Ok, thanks. The form provided has a half-page set of lines for hand writing. Would it be acceptable to print my representation and attach it or is it better to write it into the form?
How does this draft look? A shorter version of my original.
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I challenge liability for PCN HR51148352 due to a lack of zone repeater signs. At first I had no idea why I received a PCN, but having looked into matters online I now understand I was parked within the Harrow on the Hill Permit Parking Area.
While I understand there is a Permit Parking Area sign at the junction of Grove Hill and Peterborough Road where I entered the zone, the zone is quite large and I did not pass any repeater signs within the zone. I travelled a quarter of a kilometre from the entrance of the zone and parked on a much smaller road with considerably less traffic. I observed my surroundings and did not see any indication of any parking restrictions (either at the top of West Road, or along the road side, or in the form of yellow lines). There were other cars parked on the same road not exhibiting permits, suggesting that, at the time of parking, I was not alone in my assumption that this was a valid street on which to park. I have photos demonstrating that there is no signage within sight of my parked car.
A Permit Parking Area is different to a Controlled Parking Zone because, unlike a CPZ, the layout of a PPA does not include any bays or markings to alert a motorist to the restrictions. While previous tribunal decisions are not binding they can be persuasive and I note the significant parallels with Shetal Patel vs London Borough of Harrow (PCN HR51100560, Case 2220650316, 27 Oct 2022) and also Stephanie Martin v Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council (KI00006-1905, 21 June 2019), where in both cases the adjudicator found that in a large PPA covering several streets, the zone entrance signs alone are not adequate to support the restriction.
I therefore contest that the alleged contravention did not occur.
