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Hi there,

Quick question. Trying to appeal a PCN although unfortunately this time, it was the drivers mistake and ticket was issued correctly.
They parked at 21:40 on a Wednesday when the sign stated no parking ‘Mon - Sat 5 pm - 8am’ at the top in yellow. Underneath is a larger sign in white saying ‘Market traders permit holders only Mon - Sun 8am - 5pm’ (seen on Google maps, link below). The driver has said they were clearly in the wrong and now just wants to pay the ticket and be done with it.
I know it’s a long shot, but is there even a small chance to try and appeal?! It was very dark at night despite the light nearby but I know it’s a weak argument and I’m presuming we’ll have to accept defeat this time. But if anyone can see anything worthy of us appealing then please do let me know.

Many thanks.

Was parked in the bay as shown in link below:


https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5850675,-0.021068,30a,90y,65.46h,80.27t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1sZ3HJrtSIknumTSDQ25BFjQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DZ3HJrtSIknumTSDQ25BFjQ%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26ll%3D51.585068,-0.021068%26yaw%3D65.457878%26pitch%3D9.730995%26thumbfov%3D112%26cb_client%3Dgmm.iv.ios?g_ep=CAISEjI1LjQ2LjEuODMwNDc0Nzc1MBgAIIGBASqHASw5NDI3NTQxMSw5NDI4NDQ5OSw5NDIyNDgyNSw5NDIyNzI0Nyw5NDIyNzI0OCw5NDIzMTE4OCw5NDI4MDU2OCw0NzA3MTcwNCw0NzA2OTUwOCw5NDIxODY0MSw5NDI4MjEzNCw5NDI5ODY5OCw5NDIwMzAxOSw0NzA4NDMwNCw5NDI4Njg2M0ICR0I%3D&skid=d91b2435-4cfc-4d5b-b7f9-2cad5e387753

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Small bay with a single sign in good condition ? Hm... It doesn't look good to me, but lets decide when we can see the PCN.  Many times, I have seen threads where it appears the PCN recipient missed the top, (yellow) sign with the No Waiting symbol and the times. It seems people's eyes are drawn to the white signs with readable text; puzzling !

Thank you. PCN attached and the photo evidence where you can just about see the signage to the top left of one of the images

https://ibb.co/svSLq73H
https://ibb.co/fYX2yXwQ
https://ibb.co/DPbwy8Z9
https://ibb.co/G4s1jn4R
https://ibb.co/DgpX2m7j
https://ibb.co/7dyZ0FNb
https://ibb.co/0pm6c2B4
https://ibb.co/k2sYphgL
https://ibb.co/sd1XFmS2
https://ibb.co/3yJvdB9N

Not a leased vehicle and the driver at the time (not me) is the registered keeper

The last day to appeal and guarantee the discount if unsuccessful is tomorrow, 25th...PCN served 12 Nov. which is therefore day 1, day 14 is therefore 25th.

Make reps before then on grounds that the driver misunderstood the sign and that it was a genuine mistake...first PCN.. pl exercise discretion and cancel the PCN.

You have nothing to lose other than 5 minutes' of your or the driver's time.

While you're waiting for their response we could look into who is the registered keeper and are their DVLA details current?