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Hi

Received a PCN yesterday. Parked to charge my car. Walked around the corner to drop off my daughter and returned to a window ticket. Do I have any grounds for appeal? Two things I noted was the observation period (is 4 mins long enough?) and the description of my car as grey when it is actually blue

Link to PCN image below

Thanks in advance


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Please also post the rest of the PCN, a GSV link to the location, and any council photos.

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IMO, To cut to the chase: what your intentions were as regards charging is not the issue, by your own admission you parked, did not charge and left your vehicle. On this basis the contravention is proved.

Your intention goes to mitigation.

However, pl elaborate on 'Walked around the corner to drop off my daughter..'.

Why, how old is she, is she independently mobile etc? We need to look at the issue of what's know as assisted alighting.
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My daughter is 14, neurodiverse and does need assistance, she was meeting friends in an unfamiliar location so would need to be accompanied
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Would assisted alighting be a basis for an informal challenge?
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Morning all, would appreciate some guidance if, and how, to proceed with a challenge. Thanks
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Specifically, is assisting a disabled person an exempt activity?
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Most councils allow conditional loading/unloading alighting and boarding in parking places. Whether this applies with Camden, in particular with EV bays, your reps would discover. Why not look online at their website.

Put forward your argument within the 14-day discount period (ends 29th Nov.) and the authority are likely to re-offer the discount even if you're unsuccessful.

According to your account you parked, assisted your daughter to **** and returned to the car. You understand that this would not have been known by the CEO but now that the authority has been informed you should be grateful if they would cancel the PCN.

Try putting together a draft.
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Thanks, will post up soon
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Do you have a permit as it's a permit only bay.

Parked to charge my car.

Did you put the car on charge.
« Last Edit: November 21, 2025, 11:06:30 am by stamfordman »
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Did not have a permit, did not have my car on charge at the time of the window PCN
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Quote from: sausage1971 on November 21, 2025, 01:09:01 pm
Did not have a permit, did not have my car on charge at the time of the window PCN

I presume you are aware you can't charge there without a permit?

But this suggests the wrong contravention: you parked without a permit not that you weren't charging.
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Was only aware after the event when I looked at the sign again
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These are the relevant parts of the traffic order.

I'd say you can challenge on two points but not sure about the first. Others will have views.

Wrong contravention - should be code 16 - Parked in a permit space or zone without a valid virtual permit or clearly displaying a valid physical permit where required

Point being the counterfactual - if you had been charging you would still have got a PCN or should have for code 16 in my view as the code 14 makes no sense.

Assisted alighting

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Each permit holders parking place reserved for electric vehicles may be
used, subject to the provisions of this Order, for the leaving during the
permitted hours of such vehicles as are referred to in paragraph (3) of this
Article as are electric vehicles, as are both connected via a charging lead to
a charging post relating to that parking place and actively charging.

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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Order, any vehicle may
wait during the permitted hours in any part of a parking place (other than a
pedal cycle parking place of any type or a dockless cycle hire and escooter parking place) or a loading place, if the use of that part has not
been suspended and if:
(a) the vehicle is waiting for a period not exceeding two minutes, or such
longer period as a police constable in uniform or a civil enforcement
officer may approve to enable a person to board or alight from the
vehicle or load thereon or unload therefrom their personal luggage:
Provided that, if the said person is a person suffering from any
disability or injury which seriously impairs their ability to walk or
who is blind, the vehicle may wait for as long as may be
necessary to enable that person to board or alight from the
vehicle or load thereon on unload therefrom their personal
luggage.


https://store.traffweb.app/camden/documents/parkmap/sched/LBC_2025_023%20-%20Static%20map-based%20consolidation%20-%20Articles.pdf
« Last Edit: November 21, 2025, 01:50:01 pm by stamfordman »
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