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To be clear, and this should be confirmed when you post the authority's pictures, was your clock displayed and was a time visible, if so what was that time?

Thank you for the replies, I get that I wasn’t unloading when I went for the sandwich.

The clock was still showing 6 from the night before. How do I get the council photos, as I’ve looked on NCC website and all I find is about paying or appealing the charge

Please see the images from the council. I have been to the charity shop who have confirmed i was there at this time and have written me a note saying I visited shop on 9.9.2023 at 12.33 to drop off a donation bag. Signed by the manager of the Hospice


I was also accompanied with my girlfriend on this visit (if that makes a difference).

+1. You inadvertently sent us and the CEO off in the wrong direction.

They issued a PCN because of what they knew i.e. a car parked on DYL with a BB displayed alongside a clock set at a time which, if correct, meant that the 3-hour exemption had lapsed = parked in a restricted street and a PCN.

You, and now us but not the council -yet, know that you were delivering items to the charity shop. Delivering is an exemption if criteria are satisfied, the main two being:
Was it necessary to transport the load in a vehicle, and
Was the vehicle where it was parked for no longer than necessary.

If you present to the council exactly what you've posted here then they would be justified in rejecting your claim to the delivering exemption because what immediately preceded the issuing of the PCN and what you were doing during the CEO's period of observation appears to be related to the sandwich shop, not the act of delivering.

Your story therefore needs to be rejigged IMO.

I parked because I was delivering items to *****, and here's my proof*;
I hold a BB and although I didn't need to display this because as I understood it delivering is an exemption from the restriction(particularly for me because carrying anything for more than a few feet is a challenge) I did display it because if a CEO appeared then I might not be at the car and as they wouldn't be able to see an exempt activity taking place they might issue a PCN and then I'd need to write to you explaining that I was delivering.
The plan was good, it was only the execution which let me down because I made a hash of things by simply opening my clock which was showing 6pm from the day before when it was last used.

Then the CEO arrived.

I hope that I've set the record straight, that you will accept that I was delivering and cancel the PCN. 

Don't use this word-for-word but I suggest you include the relevant parts i.e. the reason you were parked; what you were doing; your belts and braces approach to conveying that you were authorised to park there; your mistake etc.

*- is the charity shop's note or whatever dated and timed? I hope it's the former only. 

don't mention the sandwich at all. You must not tell lies but don't have to incriminate yourself

I Parked on Queen Street to take some items to the charity shop John Eastwood Hospice. I enclose a note from the manager as proof I was there delivering donations.

I hold a blue badge and would be allowed to park there for up to 3 hrs. However I didn’t need to display my badge as I was unloading and as I understand, it is an exemption from the restriction (particularly for me because carrying anything more than a small distance is a challenge). I had been out the night before and had forgot my badge and time clock were in the windscreen.

My intentions were good. It was only my oversight which let me down, because I made the mistake of not removing my badge which was still displaying the time of 6pm from the night before. As I returned I saw CEO who explained why he had placed the ticket on my car, this was only a minute or so after he had issued the ticket.

I hope I’ve set the record straight, and you don’t penalise me and accept I was delivering (for a good cause) and cancel the PCN

just add the sentence i have added in red then that is fine, you have to keep hitting them with the reason or they will not move away from the BB