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probably already shot myself in the foot as ive already logged an appeal and theyve rejected it.

i recently had to attend a physio appointment at my local GP at 9:00am. i parked nearby on double yellow lines at about 8:45 and put my blue badge in the window with the clock set. unfortunately id put the time as 9:45am. i went in the GPs and when i came out at about 9:26am i had a yellow notice from Lincolnshire CC. i went online and appealed first asking why i had received the notice. then after reviewing the photos realised my mistake and sent a follow up appeal. they have rejected the appeal even though i sent a copy of the email showing the appointment time and that i was in pain and maybe that was the reason i made the mistake.

the thing is the whole thing seems to be run by a private company called APCOA and i wonder if i was actually dealing with the local council if they would be more compassionate.

this is there response, i reject the time set being 10am as i set it to 9:45am:

NOTICE OF REJECTION OF INFORMAL CHALLENGE
The Traffic Management Act 2004; The Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Approved
Devices, Charging Guidelines and General Provisions) (England) Regulations 2022; The Civil
Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Representations and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2022
Penalty Charge Notice Number: QJ42118558
Vehicle Registration Number: ********
Date of Issue: 28/10/2025
Location: Nelson Way, Boston
Thank you for your challenge, received in respect of the above Penalty Charge Notice. After careful
consideration of your informal challenge, I have found no grounds for the cancellation of the charge.
A Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) was issued due to your vehicle being parked in a restricted street during
prescribed hours. The Civil Enforcement Officer (CEO) observed your vehicle at 09.08 on 28/10/2025, for
a period of 5 minutes, parked across double yellow lines. A disabled badge and time clock were on
display; however, the time clock displayed a time later than when your vehicle was observed. No
permitted activity was witnessed and as such, a PCN was issued.
I have noted the comments within your challenge; however, the arrival time was set to 10am, which was
in advance of when the penalty was issued. Ultimately, it is the motorist’s responsibility to ensure that a
valid badge and time clock (set to the quarter hour period during which the vehicle arrived) are correctly
displayed when parking their vehicle. The officers use this to determine whether the vehicle has
overstayed the prescribed limited wait time. When the time is set later than when the officer observes the
vehicle it invalidates the blue badge. Therefore, the penalty was issued correctly and remains
outstanding.
I am able to re-offer the discounted amount of £35.00 if payment is received within 14 days by 12/11/2025
. Please note that the discounted charge will not be available after this date and the original charge of
£70.00 will apply if payment is not made in time. Please see below for details of how to pa

Here's the slip.

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yes reg keeper.

do you mean my reply’s to the rejection?

I did 2 challenges on the same day as the first one was because I couldn’t figure out why they had ticketed me. The second one, after I reviewed the photos, explained why I had probably made the mistake, due to being in pain with a pulled muscle in my back.

How do I access these representations as I did them online.

Quote from: Incandescent on November 04, 2025, 05:30:39 pm

Quote from: AdamK on November 04, 2025, 04:35:57 pm

do you mean my reply’s to the rejection?

No, your original representations

What do I do. I’m not sure how to access the online representations.

OK, fine. So if you can, just gve us the main bullet points as far as you can remember them. The council have a duty to consider your reps, so if we can compare their letter with your reps, we can see if they have committed a procedural impropriety

Normally one has to alter clocks manually when summertime starts and ends. At least it's like that on my cars, although they are all at least 8 years old.

It's your right to have another go at formal stage, reminding them of their duty to act fairly and especially with a BB holder with certain conditions, that you were less than 3 hours and didn't misuse the BB, and their policy does indicate discretion for a number of first time mistakes with BBs.