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Hi everyone

Thank you for taking the time to help with this. Here's a summary of my case:

1. I parked in a suspended bay late at night and didn't see the sign.
2. I left my car there whilst I was looking after my parents, and then I went abroad.
3. When I returned from abroad, my car had been moved and had been issued 4 PCNs for parking in the suspended bay. Two were past the 14 days for 50% discount.
4. I appealed to Islington Council. They have offered all 4 PCNs at the 50% discounted rate, so 4 x £80.

I'd like to know if I have a strong case or there are any precedents to take this further. £640 would be very painful if I lose.

I have provided a link for my full appeal further down. A summary of my appeal is as follows:

-I believe the council are being unfair and excessive by enforcing all 4 tickets.
-I think the sign is badly positioned and not very visible at night.
-The sign is not located on the part of the bay which is suspended.
-You cannot see the house numbers from the parking bay (or even directly outside the properties at night)

The PCNs are here:






I mistakenly obscured my reg and PCN numbers in the other documents I've uploaded for this post, but left them intact on the PCNs photographed above.

Here's a photo of the suspended bay signage:



This is the location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/WaGVXNw4cw25cJU76

Here are photos of my car parked in the suspended bay, taken by the CEOs:




This is the appeal that I sent to the council: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vupbpkp1HT_wRe7TVxj4JoTZilJfRjMo/view?usp=sharing

The photographs taken by the CEOs show the sign more visible than my photos do, due to angle, lighting, etc. There was also a car slightly outside the bay when I went to take photos (Photo 1 below).

Here are the photos that I referencing in my appeal:

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Photo 5:


This is the council's response to my appeal: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rtbAPwB42r-Pk7nj634MgiQIu0ZNZc6S/view?usp=sharing

This is a photo of the street showing the rough position of where my car was parked relative to the suspended bay sign.

It's clear that the sign is not outside 129 - 131 Liverpool Road. It's between 127 and 125 Liverpool Road.



Thank you again for your time and help.