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Car clamped and towed with less than 24 hours notice of a parking suspension
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I'm in Waltham Forest, and my car was clamped and towed at 823 on Tuesday morning. I didn't see the suspension as I left for work in the dark and home in the dark. One neighbour saw it Tuesday, the others didn't at all, and we've had a lot of suspensions recently due to filming, so we are all quite switched onto it, as it's annoying. We all warn each other. Anyway as I didn't see the sign, I assumed stolen and told the police, only checked Trace yesterday on someone's advice, and it was £470 to recover.
Ive appealed. I'm assuming they will reject my appeal. Can anyone help me understand if I should fight this and if I have a case? It was outside my house and I have a valid residents permit.
Thanks so much!
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Re: Car clamped and towed with less than 24 hours notice of a parking suspension
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As usual, for meaningful advice we need to see the documents so please help by having a read of
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/

and post up here
(use
ibb.co or https://imgpile.com/
for posting images.
Wherever possible, use the BBCode.)

both sides of the  unredacted PCN ( leave everything in),
any council photos,
all sides of all documents received at the pound,
and
a GSV link to the location of the alleged contravention.

You make reps against removals on two fronts - against the PCN and against the removal itself.
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Thank you so much, I’m sorry, I completely failed to read the post, however my pcn photo is here https://imgpile.com/p/3RdD7oU. The number is FR67365432.
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Apologies if you already know this, but you've now paid all there is to pay, so it is a total no-brainer to take them all the way to London Tribunals.
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I definitely don’t know this, so this is really useful thanks. I had already appealed in writing, saying that there was a procedural in propriety on the part of the enforcement authority because they did not give enough notice of the parking suspension. I only found this site after I’ve sent the appeal. So if people hear think it’s worth me fighting, then I absolutely will go all the way, because it’s a joke. We have had so many suspensions recently around here because of filming, and the only time you see the parking wardens is at the time the suspension starts then they are gone for the next few months. But we do alway get given at least a weeks notice. It’s just completely unfair to give no notice and then clamp and remove the car immediately.
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The council seems to have taken their pictures down - contact them and ask for them.

When did you park in the bay.

They will probably reject your reps but it costs nothing to then appeal to the tribunal but we need to look at the evidence.
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Parked Sunday at 2pm, no suspension notice then. Thanks, I'll write and ask for their pictures?
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Quote from: pollypeach on December 13, 2025, 04:37:45 pm
Parked Sunday at 2pm, no suspension notice then.
Thanks, I'll write and ask for their pictures?
telephone to ask, failing that e-mail.

In preparation for the next steps, please post up here the other items requested in my Reply#1, + a copy of the reps you have sent.
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Thank you so much, here’s the email I sent:
https://imgpile.com/p/otIwISO
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Is that email in accordance with a method they specify to make representations.
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Not a specific format, they just have the email address and say to include name, address and car reg which I have.
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Post everything you were given at the pound. Except PCN as you've posted that.

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£470 =
£80 PCN
£280 pound release
£55 x 2 days = £110 storage
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Your breakdown is exactly what it was, thank you so much. I didn’t actually realise it had gone for a couple of days just because I didn’t need to drive it and I’ve just had a really busy week with work. I’ve asked all the neighbours and the builders next to the bay, and nobody knows anything about a suspension. The builders said they thought the car that had been towed was towed because it was a disabled bay but it does not say that.
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Post what they gave you at the pound, and request their pictures.
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https://imgpile.com/p/xtboFS4
I requested the pictures but not heard back yet
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