OK so no review. You were lucky to get Mr Teper as he does dig deeper than most.
I'll look into the lower panel multiple events issue - this could wipe out a lot of these cases if universal. Teper just says 'should'.
I've just been to Laycock Street and Canonbury Lane and around and below are two signs - trying to take in that is not on.
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Case reference 2250584855
Appellant xxxxxxx
Authority London Borough of Islington
VRM WL62BZH
PCN Details
PCN IZ35607033
Contravention date 07 Jun 2025
Contravention time 16:00:00
Contravention location Highbury Station Road
Penalty amount N/A
Contravention Parked without payment of the parking charge
Referral date -
Decision Date 11 May 2026
Adjudicator Carl Teper
Appeal decision Appeal allowed
Direction
cancel the Penalty Charge Notice and the Notice to Owner.
Reasons
The Appellant has attended the video linked hearing; the Authority was not in attendance.
The Authority's case is that the Appellant's vehicle was parked without payment of the parking charge when in Highbury Station Road on 7 June 2025 at 16:00, when extended match day restrictions were in force.
The Appellant's case is that it was not a match day as no football match was going on that day at the Emirates Stadium, there was a concert instead. He cited a number of other Adjudicators decisions in support of his argument. Other Adjudicators decisions are not binding on me, they are only persuasive.
However, in this case I find that I am in agreement with all the decisions the Appellant has cited. The first case was 2250451308, the second case 2250480306, the third 2250482414, then 2250512537 and finally 2250234820.
I agree with these decisions and I adopt their reasoning and findings as if they were my own.
I would add the following, whilst the signage has Secretary of State approval, I find that the signs appear to be in disrepair and the panels zig zag, which make it more difficult to read.
And further that the lower panel should only record the date of the next event and not the date of the next event and the event following that.
The appeal is allowed.
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