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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: user_1234 on June 22, 2024, 06:36:28 pm
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Hi,
yes I read it. I've actually used it once before successfully.
However this time, I decided to pay the £40 and move on with my life.
Thanks
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I'll go for the strategy of last resort
@user_1234 have you read the thread I linked to and do you understand how it works?
You will need some evidence of mitigation to rely on, though we can help you set up the links.
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"Did you just park and not look for signs at all?"
In a nutshell, it's always been free to park in motorcycle bays so indeed I didn't really look for signs.
It seems like Islington council changed it last year. Now I know.
I'll go for the strategy of last resort or I'll pay and move.
Thanks
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There are many council photos but these are the key ones:
(https://i.imgur.com/7KZsgi5.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/UkjDgfi.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/jbMhu6W.png)
Did you just park and not look for signs at all?
If so you may want to consider the strategy of last resort (https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/city-of-edinburgh-02-parked-in-a-restricted-street-lochrin-buildings-gilmour-pla/msg7413/#msg7413).
The TMO is The Islington (Charged-For Parking Places) Order (Consolidation) 2023 (https://www.islington.gov.uk/-/media/sharepoint-lists/public-records/transportandinfrastructure/parking/2023-consolidation-order/made-orders/charged-pps.pdf) and and the map tile is here (https://www.islington.gov.uk/~/media/Sharepoint%20Lists/Public%20Records/Transportandinfrastructure/Parking/TMO%20webpage/Map%20tiles/Individual%20pages/AR11).
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This is the location:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rETy557nZme1Mawo8
The latest view is from July 2022. But there was no sign at the time.
I knew Westminster was the only council to charge for motorcycle parking.
It appears Islington started doing the same at some point in the last 2 years.
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Can you please give us a GSV link to the location so we can look at the context of the sign and bay. However, parking in a marked bay puts you on a duty to look for the sign for the bay giving whatever restrictions there are on its use.
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Hi,
I parked my scooter on a motorcycle parking bay in Islington at noon today (Saturday).
And I was delighted to find a PCN on my scooter upon my return 3 hours later.
I thought only Westminster charged motorcycles for parking so I overlooked the sign.
Clearly I was wrong... Payment is required until 1.30pm on Saturdays. The PCN was issued at 12:17pm.
Is there any chance I can get out of this one?
Links to the PCN front and back and to a picture of the parking sign below.
Can I claim that the sign was partially obstructed by the sticker on the bottom left corner?
All I can read is "ting location" and that does not mean anything.
Or should I just pay and move on?
Thanks
PCN Front:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12x9lK8wRqrznbkKqzMCTjkwIsykU6iWR/view?usp=sharing
PCN Back:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18ASM4tU8VmCFn6oeXpoNduuxQTrdg-wS/view?usp=sharing
Parking Sign:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16G6xFV4IZ8zCl-KD7nvwO4IJPiXZNekq/view?usp=sharing