Got a false ticket

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Was delivering to Wolverhampton today, and saw parking ‘warden’ 176, greeted him and asked him where best place to stay would be without getting a ticket, but also as close to delivery point as possible… he said due to deliveries i should be ok since no other way to deliver it (raised kerb - taillift drop)

Fast forward 5 mins, One of his colleagues (warden 170) spots me unloading, takes a picture while i walk in premises (hazards on / tail lift still down though) of me on double yellows delivering (the only non yellow is quite a bit away, cars parked all there… very unfair for heavy pallet to be pallet trucked to without parking close)

I walked back to truck (4 mins in and out) and joked with him ‘I bet you gave me a ticket’ :smiling_imp:

… He bloody did :open_mouth:

I immediately confronted him and gave his colleagues number whom had said it would be ok, and requested to speak to a manager, to which in his poor english refused to and said it was my problem…

I asked him why he had ticketed me when no other access to delivery point is available (as per reasonably practicable)

I put up tail lift and closed doors, and after i did he took a photo of it up with doors closed,

I got on cab phone to office and attempted to get him in the doo doo by getting him speak to boss, and he quick walked away… 2 mins later his colleague (original warden, english) comes past

I walked up and showed him ticket, he couldnt believe it… mainly due to the fact it was his patch and also what the other guy had done.

He gave me his warden number and said he’d confirm my story… :angry:

So i rang the council and got told lorries do not matter and obey same rules as cars, regardless if delivery can’t be accessed due to parking / kerb etc (see if they think the same when they dont get their custard and teatowels)

I mentioned i had left taillift down / hazards on to show i was delivering, hense not parking (deliveries have exceptions in some zones) and also cause i was not going to be long… to be bluntly told ‘Hazards are for break downs only’ and that they aren’t going to do anything, she then asked whether i was paying over the phone or clausing it…

Really cant believe it … no wonder they employ non-english speakers… nobody can argue with them :laughing:

P.S Gona get company to argue it

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Disgusting treatment to a hgv driver trying to do his job.
It’s a shame the scum think with their stupid little brains and have no respect! Id love for proper action to take place ie country being brought to a stand still but it’ll never happen so these pricks just keep on being pricks.

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a few years ago, i was working on agency delivering to the Perfect Pizza chain of shops, one particular shop in London, the traffic warden used to wait for the truck to arrive and start the delivery, this was twice per week, to give it a ticket

the TW was on first name terms with the shop owner, and the shop owner used to make the TW a cup of tea whilst he waited for the delivery :smiling_imp: :smiling_imp: :smiling_imp: :smiling_imp: :smiling_imp:

the transport company changed from being own vehicles to hired in (Ryder), when Ryder took over, they had a policy of not paying for parking tickets

well, the aforementioned shop owner was slightly ■■■■■■ at this, because all the drivers refused to deliver there, and he had to come from London to Gailey twice a week for his stock :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

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If it ain’t your truck, then don’t stress about it, as it’s your gaffers problem for him to take up with the council and the consignor.

Ken.

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They only learn three words in London, NO PARKING HERE :laughing:

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cypry0:
They only learn three words in London, NO PARKING HERE :laughing:

This is true & dont have any manners always look away from you when talking

I got a ticket not long back did ask him where I could park he didnt know but said I was ok for 20 min so parked no sooner had I done that & opened the curtains he was back in his car to give me a ticket & take pic phoned office they said they would pass on to supplier

Not worth the hassle

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Quinny:
If it ain’t your truck, then don’t stress about it, as it’s your gaffers problem for him to take up with the council and the consignor.

Ken.

+1

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animal:

cypry0:
They only learn three words in London, NO PARKING HERE :laughing:

This is true & dont have any manners always look away from you when talking

I got a ticket not long back did ask him where I could park he didnt know but said I was ok for 20 min so parked no sooner had I done that & opened the curtains he was back in his car to give me a ticket & take pic phoned office they said they would pass on to supplier

Not worth the hassle

london was the only place i ever got parking tickets when i was on multi drop work, everyware else understood :unamused: :slight_smile:

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I once delivered to this place.
The loading bay had cars parked in them, so I stopped in the road and started off loading 8 pallets. As I opened the doors, I started unfolding the tail lift and a car stopped too close to me to allow the tail lift to unfold. I asked him to drop back and he refused. So I pull forward and went back round the back and he was less than 6 inches away from my tail lift. I asked him to move to which he replied ‘go around again I need to be somewhere’.
So I said fine, closed up the back doors, and opened the side. he came over and asked what I was doing. I said that as he wont move back, I will handball the boxes into the shop instead. He started shouting at me then after a while got back in his car constantly beeping his horn. I just ignored him.
The cars started piling up behind him, and some started honking.
After 5 mins or so, a copper appeared. Asked what I was doing. Explained that I had 8 pallets to unload, and the loading bays were blocked. And about the guy behind blocking my tail lift deliberately thus slowing me down.
He grinned at me, and said ‘take your time’.
He then got his book out, and started writing tickets for the three cars in the loading bay. As he was doing so, the car behind me honked his horn. The copper then wrote him a ticket for disturbing the peace.
I was there 40 minutes in the end. With the copper nearby dealing with the complaints.

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I once got a parking ticket slapped on my windscreen while asleep in the cab one night. Can’t remember exactly where I was but some industrial estate in London.

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one of the biggest advantages of driving a signwritten van round here is you rarely if ever get a parking ticket, even if you park blatently illegally.

case in point, i parked today on the kerb, on double yellows, with a unmarked van infront of me and a car behind. (we all arrived at roughly the same time) i came back 30 mins later and the car and van had a ticket on, i didnt. :sunglasses:

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So, have you got a ticket for ‘parking’ on double yellows or ‘loading/unloading’ on double yellows ?
‘parking’ is an offence, ‘loading/unloading’ isn’t (unless there are yellow marks on the kerb indicating the time of ‘loading/unloading’ restrictions).
If its parking on double yellows you could always appeal with a copy of your delivery note ?

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unfortunatly wolverhampton is a sod for wardens/tickets usualy travel around on mopeheads. last firm i worked for was a confidential waste firm so collecting from banks post offices etc and we used to get at least two a week usualy got them thrown out/written off.

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Quinny is correct not your problem bosses problem.

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Many years ago, was doing a drop in London. Pulled up and started to unload (6 wheel rigid). Traffic warden at the front of motor says “Can’t park here as you are in the car parking bay with the front bumper”. I walked him round the offside , to the rear and was told " cant park here as the rear is in a car park bay"
I asked Where to park and was told " On the yellow lines"

As we walked along the kerb I asked “where are the back wheels?” " On the yellow lines" “where are the front wheels?” " on the yellow lines"
Could I help it if the truck was bigger than the yellow lines.

No ticket lol

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Delivering to London and the place had roadworks at the end of the road, tight access roads leading too it I couldn’t take the 18t rigid down there and the loading bays had cars parked in them. Asked the TWs, they said I had to use them or get a ticket. Park on the pavement, get a ticket. Park anywhere but the (full) loading bays, get a ticket. Rang the company. They said the priority was the order and they’d back charge it to the client, so make the delivery.

Within minutes there was a ticket on it, seconds maybe even. I dunno, I was around the back. In the slot for delivering the 8 pallets and taking away the empties and rubbish I had no less than 7 TWs walk past me parked, and a few even ‘helpfully’ pointed out I had a ticket on the windscreen and I should put it in the cab to prevent it flying away. Pointed out that it was probably under the wiper, but even if it wasn’t the glue would hold it down… Clearly if I took the ticket away they could put another up. Office had so advised me.

Another time, another sensitive delivery and this time I was dropping off pallets of paper for the council and was threatened with the ticket. Rang the boss, who suggested that fines would be taken out of my wages so didn’t bother with the drop and told them so. No loading zone available equals no delivery today and took a few photos, including a line of vans with tickets on.

Bit of pain to work around that offending 1t pallet of paper but I managed it.

I’ve had a ticket whilst broken down, and challenged that one. Well, the boss did on my behalf. They delivered supplies to the TWs offices and suggested that the ticket be cancelled or they’d have to collect their orders of supplies in future. None of us had that delivery address again so I guess they didn’t back down. The company at the time delivered the printer supplies for their equipment, and as the company had gone for the ‘cheapest supplier’ as one does some numpty forgot to check the availability of spares. So, having got themselves landed with these cheap asian printers they then went and [zb] off the ONLY UK supplier for parts.

Pity it doesn’t work like that more often.

Sent down early one morning for a delivery, backed onto bay, had an hours break in cab whilst they pulled the 8 pallets of machinery off then reloaded empties, returns etc before being given a hammering on the door, and given paperwork and told to depart. Only then do I find the access road is blocked by cars parking illegally. Rang the office, rang the Police, no one could/would do anything because it was private land. Pair of artics near the entrance waiting to get on, one had just been ticketed as his back end was on the corner of the public road and he was causing a nuisance to other traffic.

Set tacho on break and waited (well, dozed). After about an hour or so the other driver of the artic returned with a bunch of other people who slowly moved their cars. He had suggested that it was private land, none were insured and he wanted to make a delivery and so if he had to use a crowbar to force the cars open and then push them out of the way with his 500hp lorry to make his delivery he would.

They reversed back, I got out and the artics got in. Didn’t go back there again.

Been ticketed whilst on a loading bay inside the store with the pallet truck as there was no evidence I was unloading. I did explain that delivery high street goods it was a good idea to secure the vehicle EACH TIME I LEFT IT or there would be a free market at the back of my lorry. I think the office ignored that ticket…

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You can beg, ask bribe as long as you like, you will never get them to change their mind, even the telephone staff are only there to take money.

Just hand the ticket in with your paperwork, don’t get stressed about it :stuck_out_tongue:

The only ticket I got away with was whilst collecting four Aston Martins from a hotel in London. It was just after the première of a James Bond film, the one done on the river Thames in a boat.

I parked outside the loading bay to the chagrin of a warden, he gave me 2 minutes. I went inside to find the keys, the manager had gone off shift but would come back in an hour. I had my ramps down with my decks set and I wasn’t moving for anyone. They offered me coffee in the Hotel but I said I would go and find a breakfast somewhere.

Half an hour later I returned, the street was almost empty, there were two white vans on the path and a couple of police cars. I walked through the cordon to be stopped and asked where I was going.

To my lorry I said I am loading some cars out of the Hotel. This bloke said to me Special Branch, 2 minutes later you wouldn’t have had a lorry, these lads in the vans are bomb squad and are just waiting for the instruction to do a controlled explosion on the cab :stuck_out_tongue:

It was the SBO who made the traffic warden cancel my ticket as they watched me load the cars. Strange But True.

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Cool story bro.

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It says ERF not RAF:
So, have you got a ticket for ‘parking’ on double yellows or ‘loading/unloading’ on double yellows ?
‘parking’ is an offence, ‘loading/unloading’ isn’t (unless there are yellow marks on the kerb indicating the time of ‘loading/unloading’ restrictions).
If its parking on double yellows you could always appeal with a copy of your delivery note ?

Loading/Unloading, though i had to park on double yellows to unload if you get what i mean :angry:

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got a parking ticket in west thurrock at 23,55 one night when sound asleep, there where on signs at the end of the the road, there where no yellow lines it was because i was in a no parking zone!! the nearest sign was nearly 3/4 of a mile away. to be honest i didn’t take any notice of it as it was on a completely different road and i had been down 2 other roads with no signs on. now when i parked up there where cars parked infront and behind me, that was legal just not legal for me to be there.
this was a deadend road as well, nothing going up or down it all night. needless to say i never parked there again always made sure if we did the job we had enough time to get in and out :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: