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Hello and thank you in advance for all the help you are proving via this forum.

I used a friend's car to collect a table from Argos which I was dropping at home and returning the vehicle straight away.

Even though I do have visitor permits, already bought and prepaid (screenshot attached), I did not activate one because I was loading a heavy box and leaving straight away.

The whole process must took somewhere around 7-8 minutes, during which,  somehow I ended up with a ticket even though I checked and there was no enforcement officer to be seen on the road.

I challenged the ticket sending proof of collection and purchase showing the item and the time it was collected  (attached) and Haringey replied telling me that they still don't accept the appeal.

The council claims that the CEO observed the car for over 5 minutes - this is quite impossible because when I came out he had already attached the ticket on the car and i literally took no more than 8 minutes.

It's also not proven by the evidence as the CEO has taken a random picture at 14:13 which got nothing to do with the car?

I don't think it's fair and there is enough evidence to make them see that this was a case of offloading and not a car parked there and forgotten.

I have shared with them
The screenshot confirming the date and time of collection of the tableThe email confirming my order showing my details and the fact that it was a collection orderScreenshot from my already pre-paid visitor parking permits showing that clearly when i need them i use them and it's not a matter of negligence.

I wanted to ask for advice on whether you think this is a strong case to go to the next stage of the appeal, and also if the next stage fails, does that still increase its price to the full £160?

Thank you very much.

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Google Drive link with all images:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yJYh9J6oq5pUVfPQuE82ljCoHMVr3Egv?usp=sharing

Details:
Ticket Reference: ZN19806164
VRM: EK64 KGA

Contravention Code 16 - Parked in a permit space or zone without a valid virtual permit or clearly displaying a valid physical permit where required

Hi @stamfordman

Thank you for your response.

I have now added pictures of the ticket in the Google shared folder.

I was in and out of the house, there was no space right in front of the door but a few meters further up. I took the box out, carried it slowly to the door, brought it up the stairs, left it in the hallway and went back down.

I don't think the CEO observed the car for 5 minutes as the council claimed, and the evidence doesn't support that either.

But loading/offloading a heavy and bulky item would take more than 5 minutes anyway when you have to bring it up a staircase.

To me it seems like he saw the car and issued the PCN right away.

Adjudication is always for the full PCN penalty.