Free Traffic Legal Advice

Good afternoon all

Thank you for providing this forum and your help.

I have received this PCN from parking in a pay by phone space. I arrived at the space just after 5pm. In line with my resident status, I am entitled to 30 minutes free on Ringgo. I thought I had booked this and was surprised to get a PCN, but have found that it must not have gone through; signal is notoriously bad on this street and it often takes multiple attempts to get the app to load. I thought I had managed this time but clearly not.

Had this gone through successfully, this would have taken me past 5:30pm, at which point I am entitled to park for free (1 hour before the parking restrictions end). I would therefore have paid nothing for the entire stay.

Is there any point appealing?

Thank you for any help.



I can't see the image loading so here is the direct link https://imgur.com/a/o577Qt5

Unfortunately google street view shows an old set up, the pay and display machine is no longer there.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/iEbcHcVLqZarYV9Z9

Submit non-confrontational informal representations based on your narrative here, like "am resident so entitled to 30 free minutes etc, thought time had been booked, so surprised about the PCN". Request cancellation  because as a resident no parking fee would have been payable anyway. P{Post up their reply when you get it.

Thank you both, done, I await their response!