Technicality invalidates parking tickets
United Press International
EDINBURGH, Scotland, May 26 (UPI) -- Thousands of drivers in Scotland may be able to challenge their parking tickets by quoting an obscure law that states the ticket must show the date of issue.
Barrie Segal has successfully overturned fines in England through use of the technical aspect of law, the Scotsman reported. Tickets in four London suburbs have been overturned based on the technicality.
The Road Traffic Act of 1991 states that tickets have to show both the date of the offense and the date the ticket was issued.
Almost 5,000 tickets are issued weekly in Scotland, so the cost could be monumental if everyone who got a ticket decided to fight it.
The Edinburgh City Council says its current system is protected because tickets are issued on same day as the offense.
EDINBURGH, Scotland, May 26 (UPI) -- Thousands of drivers in Scotland may be able to challenge their parking tickets by quoting an obscure law that states the ticket must show the date of issue.
Barrie Segal has successfully overturned fines in England through use of the technical aspect of law, the Scotsman reported. Tickets in four London suburbs have been overturned based on the technicality.
The Road Traffic Act of 1991 states that tickets have to show both the date of the offense and the date the ticket was issued.
Almost 5,000 tickets are issued weekly in Scotland, so the cost could be monumental if everyone who got a ticket decided to fight it.
The Edinburgh City Council says its current system is protected because tickets are issued on same day as the offense.
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