On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:15:52 -0000, "Carlos"
wrote:

I parked in a pay-and-display area at 17:05. Put £1 in the machine (charge
is £1/hr) and the ticket came out valid until 17:30 after which time parking
is free. The signage also confirmed that parking is chargeable only between
09:00 - 17:30.

Came back to find a parking ticket, time-stamped at 17:36.

Clearly the parking attendant was trying it on, aware that a certain
percentage probably just pay up. But I want to make a stand and sue the
council for wasting my time. Would I be reasonable in charging a £50 admin
charge for having to issue an explanatory note..?

Cheers

Carlos,

Yes do take any legal action if you feel wronged by the Council, do it
through a legal representative who will ensure that you're
out-of-pocket-expenses are recovered and that any action you are
threatened with by the local authority is rescinded.

After all why should you pay for their inadequacies?

There are far too many local authorities and councils deliberately
taking the **** from motorists and see them as a prime target to raise
additional revenue, by attempting to get motorists (and others) to pay
fines, levy's and frivolous charges just to swell their funds.

Stand by your guns, if you're right then you're in the right, but
don't give way to threats and the possibility of legal action, if the
council choose to sue you over £1 or 5 minutes let them go ahead and
waste even more of their ratepayers money and funds.