Feckin Westminster Parking ticket!!

Motorcycling
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So its Monday to Friday pay in the bays, right?

Well it is in the bays in Bayswater and I thought in all the bays in westminster!

WRONG!!!

I park up in Romily street, Soho to take the lady out for some Valentines fun Saturday around 1pm.

I did not even check the bay as Saturday is a non chargeable day? Well that’s what I thought.
Only to come back after a really nice meal and have a ticket stamped on my bike.

The sign says:
Monday to Saturday!!
7am to 7pm

When did this happen!! I came back to check what was going on in Bayswater where I live to check and its Monday to Friday.

Is this a new thing for the feckin council to change the times without notice or has it been like that for a while? I’m sure I have parked there many a times before on a Saturday for dinner. Am I going mad or has this always been Mon-Sat?

Anyway I’m going to complain about this, any nice angles I could pose?

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as far as central london goes (Westminster) it was always mon-sat :frowning:
sorry mate

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That caught me out as well a couple of weeks ago. fortunately I saw the traffic warden writing tickets in time walking back to my bike so I could push it on to a yellow line before he came to write my ticket.
It’s madness as there’s never many people parking in the weekends.

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7am-7pm? Are you sure it’s not until 1830? The car parking finishes at 1830 and it would really be taking the **** if they had added 30 mins on to the Bike restrictions. Sadly it’s always been a M-Sa area…

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You should have a look at http://www.notobikeparkingfees.com/appeal-motorcycle-scooter-parking-tickets-pcns/ where there are a few good tips to get a Westminster PCN cancelled.

6

Signs are a bit confusing.

7am - 7pm Mon - Sat is the time the bay is designated bikes only. Before these times cars can park in the bay.

Charging is 8:30 - 6:30 Mon - Sat.

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Bummer - and you’re not the only one to have been caught out by confusion around this scheme either.

BTW if you want a channel for your frustration there’s a demo on Tuesday at 5:45 pm at Westminster City Hall on Victoria St - stand up and be counted! I will be going along anyway

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You dont mean completely ‘Westminster’ as where I live in Bayswater it is Mon-Frid.

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Bikes do seem to Mon - Sat but cars are either Mon - Sat or Mon - Fri depending on the zone

http://www3.westminster.gov.uk/docstores/publications_store/Tariff%20May%2008%20(nottinghill).pdf

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ermm :ermm: what BM said

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cheers for that!
Nobody likes a ticket, its just an expensive lesson learnt guess. :wink:

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I’m currently disputing a CCTV ticket with Lambeth and I got some advice here. They might be able to offer advice.

It would be worth asking for a copy of the TRO (traffic order) that covers that road. If it’s not written well or makes different conditions for bikes and cars then there is a chance to appeal it.

This site is pretty helpful on what you can and can’t appeal:

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Thats crazy!! Sadly mine was more of a case of not looking to check the times of parking.
Yours seems worth fighting.
I always thought that after 6.30pm you could park on the single white lines anyway.