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Hi all, on the morning of 11th Apr, I received a PCN on my car parked on the street near my property for parking for longer than permitted in a free parking bay (code 30F) with the contravention occurring on 10th Apr. It was then that I realised I had not renewed my resident's parking permit which had expired (entirely my fault). Chalking this up to experience, I paid the (reduced early payment) £40 fine and immediately renewed my resident's parking permit.

Earlier this week, though, I returned home to find in my mail the attached letter informing me that I now owed £80 for a code 30F offence as well, but that this contravention happened on 2nd Apr (with an entirely different PCN number). I can only conclude that I was issued a PCN for the same offence on 2nd Apr as well but someone removed the PCN from my windscreen (not sure why anyone would do this!). Viewing the evidence online, it seems clear that my car was parked in the exact same location on both occasions (I might not have even driven it in the intervening period as I take public transport to work). The 10 Apr PCN I no longer have the letter for after I paid it but the PCN number from the receipt is GR14912128.

1) Can I ask if I can be issued a PCN for the same offence more than once (A quick google seems to suggest the answer is yes and I suppose given over a week passed in between it might be hard to argue down this line)? The slightly annoying thing is that if the 2nd Apr PCN hadn't been removed from my vehicle, I'd have been able to renew my resident's permit sooner and would have avoided the 10th Apr contravention completely.

2) Is there a way for me to check that I haven't been issued other PCNs for the same offence that have also been removed from my car for some reason?

3) Can I ask what my best course of action is now? Given I already paid the 10th Apr PCN, should I appeal the 2 Apr PCN and if so on what grounds?

4) Do I have any hope of avoiding paying the 2nd Apr £80 PCN amount or at least getting it reduced to the early payment amount of £40 given someone removed the original PCN and I had no idea about the fine until the letter this week?

Any advice/ help would be appreciated - thank you!

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Please post the letter.In fact, read this and update your thread accordingly: -
https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/read-this-first-before-posting-your-case!-this-section-is-for-council-tfl-dartme/

Hmm I did attach the letter as an image in my original post and it looks like it displays ok to me.

I have now also followed the instructions in that thread and re-uploaded via imgur - can you see the below now?



Thank you for the help so far!

You have a reasonable chance of getting it cancelled or if not of recovering the discount if you explain the PCN had disappeared off the car and if it had been there you would have avoided the second, paid PCN.

The PCN was served.

Draft a polite representation and post here.

Can I ask if this draft appeal looks ok please? Should I add anything else?

Looks good to me too.