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On my way out for the evening, I approached the train station from the west and parked in the very 1st bay near the train station. The lamp post next to my car had a parking restriction sign stating that parking was restricted  Mon-Fri 8am-Noon which I checked as I moved away from my car and walked into the train station.  I parked the car at 17:18pm

3 hours later there is a PCN on my windscreen.  The PCN alleges that my vehicle was parked in a suspended bay. There was no signage indicating the suspension near my car.  On exploration, a notice advising the suspension of some of the parking  bays was found 5 parking bays away on a lamppost further up the road towards the east (the opposite way to which I had approached).  About 100ft away. This distance seems unreasonable for a driver to notice and be informed of a parking suspension (especially if they approached from the opposite direction and did not pass the Parking suspension sign before parking.

I will include some photos.  On one photo the notice about the parking suspension can just been seen in the distance up the road.
https://imgur.com/gallery/pcn-mayfield-road-7tVg10w


It is my understanding that for a suspension to be enforceable, adequate and clear signage must be placed in the immediate vicinity of the affected bays to inform drivers of the temporary restrictions. As this was not the case, I had no knowledge of the suspension and therefore could not have knowingly parked in a suspended bay.

I would like to challenge the PCN since I do not believe I was adequately informed of this suspension.  How should I word my objection.


Surrey County Council
Code 21 - parked in suspended bay
Location: Mayfield Road - Walton on  Thames



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Many thanks for any help.

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Thank you @stamfordman

I will post PCN.



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Please do let me know if there is any further information required in order to assess my case.
Many thanks

A GSV link to the location would be helpful.

Also, here is another picture from GSV with annotation...

1 = Direction of my arrival at the end bay
2 = Bay in which I parked
3 = Sign closest to my car which detailed parking restrictions Mon-Fri 8am-Noon
4 = Station entrance to where I walked from my car
5 = Lamppost 5 bays away where the signage for suspended parking was later discovered after PCN received.



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The suspended area was 8 car spaces.

Within this area sit two traffic signs.

Only one of these carried the suspension sign.

The one which did not was nearest to you car.

Correct?

IMO, you cannot have a traffic sign within a suspended area which doesn't carry a suspension sign.

The suspended area was 8 car spaces.

Within this area sit two traffic signs.

Only one of these carried the suspension sign.

The one which did not was nearest to you car.

Correct?

Thank you, Yes, - if you mean by 'traffic signs' the lamppost on which the Mon-Fri 8am-Noon parking control/restrictions signs are placed on.  There was one lamppost by my car in Bay 1 with  the normal parking restriction sign but no suspension notice, another lamppost besides bay 5 with the parking restriction AND the suspension notice, and by Bay 8 there is no lamppost but there is the pay station.

So yes within those 8 bays there are only 2 lampposts with parking control signs, only one of which had a parking suspension sign, (not the one next to my car)


Thanks so much for your response.  Hope above is clear

I would suggest an amendment:

On the day the PCN was served I drove to the parking bay and parked. The sign closest to where my car was parked had no suspension sign attached [despite this being within the suspended area]......