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Mon 5 Aug 2013 14:27
PCN - Leeds City Council - fed up Katie

My son is having on going issues with Leeds CC regarding 3 parking tickets.

He was issued a temporary parking permit on 1st July for 14 days. On 11th July he got back from work late feeling very ill. He suffers from Migraine. He left the car in the correct area but forgot to display the permit. Result - PCN. He went to the Council to explain the situation and was told that the wardens do not have any means of checking car details against the database so they didn't know he had a valid permit. He explained why he hadn't displayed it and was told that under the circumstances it would probably be waived. It wasn't.

On July 12th he took all the details in the Council to have a permanent permit issued - he was about to go away and was not due back in Leeds until 22nd July. He was told this was ample time to process the permit and it would be waiting for him when he got back. He got back late on 22nd, no permit, resolved to check it the next morning - and you have guessed it, another PCN. This time Leeds CC said that there was a problem verifying his address and they couldn't give him another permit so he would just have to park elsewhere until it was issued. They didn't make any attempt between 12th & 22nd to tell him (they had all his contact details) or to ask for information. So the next day he parked in a pay & display car park. Chargeable from 7.30am but as he was paying by phone he was getting a parking ticket. Again, he has appealed showing the Council the time of the call from his phone. We are still waiting to hear on the last two appeals. Finally a letter arrived from Leeds CC dated 17th July but not delivered until 29th July to tell him he couldn't have a permit. It was sent by post.

What do we do? He has until Friday 9th to either pay £25 for first PCN or appeal again and if that fails pay £50? Or just appeal it. My husband is the registered keeper of the car and he hasn't been contacted yet.

Son is a student and can't really afford to pay. He keeps his car in Leeds because he needs it for work. Or did. At this rate it is going to cheaper for him to give up work. He has found he can leave his car now at a friend's which is 20 minutes walk away. Not an ideal situation.

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Mon 5 Aug 2013 15:51
PCN - Leeds City Council - bathtub tom

>>Son is a student and can't really afford to pay. He keeps his car in Leeds because he needs it for work.

I've had a couple of kids that were, shall we say, less than zealous during their time as students. They seemed to expect us to pick up all their bills, but quickly learned otherwise.

Who pays for this car, the registered keeper? Is the insurance fully aware that a student is using it to travel to work?

I suggest he needs a sharp lesson in life, or you have to decide if you're going to support his carelessness.

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Mon 5 Aug 2013 16:21
PCN - Leeds City Council - Cris_on_the_gas

Firstly he was issued with a ticket for not complying with a requirement to display a ticket. Bit of a no brainer but some councils may be sympathic. If he was suffering migraine and feeling very ill by your admission should he have been driving. This is against advise given in highway code.

Secondly it took them 5 days to decide that he was not eligible for a permit, you can't blame them for 8 days to deliver a letter, try the Royal Mail !

20 minutes walk a day will do the lad some good !, really an ideal situation, the money saved on parking permits he can invest in a decent pair of shoes and an umbrella.

Finally if car is registed in your husbands name are Insurance company aware that your son is main user of car. If not might be hard to explain in case of claim

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Tue 6 Aug 2013 22:29
PCN - Leeds City Council - fed up Katie
Yes the insurance company know he is the main driver.
Yes he has business use
Migraines come on in seconds and he does not get an aura with his.
Anything else?
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