Dear Sir,

I am writing to you concerning the appeal I made against a parking ticket that I was given while broken down outside my flat.

I am not happy with your decision to enforce the ticket, and I don't feel that my case has been fully considered.

As I explained in my previous letter, I had stopped the car momentarily, outside my flat, in order to drop off a couple of items before parking the car elsewhere. In the short time the car was stopped, the radio (left on) drained the battery. Although I had only unlocked the front door of the flat, and dropped the items off, the radio managed to drain the battery enough to stop me being able to restart the car. This may sound unfeasible, but the car was due for a service, and the radio uses 10 Amps (rather more than average).

In order to sort the problem out, I went into my flat and called the AA. I did not leave hazard lights on (they set the alarm off) and I did not leave a note, since I was planning to return to the car to wait for the AA. In the time I was in the flat calling the AA, I received the ticket.

I feel that it is wholly unfair to receive a £40 fine for being broken down. I was in no position to buy a ticket for the pay and display machine, since I had no money on me (I was due to leave Newcastle that evening). Short of knocking door to door, I had no access to the required money. I certainly had no intention of parking where I was ticketted.

Please reconsider the position regarding this ticket. As a resident of the area, I am entitled to a permit to park (although I had not applied for one) and I doubt it is your policy to punish a driver for breaking down outside his own front door.

Yours faithfully,

Ashley Frieze.