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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: roaduser on April 11, 2026, 06:45:03 pm

Title: Re: PCN code 11 Fore street N18
Post by: Incandescent on April 11, 2026, 07:51:47 pm

There is no legal requirement for an observation period.

There is a grace period of 10 minutes that applies at the end of a period of paid or free parking. So if you had paid for one hour, a CEO cannot serve a PCN until 10 minutes have elapsed from the end of the parking period.
However, time is always allowed to pay for parking, so if you were in the process of paying to park, but the CEO served a PCN, you would be on much stronger ground.

Title: PCN code 11 Fore street N18
Post by: roaduser on April 11, 2026, 06:45:03 pm

Pcn : https://ibb.co/LhttjD8Y

Sign : https://ibb.co/mCmJx6qF

I just wanted to find out if this was correctly issued as it says observed only for less than a minute. 8.39-8.40 and then issued at 8.40. Is there a grace period allowed usually?

Any help appreciated. Thank you