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Parking - can I be charged for the same offence twice?
Last week, I had to park outside my works car park on the road, and had to leave two wheels on the pavement. When I returned to my car, there was a parking ticket on my windscreen, which had been timed at 11.56am.
I sent a cheque the next day. Two days later, I received a penalty charge notice in the post. I ignored this, assuming it was just a postal confirmation of the ticket I'd already paid. Unfortunately it wasn't – it was another penalty charge notice, timed at 9.45am.
The civil enforcement officer's number is not given on the postal PCN, so I presume the following CEO was a different person, and did not know I'd already been ticketed. Is this legal?
I have now received a Charge Certificate in respect of the penalty I have not paid. Should I appeal this charge, or pay this charge and appeal against the one I've already paid?
I sent a cheque the next day. Two days later, I received a penalty charge notice in the post. I ignored this, assuming it was just a postal confirmation of the ticket I'd already paid. Unfortunately it wasn't – it was another penalty charge notice, timed at 9.45am.
The civil enforcement officer's number is not given on the postal PCN, so I presume the following CEO was a different person, and did not know I'd already been ticketed. Is this legal?
I have now received a Charge Certificate in respect of the penalty I have not paid. Should I appeal this charge, or pay this charge and appeal against the one I've already paid?
Asked on 7 November 2012 by james74london
Answered by
Honest John
Yes. You cannot be charged twice for the same parking offence.
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