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Were you parked in a parking bay with a sign or were you parked on double yellow lines?

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Please post up the PCN. Redact nothing.

The sign in the disabled bay is not relevant since you weren't park in the bay.

Do you know if there are any loading restrictions in force?

Was the clock displayed?

A GSV link to the exact location would be helpful. Is it around here, on the DYLs abutting the disabled bays?

Please post up an unredacted copy of the PCN. That would be even more helpful.

There was no spaces free in the disabled bay so had to park on double yellows.

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Quote from: Frustration on May 13, 2025, 02:24:52 pm

I didn’t see any loading restrictions.

There's a "No loading at any time" sign on the lamp post directly behind your car and is in the CEO's pictures.

The kerb blips have almost completely disappeared in the GSV June 2021 view, and it is these that alert a BB holder that he cannot park on the double yellow lines. OK the sign is near, but not seeing any kerb blips why would the OP look around for a sign ?

IMO, 'No loading' is a red herring.

Yes, the sign is still in situ it would appear, but no kerb blips therefore no loading restriction as confirmed by the contravention grounds. A redundant sign is not a defence in this case because it doesn't bear upon the issue which is that the clock was not set correctly - out by at least 2 quarter-hours if not more. Failure to display correctly means that the motorist cannot claim the exemption.

OP, just submit a 'terribly sorry made a mistake in setting the clock' representation. But add something along the lines of..

For future reference, when you received the PCN you didn't immediately notice that it was the clock that was at issue (you had inadvertently set it at 10am) and therefore you looked around for other indicators. You then noticed the 'No loading at any time' sign to the rear of your car - it can just be seen in the CEO's photos. You park in this area regularly and wouldn't want to fall foul of a loading restriction, which you understand prevents waiting by BB holders, therefore for clarity would the authority please confirm if there is a loading restriction in this area and its extent.

Are you the registered keeper with current DVLA details?

Firstly I just want to say thank you for all of your advice, it means a lot.

Usually I will be parked at the location for 10am as I tend to take my grandson to school first but yesterday I didn’t have to and automatically out of habit I must have thought it was 10am so unfortunately I didn’t think twice.

Yes I am the registered keeper of the vehicle.