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Great game, really enjoyed that, especially the result but this feeling was soured by the fact that when I got back to my car there was a parking ticket on the windscreen.
I park in Lewes in the residential area behind the railway station carpark. I am very careful to make sure I am parking in a proper spot, not overhanging the end if parking area markings on the road. I also paid for a ticket from the nearby machine (the ticket allowed me to park up until Monday morning) and clearly placed this on my dashboard.
The car is very tidy and there is nothing else on the dash to obscure the ticket. They are obviously employing blind yellow banded traffic vultures (sorry, wardens) these days as it must be nearly impossible to see a white ticket on a black dash in broad daylight( just before 3 pm).
When I calm down and shall read how to go about contesting this, I took a couple of photos of my paid for ticket on the dash and the parking fine ticket under the wiper to hopefully prove that I had paid for my stay.
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To be honest, I didn't know there were any 'permit only' spaces, if I was in one then I will put my hand up, guilty as charged, and pay The fine. I was parked in the street (where I always park for football) and not In any of the off road bays.
Been having a look at Google maps at the parking signs, although it's difficult to make out the signs it does look like I was in a private permit holders area. Further down the (same) road is parking meter and further up the (same) road is meter so it looks like I just wasn't paying enough attention. Guilt as charged I guess, I'll pay the fine early to get a 50% reduction.
Think I'll go back to getting the train from Appledore and just get home 45 minutes later.
Great climb down quotes every time there mate wasn't it - think you look a bit silly now eh?