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Hi all,

I’m looking for advice and would appreciate any help you can offer.

1. Authority:
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC)
2. Alleged Contravention:
Code 21 – Parked wholly or partly in a suspended bay or space – residents' bay
3. Location:
Evelyn Gardens, SW7
4. Contravention Date and Time:
28/06/2025 at 10:16 AM
5. Vehicle Reg:
LR69YSP
6. PCN Number:
KE6866020A
7. Amount Outstanding:
£80.00

Outline of the Case:
The council claims a suspension sign was erected on 19 June 2025, for a suspension that began on 28 June 2025 at 08:30 AM and ended the same day at 4:00 PM.

According to RBKC’s own published rules, suspension signage for resident bays must be posted at least 7 calendar days in advance. The sign says it was posted on 19 June 2025.

I am confident that no sign was present prior to my departure, as I parked the car legally in a resident bay and flew out of the UK on 27 June 2025. I returned to London on Tuesday, 1 July 2025. Upon my return I found the PCN.

I wouldn’t have knowingly left my vehicle in a suspended bay.

How would you structure the formal representation under these circumstances? Am I correct in assuming that the onus should be on the council to prove that the sign was in fact present at least 7 calendar days in advance?

Do you have any legal or procedural grounds to challenge the PCN, including references to case law or previous tribunal decisions I can use?

I would appreciate any relevant guidance on requesting photographic evidence from the council if necessary.

Here are the pictures:

https://imgur.com/a/DfdvJI8

Thanks!

On the 27th early in the morning is the last time I parked. Last time I checked on the car was on the day.

Hi H C Andersen,

Thanks for the draft, this has now been submitted.

The driver is the registered keeper and the DVLA details are up to date. Lets see what the council says.

. . .
How can I upload the pictures of the letter now that imgur does not work in the UK? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

As Imgur is no longer available in the UK, you will need to use
ibb.co or https://imgpile.com/

for posting images.

Wherever possible, use the BBCode

No, it doesn't.

Their reply is some cut and paste response which ignores the grounds of representation. By the way, what were the circumstances of the previous PCN?

As their photos show, either you are blind or telling a terminological inexactitude - because the suspension signs are rather obvious - or they'll struggle at NTO stage. 'Normally place..7 days', 'the sign had been place since 19 June'. They'd need more than mere assertions to win at adjudication.

hi H C Andersen

Just checking if you think I should go forward with this or just pay the penalty.. I have time until October 30 to pay the reduced amount. Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks.

Hi All,

So the Notice to Owner has finally been received - I have uploaded the letter here: https://imgpile.com/p/rWiYeUB

I should point out that the vehicle has been sold in the meantime. The Notice to Owner has been sent to the purchasers address. Also for some reason imgpile will not let me upload one of the letters pages detailing the HOW TO PAY and HOW TO CHALLENGE sections.

Let me know your thoughts. Thanks!

Hi Stamfordman,

Thanks for the reply. The NTO is not in the purchasers name, but the name of the driver/previous registered keeper (the one who committed the contravention). Does this change anything? Thanks.