Ealing code:62 Parked with 1 or more wheels on footpath, Chapel Road

Hello everyone, unfortunately I have got a pan for £80 for parking with wheels partially on pavement.

1. This was at night time, over a single yellow line
2. The only reason I had to park slightly over the pavement was due to the fact the road was narrow so I didn’t want to block cars from being able to enter
3. There was plenty of space for pedestrians to walk on the pavement and I have parked here before and never had any issues at 10pm outside the temple (yes I went to pray hence the reason for parking there)

Is there any way out of this?

Link to street view below: I was parked on right hand side, there are no construction railings now, they been removed.



Images of pcn uploading shortly - the imgur website seems to be not available, is there any alternative I can use? I don’t see the embed image option in my view either.

Try ibb.co

and scroll down past the image for the BBCode.

So why didn't you park in the bay on the other side ? Parking off-carriageway has been an offence in London since the 70s, and requires no signs or lines. Not causing an obstruction is not a valid appeal argument; sorry.

Please also read this and update your thread accordingly: -
https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/read-this-first-before-posting-your-case!-this-section-is-for-council-tfl-dartme/

Footway parking is very hard to challenge in London.

Do you have a disability that meant you couldn't park a bit further away?

The other bays were taken as it was evening prayer time , so there weren’t any other options unfortunately :-(

I don’t have a disability but my mum does who was with me at the time-  I don’t have a blue badge yet though I’m planning to apply for one - my mum has arthritis in her knees which means it’s painful for her to walk - can support this with medical evidence if needed.

Links to PCN:

If I contact the temple can they do anything to cancel the fine? I know that it applies to private parking tickets but for council I guess we can't use this option? I have to pay £80 within the window otherwise goes to £160 so just wanted to know if i have any other options.  Thanks for your help everyone

You can try asking for discretion saying you had your mother who has restricted mobility with you but even a blue badge doesn't give an exemption for this.

You can also say cars park there like this as it's a narrow road and there is legitimate expectation of allowance for attending the temple. 

Thank you @stamfordman will give it a try and report back!