Parking ticket Northumberland.

erin31 · 3rd July 2009, 15:10

I received a parking ticket autolinker.com autolinking image

in a Northumberland County Council car park yesterday for having an out of date disability badge.
When I looked at the ticket it explains that the badge has expired but on the standard charge ticket it gives offense code 08a.
I have looked this code up and 08 is parking at an out of order meter during controlled hours and the suffix a, is tempory traffice measure.
Suffix Z is out of date permit.
I rang my local council office to check this out and was amazed when correct department could not tell me what code 08a stood for. She then asked what it said on my ticket and when I quoted the blue badge has expired she said that is what code 08a stands for.
I then questioned what I have read on the internet and was told that Northumberland has different codes?
I then asked if I could view Northumberlands codes on the internet and was told that usually I could but they are busy updating the site.
All this has me very confused. I thought all codes were the same.
Can anyone help with this please?

TheBogsDollocks · 3rd July 2009, 21:16

Can you scan and upload the ticket both sides?

erin31 · 3rd July 2009, 22:14

Yep, will do that now.

erin31 · 3rd July 2009, 22:56

Hope this is ok!

TheBogsDollocks · 3rd July 2009, 23:53

As it is issued under the RTRA 1984 your best bet in my opinion is to demand to be provided with full copy of the off street parking places order and to check within the articles that an expired blue badge is a contravention. Many orders are poorly drafted and full of errors. If you get it and scan it I will be able to give you my email and I will take a look at it for you.

kiptower · 3rd July 2009, 23:56

an expired blue badge means it does not exist as a permit to park unfortunalty

patdavies · 4th July 2009, 00:16

To answer the OP's original question.

The contravention codes that you have found on the internet are for de0criminalised parking, enforced via the Traffic Management Act 2004. These codes are consistent across the country.

For your ticket - issued where DPE is not yet in place, the codes exist as written in the original Traffic Order.

Also, for this ticket, the driver retains liability. It is not the responsibility of the owner (unless he/she was driving!)

erin31 · 4th July 2009, 10:28

Thanks TheBogsDollocks. I'm going to pay this now. I was at fault but it was the codes that had me confused. But thank you for all your help.

Thanks Patdavies. The issue of codes did have me confused somewhat

erin31 · 4th July 2009, 10:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiptower

an expired blue badge means it does not exist as a permit to park unfortunalty

Thanks for your reply kiptower but it was the codes that had me confused.

patdavies · 4th July 2009, 11:15

Don't give up just yet.

It may we worth writing to them saying that you hadn't realised that the badge had expired and asking that they be lenient on this occasion.

3rd July 2009, 15:10	#1 (permalink)
erin31 Basic Account Holder Try our eBay sniping service Cagger since : Jul 2009 Posts: 6	Parking ticket Northumberland. I received a parking ticket in a Northumberland County Council car park yesterday for having an out of date disability badge. When I looked at the ticket it explains that the badge has expired but on the standard charge ticket it gives offense code 08a. I have looked this code up and 08 is parking at an out of order meter during controlled hours and the suffix a, is tempory traffice measure. Suffix Z is out of date permit. I rang my local council office to check this out and was amazed when correct department could not tell me what code 08a stood for. She then asked what it said on my ticket and when I quoted the blue badge has expired she said that is what code 08a stands for. I then questioned what I have read on the internet and was told that Northumberland has different codes? I then asked if I could view Northumberlands codes on the internet and was told that usually I could but they are busy updating the site. All this has me very confused. I thought all codes were the same. Can anyone help with this please?

3rd July 2009, 21:16	#2 (permalink)
TheBogsDollocks Basic Account Holder Your bank owes you an awful lot more money than you realise See here Cagger since : May 2009 Posts: 194	Re: Parking ticket Northumberland. Can you scan and upload the ticket both sides?

3rd July 2009, 22:14	#3 (permalink)
erin31 Basic Account Holder Your bank owes you an awful lot more money than you realise See here Cagger since : Jul 2009 Posts: 6	Re: Parking ticket Northumberland. Yep, will do that now.

3rd July 2009, 22:56	#4 (permalink)
erin31 Basic Account Holder Where else can you earn 8% interest on your money? Start your County Court claim NOW!!! Cagger since : Jul 2009 Posts: 6	Re: Parking ticket Northumberland. Hope this is ok!

3rd July 2009, 23:53	#5 (permalink)
TheBogsDollocks Basic Account Holder Where else can you earn 8% interest on your money? Start your County Court claim NOW!!! Cagger since : May 2009 Posts: 194	Re: Parking ticket Northumberland. As it is issued under the RTRA 1984 your best bet in my opinion is to demand to be provided with full copy of the off street parking places order and to check within the articles that an expired blue badge is a contravention. Many orders are poorly drafted and full of errors. If you get it and scan it I will be able to give you my email and I will take a look at it for you.

3rd July 2009, 23:56	#6 (permalink)
kiptower Classic Account Holder Your bank owes you an awful lot more money than you realise See here Cagger since : Sep 2008 Posts: 1,588	Re: Parking ticket Northumberland. an expired blue badge means it does not exist as a permit to park unfortunalty

4th July 2009, 00:16	#7 (permalink)
patdavies Gold Account Holder eBay user? Find misspellings and zero-bid items Cagger since : Aug 2006 Posts: 4,758	Re: Parking ticket Northumberland. To answer the OP's original question. The contravention codes that you have found on the internet are for de0criminalised parking, enforced via the Traffic Management Act 2004. These codes are consistent across the country. For your ticket - issued where DPE is not yet in place, the codes exist as written in the original Traffic Order. Also, for this ticket, the driver retains liability. It is not the responsibility of the owner (unless he/she was driving!)

4th July 2009, 10:28	#8 (permalink)
erin31 Basic Account Holder Worried about your signature being copied onto CCAs etc? Use SignGuard Cagger since : Jul 2009 Posts: 6	Re: Parking ticket Northumberland. Thanks TheBogsDollocks. I'm going to pay this now. I was at fault but it was the codes that had me confused. But thank you for all your help. Thanks Patdavies. The issue of codes did have me confused somewhat

4th July 2009, 11:15	#10 (permalink)
patdavies Gold Account Holder Protect your signature with SignGuard Cagger since : Aug 2006 Posts: 4,758	Re: Parking ticket Northumberland. Don't give up just yet. It may we worth writing to them saying that you hadn't realised that the badge had expired and asking that they be lenient on this occasion.