Parking Ticket

[Alex]

I got a parking ticket yesterday. £50 !!!!!!!!!! I went to the optician, was a few minutes late so I was rushing.  I bought the ticket, put it on the dash, shut the door and headed to the optician.  When I came back almost half hour later I had the yellow fine on the windscreen. When I looked at the dash the ticket was back to front !  it was so windy, I can only think the ticket flipped over as I shut the car door.

I appealed within the hour     it was worth a shot.   This morning I had an email from the council:

Thank you for your recent contact regarding the above Penalty Charge Notice (PCN).
Although you have enclosed a ticket with your correspondence this was not displayed correctly
at the time the Civil Enforcement Officer issued the PCN. There are instructions for use given
on the pay and display ticket and it is the driver`s responsibility to ensure the ticket is
clearly displayed at all times.
However after careful consideration, on this occasion, the PCN has been cancelled, but any
future notices issued in similar circumstances may be enforced.
Yours Sincerel

Wasn't I lucky, funnily enough I usually do look back to check the ticket, but I was rushing.
It won't happen again   

[Mups]

Dear oh dear,  what a palaver over a genuine mistake.
Pity they don't jump on shop lifters so quick!

Glad they let you off Alex.  

[GrannyMac]

Great result Alex! 👌

[klondike]

I just posted in a different thread that you'd be more out of pocket than Scrumpy with her blade guard. Glad to hear that you at least got off Scot free.

[Silver Tabby]

@Alex - good news!

@Klondike - what is the origin of 'Scot Free' - have often wondered?

[klondike]

I asked Google...

https://gemini.google.com/app/17d1b5e10b586da3

[Mups]

I asked Google...

https://gemini.google.com/app/17d1b5e10b586da3

I clicked on that link but there was nothing there,  other than a box saying Gemini was my personal assistant,  but nothing else?   

Did it work for you Tabby?

[klondike]

I thought the link would avoid this lot but it came from my Gemini so I it seems won't show as public.

It was very long so I asked for it to be summarised...

The phrase "scot-free" has nothing to do with Scotland or the Scottish people. Here is the summary:

• Financial Origin: It comes from the Old Norse word skot, meaning a tax or contribution.
• Original Meaning: In medieval England, to be "scot-free" meant you were legally exempt from paying a tax or municipal levy.
• Modern Usage: Over centuries, it evolved from a specific tax exemption into a general idiom meaning to escape punishment, blame, or negative consequences for one's actions.

[Mups]

Thanks for explaining Klondike.