Motoring Discussion > £23m potentially illegal parking tickets! Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Falkirk Bairn Replies: 2
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New Mon 11 Feb 13 10:43 
 £23m potentially illegal parking tickets! - Falkirk Bairn
Almost 350,000 parking fines - totalling an estimated £23m - may have been unlawfully issued to motorists in London, a BBC investigation has found.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21339117

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New Mon 11 Feb 13 11:05 
 £23m potentially illegal parking tickets! - Bromptonaut
Quiet news week again?

According to BBC report there's a later Court of Appeal case that says minor details of compliance may not be relevant provided the meaning is clear.

The signs used by Camden/Westminster when suspending the bays in Lincoln's Inn (usually for filming) are pretty unabiguous.
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New Mon 11 Feb 13 13:54 
 £23m potentially illegal parking tickets! - No FM2R
So, someone parks where they shouldn't. There is a sign that clearly says they shouldn't. They are fined.

But it turns out the design of the sign isn't approved, even though it would be if asked.

Ho hum, not great innocence then, just an admin thing.

Also, there is a 28 day appeal limit, so presumably its all academic anyway.
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