Phurrball's first bin, and what I've learned.

[Phurrball]

I'm just glad my tax dollar isn't paying for this loser's ACC.

I thought you said you didn't pay tax? in which case, stop whinging . Anyhoo, if you do pay tax, you're paying plenty for my tree-hugging leftie PeeCee law degree [Tui] (And all the interest on my loan), plus a few not-so-small surgeries in the public health system, so

Did a cop turn up at the accident? If one did you probably have a defense to the parking ticket (who says parking wardens are human, now) , in that you were complying with the directions of an enforcement officer. I know you weren't really, but it's a nice legal fiction. Strictly no one should move a vehicle at an accident scene without the permission of the attending officer. So, you didn't. Right.

The police did turn up - only because we hailed a passing car. They didn't take any details, as they were itching to find someone that had absconded. They said they'd radio comms about the oil slick - but as they seemed otherwise engaged, I took that with a grain of salt.

I'm not worried about the ticket, as I have a few defences that would work - necessity (basically what you said), absence of fault etc.

I chased a parking warden, who it turned out didn't write the ticket...he said their policy was not to ticket bikes or convertibles in pay-and-display parks, as the owner can always say "I bought and displayed the ticket, but it must've blown away, or been stolen by a third party" - viola - absence of fault defence. (Mentioned the oil slick to him too, said he'd mention it - again I wasn't convinced, although he was pleasant enough)

I have two previous tickets from the delightful officer 88 that I'm less than happy with - I will be writing in with all three, stressing the last, with a 'please explain' and an official information act request for their ticketing policy - I'll be glad to share my results.

As a post-script, I rang the council myself regarding the oil slick. The last thing I wanted was for a fellow biker to go down because of my 3 odd-litres Motul on the road. The council were really good, and got onto it that day. All cleaned up when I checked the next day - good to know they do care about such things