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I was dropping my daughter off to Flip Out on a Sunday and was parked there a couple of mins. When I parked, I saw there were some of those small yellow notches (sorry, not sure what they are called) but I was parked where it was just a single yellow line and none of those notches.

I appealed it on the grounds of no visible signs through the route I took and that thge PCN carries a premium rate telephone number that includes a service charge. In accordance with Paul Bateman v Derbyshire County Council.

They refused to cancel and mentioned:

The signs governing single yellow lines are not always nearby. Inside a
Controlled Zone, the information may be on Controlled Zone signs instead.
Controlled Zone signs are like border-crossing signs: you will have passed one
as you entered the zone. The restriction applies during the times shown on the
sign.

They also made no mention of the premium rate number point I raised.

Is it worth going to tribunal with this or should I just cut my losses and pay?

She is 7. I parked and exited the car with her and walked her over across the road to the Flip Out venue and had to stay with her until one of the adults running the Beavers group arrived. As soon as they came and she went in, I came back to the car. Took a max of 10 mins, more like 5-7mins.I have attached both documents

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Not sure if it is relevant but I just noticed they got the make of my car wrong

Not relevant at all, I'm afraid. Stick with the board/alight exemption.

Are you the registered keeper and are your DVLA details current?

The objective evidence is that the CEO saw an unattended car, observed for no more than 1 minute and issued a PCN within that time. IMO, this could not be in accordance with a properly considered council policy because if for no other reason the exemption of assisted alighting means that a driver could be away from the vehicle.

Is it worth going to tribunal with this...

You're not at this point yet.

Next step is NTO to you no earlier than early Jan.

Hey everyone,

It just crossed my mind that I still haven’t received an NTO. My understanding is it should have been sent within 28 days. Worried I will get issues due to this. What is the best thing to do now? Contact them advising them that it hasn’t arrived?

Councils can be very tardy in serving the NtO, but there is a legal limit of 6 months. If they serve beyond 3 months, you can claim unfairness at London Tribunals as part of your reps. Councils are under a duty to act fairly and expeditiously when enforcing penal powers granted by Parliament.