Outcome:
1. The Appellant is appealing a PCN issued in respect of parking on a restricted street during prescribed hours at the location.
2. The Appellant is represented today by Mr Murray-Smith, who has attended by telephone.
3. The Enforcement Authority relies upon the contemporaneous evidence of the Civil Enforcement Officer, a copy of the PCN, a copy of the relevant legislation and correspondence.
4. Mr Murray-Smith contends that there is no evidence of any signage relating to the yellow line restriction.
5. I have carefully considered all the evidence in this matter.
6. The CEO's photographs show the vehicle to be parked on a single yellow line at the location. The CEO appears not to have taken any photographs of relevant signage, and therefore the restriction relied upon is not readily evidence from these photographs.
7. The EA has provided library photographs dating back to 2022. These show a multi-vehicle bay, adjacent to which is the signage which governs this bay. There is a yellow line running through the bay, which has been removed subsequently and is not present in the photographs taken by the CEO.
8. The signage relied upon by the EA relates to the multi-vehicle bay. There is no evidence before me as to the yellow line restrictions, either by way of signage at the location, or Controlled Zone entry point signage.
9. I cannot be satisfied as to the details/hours of the yellow line restriction at the location.
10. I therefore allow this appeal.
Philippa Alderson
Adjudicator
11 November 2024
2240450943
PN38651553