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Hi all

Received the Notice to Owner for this alleged offence. I parked here whilst using the train station nearby. I had a good look around the road, there were no signs on the roadside, no marked bays, no yellow lines. There weren't any CPZ signs on approach either - at least, not that I saw (subsequently confirmed by Google view).

The evidence of photos online includes a picture of a road sign, but I'm not sure where this is - the houses in the background certainly don't look like the ones where I parked. I've looked for 50+ yards along the road from where I was online and there is no evidence of signage.

It's been a while since I've dealt with resident bays - I guess my appeal will likely be 'contravention did not occur' based on the above / 20 min rule for loading?

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Cheers

Sorry about that, now set to unrestricted.

Damn it - I didn't see that sign at all. Have now checked the rest of the road and there are signs at entrance points to the zones on one side of the road:

Google map - North (Ladyfields)

Google Map - West (Colson Rd)

Google Map - South (Lushes Rd)

Would've been more visible were it not set just after the turn from a busy road, and on both sides of the road. In fact, isn't there an obligation to place the warning sign on both sides if roads are over a certain width?

EDIT - have just found a resi permit sign on G maps, albeit on the other side about 30 yards away. I didn't see any of these at teh time.

Thanks

What did you do with the PCN which was attached to your vehicle?

Were informal reps made and if so pl post along with the council's response.

The West Country is far more relaxed than London ! If that's where you live, best to go to London by train.

It's a permit parking area and they only need one sign at entry but it must be clear. You have to suspect controlled parking near stations, hospitals etc.