Parking ticket protest verdict
The Newcastle Journal
Nov 17 2006
By Nick Meakin,
The Journal
Parking ticket outlaw Neil Herron has won just two of his 26 appeals against fines, it was revealed yesterday.
The Metric Martyr has spent two years deliberately flouting parking restrictions in Sunderland in a bid to prove the flaws he believes are in the city's parking system.
His appeals against 26 tickets issued under Sunderland Council's parking regime were heard in October by the National Parking Adjudication Service.
And adjudicator Andrew Keenan has upheld all but two of the fines, for tickets issued outside his offices in Frederick Street.
Sunderland Council yesterday said the ruling meant the overall integrity of its parking scheme had been upheld.
But last night Mr Herron said that since the hearing, he has continued his campaign and has deliberately collected a ticket every day on Fredrick Street despite the hearing outcome.
At the appeal hearing in October Mr Herron highlighted a series of flaws he claims could bring down the entire parking regime in the city centre.
On Frederick Street West, the council admitted it had two separate traffic orders in place - one imposing `no waiting' restrictions, while the other made provision for parking bays.
Mr Herron claims flaws in the system make the whole controlled parking zone, which sets out waiting restrictions in the city centre, invalid.
A number of parking fines have already been repaid by the city council, and changes made to the orders.
But in his report Mr Keenan ruled there were no fundamental errors in the city's parking regime nor had motorists been misled.
But Mr Herron said yesterday: "I do not accept the findings of the hearing.
"The fact that two of my appeals in Frederick Street were upheld proves that the system is incorrect.
"There is a fundamental flaw in Sunderland's parking system.
"There is nothing in the city that is legally signed. As a result all parking tickets are invalid."
A Sunderland City council spokesman said: "The decision means that the overall integrity of the scheme has been upheld.
"The vast majority of motorists use the city's parking facilities responsibly, observing the lines and signs, which aim to ensure efficient and safe use of the city's roads and car parks.
"We hope that in the light of this adjudication everyone will continue to do so."
Nov 17 2006
By Nick Meakin,
The Journal
Parking ticket outlaw Neil Herron has won just two of his 26 appeals against fines, it was revealed yesterday.
The Metric Martyr has spent two years deliberately flouting parking restrictions in Sunderland in a bid to prove the flaws he believes are in the city's parking system.
His appeals against 26 tickets issued under Sunderland Council's parking regime were heard in October by the National Parking Adjudication Service.
And adjudicator Andrew Keenan has upheld all but two of the fines, for tickets issued outside his offices in Frederick Street.
Sunderland Council yesterday said the ruling meant the overall integrity of its parking scheme had been upheld.
But last night Mr Herron said that since the hearing, he has continued his campaign and has deliberately collected a ticket every day on Fredrick Street despite the hearing outcome.
At the appeal hearing in October Mr Herron highlighted a series of flaws he claims could bring down the entire parking regime in the city centre.
On Frederick Street West, the council admitted it had two separate traffic orders in place - one imposing `no waiting' restrictions, while the other made provision for parking bays.
Mr Herron claims flaws in the system make the whole controlled parking zone, which sets out waiting restrictions in the city centre, invalid.
A number of parking fines have already been repaid by the city council, and changes made to the orders.
But in his report Mr Keenan ruled there were no fundamental errors in the city's parking regime nor had motorists been misled.
But Mr Herron said yesterday: "I do not accept the findings of the hearing.
"The fact that two of my appeals in Frederick Street were upheld proves that the system is incorrect.
"There is a fundamental flaw in Sunderland's parking system.
"There is nothing in the city that is legally signed. As a result all parking tickets are invalid."
A Sunderland City council spokesman said: "The decision means that the overall integrity of the scheme has been upheld.
"The vast majority of motorists use the city's parking facilities responsibly, observing the lines and signs, which aim to ensure efficient and safe use of the city's roads and car parks.
"We hope that in the light of this adjudication everyone will continue to do so."
posted by Neil Herron at 1:58 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home