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Hi all - I got this ticket... On a yellow line, in front of own driveway, outside of controlled hours.

PCN photo

Car relative to driveway

More context showing position on street

They are arguing contravention code 28.

Should I pay it ? They already rejected informal challenge but their response made no sense as they rejected because I was parked in front of a dropped kerb (which is a different contravention code).
« Last Edit: Yesterday at 06:55:08 pm by helpmeplease22 »

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Forget the yellow line. The contravention is being adjacent to a raised carriageway to the footway, usually enforced on what is deemed a pedestrian crossing or vehicle access area.

We need to see the council's pics so post them or tell us the PCN number and car VRM.

Also what is the Goggle Maps location.

Also post your challenge and their rejection.


Anyone have any thoughts based on the above ? Thank you in advance !

Their letter makes no sense as it is template for a code 27 lowered footway, whereas the contravention you have is for code 28, where the carriageway has been raised to footway level.

There are two likely reasons for the PCN.

There is a table at the junction there and they consider the whole table is a pedestrian crossing.

Your car was blocking a driveway - that's OK if it's yours alone but it's a contravention if the driveway is shared.


Right but wouldn't that table need to be signed somehow ?

Is there a 'pedestrian crossing' that exists that is not signed in any way ? I.e. no road markings or signage?

It's my own private driveway.

There are no signs for dropped/raised footway crossings but you often see dropped kerbs at the corner of roads and obviously some have tactile paving.

But we have seen these entire junction tables upheld as a big pedestrian crossing area at the tribunal.

I would go on with this not least because their rejection is daft although we don't know what your challenge was. We don't know why the PCN was issued (see law below).

Are you the registered keeper and has the logbook gor the correct name and address.

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The law

86 Prohibition of parking at dropped footways etc.

(1)In a special enforcement area a vehicle must not be parked on the carriageway adjacent to a footway, cycle track or verge where—

(a)the footway, cycle track or verge has been lowered to meet the level of the carriageway for the purpose of—

(i)assisting pedestrians crossing the carriageway,

(ii)assisting cyclists entering or leaving the carriageway, or

(iii)assisting vehicles entering or leaving the carriageway across the footway, cycle track or verge; or

(b)the carriageway has, for a purpose within paragraph (a)(i) to (iii), been raised to meet the level of the footway, cycle track or verge.

This is subject to the following exceptions.

(2)The first exception is where the vehicle is parked wholly within a designated parking place or any other part of the carriageway where parking is specifically authorised.

A “designated parking place” means a parking place designated by order under section 6, 9, 32(1)(b) or 45 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27).

(3)The second exception is where the vehicle is parked outside residential premises by or with the consent (but not consent given for reward) of the occupier of the premises.

This exception does not apply in the case of a shared driveway.
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The photos aren't very clear IMO.

Questions in my mind:
Does the raised footway extend beyond the your crossover;
Was any part of your car parked anywhere on the raised footway other than adjacent to your crossover?

Raised footways can work in both directions, as here i.e. facilitate pedestrians crossing and providing kerb-free access to crossovers.

IMO, you would need to have been parked wholly within the boundaries of your crossover to claim the exemption.