Hi,
Sorry this is late, been hectic with work, realised need to get appeal in today! If someone can check it then fab, totally understand if not and will submit as per the below knowing that we can add to the challenge later on.
Proposed challenge:
I am writing to appeal against the PCN I received on 3rd April for parking on a red route.
The reasons for my appeal are:
1. I had no awareness this was a red route, if I had know I would not have parked there. The marking on the road are not clear, and as a car was parked in front the red lines in front of that car were not visible to me when driving into the space. Whilst I acknowledge there was a sign next to the car, it is perpendicular to it and not in front, so therefore I did not see it when driving into the space. As I had no awareness the side road was a red route, I had no cause to look for the sign. I was aware of the residents parking bays and thought this was a bay not covered by these restrictions, I had no reason to look for further parking restrictions. I therefore consider that the signage was inadequate.
2. My flat is the the block of flats on the other side of Lower Richmond Road, there is unrestricted parking on Manor Road and surrounding roads, so I absolutely not have parked on Marksberry Avenue if I had known it was a red route.
3. The only reason I had parked on Marksberry Avenue is due to the extensive roadworks outside my flat, undertaken by TFL, these works have been delayed and caused much delay and traffic pollutions to me and my fellow neighbours. I therefore parked on Marksberry avenue purely to try and avoid the excessive traffic on Lower Richmond Road caused by these road works and ongoing delays.
Kind regards
