Author Topic: Southend-on-sea, Code 01 Parked in a restricted street, Hainault Avenue  (Read 35 times)

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Hi all,

Vehicle was issued a PCN shortly before 8am on 25th May, Contravention Code 01 Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours - see scans below:





Vehicle was parked on the pavement with adjacent double yellows in Hainault Avenue, Westcliff-on-sea. Photos below are of its position as parked when the PCN was issue:





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Are there any grounds to contest this?

Many thanks in advance

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Yellow lines cover the whole road not just the carriageway so you have no chance with this unless you were loading or alighting/boarding someone. 

In London and other places now you would have got a footway parking PCN.

I'm assuming the PCN is correct - someone may check it for you. 


I've had a look and it is not compliant with Regulation 3 (1)(c) of The Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Representations and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2022

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Information about right to make representations or appeal to be included in regulation 9 penalty charge notices and enforcement notices
3.—(1) A regulation 9 penalty charge notice must include the following information—

(a)that a person on whom a notice to owner is served may, in accordance with these Regulations, make representations to the enforcement authority against the penalty charge and, if those representations are rejected, appeal to an adjudicator;

(b)that if, before a notice to owner is served, representations against the penalty charge are received at such address as may be specified in the notice for the purpose those representations will be considered by the enforcement authority;

(c)that if a notice to owner is served despite the representations mentioned in sub-paragraph (b), representations against the penalty charge must be made to the enforcement authority in the form and manner and at the time specified in the notice to owner.

Of course this may not win an adjudication at the TPT, as adjudicator seem to have fallen in love with the words "substantial compliance", but for me, it is important to warn a PCN recipient that even if he submits represenations against a PCN, he must respond to the NtO despite having already submitted representations. This PCN does not make that clear.

I have to say I'm surprised to see this error, because it's been around in these and previous regulations for over 20 years.  Why can't councils just copy and past the clause into the PCN ?
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Great, thanks for this.

As a next step I shall submit the following to
southend.gov.uk
(as per PCN instructions) as an informal appeal:

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The PCN received (see attached) is not compliant with Regulation 3 (1)(c) of The Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Representations and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2022.

The relevant section states:

"3.—(1) A regulation 9 penalty charge notice must include the following information—

(c)that if a notice to owner is served despite the representations mentioned in sub-paragraph (b), representations against the penalty charge must be made to the enforcement authority in the form and manner and at the time specified in the notice to owner."

This is not made clear in the instructions provided by the PCN

Is there anything else I should add at this stage?

Assuming this fails, I am more than happy to attempt this at Tribunal (assuming the most I am risking by doing so is the additional £35 for not paying the discounted rate within the 14 days)