OP, I hope this is not being too blunt, but pl just deal with the legal issues:
The contravention descriptions published by London Councils(and approved by the Mayor of London and the Secretary of State) are descriptions, they are not the law;
The law in your case is s85(i) of the Traffic Management Act which by virtue of s85(

and para. 3(2)(b) of Part 1 of Schedule 7 to the Act is an enforceable road traffic contravention.
In simple terms, a 'contravention' is the act of breaking the law which in this case is:
85Prohibition of double parking etc.
(1)In a special enforcement area a vehicle must not be parked on the carriageway in such a way that no part of the vehicle is within 50 centimetres of the edge of the carriageway.London Councils' description is:
'parked in a special enforcement area more than 50cm from the edge of the carriageway.....'
They've tried to dispense with the double negative of the Act, but IMO made a pig's ear of the result. The meaning of '..such that no part of the vehicle is within 50 centimetres..' should be understandable by even the most challenged CEO and enforcement authority officers but, as your case shows, nothing's perfect!