[Closed] WTF! Swinley content.

[i]Sorry but yes I did mean face down. Not placed deliberately thus so must've flipped whilst changing or closing the door.[/i]

Ah, that's different then. You can't blame the Operator when they had no idea whether it was a valid ticket or not - if their rules don't allow discretion then pay up. It's your fault.

I think the guy was doing his job and doing it correctly, the ticket was upside down, ie not visible or displayed. To be honest you've shot yourself in the foot by sending them a picture like that. You'd have been better off just sending a photo of the ticket and saying it had fallen off the dash or the inspector "didnt see it". From the councils perspective this looks like someone trying it on, for example got a ticket from a mate who was riding at same time and claimed that was in his car.

[i]To be honest you've shot yourself in the foot by sending them a picture like that.[/i]

I read it that the Operator took the photo, as most do.

My wife and I had the exact same problem in Hebden Bridge the other day (Calderdale council?). Easily solved.

Valid ticket blown on to floor due to open window/not using the sticky bit . CEO wrote a fine for us. We found it. Wife sent a letter with a copy of valid ticket to the address for disputes that was on the fine. About a week later we got the reply saying all was well and no fine will be enforced.

Hope it works out for you OP

send them your middle finger in the post and tell them to swivel on it.

how about telling them that they didn't provide the proper means to apply it to your dashboard? like a sticky bit?

Does the council office have a chimney?

Agree though that they were right to issue ticket from the CEO's perspective. Same scenario as above for me. Ticket had fallen out of view. Sent nice email with photo of ticket. Cancelled without quibble - Leeds CC.

They are very tight down at Swinley. I got caught out too.

They depend on parking fines to boost income for the council. The whole parking fiasco is why I refuse to park there. If it was CE run and proceeds to the upkeep of the forest and trails then I'd be happy, but it's far from this and the enforcement is aggressive. If they just wanted to cover costs of providing parking they'd simply have a pay on exit.

I would ask to see the evidence of the ticket upside down. As others have said I would tell them you will argue this in court

Seriously, are we all now duty bound to make sure that every time we slam the boot shut, the blast of air hasn't dislodged the ticket

Local councils round the Swinley area just view drivers as another cash cow so this comes as no surprise. I live in Fleet and there is no free parking anywhere in the town now - there used to be 30 min free bays in each car park but they got removed recently. The result? I no longer 'pop to town' for those little items.

OP - fight it as much as you can, but Bracknell Forest Council are skint so will likely do all they can to squeeze it out of you. In future park at the Broadmoor carpark and ride up the Devils Highway, you can pick up the start of Seagull.

I have a mate who was fined for his ticket being upside down in oxford, not face down, simply oriented in a manner which the CEO took some sort of exception to.

Unfortunately he's an argumentative and irrational individual, so rather than follow some of the sensible advice already posted on this thread, he rang them up went Batshitcrazy at them and the fine was upheald...

Send a copy of your ticket, with a polite, calmly worded letter to the effect that you had purchased a valid ticket (evidence enclosed) and placed it on display. don't mention its orientation, or impugn the CEO's eyesight, it won't help your case...

In future park at the Broadmoor carpark and ride up the Devils Highway, you can pick up the start of Seagull.

A few clubmates have been ticketed in Broadmoor by a private firm, notices are clearly displayed in the car park. Being a private firm, you can tell them to get screwed as it's not a parking fine but an invoice - you know the usual on this, if not google it - but just be aware that you may well get ticketed and 'fined'.

I'm not being let off either despite my cheery "I'm a muppet for not seeing my ticket blow off the dash" email.

These days the offence is 'not correctly displaying the ticket' or words to that effect which covers my 'offence', and as losing £25 won't kill me I'll just pay it and get on with my life.

I have since invested in a bit of blutac for the dash, which has had the added benefit of increasing the value of my car substantially.

A few clubmates have been ticketed in Broadmoor by a private firm, notices are clearly displayed in the car park.

Not the carpark(s) at Broadmoor Hospital, [url= http://goo.gl/maps/0U5Zk ]this one[/url]. Avoid if your car is low though as there are lots of big potholes.