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Re: Ticket issues at 7.52am sunday at Milton Keynes travelodge
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Quote from: bebu on October 06, 2023, 12:20:31 am
I got to my car before 8am. Probably 5 or 10 mins after the ticket was issued
What happened after the ticket was issued isn't really important, I'm trying to work out the sequence of events prior to the PCN being issued. The PCN was issued at 7:52, did you see the enforcement officer? Did the officer see you? From what you say it sounds like you got to the car between 7:52 and 8 am?

You haven't answered my original question: when exactly did you leave the hotel room to start making your way to the car?
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Re: Ticket issues at 7.52am sunday at Milton Keynes travelodge
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I have to say this one looks difficult because the restriction to permit holders applies on all days of the week between 07.00 and 08.30, when one can pay to park.
NOt only that, the sign with the restrictions is right by the OPs car, if you look at the first photo, it is to the left, although only partly visible, but I can't see an adjudicator saying the sign wasn't visible.

Basically, the OP didn't look before parking-up and going to bed exhausted. OK, wew've all done it, but unfortunately exhaustion is not grounds for a valid appeal. Sorry to be so negative but I see no outcome other than pay the discount. Quite why Milton Keynes Council have this rather odd restriction, only they know, It applies Monday to Sunday; why ?
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Quote from: cp8759 on October 06, 2023, 12:58:06 am
Quote from: bebu on October 06, 2023, 12:20:31 am
I got to my car before 8am. Probably 5 or 10 mins after the ticket was issued
What happened after the ticket was issued isn't really important, I'm trying to work out the sequence of events prior to the PCN being issued. The PCN was issued at 7:52, did you see the enforcement officer? Did the officer see you? From what you say it sounds like you got to the car between 7:52 and 8 am?

You haven't answered my original question: when exactly did you leave the hotel room to start making your way to the car?

I must have left the hotel room at 7.50-ish, as its less than 2 minutes walk to my car and on getting to the car, I saw the ticket but did not see any enforcement officer. I then drove around the complex. I know for sure it was before 8am

I find it strange to enforce 24 hours parking even on sunday. As My uncle lives in paddington central london and its free to park weekends

So what should my appeal be based upon ?
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Nothing strange about enforcing 7 days a week, we see it all the time, indeed 24x7 is very common. Reason for it is it makes so much money for the councils, the traffic management aspect is about 5%
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So what should my appeal be based upon ?

Many thanks
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All you can really submit in your representations is a request for them to apply mitigation, based on your narrative given to us, and ask that on this ocasion, the PCN be cancelled.  Be aware that if refused and you take the matter further, the adjudicators cannot apply mitigation, it is in the sole power of the council. In addition, the full PCN penalty would be in play.
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I disagree, here's what I would send:

Dear Milton Keynes Council,

I challenge liability on the grounds that the alleged contravention did not occur. At the time when the CEO observed my vehicle, I was engaged in loading and assisted boarding. For context, I had stayed in the travelodge hotel and was in the process of leaving, when the CEO observed my car I was making my way back to the vehicle with my elderly father and around 20 KG of luggage. I was accompanying my father to Heathrow airport and his flight was due to take off at 11 am.

While I appreciate why the CEO might have thought I was in contravention, if he had observed the vehicle for only a couple more minutes he would have seen me return to my vehicle and it would have been obvious to him that I was engaged in loading bulky luggage.

In the circumstances the alleged contravention did not occur.

Obviously we don't know at this stage if the traffic order has a loading exemption, but almost all TROs we see have such an exemption so we might as well have a go.
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Quote from: 'Gumph' date='Thu, 19 Jan 2023 - 10:23'
cp8759 is, indeed, a Wizard of the First Order
Re: Ticket issues at 7.52am sunday at Milton Keynes travelodge
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It's a toss up really between asking them to exercise discretion and contesting liability with a story which as yet has no backing as regards evidence.

OP,is checking out a formal process, if so there might be a record?

As you are beyond the discount period you're in for the full penalty anyway unless it's re-offered. Can you bolster your challenge with anything of substance e.g. your dad's age, any physical conditions etc.

IMO, you should pre-empt the council's possible cynical view which would be that you displayed the Travelodge's permit, but parked in the wrong place and had been in contravention anyway for nearly an hour. Your posts here imply that you knew of the restriction but thought that at 8am you'd be safe.

IMO, there's nothing wrong with combining both suggested approaches and ask them to exercise discretion should they feel they haven't got sufficient reasons to cancel under your main grounds, for example if your loading and assisted boarding are not exemptions to the restriction. I think the last point is important, you want them to declare two things: whether loading and assisted boarding are exemptions(and whether they consider that your submission meets their threshold; and why, if they do not exercise discretion, they are not minded to do so on this occasion. At present the challenge doesn't draw them on these essentials but simply asserts and invites a thinly reasoned rejection.
And remember, you also want to encourage them to re-offer the discount.
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Interesting. Many thanks guys. I re-worded my appeal as thus


Dear Milton Keynes Council,

I challenge liability on the grounds that the alleged contravention did not occur and in this case, a waiver based on compassionate grounds. At the time when the CEO observed my vehicle, I was engaged in loading and assisted boarding. For context, I had stayed in the travelodge hotel and was in the process of leaving, when the CEO observed my car I was making my way back to the vehicle with my elderly father and around two 20 KG of luggage (Total of over 40kg and a hand luggage, for my dad and my own personal luggage. Total of 4 luggages). I was accompanying my aged father to Heathrow airport and his flight was due to take off at 11 am.

My father is 87 ( in January) and a widower (This can easily be confirmed as he flew BA)

Notably I returned to the vehicle around 7.53am (With the 1st sets of luggage) and the ticket was issued at 7.52am

While I appreciate why the CEO might have thought I was in contravention, if he had observed the vehicle for only a couple more minutes he would have seen me return to my vehicle and it would have been obvious to him that I was engaged in loading bulky luggage. I then drove around the complex, but did not see him ( Despite driving around the complex ) We departed the premises at 8.04am ( See whatsapp message to my cousin, I repeat the ticket was issued 7.52am)

In the circumstances the alleged contravention did not occur

I have attached a screenshot of my whatsapp message to my cousin, who was to meet us at the airport in Heathrow. Sent at 8.04am, telling him we were loaded up and leaving for heathrow

The time on my phone reads 8.19am ( As my phone is 15mins fast,as I intentionally set it as so, to keep me on time at work) I have also attached a copy of a screenshot of my cousin and brothers phone (which shows the correct time)

There is no way, I can ask my 87 year old father to walk to the back of the complex with over 50kg of luggage. Neither can I carry it alone, as I had driven 4 hours to MK and then 1 hour to the airport and 1 hour back to London and 4 hours back home.

In lieu of the above, I hereby request the charges be waived

Many thanks
« Last Edit: October 07, 2023, 10:32:16 pm by bebu »
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The other thing, is which option do I chose ?



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Re: Ticket issues at 7.52am sunday at Milton Keynes travelodge
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I would go for "any other reason".
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Quote from: 'Gumph' date='Thu, 19 Jan 2023 - 10:23'
cp8759 is, indeed, a Wizard of the First Order
Re: Ticket issues at 7.52am sunday at Milton Keynes travelodge
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Winning team    :)  :D  ;D  8)  ::)  :P

Just got an email today that the PCN has been cancelled, good will gesture

Thank you everyone. Whoop ! Whoop !!
« Last Edit: October 18, 2023, 09:22:30 am by bebu »
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Re: Ticket issues at 7.52am sunday at Milton Keynes travelodge
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I had a PCN also from heathrow airport, I drove throw the terminal 5 drop off location.

I later drove my dad into the parking lot and paid on exit, I then got a PCN in the post, saying I did not pay at the drop off location

So I sent an explaination that I had paid 4x at the parking lot and got let off

Results ............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :D  ;D  :o  8)  ::)  ;)


My sincere appreciation to everyone. Thank you
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Quote from: 'Gumph' date='Thu, 19 Jan 2023 - 10:23'
cp8759 is, indeed, a Wizard of the First Order
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