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Images here:

https://imgur.com/a/GHhfsnw

So GSV shows the sequence of signs and road markings from and including Chocoberry as:

Double red lines;
Part-time red route loading bay and markings:
In which sits a non-red route parking traffic sign indicating payment required and a payment machine located to the right;
Followed by a red route parking bay and non-red route traffic sign, the latter sitting on the same post as the red route sign and indicating a non-existent payment machine to its left;
Followed by the obviously peripatetic payment machine;

And a further red route bay.

I think we need clear and up to date photos.

The signs in GSV are incoherent and IMO unenforceable.

There cannot be non-red route traffic signs on a red route. You complied with the non-red route signs. The arrangement is chaotic on GSV.

Where are the photos of your car in 'contravention'? We must see these.

For anyone curious the appeal was rejected:

Thank you for contacting us in relation to the above Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) and including some photos
We have carefully considered your challenge but we have decided not to cancel your Penalty Charge Notice (PCN). Our decision is based on Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 and other relevant legislation.
You were issued a PCN for stopping on a red route. These are marked by a sign saying 'Red route' and showing the times when you are not allowed to stop. On a red route you are not allowed to stop at all. The purpose of this rule is to improve traffic flow and safety at busy times.
You mentioned the signs or road marking were inadequate. Under statutory guidance on Civil Parking Enforcement, our traffic signs and road markings follow the legal requirements and match their respective traffic orders. The place where you were parked has been visited and the signs and road markings there were correct.
Please be advised there are red route entry signs into the area and also a sign that faces oncoming traffic located at the beginning of the bay that advises of the parking restrictions in place.
We note your comments. However, on the red route, there is a sign which states No stopping from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, (19:00) pm, your PCN was issued at 18:47pm. Additionally one street can have more than one contravention applicable so you need to check the sign plates in future.
You can view photographic evidence of your case online at www.leicester.gov.uk/pcn

This forum was as helpful as a chocolate teapot, I remember pepipoo was fantastic, I guess all good things must come to an end. It's fine though, no biggie, we live and learn

May we see your challenge pl. At present, we don't know the degree to which this was informed by the forum

Given that your first post quoted verbatim the wording of the traffic sign visible in GSV then it is a reasonable hypothesis that the authority are being economical with the truth.

Given that the shadow of this sign is visible in one of the council's photos then IMO if you structure your representations against the NTO correctly then the burden will fall to the authority to disprove your assertion that you saw, read and complied with the traffic sign and why this has been positioned incorrectly within what the authority claim is a 'red route'.