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Friday, July 10, 2009

Can You Pay Parking Tickets Online?

By Peter Orr, Tom Winters, Alex Tupman

As soon as you get the dreaded parking ticket, you'll flip back in your mind to how and when it happened. Then you'll soon realise that you have to pay for it, and how are you going to do that! There are many things you'll need to take into account, so take a deep breath and lets make a start!

Before you pay your parking ticket online, its always worth knowing the reason you got the ticket and why just to make sure its legitimate. If it is, that's when you need to work our how you are going to pay for it. Paying online saves you a lot of time and bother, and also saves you forgetting to pay for it too!

If your parking ticket doesn't state clearly the details of the alleged offence because by law it has to. If not, then you have a valid reason for challenging the ticket. However, most offences are down to breaking 'posted parking rules', such as 'disabled only' or only being allowed to park at certain times, and maybe on certain days too. Before you challenge, just make sure you're right, or at least you believe you're right. If the truth is you have broken a rule or law - then the simplest thing is to just pay the parking ticket.

Once you've worked out what the ticket is for (just in case its not clear), check that you did indeed commit the offence stated on the ticket. We all make mistakes, and parking tickets aren't always correct (believe it or not!). It's always worth checking the area out when the alleged offence took place and ensure that 'posted rules' are there - if not, then you can challenge the ticket. At the end of the day, its better to be honest and pay the offence if you did commit it. If you do challenge (knowing you were wrong) then all you are doing is dragging out the process and wasting your time and energy.

Once you know that you are responsible for paying the ticket, there are a few things that you need to do to make sure that you are ready to make the payments. Remember, paying tickets is then going to be all up to you, and it needs to be done within the right time frame, so that there is going to be no issue on your record about outstanding payments.

Depending on which parking rule you have broken, there may be a couple of different ways to pay your parking ticket online. Its always worth checking what options are available, and what additional charges apply for credit cards.

The easiest way to understand what options are available and the process is to pay, is to read the back of the parking ticket. Seriously, you'll find instructions and the options available to you here. The most common option is to pay either by (a) cheque or (b) credit/debit card these days, however the choice is yours.

Depending on which authority manages your area, there may be different payment methods available to you. The traditional cheque and cash payments are still accepted, although there is a drive to focus more and more on online payments. If you have access to the Internet, then this is the easiest way. The city council office will be able to advise you on your options. - 21392

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