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PCN;



informal reps made on 29th June;
"Dear Sir or Madam,
On-line challenge for JK19598383
On the grounds of:
The PCN exceeded the amount applicable
Further explanation :
Hello there, I wish to make representations relating to PCN JK19598383, issued on 23rd June 2026 at 09.40
I was visiting name redacted at house number redacted Amelia St., SE17 3AS on the day, he told me he had activated a parking session
for my vehicle as he had also done on the previous day (22nd June). However on this day he entered the wrong
VRN, LG69BXA instead of LG69BXF.
As a session had been paid for, albeit for the wrong vehicle, the Council was not out-of-pocket financially on this
occasion. I was of the belief that a valid session was active regarding my vehicle, especially as a valid session
was activated by name redacted the previous day, I would have thought previous VRNs would show up on the software,
ready to be clicked on.
I feel I am being penalised, through no fault of my own, for an honest mistake by another, and for an amount
which is disproportionate to the situation considering that the council were already paid for parking.
I ask you to please look into cancelling the PCN this time.
Best Regards"

Their reply;



streetview;


Hello all, first time on this site, but a frequent flier on pepipoo.

So they think that the person I visited activated a pay by phone parking session, but it was a visitor's permit.
Reading my reps I can see how they may have thought this, but why they didn't check whether a permit was in place for the wrong VRN on the day, and my VRN on the day before, is beyond me.

Wondering whether to try and inform them of this by emailing the parking team, as I cannot challenge again online

Thanks Stamfordman, yes definitely an all day permit was bought, for the wrong vehicle.
So the advice is to wait for the NtO and make reps on wrong pcn code?
I just checked the website and it is still in discount stage.

Yes I am, and yes current DVLA.
 I am on holiday though for about 3 weeks but can get a pic sent of the NtO next week, if/when it arrives

Thanks Tincombe, not sure what you want me to post

NtO arrived today;

Here are screenshots sent to me from the person I was visiting showing the day before with the correct vrn, and the relevant day with the wrong vrn;


So both all day visitor permits.
Restriction is permit holders only. CEOs usually take pics of the restriction signs, but there are only 2 pics of the van on the council's site.