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Hi,

I parked my scooter on a motorcycle parking bay in Islington at noon today (Saturday).
And I was delighted to find a PCN on my scooter upon my return 3 hours later.
I thought only Westminster charged motorcycles for parking so I overlooked the sign.
Clearly I was wrong... Payment is required until 1.30pm on Saturdays. The PCN was issued at 12:17pm.

Is there any chance I can get out of this one?

Links to the PCN front and back and to a picture of the parking sign below.

Can I claim that the sign was partially obstructed by the sticker on the bottom left corner?
All I can read is "ting location" and that does not mean anything.
Or should I just pay and move on?

Thanks


PCN Front:


PCN Back:


Parking Sign:

This is the location:


The latest view is from July 2022. But there was no sign at the time.
I knew Westminster was the only council to charge for motorcycle parking.
It appears Islington started doing the same at some point in the last 2 years.

"Did you just park and not look for signs at all?"

In a nutshell, it's always been free to park in motorcycle bays so indeed I didn't really look for signs.
It seems like Islington council changed it last year. Now I know.

I'll go for the strategy of last resort or I'll pay and move.

Thanks

Hi,
yes I read it. I've actually used it once before successfully.
However this time, I decided to pay the £40 and move on with my life.

Thanks