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One thing to add: Our permit area is subject to the same additional match day restrictions as the zone where the ticket was issued. In other words, we were not entering a match day restricted area from outside the zone, as the council’s response appears to suggest. We were simply parking in the same local area as usual — within our permitted zone.

Here is the link:

https://parking.wandsworth.gov.uk/pcn/Home/GetPCNDetails

PCN number is WA9226637A
Licence number is KR71LFU

This shows all of the details on the ticket via one of the photos. I have also uploaded the back of the ticket onto the Google drive.

My interpretation of the council position is that we now need to check the council website every week to see when there are events on, and therefore the additional controls are in place.

This is different from their previous approach, which was to put up a temporary sign each weekend to show that there was a match on at the stadium. Given the absence of such signage on the 17th, my interpretation was that this was not a match weekend.

Thanks. Fair point re: 17th vs 18th.  Yes, I'm the registered keeper, with up-to-date DVLA records.

I suppose the council's logic is that if you are not from the general area and you travel by car to a match (eg you came from Nottingham that day) you wouldn't register any change in restrictions, but you'd notice the concept of a match-day restriction from the permanent sign in place - it's a disincentive to come by car.


Here is the "next steps" text from the letter received, but also the link to the Google drive:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G6lQvQnpKOaFkIBSXggBP13oT5xzfbMo/view?usp=share_link


"Given the above, I am satisfied that the PCN was correctly issued and regrettably, you have
not established sufficient grounds for cancellation of this penalty charge. As your enquiry was
received within the discount period the amount of £70.00, will be accepted if payment is
received within 14 days of the date of this letter.
To make a credit or debit card payment please call our 24 hour automated payment line
on 0800 021 7763 or pay online by visiting www.wandsworth.gov.uk/pcnonline.
Alternatively, your cheque or postal order should be made payable to “Wandsworth Borough
Council”, clearly identified with the Notice number written on the reverse side and sent to:
Wandsworth Borough Council (Parking), PO Box 521, Twickenham, TW1 9PJ.
If payment is not received as detailed, I shall assume that you wish to pursue the matter and
shall arrange for a Notice to Owner to be sent to the registered keeper of the vehicle so that
formal representations may be made. Should these be rejected, the registered keeper of the
vehicle will then be afforded the opportunity to appeal to the Parking Adjudicator.
I should point out that, should you decide to take this course of action, on the expiry of the
discount period you will forfeit the right to pay the Penalty Charge at the lower rate and the
full charge of £140.00 will be due.
If you are not the registered keeper of the vehicle e.g. the vehicle is a company or lease/hire
vehicle, or being used with the owner’s consent, I suggest you advise the keeper that a
Notice to Owner (NTO) will be issued.
The options are therefore to pay the PCN or follow the statutory process to submit a formal
representation as explained above. Any further information or evidence for the Council's
consideration should only be included as part of the formal representation made by the
registered keeper. Any additional communication received prior to the issue of the NTO will
be filed for information purposes only without a response, although it may be considered if
formal representations are received.
This concludes the Council’s dealings in this matter at this stage".

Not forgetting the PCN contravention description!

The mandated description is: Parked in a residents’ or shared use parking place or zone without a valid virtual permit or clearly displaying a valid physical permit or voucher or pay and display ticket issued for that place where required, or without payment of the parking charge.

Whereas this PCN stops at:


or clearly displaying a valid virtual permit or clearly displaying a valid physical permit or voucher or.....

Or what, your telephone number, your birthday?

The PCN is defective.

Grounds:
'Penalty exceeded the amount applicable......circumstances of the case'.

IMO, wait for the NTO.

1. It will have the full description and therefore not be a lawful demand for the penalty = you win.

2. It won't, which means it's not a lawful demand = you win.

Your challenge was way off beam IMO.

Where do you live - in an adjoining zone?
Why did you drive to that parking place?
What route did you take?

Point being they may have considered a polite ask by a resident, and whose permit was maybe invalid rather than no valid permit (and hence a lower level penalty). 

Instead you went off on tribunal cases and gave no context.