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Smart car driver's fine for parking sideways in Stroud quashed | Smart car driver's fine for parking sideways in Stroud quashed |
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A Smart car driver who was fined for parking at a right angle to the kerb in an on-street bay has succeeded in having the penalty overturned. | A Smart car driver who was fined for parking at a right angle to the kerb in an on-street bay has succeeded in having the penalty overturned. |
Vanessa Price was issued a £50 ticket in October 2013 for not parking "correctly" in the bay on George Street in Stroud, Gloucestershire. | Vanessa Price was issued a £50 ticket in October 2013 for not parking "correctly" in the bay on George Street in Stroud, Gloucestershire. |
But Mrs Price claimed her car had been "picked out unfairly". | But Mrs Price claimed her car had been "picked out unfairly". |
Following a year-long appeal process, a parking penalty tribunal ruled in her favour and overturned the penalty. | Following a year-long appeal process, a parking penalty tribunal ruled in her favour and overturned the penalty. |
Mrs Price said she had only been parked for 10 minutes in a 30-minute "limited waiting" bay when she was ticketed. | Mrs Price said she had only been parked for 10 minutes in a 30-minute "limited waiting" bay when she was ticketed. |
'Didn't like the idea' | 'Didn't like the idea' |
"I often park my car like this and have never encountered problems before," she said. | "I often park my car like this and have never encountered problems before," she said. |
"And other cars were parked over the white lines without the traffic warden issuing tickets. | "And other cars were parked over the white lines without the traffic warden issuing tickets. |
"But he [the traffic warden] said he'd never seen a car parked like that before and didn't like the idea of it." | "But he [the traffic warden] said he'd never seen a car parked like that before and didn't like the idea of it." |
At a parking penalty tribunal, Mrs Price claimed there were no restrictions on the "manner" of parking in a bay as long as the car was within the limits of the parking place. | At a parking penalty tribunal, Mrs Price claimed there were no restrictions on the "manner" of parking in a bay as long as the car was within the limits of the parking place. |
Finding in her favour, the adjudicator said he was "not satisfied that the contravention occurred" and directed the council to cancel the notice. | Finding in her favour, the adjudicator said he was "not satisfied that the contravention occurred" and directed the council to cancel the notice. |
Jim Daniels, parking manager at Gloucestershire County Council, said they issue tickets to any vehicles "parked on the kerb" or that "stick out into the road". | |
"Sometimes tickets are overturned at an independent hearing, but this doesn't set a precedent for any other motorists," he said. | |
"People should make sure they park legally and safely." |
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