Hi everyone. I'm not sure if someone is able to help me?
I received a council PCN from Islington (code 12) for parking in Moreland Street, Zone A. The PCN states “parked in a residents’ or shared use parking place without a valid permit or payment.”
At the time, I did pay for parking via RingGo and have a receipt covering the full period which the customer paid for (payment started before the observation time and was active when the PCN was issued). I challenged the PCN with proof of payment during the warden waiting period before issuing a ticket.
Islington rejected the appeal, saying that although payment was made, the bay was actually a business permit holder / pay-by-phone bay, and that a resident visitor permit is not valid there. However, this is not stated on the PCN itself, which only refers to "residents/shared-use parking". The council introduced the “business bay” argument only in the rejection letter. I was in fact parked in a business bay which the customer assumed their parking voucher would cover.
I now have the option to:
Pay £80 at the discount, or
Wait for the Notice to Owner and make formal representations / go to tribunal
Question:
Based on the mismatch between what the PCN alleges from the warden (residents/shared-use) and what the council later relies on (business bay), plus the fact that parking was paid for, do I have a reasonable case to continue to appeal — or is this one better to pay at the discount?
Any views appreciated.
