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Depending on the contravention and proof of stay it may be possible to have a go at this.

You've blanked the PCN details.

I want to check the council's pics but they aren't up yet.

Code 11b means a business bay but I expect this is a mistake.

Council have now uploaded the pictures, I have re-uploaded the PCN too. The photos show that it is not a business bay.

I have a question, should the contravention code not be 12? St Luke's Avenue has signs on entry indicating that it is a CPZ and that "past this point" only permit holders may park. Underneath there's another sign that states "Except in Assigned Bays". As it is one hour free, there is no payment to be made therefore is the contravention "not having a valid virtual voucher?" or am I clutching at straws?

Redbridge's order states:


32(4): Where a vehicle, when first placed in a Parking Space, is exempt from payment of any Parking Charge by
virtue of the provisions of Articles 11(1)-11(5) or 11(7)-11(10) and continues to wait in that Parking
Space otherwise than in accordance with those provisions, the Parking Charge shall be treated as having
been incurred and to be payable at the time when the vehicle ceased to wait by virtue of those
provisions and all the provisions of this Order shall then apply accordingly.

So therefore my conclusion as a (lay person) is the contravention cannot be related to payment, is this right?

We have a screenshot of the RingGo session for the wrong car and hopefully still have dashcam footage of the car leaving within the hour (hopefully it is not overwritten) but there were still 23 minutes remaining for the free parking session.

My mum parked in a disabled bay once but forgot to display her blue badge, CP helped massively with the appeal, it went to tribunal as Redbridge refused to back down. The adjudicator refused to allow the appeal but recommended that Redbridge cancel it, they didn't.

Update: We still have the dashcam footage but the time is out by 30mins for some reason however despite this, the car being parked to the next footage of it being moved is well within 1 hour.

I'll do something later. No rush as it was only yesterday.

Thank you

OP, can I clarify some facts pl.

The sign states that payment is required. The tariff details are included in the lower, non-traffic, sign....but they're illegible.

What are these details?


IMO,

For info, a PCN is not required to include a code(notwithstanding a recent decision by an adjudicator..the regs are the regs!), but must state the grounds on which it is believed that a penalty is payable. Codes are not included in the Highway Code.

The penalty matches the contravention description, but...

..do the traffic sign and further details together give rise to the contravention description?

Won't know until what on the lower sign is clarified.