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Hi all,

I would be grateful for your advice. I have a residents permit for my car. It was parked in a suspended bay and received a ticket.
The reason I parked there was I do not think it was obvious it was suspended and hence why I would like to appeal.

The parking space is a bay with space for two cars. Each side of it has single yellow and then further bays both sides after the single yellow.

There was a parking suspension side on the single bay further up the street from where I parked (separated from where I parked with a single yellow line) and another parking suspension sign on the row of bays further down from where I parked again separated from where I parked by a single yellow.

There is a parking sign directly next to the 2 bay space I was parked in which had no suspension sign. Hence believing I could park there. You may be thinking why did I not check the other signs but this street is utter carnage at the moment with suspensions due to skips, water works and whatever else and whatever was going on that day obviously caught a lot of people out judging by the number of cars on the street that received tickets and were being removed by council trucks.

Hopefully the pics tell the story better:)

https://imgur.com/a/hSPQ4v1

Street map location:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/GeUdSj2p2So7BxrWA

Thanks for any advice!

The CEO's own photos show no suspension sign on the bay sign. Typically mendacious photo of a suspension sign on another bay sign. A motorist is entitled to take the sign by the bay where parked as applicable. Of course one can see why they didn't put one on this bay sign; the pole is completely surrounded by a hedge !. However as it is intruding into public space they should have trimmed it.

Dear pastmybest, incandescent and stamfordman,

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. It is really appreciated and I will get on with the appeal now.

Thanks!

Miles