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Chester Homeowner Plans Legal Challenge After £35 Fine for Parking Outside His House

The council maintains the tarmac is adopted highway where double yellow line restrictions extend to the property boundary.

Overview

  • David Miller parked on a six-metre tarmac outside his gate on January 11 because building materials blocked his driveway and found a £35 ticket on January 12.
  • He appealed to Cheshire West and Chester Council the same day, the council rejected it the next day, and he now intends to contest the penalty with a solicitor’s help.
  • The solicitor has pointed to potential arguments involving signage and a dropped kerb that could break the continuity of the yellow lines.
  • Miller says he has parked there for around ten years without problems and claims neighbours have had similar tickets rescinded.
  • The council says enforcement visits were increased after local complaints and that its Traffic Regulation Order permits action on the adopted land up to the fence line.