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Just checked it on Medway website. The pictures & details are there PCN showing at £70.
See link below

https://payment.medway.gov.uk/public/Pcn/lookup

Maybe just double check the PCN and Car Reg.

Also there is a link to the PCN in the original post of this thread posted 19th April 2026.

@stamfordman
@tincombe



In the NOR, the council refers to signage stating "Except for loading by goods vehicles 5pm - 10pm". It also refers to yellow signs within the High Street stating that it is a Restricted Zone operating "At Any Time".

However, there were no such signs in the immediate vicinity of where I was parked. The council has not included any photographs showing signage close to my vehicle, despite referring to it in the NOR.

The High Street appears to be very poorly signed for such a lengthy road. There are entry signs on Bachelor Road, but these are surrounded by numerous shop signs and other street furniture. There are also no road markings on the High Street itself to remind motorists of any restriction.

In addition, the entry signs referred to in the NOR do not appear to be visible to approaching drivers from the direction I travelled. The signs are positioned on the far side of the junction and face away from approaching traffic.

I will try to upload the photographs I took earlier. If there are any specific locations, signs, approaches, or views that would assist in assessing the adequacy of the signage and preparing my TPT appeal, please let me know and I will go back to the High Street and take whatever additional photographs are needed.

I am going to register the appeal today to protect the deadline. I would be grateful for any assistance with drafting the TPT submission or just a few paragraphs or sentences to put on the TPT website and update it later once we have reviewed the additional photos pictures or more information.


Thank you.

Contravention did not occur

By the council's own evidence, both photos and correspondence, I was parked on an unmarked length of road. The council's position is that this is situated within a Pedestrian and Cycle zone and therefore they are relieved of their duty to place yellow lines to indicate 'No waiting at any time' by virtue of placing mandated traffic signs at the zone entrance.

The council have not presented these signs in evidence other than a photo of a sign prescribed for use as a 'No Stopping at any time' repeater within a Restricted Parking Zone. A totally different restriction to No Waiting, a distinction which seems to have escaped the council.

Absent the mandatory traffic signs which permit the council to dispense with placing 'No Waiting' markings, I submit that the contravention did not occur.

In addition, even if such a restriction applied I was exempt from its provisions by virtue of 'loading'.

My suggestion for now.

@Stamfordman
@tincombe

Appeal registered on the TPT website to meet the deadline.
I stated that the appeal details would be provided later and am now updating it with the write-up provided.
Thank you both very much for your help - much appreciated.