do i have to pay my parking ticket on broken yellow lines?

[layne]

i was given a parking ticket the other day but i was parked on broken double yellow lines. i took pictures on my mobile phone. can i get the charge stopped? if so how do i go about doing it? what would happen if i lost?

thanks layne

[Bernie_the_Bolt]

What sort of ticket is it? Was it issued by the police or police traffic warden or by a local authority parking attendant?

Can you scan and post both sides of the ticket and post it here together with photos of where you were parked and the broken lines.

[layne]

hi i will try. it was issued by the council

[CrispDust]

Get GOOD digitl photos of everything - the lines along there whole length - proof they apply to that street ie a more general view. Measure line widths and distances from kerb etc with ruler and take photos(with ruler). Check for T bars at end of each line. Signage on lamp posts.

In our neck of woods and road works it is noticable that any yellow lines are replaced immediatly by the contractors - usually better than what was there before!

[green_and_mean]

In our neck of woods and road works it is noticable that any yellow lines are replaced immediatly by the contractors - usually better than what was there before!

 

Contractors get fined for failing to replace lines where as sadly Councils are reluctant to spend the millions they get from parking on signs and lines as they are not accountable for failing to do so.