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Good afternoon,

I recently received a PCN on Banff Street in Manchester.  I believe this specific street has actually been covered before.

https://imgpile.com/p/cjP1mu8

The area in question is covered by the Rusholme and Moss Side Past this Point Permit Scheme.  This scheme, as per the councils website, doesn't offer paper permits - only digital ones - and there is no option to Pay and Display at this location.

The PCN I received was listed as 'Code 12 - Parked in a residents or shared use parking place without clearly displaying either a permit or voucher or pay and display ticket'. 

This differs from the governments own definition of Code 12 which includes digital permits. 

I challenged the PCN on the grounds of them requiring something which wasn't possible - no valid permit can be clearly displayed if they are not supplied, nor can a P&D ticket be purchased.

The rejection I have received states that I was given a PCN for failing to display either a valid permit or e-permit, but this different from what is stated on the PCN.

A technicality I know, but they make the rules and should abide by them... any route to follow here?


Thank you

Thank you.  There is a slight difference in the picture of the sign they admitted as evidence vs the Street View image - on Street View the 'past this point' appears to have been covered, but neither has any mention of residents.

No reason of relevance for parking in that location.



Both of the below are relevant in terms of location and contravention, but neither seems to have a clear outcome of any help.

https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/pcn-manchester-hibbert-street-code-12/msg31351/#msg31351

https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/manchester-city-council-code-12-parked-in-a-'permit-parking-zone'-but-sign-block/msg41591/#msg41591