Llanelli woman could owe thousands after failing to pay 160 parking tickets

“The council give out 1 month permits to ensure you get all documentation sorted out in that time, if your documents are not back within the month, they will issue another temporary permit until all the documents required have come back with the new address on them. All she had to do was explain she had just moved back to her family home and they would have issued a temporary permit valid for 1 calendar month. I did it when I changed my car. There was no need for this person to use not having documentation as an excuse?

I am a resident in a parking permit schemed area of Swansea. I am sick to death of never being able to park due to illegal parkers once 5pm comes around, not to mention during the daytime when the wardens are not about. I thought the purpose of this scheme was to ensure residents can park in their own street? Yet when the traffic wardens are not about its like a free for all, and when you ask people to move you get a mouth full of abuse?? Hello, your the one whom is parked illegally. Just last Saturday I parked in residents, my permit had fallen down yet may I add was still on show. Hence I received a PCN. I am one of the law abiding and 10 mins after I received the ticket a neighbour whom buys and sells cars, illegally parked a car he just purchased to sell on with no permit??? And I get the ticket. Come on !!!!!!!!”

“Well HUW I think u are dam well rude yea be honest by all means but dont justify her cause she is over weight.. And also this woman nows she has done wrong ok HUW lol”

“Charlotte, you are correct in stating that the press can and do distort facts but in your post you state you were refused a permit. No permit means you should not park in permit holders' spaces. It's quite simple. Maybe the rules are stupid but it doesn't allow you to disregard them.”

“mike th mutt wales”

“I am amazed by this story.

Unlike a lot of people writing on here I am a resident who lives very close to this road I to have to purchase a parking ticket to park outside my house. Although, I object to this in principle I pay annually for the permit nevertheless because I realise I will receive a parking ticket if I don't have one. I worked that out the hard way when i had one issued against me in the very early stages of the permit scheme. Just one ticket made me act.

Back to this situation - a lot of the article is composed of the difficulties of obtaining a permit. Im sorry but this is a smokescreen - opposite the parking bay in Old Castle Road is the Leisure Centre car park - absolutely free but it does require a short walk of approx 20/30 metres to the house. Surely, after the first couple of tickets were issued why didnt this person just park there and walk to the house, rather than building up such huge debt? If she couldnt get a permit then just park opposite your house in the leisure centre - simple!

I also understand this woman is employed by the council and works locally. I hope this doesn't mean that the sum owed will be wiped clean by the council or reduced drastically. She should have the outstanding amount (ie the total owed from the parking tickets) taken directly from her pay by Carms County Council and make her think about her actions.

It would be good to hear what the council have to say about this and let us know if the full amount still owed is to be paid.

No sympathy! Live and learn!”

“Ignore the trolls on here, its a disgrace that the post allows such comments on here.

My advice to the person involved is to go to pepipoo.com as quickly as possible and post this there, you need help quickly, they are fightback forum who helps people that have tickets from councils.”

“good to see traffic wardens doing their jobs. well done. and to her dont be so stupid you get caught once you'll get caught again silly silly little girl”

“Please humans, can you help Charlotte pay her fines! She can't even afford my Pedigree Chum!

Mike gave me a 'lovely stroke' this morning when he came to offer Charlotte his support. My tail was tapping on the valve mush.

Woof!

Remember: A dog is for life, not just for scaring the bailiffs.”

“Length?”

“Manselton Jack you need some TTW's mate Turk Traffic Wardens.
When did they build the hill in Manselton Jack? It was pretty flat last time I drove through or is it the escalator down to Maggie Dicks you are talking about?”