Free Traffic Legal Advice

OK, so you were parked here: -
https://maps.app.goo.gl/3HyWHPYjYsTPzyxH8
and if you zoom and look at the parking restrictions sign for the bay you'll see it is for Loading Only between 8 am and 6 pm. Your PCN is timed at 10.14 so well within the Loading Only period. So it looks as if the PCN has been correctly issued. It is essential when parking in a marked bay that you look for the bay restrictions sign, and make sure you understand what the restrictions are for that bay. For this bay, it is Loading Only for part of the day, then paid parking for any vehicle, then free-to-park from midnight to 8 am.

As far as I can see the PCN looks OK

Don't rush to pay straightaway, but wait a bit to see if anybody has spotted something I haven't.

@Admiration firstly don't worry too much about the discount, even if your representation is rejected. In our experience if you receive the notice to owner and challenge it again within 14 days, the discount will be reoffered again, so as a minimum you want to take this as far as formal representations against the notice to owner.

It is essential we get the updated map tile to properly weigh up your chances at the Traffic Penalty Tribunal, so for now we mostly need to buy time. For that limited purpose something like this will do:

Dear City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council,

I had parked in a pay and display bay previously at this location; on this occasion there was a driving instructor's car parked in the bay to my left who departed, so I parked my car in that space believing it to be a normal parking bay. Before parking I saw disabled only sign, with a broad yellow line, so I made sure not to park in that area. I did not think much as it was my appointment time so I bought a ticket from the machine, displayed it on my windscreen, and went for my appointment. I attach proof of payment for your records.

At the time of the alleged contravention I was visiting a visa office on North Parade.

Upon receiving the penalty charge I was confused and I had to check the sign several times before I realised the difference to the signs situated on the opposite side of the carriageway.

I will definitely be far more careful in the future but I hope you will be able to show some leniency for a genuine mistake.

Yours faithfully,

Send this online and keep a screenshot of the confirmation page.

Map tile BO56 as it was in force on 17 May 2024

@Admiration I would suggest waiting for the notice to owner. As long as you challenge it within 14 days of the date of issue the discount should be reoffered anyway, so there is limited risk in carrying on.