Typically Irish system...I've had enough....

Jane Doh!

I am so angry but amused at the same time.....
Parked on O’Connell Street, bought a book of parking discs in the local shop, displayed a disc and went about my business. Returned to find a parking fine for €40 for ‘alleged offence – no disc displayed’ my disc had slipped on the dash so the date was not visible.
Called to complain, was advised to appeal, I did and included the receipt for book of tickets. I got a very quick response to say that I had to pay and called again to complain.
Was advised, in so many words, that it was his word against mine “they had to go with what he had stated on the ticket” procedure was to decline the first appeal as normally if someone is trying to pull a fast one they will pay after the appeal is declined.
I went off on one......why have an appeals system in the first place??? I am not paying the fine....

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VinnyTGM

Sounds unlucky, but fight it if you are really p1ssed over it.

phasers

You can park on O'Connell Street?

I can't believe I never realised that before.

EDIT:Oh you meant the lame O'Connell Street

Jane Doh!

Iolar wrote: »

it's pay and display missus not pay and hide:pac:

Give a girl a break......I've been guilty many times and paid my dues but this time I’M INNOCENT...:rolleyes:

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Jane Doh!

Iolar wrote: »

You didnt display it properly?

Do you work for Limerick City Council???

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My name is URL

Only a n00b would drive into Dublin city

edit/: only an idiot would assume you meant Dublin

Jane Doh!

My name is URL wrote: »

Only a n00b would drive into Dublin city

edit/: only an idiot would assume you meant Dublin

Maybe I should have specified....but then again, not everyone on here is living in Dublin...:rolleyes:

Pherekydes

My name is URL wrote: »

Only a n00b would drive into Dublin city

From Limerick.

Overheal

Sounds like your fault for not making sure your disc would be displayed clearly.

phasers

Jane Doh! wrote: »

Maybe I should have specified....but then again, not everyone on here is living in Dublin...:rolleyes:

Which is exactly why you should have specified.

Now get to your back arse of nowhere forum.

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BaconZombie

"Culchie & Bogger Forum" is that way ====>

ScumLord

Haven't you people ever heard of an angle grinder.

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Jane Doh!

phasers wrote: »

Which is exactly why you should have specified.

Now get to your back arse of nowhere forum.

Why so touchy....PMS???

Get some new gags.....yawwwnnnn!

Jane Doh!

BOFH_139 wrote: »

"Culchie & Bogger Forum" is that way ====>

Seem to drifting off topic here....always on the defence....why so intimidated...:p

Wile E. Coyote

ScumLord wrote: »

Haven't you people ever heard of an angle grinder.

Angle grinder on a parking ticket is a bit extreme.

Angle grinder on a Traffic Warden. Now there's an idea!!!

phasers

Jane Doh! wrote: »

Why so touchy....PMS???

Actually yes, so GTFO or I'll have to wage a keyboard war on you

Shacklebolt

BOFH_139 wrote: »

"Culchie & Bogger Forum" is that way ====>

Yes because Limerick City is noted for its very rural culture, and vast areas of bog :rolleyes:

Jane Doh!

Shacklebolt wrote: »

Yes because Limerick City is noted for its very rural culture, and vast areas of bog :rolleyes:

That’s a much nicer description of Limerick, thanks!

Glad to see that we have moved away from the negative labels.

eddiehead

BOFH_139 wrote: »

"Culchie & Bogger Forum" is that way ====>

Link?

phasers

eddiehead wrote: »

Link?

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=476

There's at least 30 others in the 'region' rection

eddiehead

phasers wrote: »

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=476

There's at least 30 others in the 'region' rection

I was hoping for something a little less specific, a culchie & boggers forum where we could all just have an auld chat about cows, bales, diesel engines, that kinda thing.

phasers

eddiehead wrote: »

I was hoping for something a little less specific, a culchie & boggers forum where we could all just have an auld chat about cows, bales, diesel engines, that kinda thing.

and snack on taytos and hang sangwiches?

Maybe you culchies should rise up together and claim the Ladies Lounge as your own

Jane Doh!

Appealed and won.

Jane doh 1 - city council 0

davyjose

Bloody City Council, lettin people off fines, and there a recession and everything... tsk tsk

ShooterSF

Free the parking disc one!

/Ah balls, too late.

Jay P

That was an anticlimaz, I was hoping for a gang war

ejmaztec

Can we appeal against the appeal decision so that we can wipe the smug look off Jane Doh's face?:pac:

Cookie_Monster

eddiehead wrote: »

I was hoping for something a little less specific, a culchie & boggers forum where we could all just have an auld chat about cows, bales, diesel engines, that kinda thing.

That'd be Soc > Farming & Forestry

biko

BOFH_139 wrote: »

"Culchie & Bogger Forum" is that way ====>

Where's my rolled up newspaper?

ejmaztec

Magnus wrote: »

Where's my rolled up newspaper?

Hanging on a piece of string in your outside toilet.

Cuddlesworth

Magnus wrote: »

Where's my rolled up newspaper?

The one you've been reading the last twenty years? In the tractor, you put it down when you were driving down the small country road at 5kph laughing maniacally at the queue of cars behind you. This was just before you spent the night with your favourite partner, the black one with the wool on old Seamus's farm.

ejmaztec

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

The one you've been reading the last twenty years? In the tractor, you put it down when you were driving down the small country road at 5kph laughing maniacally at the queue of cars behind you. This was just before you spent the night with your favourite partner, the black one with the wool on old Seamus's farm.

Wasn't he involved in a messy divorce after this blatant adultery on his own land?:eek:

Pop's Diner

Surely the "not displaying a parking-disc clearly and then complaining about it when you're fined" is the Typically Irish part of your story?

CrazyRabbit

Pity us poor bikers. Pay and display is a bit more difficult when you don't even have a dash to display it on! A small gust of wind, or a thieving git, and suddenly you're parked illegally.

Jane Doh!

ejmaztec wrote: »

Can we appeal against the appeal decision so that we can wipe the smug look off Jane Doh's face?:pac:

You might actually win, it would be your word against mine.....did I have a valid ticket displayed?....:p

Jane Doh!

Pop's Diner wrote: »

Surely the "not displaying a parking-disc clearly and then complaining about it when you're fined" is the Typically Irish part of your story?

Maybe.

Unfortunately I don't know anyone working in the city council, if I did I would'nt have even had to complain.

Unfortunately "Its not what you know but who you know that gets you places"