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and post up here both sides of the unredacted PCN, and a GSV link to the location.

This is where councils either play nice or not and we expect them to be nice especially if apps they use locate you in a slightly wrong location and parking is paid for. A lot of councils simply let you off for a first honest error with location, VRM.

Wakefield's policy from a few years ago is encouraging.

hello, I was in my car in the bay. I was parked backing onto a wall and yes the North is only separated by a few buildings. On my MiPermit app it has the last 10 receipts and there is a history of me parking there and today when I go again I will make sure that the car park is put in the app's favourites and triple check it is the correct car park! that being said it has not happened before it normally shows the nearest and it has previously shown the correct car park. Until Tuesday!

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The bay I parked in, has a high brick wall at the back of the bay - looking at the map as you say it is only separated by Elm Terrace, which is where my car was backed into.But I was sat in a stationary car as I pay before I leave the vehicle. When I returned to my car after work, and saw the ticket and read it in my car I thought the ticket was a mistake until I went into the app and discovered the ticket that had still over an hours time left on it was showing as North

So should I appeal with my receipt for the day - I did pay for a full-day stay and I have receipts for previous South stays.

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and include the receipts for the last few stays at the south car park? To add extra importance to the appeal?
thanks in advance

hello,

The price is the same rate for the car parks over 4 hours it's £5.30 for the day.
I'm not sure P&D is transferrable. if I had realised that I'd paid for the north car park I would have bought the south car park and tried to get a refund of £5.30 for the error.

I am the registered keeper with the current DVLA, yes.

try this: -

Dear Sirs

Re PCN <number> dated <dd/mm/yyyy> served at Newgate South Car Park, Pontefract

I respectfully request cancellation of the above PCN due to the following circumstances that caused me to pay for Newgate North instead of Newgate South.

On the day concerned, I parked my car right at the back of Newgate South car park and used my mobile phone app to make payment, which was successful.  I did not notice that the app, using GPS satellites, had identified the incorrect car park. I paid the daily charge as normal, (it was the same I had paid many times before), and went on my way. On my return to the car park I was astonished to see that a PCN had been served.

Newgate North and Newgate South car parks lie on either side of Elm Terrace, and are thus only a few yards apart, so I suspect this is what caused the error on my parking app. Clearly, now I have been alerted to this potential problem, it won't happen again. Obviously, the council have lost no money at all from my mistake, so I would be greatly obliged if you could cancel the PCN on this ocasion.

Yours faithfully

Well done !  And a little "well done" to myself for my suggested representations.