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Hi all,
I have received a PCN from Ealing council for having an electric vehicle parked in an electric charging bay but not charging. The charge point was not working when parked and was just flashing red which indicates an error with the charge point. Charging was attempted but failed hence the car was left in the bay for approximately 20 minutes.

The photos show that your car wasn't even connected. IMO, the machine not working is not a defence. GSV (2 years ago) shows that the area is only subject to part-time Mon-Fri restrictions which, if current, means you could have parked anywhere else lawfully on a Saturday.

Are you the registered keeper of the vehicle?

And you are correct - the photos do not show the car connected as the ticket wasn't noticed until driving off. The photos were then taken afterwards.

The car was parked, attempt made to charge, machine didn't work hence cable disconnected (I don't see why one would leave a cable connected to a non-working station), assumption was made that the bay would then be treated as any other bay.

The contravention description on the PCN states: "parking in an electric vehicles' charging place during restricted hours without charging" however surely for that to be enforced I would presume the local authority would be required to provide a functioning EV charging facility in this respect, but if they failed to, then I wonder if that would bring into question the validity of the PCN on a legal level as to the description of the contravention. Especially if that was the designed purpose of the bay, but it ceases to be that in practice due to technical issues. But then I guess another driver may have sought charging elsewhere.

There was a PCN case that went to London Tribunals: case reference: 2210311085, however slightly different circumstances as the appellant's vehicle was plugged-in
 

Thanks for the input. I am going to appeal regardless, any advice on possible wording would be appreciated but I personally think it's worth an appeal.

Can anyone advise on whether I need to go into detail in terms of reading through the traffic order just yet or can I just appeal based on what I have outlined above?

Dear all, as an update, Ealing council rejected the appeal based on the argument that the EV charger was not working hence charging cable disconnected and vehicle left in the bay.

Below is the letter of rejection:
https://ibb.co/s90NjhSg

Any advice on the next possible steps would be greatly appreciated.