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On the receiving end this weekend - first PCN in over 25 years 

PCN Front and Back






Was parked on the right just here behind where that white Audi is. 



Turns out it is a Controlled Parking Zone - start of zone is on Croft road:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/mRDmXcihmrF6KPim6

We were at the retirement homes on the left behind where we parked, clearing a late friend's flat - we've been there many times, but always managed to get parked inside, but no room on this occasion (and we were there all day...!).

There is slight confusion in the signage, as a bit further down the street there is a single resident's permit area sign:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/4MpEdaenYQweNrqs6

Plan to send an appeal for discretion on not being local(*) and clearing of a deceased estate, but expect a no!  However, if anyone can see any problems in the PCN, would be pleased to hear them.

* we actually live in Scotland, so wondering if there might be potential that the recovery process for English PCNs doesn't work across the border?

I can't see a loading exemption flying when you say you were parked there all day.

As regards just escaping home to Bonnie Scotland and escaping enforcement, I'm not sure what the law permits. I had a look on the internet, and it is quite clear that an English CCJ can be enforced, but in the PCN enforcement process, there is no possiblilty of a CCJ, because debts are registered at the Traffic Enforcement Centre (a special form of county court, which has no courtrooms or judges), not a County Court. I suppose you could try it and see what happens !

Turns out it is a Controlled Parking Zone - start of zone is on Croft road:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/mRDmXcihmrF6KPim6

There is slight confusion in the signage, as a bit further down the street there is a single resident's permit area sign:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/4MpEdaenYQweNrqs6

There's also this sign for the single yellow: https://shorturl.at/1XZ1P

It appears as though you have parked on this line, but it looks as though it's been removed when the permit parking was implemented, however some portions are still visible.

I wonder if the Traffic Order has been amended to reflect this?

EDIT: Just looked at the TRO and it still shows a single yellow on that side of the road, so maybe it could be argued that the contravention is incorrect and should be 01?

A PPA can have yellow line waiting restrictions but they are usually double yellows. If a single yellow is extant it must have a timeplate and indeed a contravention would be 01 but only during controlled hours. Which is why it probably shouldn't be there and maybe is an old order as it would be ambiguous out of hours.

It's dated July 2025:

(Search for Town End Street)

Was parked on the right just here behind where that white Audi is.

So, you were parked o/s which property??

Turns out it is a Controlled Parking Zone - start of zone is on Croft road:

No it's not. If it's anything, it's a Permit Parking Area.

You've made reps 'but as I am not the RK'....

So, what's for us to do as regards you?

If your reps are accepted, then that's it.

If not, then the RK is liable, you're out of the enforcement equation and therefore where you live isn't relevant.

Taking this one step at a time:

Do you see a yellow line o/s 24, a waiting restriction traffic sign o/s 16/18 and the line running continuously from one to the other?