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Perhaps you can post the PCN and the relevant photos plus a Google Street View showing the location so others can review?

I think this is GSV
https://www.google.com/maps/place/William+Charles+Hair/@51.068104,0.6869627,3a,90y,184.05h,65.21t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sw-XPY_7e7LxLxGLytpjkRg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D24.787749545957197%26panoid%3Dw-XPY_7e7LxLxGLytpjkRg%26yaw%3D184.0518475226603!7i13312!8i6656!4m6!3m5!1s0x47df2119f043f5a9:0xbaf0a9ad447b3881!8m2!3d51.0682126!4d0.6868533!16s%2Fg%2F1tscn8nj?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDIwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

The CEO is wrong, the contravention did not occur.

All local orders include a provision which allows a vehicle displaying a BB in the 'relevant position' to park on simple DYL for up to 3 hours. Here are the regs:

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/683/note/made

Lots of double negatives, in that an exemption from a prohibition is to allow, but that's legalese for you!

Rule 238 v rule 243 of the Highway Code.

238 is a MUST NOT, 243 is a DO NOT.

MUST NOT is prohibitive, DO NOT is advisory - see the Code's section on Wording of the Code.

But be prepared for rejections because they're the creatures that they are.

I was displaying a Blue Badge in the relevant position while parked on a length of double yellow lines in *****. When your CEO issued the PCN they referred to being within 10m of a junction. This is worrying because as a matter of law they were incorrect i.e. Rule 243 of the Highway Code states 'DO NOT stop...opposite or within 10 metres (32 feet) of a junction, except in an authorised parking space.'

As the section of the Code which refers to wording makes absolutely clear, references within the Code described as DO NOT are purely advisory, the actual wording being:

Wording of The Highway Code

Many of the rules in the Code are legal requirements, and if you disobey these rules you are committing a criminal offence. You may be fined, given penalty points on your licence or be disqualified from driving. In the most serious cases you may be sent to prison. Such rules are identified by the use of the words ‘MUST/MUST NOT’. In addition, the rule includes an abbreviated reference to the legislation which creates the offence. See an explanation of the abbreviations.

Although failure to comply with the other rules of the Code will not, in itself, cause a person to be prosecuted, The Highway Code may be used in evidence in any court proceedings under the Traffic Acts (see The road user and the law) to establish liability. This includes rules which use advisory wording such as ‘should/should not’ or ‘do/do not’.

It therefore follows that the contravention did not occur and the PCN must be cancelled.

The issuing council was Ashfird Borough council in kent

This was the response I got from the council
Date 10/02/2026
Location of contravention High Street, Tenterden
I refer to your recent enquiry about Penalty Charge Notice number KF09468772 that
was issued on 10/02/2026 at High Street, Tenterden.
The Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) was issued to you because your vehicle was
parked in a restricted street when it was not permitted to be there, as signified by the
line markings.
You have stated in your correspondence that you believe the PCN had been issued
due to a time discrepancy. The PCN was issued due to the fact your vehicle was
parked within 10 meters of a junction.
The driver should be aware of the “Safe and responsible parking” section under, The
Blue Badge scheme: rights and responsibilities in England, which can be viewed
online. Enforcing the parking rules helps to keep them free of parked vehicles which
improves safety. Vehicles can turn more easily and drivers and pedestrians have a
clearer view of each other. Displaying a blue badge does not exempt you in this
circumstance.
If you require more information about the Blue Badge scheme: rights and
responsibilities in England please follow this link
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-blue-badge-scheme-rights-and-
responsibilities-in-england.
This PCN was correctly issued, however, on this occasion only, I am prepared
to allow your representation as a goodwill gesture. Please note however that
this letter also serves as a warning that future PCNs challenged may not be
cancelled, where similar circumstances apply.
I am pleased to inform you that your representations have been accepted and the
Penalty Charge Notice has been cancelled and the case is now closed

Do you work for the council ?

Do you work for the council ?

Who are you asking?

Haven't the council dropped it anyway?