Submitted on Wednesday 20th March 2019
Rejected on Monday 8th April 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Parking fines. Option to dispute these fines by digital or telephone channels.
Newham council are happy to receive payment of fines on-line or by telephone. If you wish to dispute the fine, it can only be done by post or fax. This is deliberately difficult, to discourage challenge and encourage you to pay in 14 days, to avoid the higher penalty. Unacceptable in digital age.
Actions such as raising the dispute, attaching photos to support your challenge, are simple digitally, whereas printing copies, writing letters, cost of registered post etc. Following up by post or fax, is ineffective and time consuming. I am sure the majority of local authorities use similar tactics to maximize revenue and minimise valid challenges. All issuers of parking tickets should adhere to a standard code of practise including the ability to dispute a ticket via most effective channel.
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