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Blue signs mark beginning and end of allowed footway parking -for end see
https://maps.app.goo.gl/36UDc6eEhSFM4J9L7

The possible good news is that, in passing a resolution to disallow the footway parking ban in so-and-so road, some Councils forget to stipulate on which lengths of footway parking is so permitted, and thus allow parking for the whole road.

One of our members is an expert at obtaining these resolutions, so give him a chance (you have a few days) to come along and comment.

P.S can't help smiling at the ever-present CEO in GSV

This road is on the Hillingdon Footway Parking Exemptions Spreadsheet, but getting the resolution will take some time. In the meantime, you should make a representation on day 14 (so by midnight on 29 October) in order to get the discount extended.

Make a simple representation but add a spanner to delay a quick and simple response.

Dear Mr parking

I challenge the service of PCN number xxxxxxxx to my vehicle AA 23 BCD on the basis that the contravention did not occur

I parked within an are governed by sign 667 I could see sign 667.2 at the end of the road.

In order to disallow the ban on footway parking a resolution of the council must be made. The signage indicated shows that i was within this area, If the council disagree I require that the provide the resolution disallowing the footway parking ban on Monmouth road in order that the correct interpretation can be made

Send that once you have entered the details Even if they come up with the resolution it leaves open an argument re the positioning of the signs

I got the response to my Reps from Hillingdon Council which were rejected and I attach for your further advice.

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Unwillingness to provide the Resolution outside of an arbitration hopefully means they haven't made the necessary stipulation for Monmouth Road.

CP8759 I graciously await to hear on the outcome of obtaining the Resolution.

Thanks.

That's a shame!

So, as page 8 lists Monmouth Road we can't use the resolution argument as LBOH has the right to enforce parking according to the signage in place.

CP8759 from the gist of your link my options are to make reps for discretion and provide some form of click to view image to hopefully trip the council up if they fail to consider it too?

As mitigation I could state the Equality Act 2010 and belief the council should use its power to apply discretion on this occasion as a form of 'reasonable adjustment'. Just seeing me as another member of the public can be argued to be a form of discrimination under the act.

In any case I believe it is unreasonable to have expected due to my direction of travel I would have realised the reverse of the blue sign was marked with a red diagonal cross signalling the start of the restriction from the opposite perspective which is essentially what tripped me up.

The image I could provide is a link to the sign in the direction of travel as I approached it to hopefully make the council trip up if as I expect any plea for discretion by itself will fall on deaf ears as they tend to.

How do we setup the image so as to know if the council has viewed it or not?

Just as an aside the date of the letter was 9th November, so is the date of serving deemed to be Saturday 11th and thereby the discounted period expires on midnight of 25th November?

Thanks.

Thanks for your comments, guys.

The last day of discount expires today I believe, and I want to carry on with your kind assistance.

So, I do nothing until I receive the NTO from LBOH and make Reps accordingly. I have received the new V5 registered correctly in my name and all the details are correct.

As proposed, I will make an appeal for discretion based upon my disability. I have downloaded Linkly which successfully counts clicks to the image link I sent in my previous post.

Upon receiving the NTO will the forum be able to assist with the skeleton argument to appeal for discretion (assuming I will have to fill in the blanks regards disability) and an image I want them to consider?  

I received the NTO today, however the NTO is in my dad's name despite the V5 being reregistered in my name since 1st November 2023.

Please let me know how best to proceed accordingly? 

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