“We’re working on street furniture, we shouldn’t need to pay for permit,” Moore says. He has sought formal dispensation but councils expect the company to pay for a parking permit. “Some councils understand, some don’t,” he says. Some appeals are rejected because the engineer was not seen next to the vehicle but Moore points out that the engineer might have to chase underground cables from pit to pit and it wouldn’t make sense to move the vehicle each time.

“Typically we provide a work order showing the street name and the date, and photographs of the coned off vehicle.”Īppealing can be a nine to 10 month process if both the informal and formal appeals are rejected and can mean providing the documents three times. “The documents we provide can run to 10 pages,” he says. If it is a valid appeal, Moore submits it the day it is reported. Drivers are also recharged if they park on a double yellow line. If the engineer hasn’t followed this procedure Kelly Fleet Services will pay the fine and then recharge the driver. The last option is parking on a single yellow line. If pay and display isn’t an option they should park in a permit bay.

They must use a pay and display bay (paid for by the company) in the first instance. Moore’s first step is to check that the driver has stuck to company policy. As soon as an engineer is issued a parking fine they phone the company’s dedicated phone line which is manned by Moore. There is a clear process in place for drivers. Of those he appeals about 60% are cancelled. Terry Moore (pictured), parking control manager at Kelly Fleet Services, appeals about 85% of the fines received. In the first two months of this year, engineers have picked up 400 fines in London, at an average of 22 a day. Last year alone it received 3,047 offences, including 1,825 Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs), 1,011 camera offences and 211 private fines.Īs the majority of the engineers' work is carried out in London, most fines are issued there. The telecommunications and transportation infrastructure provider has a fleet of 1,450 vans and 120 cars. Kelly Fleet Services has saved £800,000 over the past five years by challenging parking fines. CUPRA - fleet, business another way 3 (a Fleet News promotion).CUPRA - fleet, business another way 2 (a Fleet News promotion).CUPRA - fleet, business another way (a Fleet News promotion).User chooser - company car driver guide.Euro NCAP ratings - fleet driver safety.

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