I've tweaked this a bit but I doubt Bexley will contest.
Opt for a telephone hearing.
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I am appealing this PCN because the alleged contravention did not occur. I parked in good faith in what seemed to be a pay bay and Bexley has made a mistake in rejecting my representation by confusing my car with that of another car that caused the markings between two bays to be obscured.
Having reviewed the CEO's photos it is clear that there are two distinct bays separated by bay divider markings; however, it is obvious that I missed these because a silver Honda was parked directly on top of those markings. Please see the CEO's photo (attached).
While I appreciate it is not the council's fault that the silver Honda was parked on top of the road markings, that is not my fault either. As the bay divider markings were not visible, I had no way of knowing that my car was not parked in the pay and display bay. I attach a copy of my RingGo receipt showing that I paid £14.80 to park.
Please note also that I parked my car close to the pay and display machine, while the permit only sign was away from my car and I walked in the opposite direction to the sign when I got out of my car. I am attaching a photo to illustrate the point.
Note that in rejecting my representation, Bexley Council ignored my grounds and stated the following "Your vehicle was parked partly in a permit holders' bay where pay and display tickets and cashless payments are not valid. You can see in image 4 that your vehicle was parked across the end of a bay with one type of restriction and into the start of another bay with a different restriction." This is in reference to the silver Honda as shown in the attached image, which is not my vehicle.
In light of the above I kindly request you uphold my appeal.
