take the medicine and pay yet another stealth tax (£50) . My beef is that within 2 hours of the ticket being issued the car was lifted and taken to the pound, encurring a further tax of £200 !!! Now, I thought that guidelines had been issued to councils that cars should only be lifted where they were causing an obstruction, and that if they were in a bay and had no ticket/overstayed/etc. they should only be ticketed.
The reason I ask is because the guy at the car pound suggested I appeal the lifting fee. If I do so, contravention of any such guidelines, if they exist, would help my case enormously! Does anybody here know (mentioning no names, Robert Saunders )??
If it makes any difference, my tax was encurred in Brent via their sub-contractors APCOA.
Now I readily admit that if the permit fell off the dashboard, that is my fault, I was not clearly displaying ticket, etc. and I must take the medicine and pay yet another stealth tax (£50) . My beef is that within 2 hours of the ticket being issued the car was lifted and taken to the pound, encurring a further tax of £200 !!! Now, I thought that guidelines had been issued to councils that cars should only be lifted where they were causing an obstruction, and that if they were in a bay and had no ticket/overstayed/etc. they should only be ticketed.
The reason I ask is because the guy at the car pound suggested I appeal the lifting fee. If I do so, contravention of any such guidelines, if they exist, would help my case enormously! Does anybody here know (mentioning no names, Robert Saunders )??
If it makes any difference, my tax was encurred in Brent via their sub-contractors APCOA.